Spanish 4160: Major Works of Spanish Lit 1700-Present Fall 2020

Spanish 4160: Major Works of Spanish
Lit 1700-Present
Fall 2020
HYBRID REMOTE/ONLINE COURSE
TTH 9:35 - 10:50
Professor: Juan Herrero-Senés
Email: herreros@colorado.edu
Office hours: TU 10:50-11:50 and by appointment.
El curso:
Este curso presenta una panorámica de la literatura española producida
desde el siglo XVIII hasta el presente, concentrándose específicamente en
algunas obras capitales y representativas de las distintas épocas de la
historia de la literatura española. El curso presupone una lectura profunda
y atenta de las obras, un análisis de ellas, así como la asistencia y
participación en las clases vía zoom y online, además de completar todos
los assignments. Todo el trabajo del curso se realiza en español.
Objetivos del curso:
-Conocer y describir la evolución de la literatura española entre los ss.
XVIII y XXI.
-Conocer y describir varias obras literarias centrales de ese periodo.
-Analizar e interpretar el contenido, la forma y la ideología de estas obras.
-Comparar obras de distintas épocas.
-Aplicar el análisis literario a otras obras literarias.
-Discutir y evaluar el significado y el valor de las obras literarias.
Grading Criteria:
Your grade is composed as follows:

Participación en clase 10%
Preguntas de la textos 5%
Presentaciones de grupo 15%
Reacciones 5%
Discusiones 15%
Comentarios finales (5 de 7) 50%
Grading Scale:
A 94-100 A- 90-93.99
B+ 88-89.99 B 84-87.99 B- 80-83.99
C+ 78-79.99 C 74-77.99 C- 70-73.99
D+ 68-69.99 D 66-67.99 D- 65-65.99
F 0-64.99
Participation:
Engaged, intellectual participation is fundamental for the course. To this
end, you should take notes and think critically about the texts before
coming to class and completing the assignments. You will find that if you
bring questions, opinions, and concerns to the zoom discussion, we all
benefit from them. The class format is driven by dialogue, with no
lectures.
Attendance is required in the zoom sessions. Students will be
allowed two unexcused absences. All other unexcused absences will
lower the final grade by 1 point each. More than 6 unexcused absences
will mean an “F” in this course.
Please don't hesitate to talk to me about your specific situation this
semester if you think it may impact your attendance/performance in
this class.
Exams o papers:
There are NO exams or papers.

Assignments:
Discusiones:
Las discusiones consisten en escribir un párrafo de 200 palabras
respondiendo a la pregunta (prompt) sobre las páginas de lectura que se
comentarán en la clase siguiente. Tu respuesta puede incluir
otras preguntas, dudas, aportaciones, sugerencias de lectura,
observaciones y comentarios. La respuesta es personal.
Discussions are due THE DAY BEFORE the session.
Preguntas:
Cada día habrá un conjunto de preguntas de comprensión e interpretación
sobre la lectura.
La clase (en zoom y online) se basará en comentar las posibles respuestas
a esas preguntas.
Preguntas are due FOR the session.
Presentaciones y reacciones:
Las presentaciones se hacen en grupos de 4 personas y consisten en
preparar colaborativamente un análisis de 4 temas relacionados con la
lectura para compartir con toda la clase. Las instrucciones están aquí. Y la
rúbrica aquí
El resto de estudiantes contestan individualmente con una reacción en
video. La reacción consiste en un video o audio individual de 2 minutos
(en español) dando tu opinión sobre el tema controversial propuesto en la
presentación.
You can upload the video directly from the response box in discussions.
Comentarios finales:
Después de la presentación de grupo, se abre el assignment de
'Comentario Final'. Consiste en escribir un ensayo de unas 500 palabras
respondiendo a un prompt. El prompt es sobre la novela en su conjunto.
Comentarios are due AFTER the last session on a work. Specific due
dates are posted on each assignment.

There are 7 comentarios and the two with the lowest score are dropped.
La rúbrica está aquí.
Missed assignments:
As a rule, assignments cannot be made up or submitted late. Late
submission and make-ups can only be guaranteed with prior consultation.
Required Readings (all available in pdf on top of each module):
-Leandro Fernández de Moratín, El sí de las niñas.
-Benito Pérez Galdós, Torquemada en la hoguera.
-Pío Baroja, El árbol de la ciencia.
-Miguel de Unamuno, Niebla.
-Camilo José Cela, La familia de Pascual Duarte.
-Carmen Laforet, Nada.
-Antonio Muñoz Molina, Carlota Fainberg.
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