This course will focus on aspects of surrealism, realism, symbolism, epistolary writing, romanticism, and suspense in Mexican short stories. The class will read stories by Octavio Paz, Carlos Fuentes, Rosario Castellanos, Juan Rulfo, Laura Esquivel, and Alvaro Enrigue. Each week students will be assigned a story to read and then discuss in class.
LEADER: Cecilia Rosenblum, born and educated in Bogota, Columbia, worked at ETS developing tests in English, Spanish, and French.
FRIDAYS: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 6 weeks: September 28 through November 2
LOCATION: Monument Hall