Department of Foreign Languages Students are responsible for downloading, printing, and bringing this syllabus to class at the beginning of the semester FALL 2007 I. SPANISH 4434/01: CRN 10141 Topics in Language, Literature, and Culture: Reading Hispanic Literary and Filmic Texts II. INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Ernesto Pierre Silva OFFICE: PS 140; HOURS: TR 2-3, and by appt. E-MAIL: [email protected] III. CLASS MEETINGS: TR 3:30-4:45 PM; LOCATION: English Building 274 IV. CATALOG DESCRIPTION: SPAN 4434: Topics in Language, Literature, and Culture. Prerequisite: SPAN 3304 or SPAN 3305. An exploration of a period, movement or genre in literature, a topic in culture or language related issue. Topics are chosen for their significance and impact on Hispanic cultures. Course taught in Spanish. V. COURSE DESCRIPTION: The aim of this course is to introduce students of Spanish to some of the most relevant novels that have been adapted for the screen in order to closely analyze, by comparing and contrasting, how a literary text is transferred to a filmic one. The course also emphasizes close readings of texts by providing the tools for interpreting each medium. Texts for this class have been chosen for their relevance in studying Spanish language, literature, and culture. VI. CAVEAT SPECTATOR: The films and reading materials used in this course are part of the current curriculum on representations of Hispanic culture on film. However, they may contain images, information, ideas, etc. that may be offensive to your personal beliefs or taste. The materials are intended for mature audiences ONLY. If you think it is possible that you may be offended by any of the materials in this course, please talk to me at your earliest convenience. VII. REQUIRED TEXTS: TITLE: Crónica de una muerte anunciada AUTHOR: Gabriel García Márquez BOOK: Paperback, 137 pages PUBLISHER: Litografía Rosés, Fifth Edition, 2006 LANGUAGE: Spanish ISBN: 8497592433 TITLE: El lugar sin límites AUTHOR: José Donoso BOOK: Paperback, 215 pages PUBLISHER: Ediciones Cátedra, Fourth Edition, 2005 LANGUAGE: Spanish ISBN: 84376177662 TITLE: Flor de mayo AUTHOR: Vicente Blasco Ibañez BOOK: Paperback, 244 pages PUBLISHER: Ediciones Cátedra, 1999 LANGUAGE: Spanish ISBN: 8437617677 TITLE: La mujer de mi hermano AUTHOR: Jaime Bayly BOOK: Paperback, 363 pages PUBLISHER: Planeta, 2002 LANGUAGE: Spanish ISBN: 9584203347 RECOMMENDED TEXTS: TITLE: El embrujo de Shanghai AUTHOR: Juan Marsé BOOK: Paperback, 247 pages PUBLISHER: Novoprint, Third Edition, 2004 ISBN: 8497931742 TITLE: Coronación AUTHOR: José Donoso BOOK: Paperback, 342 pages PUBLISHER: Punto de Lectura, Second Edition, 2004 LANGUAGE: Spanish ISBN: 9562392104 RESEARCH TEXTS: TITLE: Tradición y modernidad en el cine de América Latina AUTHOR: Paulo Antonio Paranaguá BOOK: Paperback, 301 pages LANGUAGE: Spanish PUBLISHER: Fondo de cultura económica USA, 2003 ISBN: 8437505526 TITLE: The Cinema of Latin America AUTHOR: Alberto Elena, Marina Díaz López SERIES: 24 Frames BOOK: Paperback, 288 pages LANGUAGE: Spanish PUBLISHER: Wallflower Press, 2004 ISBN: 1903364833 TITLE: El espejo enterrado AUTHOR: Carlos Fuentes SERIES: Taurus Bolsillo BOOK: Paperback, 573 pages LANGUAGE: Spanish PUBLISHER: Aguilar, Altea, Taurus, Alfaguara, 1998 ISBN: 96819039513TITLE: A Short Guide to Writing about Film AUTHOR: Timothy Cardigan LANGUAGE: English PUBLISHER: Fifth Edition; Longman New York, 2003 ISBN: 0321096657 TITLE: Art of Watching Film AUTHORS: Joseph M. Boggs & Dennis W. Petrie PAPERBACK: 608 pages PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Companies; Seventh Edition, 2006 LANGUAGE: English ISBN: 0073535079 TITLE: The Film Encyclopedia AUTHOR: Ephraim Katz PAPERBACK: 1552 pages PUBLISHER: Fifth Edition; Collins, 2005 LANGUAGE: English ISBN: 0060742143 TITLE: How to Read a Film: The World of Movies, Media, Multimedia: Language, History, Theory AUTHOR: James Monaco PAPERBACK: 672 pages PUBLISHER: Third Edition; Oxford University Press, 2000 LANGUAGE: English ISBN: 019503869X TITLE: New Latin American Cinema: Theory, Practices and Transcontinental Articulations AUTHOR: Michael T. Martin SERIES: Contemporary Film and Television PAPERBACK: 332 pages PUBLISHER: Volume One; Wayne State University Press, 1997 LANGUAGE: English ISBN: 0814325858 TITLE: New Latin American Cinema: Studies of National Cinemas AUTHOR: Michael T. Martin SERIES: Contemporary Film and Television PAPERBACK: 480 pages PUBLISHER: Volume Two; Wayne State University Press, 1997 LANGUAGE: English ISBN: 0814325866 TITLE: The Oxford History of World Cinema AUTHOR: Geoffrey Nowell-Smith, Ed. PAPERBACK: 846 pages PUBLISHER: New Edition; Oxford University Press, 1999 LANGUAGE: English ISBN: 0198742428 VIII. SCHEDULE: (Subject to change) AUG 16 Syllabus & Introduction421-23 NOVELA/FILM: Crónica de una muerte anunciada, Gabriel García Márquez 28-30 NOVELA/FILM: Crónica de una muerte anunciada, Gabriel García Márquez SEPT 4-6 NOVELA/FILM: Crónica de una muerte anunciada, Gabriel García Márquez 11-13 NOVELA/FILM: Crónica de una muerte anunciada, Gabriel García Márquez 18-20 NOVELA/FILM: El lugar sin límites, José Donoso 25-27 NOVELA/FILM: El lugar sin límites, José Donoso OCT 2-4 NOVELA/FILM: El lugar sin límites, José Donoso 9-11 NOVELA/FILM: El lugar sin límites, José Donoso 16-18 NOVEL/FILM: Flor de mayo, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez 23-25 NOVEL/FILM: Flor de mayo, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez 30 NOVEL/FILM: Flor de mayo, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez MIDTERM NOV 1 NOVELA/FILM: La mujer de mi hermano, Jaime Bayly DIARIO 6-8 NOVELA/FILM: La mujer de mi hermano, Jaime Bayly 13-15 NOVELA/FILM: La mujer de mi hermano, Jaime Bayly 20 NOVELA/FILM: La mujer de mi hermano, Jaime Bayly 22 FALL BREAK 27-29 PRESENTACIONES DEC 4 PRESENTACIONES ENSAYO FINAL DIARIO FINAL EXAM: TUE, DEC 11, 3:30-5:30 PM NOTICE: LAST DAY TO DROP WITHOUT ACADEMIC PENALTY: THR, OCT 11 IX. 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