Fall 2024 First-Year Writing (Barnard) BC1506 section 002

(WORKSHOP) HAUNTED AMERICAS

(WORKSHOP) HAUNTED AMERIC

Call Number 00213
Day & Time
Location
TRF 1:10pm-2:25pm
140 HORACE MANN
Points 4
Grading Mode Pass/Fail
Approvals Required None
Instructor Francesca E Austin Ochoa
Type SEMINAR
Course Description

In this course, we will encounter ghosts and hauntings in the fiction of Latin American and Caribbean writers. A Cuban exile is haunted by the life he left behind; a teenager in Argentina explores her queer identity and confronts the ghosts of state violence; a young woman courts colonial power and becomes a ghost herself. We will look to theories of hauntology to investigate the ways in which the characters in these stories reckon with, or fall prey to, legacies of colonialism, war, and migration. Readings may include literary works by Mariana Enriquez, Edwidge Danticat, Daniel Alarcón, Jean Rhys, and Ana Menéndez.

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Department First-Year Writing @Barnard
Enrollment 12 students (12 max) as of 12:06PM Friday, December 6, 2024
Subject First-Year Writing (Barnard)
Number BC1506
Section 002
Division Barnard College
Open To Barnard College
Section key 20243FYWB1506X002