Listed in: European Studies, as EUST-312 | Spanish, as SPAN-392
Formerly listed as: SPAN-90
Sara J. Brenneis (Section 01)
(Offered as SPAN 392 and EUST 312) The Spanish detective narrative has developed as a manifestation of twentieth- and twenty-first-century Spain’s confrontations with social and political chaos. Offering a critical examination of a genre that has both resided on and represented the margins of Spanish society, this course traces the rise of the Spanish género negro during and after the Franco dictatorship, through its arrival in recent years as a mainstream, exportable cultural phenomenon. Readings will consist of contemporary Spanish novels by authors such as Javier Marías and Antonio Muñoz Molina, critical approaches to the genre, and short narrative works from Latin America and the United States for a comparative perspective. Additional films and other media consisting of detective parodies, popular suspense tales, and new trends in historical investigation from Spain will also come under examination. Conducted in Spanish.
Requisite: SPAN 199, 211, 212 or consent of the instructor. Limited to 15 students. Fall semester. Professor Brenneis.
If Overenrolled: Priority will be given to SPAN and EUST majors first, followed by those who have taken prior SPAN and EUST courses, followed by seniors and juniors, then 5-C students.
Cost: $$35.00 ?
Section 01
M 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM CHAP 119
W 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM CHAP 119
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La gota de sangre y otros cuentos policiacos | Grupo Anaya, Spain, 2001 | Emilia Pardo Bazan | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Corazon tan blanco | Alfaguara, Spain, 1999 | Javier Marias | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Los mares del sur | Editorial Planeta, Spain, 2003 | Manuel Vazquez Montalban | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.