The Spanish American Short Story
The Spanish American Short Story examines the development of the genre from its 19th-century origins to the present, analyzing themes, plots, and cultural contexts.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.71 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.80 GPA, 86.7% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.92 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Identify key themes, motifs, literary devices, and main characters in short stories and illustrate their importance in constructing the main themes/topics.
Compare and contrast the construction of relevant plots and characters in targeted short stories.
Analyze the representation of main themes/topics in Spanish American short stories and assess the connections of those representations with other arts forms (e. g. cinema) and with the political, philosophical and literary history in contemporary Spanish American societies.
Evaluate and appraise various scholarly interpretations of key themes in Spanish American short stories, offering reasoned arguments for their positions.
Formulate and defend an original thesis on the portrayal of key themes in Spanish American short stories.
Source: UW Guide
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Prerequisites
Course map(CHICLA/SPANISH 222 or SPANISH 223) and SPANISH 224
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.71 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.80 GPA, 86.7% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.92 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).
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Topics
- Historical development of the short story in Spanish America.
- Themes, motifs, literary devices, and characterization.
- Connections between literature, cinema, politics, and philosophy.
Skills
- Literary analysis of themes, motifs, devices, plot, and character in short stories.
- Interdisciplinary assessment connecting literature to cinema, politics, philosophy, and history.
- Critical evaluation of scholarly interpretations and formulation of original theses.
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