As an economics major who doesn’t naturally gravitate towards literature, taking a Hispanic literature class was a new and somewhat daunting experience for me. However, as I reflect on the semester, I can honestly say that it was a surprisingly enjoyab…
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Hi everyone! I am so shocked that our last week is here! I hope that everyone has had a really good term and wishing you all the best of luck on any exams or papers that you guys have left! This week I chose to read “Fever Dream” by Samanta Schwe…
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Hi everyone! I am so shocked that our last week is here! I hope that everyone has had a really good term and wishing you all the best of luck on any exams or papers that you guys have left! This week I chose to read “Fever Dream” by Samanta Schwe…
Upon reading The Taiga Syndrome, I was immediately captivated by its mysterious and alluring world. Rivera Garza’s descriptive prose skillfully brought to life the atmospheric setting of the Taiga, with its dense forests and palpable sense of isolation…
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Upon reading The Taiga Syndrome, I was immediately captivated by its mysterious and alluring world. Rivera Garza’s descriptive prose skillfully brought to life the atmospheric setting of the Taiga, with its dense forests and palpable sense of isolation…
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Upon reading The Taiga Syndrome, I was immediately captivated by its mysterious and alluring world. Rivera Garza’s descriptive prose skillfully brought to life the atmospheric setting of the Taiga, with its dense forests and palpable sense of isolation…
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I’m really glad I chose to take this class. Initially, I just wanted to talk about Borges and Rigoberta Menchu, but I came to really enjoy some of the other works we read. Specifically, Hundred Years of Solitude has really stuck with me. I reference it casually in conversations with other friends and do agree that […]
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It is difficult to look back on our thirteen weeks together and discern a common line between the readings, if any, despite their residence under the umbrella term of “literature from Latin America.” In an increasingly global world offering the potential for travel between a manifold of countries and adoption of new identities, […]
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I cannot believe that this is the last blog that I will be writing for Span 312. I have grown to be quite fond of this weekly ritual, and in some sense it has provided me some peace in the tumultuous nature of university workloads and schedules. In the beginning I did think the amount … Continue reading →
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And just like that, the term is over! Looking back at my opening post, I am glad to say that I thoroughly enjoyed taking this course as it has taught me so much more than I thought I would have learned from a “literature requirement” course. To go further into this, this course has blown […]
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