Fall 2019
MALAS 600A / SPAN 755
New Historical Novel
of Latin America
Professor Jose Mario Martín Flores
We will spend our time this semester
critically interrogating the foundational moments of Latin American history throughout the
study of the new historical novels proposed:
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The encounture between two worlds (Europe + Amerindia) in El
arpa y la sombra by A. Carpentier.
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The Mexican colonial times in Duerme by C. Boullosa.
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The political emancipation of Latin America from the Spanish empire in El general en su laberinto by G. García
Márquez.
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The European interventionism in Latin America and the new 20th
century in Noticias del Imperio by
Fernando del Paso.
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Finally, the repression estrategies of theLatin American dictatorships during
the last half of the 20th century in Cola de lagartija by Luisa Valenzuela.
The
student will apply different theoretical approaches and different
historiographic perspectives to the analysis of the novels selected.
BIOGRAPHY
José
Mario Martín-Flores, Ph.D.,
University of California, Irvine
Professor of Spanish
Graduate Adviser
Email: jmartinf@sdsu.edu
Office: AL-129
Phone: 619-594-4796
BA&
MA in Educational Administration, Guadalajara, Mexico.
MA & PHD in Spanish, University of California Irvine.
Research interest mainly focuses on Mexican and border
cultures, Literature of Baja California, 19th century Mexican narratives,
new historical novel of Latin America. His current book addresses the Mexican novel of the last
diaspora. Author of five volumes of poetry published in Argentina, Spain,
Mexico and the US and two more collections of poetry and short stories in
print. Graduate Adviser and Faculty Leader of Spanish abroad program in Merida.
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