2023 Fall
SPANISH 135 003 - LEC 003
Studies in Hispanic Literature
Writing and Making in the Digital Age
Alexandra Saum Pascual
Aug 23, 2023 - Dec 08, 2023
Tu, Th
11:00 am - 12:29 pm
Social Sciences Building 122
Class #:31259
Units:4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Spanish and Portuguese
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
0
Enrolled: 15
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 15
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
WED, DECEMBER 13TH
08:00 am - 11:00 am
Social Sciences Building 122
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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
Are you an artist? A poet? What about a programmer? Do you think computers AND literature are cool?
Bridging the gap between makers and writers, this exciting course engages in the critical making of digital literature together with the writing of scholarly essays on related topics. “Writing and making in the digital age” is a hybrid class that combines humanities literary analysis with the teaching of digital tools and resources through practical, hands-on work.
Throughout the semester you will learn how to talk and write about electronic literature (e.g. hypertext narratives, kinetic poetry, automatic generators, social media fictions, chatterbots… and many, many more!) from the Spanish speaking world, learning specific terminology and theoretical frameworks for its analysis. Further, you will also gain the skills to hack, remix, and build your own digital poems and stories in a collaborative workshop setting.
[No prior technical knowledge is necessary to take this class, but knowledge of Spanish is required. Non-Spanish majors/minors can opt to be evaluated in English, but instruction will be delivered in Spanish. Spanish majors and minors will complete their assignments in Spanish]
Class Notes
Instruction is in Spanish, but non-Spanish majors or minors can write in English.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Arts & Literature, L&S Breadth
Meets International Studies, L&S Breadth
Meets the Technologies of Writing 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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