HISP 335 - Melodrama and Cultural Anxiety in Latin America

FC ARHU CD

4 credits
Civilization and Barbarism. Immigration. Drug Wars. Eugenics. Prostitution. We will examine how melodrama has been a genre of choice for thematizing current events in relation to deep cultural metanarratives, from the 19th century novela mico-social to the contemporary telenovela. Taught in Spanish.
Prerequisites & Notes: HISP 304 or equivalent.