Spring 2024 First-Year Writing (Barnard) BC1124 section 002

HAUNTED AMERICAS

Call Number 00638
Day & Time
Location
TR 11:40am-12:55pm
404 Barnard Hall
Points 3
Grading Mode Pass/Fail
Approvals Required None
Instructor Francesca E Austin Ochoa
Type LECTURE
Course Description

In this course, we will encounter ghosts and hauntings in literature from the Americas, primarily from Latin American and Caribbean writers. These ghosts expose something hidden in the past and pull dark secrets into the light. We will think about haunting not just as a supernatural experience, but as a mechanism that reveals layers of history and unearths long buried injustices. A few of the characters we will meet are: A Cuban exile living in Miami who is haunted by the life he left behind; a teenager in Argentina who explores her queer identity and confronts the ghosts of the state violence; a General accused of genocide who defends his innocence, though the ghosts in his home say otherwise. The ghosts in these stories force the characters to reckon with, or fall prey to, legacies of colonialism, war, and migration. Readings include literary works by Mariana Enriquez, Edwidge Danticat, Carlos Fuentes, Jean Rhys, Ana Menéndez, and others.

Web Site Vergil
Department First-Year Writing @Barnard
Enrollment 15 students (15 max) as of 9:06AM Saturday, December 14, 2024
Subject First-Year Writing (Barnard)
Number BC1124
Section 002
Division Barnard College
Section key 20241FYWB1124X002