AP/SP 3220 3.00
Hispanic Caribbean Literature: The City, The Nation, and the Sea
Examines the construction of the Caribbean (Hispanic Caribbean) as a geographic and cultural space whose boundaries have been charted by imperial rivalries. Topics under consideration may include Early Modern European expansion, the search for 'El Dorado' and the 'Fountain of Youth,' colonization, piracy, migration, slavery, the New World Baroque, transculturation, identity, race relations, revolutions, and nation building. Special attention is given to the representation of cities like Habana (Cuba), Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), San Juan (Puerto Rico), Veracruz (M茅xico), and Cartagena (Colombia) in the works of writers like Jos茅 Lezama Lima, Roberto Burgos Cantor, Jos茅 Mart铆, Germ谩n Espinosa, Reinaldo Arenas, Junot D铆az, Alejo Carpentier and others. Prerequisite: AP/SP 2200 6.00.