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Conclusions

Looking back on my first blog post, the only point that I really made is that I did not know anything about the content of this course. I definitely had no frame of reference for Latin American literature, and now I do. So, this course has definitely fulfilled my original curiosities and thoughts at the […]

Closing Comments

This course, Hopscotch: Topics in Hispanic Literature, has been a really great learning experience in terms of both pedagogical style and Latin American Literature. Some of my favourite reads were Azuela’s The Underdogs, Bolaño’s Distant Star, and Garza’s The Taiga Syndrome. Although these works are all quite different I think what draws me to them is the clear …

Week 13.2 – Concluding Remarks – Nicholas Latimer – So that was Latin American Literature?

Thirteen weeks later, in conclusion, I echo my peers’ comments, saying that it is definitely a proud moment to be finishing up this course knowing how much we have covered together. From gaining a perspective of the most influential moment in Latin Ame…

Week 13.1 – Fever Dream, Samanta Schweblin – Nicholas Latimer – On Titles, Familiarity, and Worms

My final reading of this class, despite the confusion and blurriness that defines this nightmare of a story, would have been my favorite reading of the semester. Perhaps not because of its amazing complexity or influence on the field, which we have see…