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Fantastical Literature and Magical Realism
Spanish Language & Liberal Arts Program
Granada, Spain
Dates: 6/30/25 - 7/30/25
Fantastical Literature and Magical Realism
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: University of Granada
Location: Granada, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Spanish Language & Literature
Instruction in: Spanish
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 1.5
Contact Hours: 22
DESCRIPTION
This course aims to introduce students to fantastic literature and the so-called magical realism in Spanish and Latin American narrative from the eighteenth century to the present day.
Throughout the course, the different historical, social and cultural contexts which determined the evolution of this literature within Spanish and Latin American traditions will be studied, as well as various critical and theoretical contributions and the formal and stylistic characteristics of these narrative modalities through the close analysis of the most representative texts.
Starting from the texts, focusing on language and contexts (historical, social, cultural).
All CLM classes follow the system of skills integration, student participation in tasks, group dynamics and pragmatic and socio-cultural value of the topics. Homework is oriented on the integration of students in immersion situations in addition to personal work.
In this subject the core nucleus of the work is the texts. Therefore, the class is structured on starting with some theoretical information about the authors and their period to move on to class work on the texts;
The work on the texts is structured as follows: reading, vocabulary, group and individual analysis, class commentary and discussion of the texts.
Contact hours: 22.5
Throughout the course, the different historical, social and cultural contexts which determined the evolution of this literature within Spanish and Latin American traditions will be studied, as well as various critical and theoretical contributions and the formal and stylistic characteristics of these narrative modalities through the close analysis of the most representative texts.
Starting from the texts, focusing on language and contexts (historical, social, cultural).
All CLM classes follow the system of skills integration, student participation in tasks, group dynamics and pragmatic and socio-cultural value of the topics. Homework is oriented on the integration of students in immersion situations in addition to personal work.
In this subject the core nucleus of the work is the texts. Therefore, the class is structured on starting with some theoretical information about the authors and their period to move on to class work on the texts;
The work on the texts is structured as follows: reading, vocabulary, group and individual analysis, class commentary and discussion of the texts.
Contact hours: 22.5