SAKS033 Image of USA in Mexican literature

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2022

The course is not taught in Spring 2022

Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Daniel Vázquez Touriño, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Daniel Vázquez Touriño, Ph.D.
Center for North American Studies – Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Daniel Vázquez Touriño, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Center for North American Studies – Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of Spanish
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 36 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The objective of the course is to reflect on the image of the USA in fundamental Mexican literary works of the 20th and 21st centuries. Cílem předmětu je uvažovat o obrazu USA v základních mexických literárních dílech 20. a 21. století.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to understand the work of Octavio Paz, Carlos Monsiváis, Carlos Fuentes, José Agustín and Legom in their context. Analyze the intercultural aspects of literary creation. Student bude schopen porozumět díla Octavia Paze, Carlose Monsiváise, Carlose Fuentese, Josého Agustína a Legoma v jejich kontextu. Analyzovat mezikulturní aspekty literární tvorby.
Syllabus
  • TEMA 0 Úvod TEMA 1 USA v esejích Paze a Monsiváise: mýtus a společnost PAZ, Octavio: «El pachuco y otros extremos», en El laberinto de la soledad. Postdata y Vuelta a El laberinto de la soledad, México, FCE, 2001 (1981). MONSIVÁIS, Carlos: «South of the border, down Mexico’s way», en Aires de familia. Cultura y sociedad en América Latina, Madrid, Anagrama, 2000. TEMA 2 FUENTES, Carlos. La muerte de Artemio Cruz. Madrid: Cátedra, 2010 (1962). TEMA 3 AGUSTÍN, José: Ciudades desiertas, México, Debolsillo, 2006 (1982). TEMA 4 Luis Enrique Gutiérrez Ortiz Monasterio: Odio a los putos mexicanos, copia electrónica original, 2005.
Literature
    required literature
  • FUENTES, Carlos. La muerte de Artemio Cruz. Edited by José Carlos Gonzáles Boixo. 8a ed. Madrid: Cátedra, 2010, 417 s. ISBN 9788437613932. info
  • MONSIVÁIS, Carlos. Aires de familia : cultura y sociedad en América Latina. 3. ed. Barcelona: Anagrama, 2006, 254 s. ISBN 843390597X. info
    recommended literature
  • MONSIVÁIS, Carlos. Historia mínima de la cultura mexicana en el siglo XX. Edited by Eugenia Huerta. 1a ed. México, D.F.: Colegio de México, 2010, 526 s. ISBN 9786074621969. info
Teaching methods
Textual work during seminars.
Assessment methods
- Attendance (max. 20 pts.) - Topic presentations: up to 80 pts. - Topic paper: up to 25 pts. Max. Points: 200. Minimum to pass: 120 pts.
Language of instruction
Spanish
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
Teacher's information
https://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf2/course/view.php?id=1313
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2022, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/phil/spring2022/SAKS033