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WRITERS AND SOCIETY

This course provides an introduction to modern Latin America, examining its historical dimensions, social roles of writers, and the impact of literature on cultural identity. It delves into magical realism, a term that juxtaposes imagination with objectivity, and explores the artistic movements from the mid-1960s to the 1990s. Through readings, discussions, and analysis of primary documents, students will engage with the complex narratives of Latin American writers, including Nobel laureates, and consider their contributions to society and critiques of social injustice.

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WRITERS AND SOCIETY

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  1. WRITERS AND SOCIETY LATI 50 Introduction to Latin America

  2. WHERE ARE WE? • Week 1: Introduction • Modern Latin America, chs. 1-2 • Week 2: Dimensions of History • Modern Latin America, chs. 3 and 5 and website, Primary Documents 37, 39 • Week 3: A World of Multiple Truths • Chronicle of a Death Foretold, entire • Week 4: The Quest for Economic Development

  3. COURSE MATERIALS • Syllabus • Class outlines • Readings • Videos in Visual Arts Library “The Americas” • MLA Website: • library.brown.edu/modernlatinamerica • PHS Website: • pages.ucsd.edu/~phsmith

  4. SOCIAL ROLES OF WRITERS IN LATIN AMERICA • Defining national/cultural identity • Giving voice (and dignity) to general public • Critic of social injustice: fiction as reality • Celebrity status

  5. MEANINGS OF “MAGICAL REALISM” Controversial term Imagination>objectivity as path to human truth Sublime>mundane, absurd>logical Juxtaposition: massive scale in tiny places Straightforward narration of preposterous people and events

  6. THE “BOOM” Mid-1960s to 1990s (?) Latin America as culture and society, universalized at the same time Forefront of developing world

  7. NOBEL LAUREATES 1945: Gabriela Mistral (Chile) 1967: Miguel Angel Asturias (Guatemala) 1971: Pablo Neruda (Chile) 1982: Gabriel GarcíaMárquez (Colombia) 1990: Octavio Paz (Mexico) 1992: Derek Walcott (Caribbean) 2010: Mario Vargas Llosa (Peru)

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