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ILAC 114N: Introduction to Lyric Poetry

A basic introduction to the elements of lyric poetry--image, metaphor, symbol, connotation, denotation, irony, rhyme and meter - drawing upon a selection of poems from major poets of the Hispanic World, including, G. A. Bécquer, Rosalía de Castro, Rubén Darío, Miguel de Unamuno, Antonio Machado, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Garcia Lorca, Pablo Neruda, and Gabriela Mistral. This is a bilingual course, taught both in English, and Spanish, with an emphasis on Spanish. Some knowledge of Spanish is necessary.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
Instructors: Predmore, M. (PI)

ILAC 175: Daydreaming in Portugal and Brazil

This course explores the role of the imagination in 19th and 20th century Portuguese and Brazilian literature. We will read 4-5 novels, short stories and articles analyzing how and why authors recreate imaginary processes in their characters, and what these processes reveal about the socio-cultural contexts of their period. Authors include Raúl Brandão, Machado de Assis, Antonio Lobo Antunes, Raduan Nassar, and Álvaro Cardoso Gomes, with complementary short pieces by Fernando Pessoa, José Saramago, Mario de Andrade, Guimarães Rosa, and Clarice Lispector. Readings available in English and Portuguese. In English.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
Instructors: Sotelino, K. (PI)

ILAC 199: Individual Work

Open only to students in the department, or by consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-12 | Repeatable 15 times (up to 12 units total)

ILAC 254: Surrealism in Latin America and Spain (Poetry and Fiction)

This course focuses on the legacy of Surrealism in the Hispanic transatlantic traditions, both in literature and the visual arts (film and paintings). We will study and analyze two aesthetic paths: on one hand, the embracing of Surrealism to enrich one¿s own poetics; on the other, that of other groups and authors' orthodox approach to the principles established by André Breton and his cohort in the aesthetic adventure. The course will study and assess Surrealism's lasting echoes in recent literary manifestations (among them Roberto Bolaño¿s works). Taught in Spanish.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3-5

ILAC 276: Aesthetics, Revolutionaries and Terrorists (ILAC 376)

Who is a terrorist and who is a revolutionary? With surge of Anarchism in the XXth Century, the "culture of fear" has been one of the axes of political activism. This course will explore the difference between the desire to correct injustice in society (Revolution) and the desire to destroy society (Terrorism) using literary texts and films. Readings will include novels and testimonies of the protagonists in various social struggles, as well as journalistic and academic papers about these social movements.
Terms: Aut, Spr | Units: 3-5

ILAC 278A: Senior Seminar: Cuba from Beginning to End

The Cuban Revolution of '59 to today, through literature and film. Themes: Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, Elián González, the exiles, love and war in the times of socialism. The course will focus on literature "classics" like "Condenados de Condado" by Norberto Fuentes, and contemporary works like "Trilogía sucia de La Habana" by Pedro Juan Gutiérrez and "Cien botella en una pared" by Ena Lucía Portela. Taught in Spanish.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP

ILAC 281: Fernando Pessoa's Five forms of Anxiety

Ethics, politics, and philosophy in the poetry of Fernando Pessoa. A close analysis of five forms of anxiety that pervade Fernando Pessoa¿s poetry: 1) that you are a person; 2) that you are one person; 3) that you are yourself; 4) that your life can be wasted; and 5) that others may fail to understand you. How do these forms of anxiety shape Pessoa¿s style(s), his system of heteronyms, his interest in certain literary forms (such as esoteric and prophetic literature), and his perception of the Portuguese cultural and geohistorical context? Readings available in English and Portuguese. Taught in English.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3-5
Instructors: Brito, H. (PI)

ILAC 299: Individual Work

Open to department advanced undergraduates or graduate students by consent of professor. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-12 | Repeatable for credit

ILAC 376: Aesthetics, Revolutionaries and Terrorists (ILAC 276)

Who is a terrorist and who is a revolutionary? With surge of Anarchism in the XXth Century, the "culture of fear" has been one of the axes of political activism. This course will explore the difference between the desire to correct injustice in society (Revolution) and the desire to destroy society (Terrorism) using literary texts and films. Readings will include novels and testimonies of the protagonists in various social struggles, as well as journalistic and academic papers about these social movements.
Terms: Aut, Spr | Units: 3-5
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