SPN 401 - Bodies and Power in Latin American Narrative

Course Units: 1

(Not Offered this Academic Year) We will examine through narrative and film the metaphoric use of the body in literature and how it represents the effects of political and socio-economic power. We will read texts by Manuel Puig, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Laura Esquivel, among others. Prerequisite(s): Two 300-level courses. CC: LCCS, HUL