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SPAN 421: LITERATURA MEXICANA DEL SIGLO XX 

College of Arts and LettersDepartment of Modern Languages and Literatures

Winter, 200

!nstru"tor: Gastón A. Alzate, Ph.D. Class lo"ation: KH-B2014 #$"e: KH-A 3039 %ime:  TR 6:10-7:0!.".%elep&one: 3.2267 #$"e &ours:  TR 3:1-4:1 !.".'(mail: #alzate$%alstatela.e&' (:1-7:1 !.".

IMPORTANTE:

* Se espera que los estudiantes lean las lecturas asignadas antes de venir a clase. No hacerlo

aectar! negativa"ente su nota general en el curso.

*#na $uena nota de participaci%n en clase i"plica hacer las lecturas con anticipaci%n& hacer

co"entarios relacionados con la clase ' relevantes para el te"a discutido& ' tener la actitud

nor"al que se espera en un sal%n de clases. Esto i"plica: a( No llegar tarde. Si por alg)n

"otivo vas a llegar tarde con recuencia& ha$la con el proesor de ante"ano. legar tarde

interru"pe la clase ' corta el hilo de la discusi%n

* Si necesitan salir del sal%n por cualquier "otivo durante la clase avisen pri"ero a la

instructora ' recuerden que no de$en de"orarse "!s de unos "inutos& de otro "odo se

aectar! su nota. +onse,o: -a'an al $ao antes de los e/!"enes.

*No se puede gra$ar la clase e/cepto por una ra0%n de uer0a "a'or ' con autori0aci%n

e/presa del proesor.

*os proesores esta"os para a'udar en la "edida de lo posi$le ' de lo ra0ona$le. Si

piensas que necesitas e/plicaciones e/tra ha$la con"igo lo antes posi$le ' no esperes al d1a

anterior& pues no puedo estar segura de estar disponi$le. Si "e avisas con tie"po puedes

tener la seguridad de que encontrar2 un "o"ento conveniente para reunirnos en "i oicina

' resolver cualquier duda. Por supuesto& son $ienvenidos a las horas de oicina.

* a peor pregunta es la que no se hace.

1. Catalog Course Description Spanis !"1Prerequisite: SPAN 413 (Spanish-American Literature II). Intensive study ! si"ni!icant#r$s and mvements ! %e&ican 'iterature !rm 1 t present.

".#ro$essional State%ents

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A. Arts an& Letters Mission State%ent*he +''e"e ! Arts and Letters deve'ps in a'' students an appreciatin ! the variety !artistic and humanistic traditins that ma$e up the #r'd cmmunity, prepares students inur pr"rams !r pr!essina' success, and prvides an inte''ectua', phi'sphica', andcu'tura' !undatin !r persna' deve'pment and e!!ective participatin in a demcraticsciety.'. State%ent o$ Reasona(le Acco%%o&ation*he +''e"e ! Arts and Letters !acu'ty memers !u''y supprt the 1 Americans #ithisai'ities Act (AA). *he memers ! the !acu'ty #i'' prvide reasna'eaccmmdatin t any student #ith a disai'ity #h is re"istered #ith the /!!ice !Students #ith isai'ities (/S) and #h needs and requests accmmdatin. *he!acu'ty may #ish t cntact the /S t veri!y the presence ! a disai'ity and cn!irm thataccmmdatin is necessary. *he /S #i'' arran"e and prvide !r the accmmdatin.0easna'e accmmdatin may inv've a''#in" a student t use an interpreter, nteta$er, r reader accmmdatin may e needed durin" c'ass sessins and !radministratin ! e&aminatins. *he intent ! the AA in requirin" cnsideratin !reasna'e accmmdatin is nt t "ive a particu'ar student an un!air advanta"e verther students, ut simp'y t a''# a student #ith disai'ity t have an equa' pprtunityt e success!u'.C. Stu&ent Con&uct

Student cnduct is vie#ed as a serius matter y the !acu'ty memers ! the +''e"e ! Arts and Letters. *he +''e"e !acu'ty memers assume that a'' students #i'' cnductthemse'ves as mature citi2ens ! the campus cmmunity and #i'' cnduct themse'ves ina manner cn"ruent #ith university p'icies and re"u'atins. Inapprpriate cnduct issuect t discip'ine as prvided !r *it'e , +a'i!rnia +de ! 0e"u'atins (see studentcnduct: ri"hts and respnsii'ities, and student discip'ine, +S5LA 6enera' +ata'").

 Academic hnesty is e&pected ! a'' students in the +''e"e, in accrdance #ith5niversity p'icy (i$ )ou a*e +uestions please contact instructor in a&*ance). *hereare esta'ished university reprtin" prcedures i! a student is suspected ! cmmittin" anacademica''y dishnest act.A. Tecnolog)It is recmmended that students in the +''e"e ! Arts and Letters:

1. /#n r have amp'e access t a cmputer (e."., in +SLA cmputer 'as r at

hme r #r$)7. 8ave an emai' accunt (!ree ! char"e t a'' +SLA students) (98-14)3. 8ave a asic understandin" ! h# t use the Internet. (,or tis particular

class it is necessar) $or stu&ents to a*e regular access to an e-%ailaccount.)

. Stu&ent Outco%es/vervie# ! the cntemprary %e&ican 'iterature. 0eadin" ana'ysis and discussin ! themst representative #r$s ! 7th century %e&ican #riters.

A. Content Stan&ar&s5pn cmp'etin ! this curse, students shu'd $n# r understand:

1. principa' 'iterary #r$s #ithin the 7th

 century 'iterary %e&ican prductin.7. deve'pment and trans!rmatins ! mar aesthetics trends, "enres ! 7th +entury %e&ican Literature.

3. the re'atin et#een cntemprary %e&ican histry and 'iterature

'. #er$or%ance Stan&ar&s* demnstrate pr!iciency in the standards ave, students shu'd e a'e t:

1. identi!y the main authrs and descrie, ana'y2e and discuss the mstimprtant #r$s ! cntemprary %e&ican 'iterature

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7. descrie the in!'uence ! %e&ican histry n cntemprary %e&ican'iterature.

3. distin"uish the asic characteristics ! cntemprary %e&ican cu'turethru"h the pint ! vie# ! 'iterary prductin.

4. identi!y "enera' scia' and histrica' !actrs that may a!!ect 'iterature

!. Assess%ent #roce&ures+urse assi"nments, qui22es and e&ams may e used t demnstrate yur $n#'ed"e andunderstandin" ! the cntent standards ! this curse. *hese materia's, may e inc'uded in yur prt!'i as evidence ! the $n#'ed"e and s$i''s acquired in this c'ass.

/. Gra&ing #roce&ures6rades #i'' e determined y the qua'ity and cmp'eteness ! the #r$ sumitted and the "radesearned n qui22es and !ina' paper.

A. Tests*here #i'' e 3 qui22es, and 1 !ina' paper. u must e present the days ! the e&ams. Nma$eups. Onl) &ocu%ente&0 o$$icial ecuses 2ill (e accepte&. Tal3 to te instructor ina&*ance i$ )ou 3no2 tere 2ill (e an etenuating circu%stance tat 2ill i%pe&e $or )ou toatten& class 4see Attendance P'icy5.

'. Gra&ing Scale A;;;;;;;.3-1 +;;;;;;;;..ER PART AT T>E EN8 O? T>E PRESENTATION.

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$ou must bring a "% A/% summary with the most important points to distribute in class to your

classmates and the rofessor. This will help as a study6guide for the exams. $ou may loo7 for information

at the library and you may also use sources from the Internet. onetheless, you will hae to ma7e sure theyare #%IA(%. INTERNET8 (esides boo7s chapters and academic 9ournals, ON; IT%#%T 

A#TI)%S ($ *I:%#SIT$ #";%SS"#S "# A%A#I/ "

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ATTENDANCE #OLIC8=

A5 *hse students #h attend re"u'ar'y "enera''y "et mre !rm the curse thanstudents #h miss c'ass. Asences (th e&cused and une&cused) #i'' have a ne"ativee!!ect n yur "rade. A ma&imum ! one (1) asences !rm c'ass are a''#ed ver andave #i'' resu't in the '#erin" ! yur "rade y ne "rade per asence.

'5 Te onl) 2a) to erase 4&rop5 an a(sence is 2it an o$$icial ecuse&ocu%ente& no %ore tan one 2ee3 $ollo2ing te a(sence.

+) A'' e&ams must e cmp'eted as schedu'ed in rder t pass the curse. %a$e-up e&ams are "iven in the same circumstances as > (see ave).

@. Re+uire& Course MaterialsTet(oo3sM %arian A2ue'a, Los de abajo. (3 cpias en 'a iiteca) =A"a0on. @56.B( M 0sari +aste''ans. Oficio de tinieblas (7 cpias en 'a i'iteca) CA"a0on @D(

  M Fuan 0u'!. Pedro Páramo. (7 cpias en 'a i'iteca) CA"a0on @5(  M +ar's uentes. La muerte de Artemio Cruz. CA"a0on @55.F(

:. Drops

5niversity p'icy stipu'ates that drps are permitted n'y !r serius and cmpe''in" reasns. *he!''#in" are not serius and cmpe''in" reasns: nnattendance pr per!rmance r "radesmisud"ment ! 'eve' ! c'ass #r$ !ai'ure t cmp'ete assi"nments r ta$e a test dissatis!actin#ith c'ass materia's, instructina' methds, r instructr participatin in scia' activities r simp'e'ac$ ! mtivatin.O Additina' in!rmatin appears n pa"e 1@ ! the Schedu'e ! +'asses.

TENTATI?E SC7EDULE

Sep. "; - ue*es Sy''aus. 0eparticin de' paste' de 'as presentacines.

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Fuan de 'a +aada. La L'vi2na. pQ"s 37-< ()M %arian A2ue'a, Los de abajo. Primera Parte I a RH.

 BSep "/FsG 0evue'tas. is en 'a tierra. PQ"s 4-

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)'*%+T*"e a T /n%"!esse&ae nee&e& t see

An Evening with Carlos Fuentes: Latin American Art & CultureWednesday, October 3, :3! "m#ovelist, essayist, scholar, and di"lomat Carlos Fuentes will s"ea$ about his wor$% Following his

tal$, r% Fuentes will be signing co"ies o' his boo$s( )he Eagle*s )hrone and )his + elieve: An Ato - o' a Li'e%)his lecture was made "ossible in "art by )he .etty Foundation and the rotman Foundation/"ecial E0hibitions Lecture Fund%ing )heater 1 )ic$ets: 2! "ublic, 24 LACA members, 25 students and seniors 678%Call 373 4596!! 'or tic$ets%htt":www%lacma%orgeventsLectures%as"0;45744!

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0icard 6ariay. In"redientes de Arte. PQ"s =-1= (1)OCT ! #RUE'A

9ee3  BOct <Ddmund Ha'adGs. La muerte tiene permis. pQ"s -=. (

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-OCT "/ #RUE'A3a P0DSDN*A+IEN: D'ena 6arr. La cu'pa es de 's *'a&ca'tecas. =@-@= pa"s, (@)OO= La prue(a NO ser so(re las lecturas &es&e la ausencia &el pro$esor0 sino so(re laslecturas +ue se icieron en clase &espus &e la pri%era prue(a.9ee3 @

 BOct ;

FsG Dmi'i Pachec. *en"a para que se entreten"a. 77=-73= (1)M0sari +aste''ans. Oficio de tinieblas. +aptu's I a HIII.

-No* 14a P0DSDN*A+IEN: D'ena Pniat#s$a. D' 'im. PQ"s. 1@@-7 (1AF/ INAL. (L/S DS*5IAN*DS Y5D N/ HDN6AN A DS*/S*ALLD0DS, A NO SER UE SE#AN TELE#ATIA (ya que n asistirQn a 'as sesines dnde see&p'icarQ ' que hay que hacer en e' traa !ina') SD LDS HD0U 0D5+IA S5 N/*A0US*I+A%DN*D.

-No* "<

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M+ar's uentes. La muerte de Artemio Cruz. Pa". 74< (/ me dira 'a verdad, si n sintiera mis'ais 'ancs) a pa". 37= (*Z; mueres;has muert ;mrirG.)*a''er *raa !ina'. *erapia "rupa'. Preparacin para e' traa !ina', %LA S*LD.P0DPA0A+IEN DL *0A>AF/ INAL.

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