Spanish American Literature

SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE offers a monographic study of specific Latin American authors, works, or literary currents.

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Historical reviews of Ruben Medina: One reviewer noted the course content can be dry, though the instructor strives to keep students interested.

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Prerequisites

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(CHICLA/​SPANISH 222 or SPANISH 223) and SPANISH 224

SPANISH 460

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Professors

Fall 2026

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Marcelo Pellegrini, Ruben Medina: Ruben Medina is praised as a passionate and hilarious educator who cares about students, though one review notes the course content can be dry. Marcelo Pellegrini is described as a fantastic lecturer who makes the class interesting and fun.

MARCELO A PELLEGRINI is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2017, Spring 2019, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

RUBEN MEDINA is recorded teaching in Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Student experience

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Historical reviews describe SPANISH 460 instructors as engaging, passionate, and highly rated educators who make the material interesting and fun for students.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.54 GPA, 69.6% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.38 GPA, 52.9% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.71 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Ruben Medina: One reviewer noted the course content can be dry, though the instructor strives to keep students interested.

Students reported that historical instructors were hilarious, fantastic lecturers, and phenomenal educators who cared about their students.

Topics

  • Modernismo, the novel of protest, and Latin American theater.

Skills

  • In-depth monographic analysis of specific authors, works, or literary currents.

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