2023 Fall
SPANISH 135 001 - LEC 001
Studies in Hispanic Literature
Islands & Literature in Latin America and the Caribbean
Daylet Dominguez
Class #:22921
Units:4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Spanish and Portuguese
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
6
Enrolled: 24
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 30
Waitlist Max: 5
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials, and 9 hours of outside work hours.
Final Exam
THU, DECEMBER 14TH
03:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Dwinelle 243
Other classes by Daylet Dominguez
Course Catalog Description
This course examines a topic not covered by the Department’s regular course offerings, such as close examination of a single work, a particular theme, a type of literature, or other similar topic. Focus varies
from term to term and the course may be repeated for credit.
Class Description
How have islands been depicted in literature, historical narratives, film, and popular culture?
How have empires, from the Spanish conquest to Guantánamo, reinvented the Caribbean islands
as tropical paradises or as real prisons? This course will focus on islands in modern Latin
American and Caribbean fiction, poetry, and historical accounts. We consider the ways in which
utopian ideals, colonialism, piracy, nationhood, revolution, militarization, and tourism have
shaped collective memory in the “sugar islands.” Works by Cristóbal Colón, Bartolomé de Las
Casas, Gabriela Mistral, Luis Palés Matos, María Zambrano, Antonio S. Pedreira, José Lezama
Lima, Guillermo Cabrera-Infante, Antonio Benítez Rojo, Edouard Glissant, among others.
Class Notes
Spanish 25 is a prerequisite for this course.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Arts & Literature, L&S Breadth
Meets International Studies, L&S Breadth
Meets the Culture and Globalization Course Thread
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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