SPN 327 - The Nation at Home: Family and Nationhood in Spanish American Theater

Course Units: 1.0

An introduction to the study of the dramatic genre through the analysis and discussion of representative works by Spanish American playwrights (Triana, Wolff, Diaz, Gambaro, Arguelles, Berman, Canales, among others). Theoretical readings and diverse critical approaches to theater frame the course around the representation of family as a microcosm in which narratives of nationhood are contested, revised, and imagined. Prerequisite(s): Two 250-299 level courses, or permission of the instructor. CC: LCCS, HUL ISP: LAS