Spring 2026 Spanish BC3481 section 001

CONTEMP LATIN AMER SHORT FICT

CONTEMP LATIN AMER SHORT

Call Number 00183
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Alfred Mac Adam
Type LECTURE
Course Description

Prerequisites: Third-year bridge course (W3300), and introductory surveys (W3349, W3350). Readings of short stories and novellas by established and emerging writers from Spanish America and Brazil. Defines the parameters of Latin American short fiction by exploring its various manifestations, fantastic literature, protest writing, satire, and realism. Among the authors to be studied will be: Machado de Assis, Borges, Garcia Marquez, Ana Lydia Vega, Clarice Lispector, Silvina Ocampo, and Jose Donoso.

Web Site Vergil
Department Spanish and Latin American Culture
Enrollment 0 students (15 max) as of 2:06PM Saturday, May 17, 2025
Subject Spanish
Number BC3481
Section 001
Division Barnard College
Section key 20261SPAN3481X001