THIS IS A PROVISIONAL SYLLABUS FOR SPRING 2024
Syllabus subject to change, if we are going more quickly or slowly than planned.
Please note that you will not be required to read all these books. Compulsory weeks are in bold.
Blog posts are due Tuesday nights (by 11:59pm); blog comments are due Thursday nights (by 11:59pm).
On Fridays, we meet in MATH 104.
week 1 (Jan 10 and 12): Introductions: “Inventing Romance Studies”
week 2 (Jan 17 and 19): Marcel Proust, “Combray” (France, 1913)
January 19: Contract due (find it here [PDF])
week 3 (Jan 24 and 26):
Jan 24: Roberto Arlt, Mad Toy (Argentina, 1926) [TA: Tesi] [Daniel absent]
Jan 26: André Breton, Nadja (France, 1928) [TA: Daniel] [Daniel absent]
week 4 (Jan 31 and Feb 2): María Luisa Bombal, The Shrouded Woman (Chile, 1938) [Tesi absent Feb 2]
week 5 (Feb 7 and 9):
Feb 7: Alberto Moravia, Agostino (Italy, 1944) (in MATHS Annex 1100) [TA: Daniel]
Feb 9: Carmen Laforet, Nada (Spain, 1945) (in MATH 104) [TA: Tesi]
week 6 (Feb 14 and 16):
Feb 14: Joseph Zobel, Black Shack Alley (Martinique, 1950) (in MATHS Annex 1100) [TA: Tesi]
Feb 16: José María Arguedas, Deep Rivers (Peru, 1958) (in MATH 104) [TA: Daniel]
February 16: Last date to make changes to your contract
February 16: Midterm exam (take-home)
week 7 (Feb 28 and Mar 1): Mercè Rodoreda, The Time of the Doves (Catalonia, 1962)
week 8 (Mar 6 and 8):
Mar 6: Clarice Lispector, The Hour of the Star (Brazil, 1977) (in MATHS Annex 1100) [TA: Tesi]
Mar 8: Italo Calvino, If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler (Italy, 1979) (in MATH 104) [TA: Daniel]
week 9 (Mar 13 and 15):
Mar 13: Marguerite Duras, The Lover (France, 1984) (in MATHS Annex 1100) [TA: Tesi]
Mar 15: Norman Manea, The Trenchcoat (Romania, 1989) (in MATH 104) [TA: Daniel]
week 10 (Mar 20 and 22): Ricardo Piglia, Money to Burn (Argentina, 1997)
week 11 (Mar 27 and 29):
Mar 27: José Eduardo Agualusa, The Book of Chameleons (Angola, 2004) (in MATHS Annex 1100) AND José Saramago, Death with Interruptions (Portugal, 2005) (in GEOG 147) [TAs: Tesi and Daniel]
Please note that the Saramago discussion has been moved up, and will be on Wednesday, but in a different room.
week 12 (Apr 3 and 5):
Apr 3: Valeria Luiselli, Faces in the Crowd (Mexico, 2011) (in MATHS Annex 1100) [TA: Tesi]
Apr 5: Elena Ferrante, My Brilliant Friend (Italy, 2011) (in MATH 104) [TA: Daniel] [Facilitation: Daniel]
week 13 (Apr 10): Conclusions (in MATHS Annex 1100)
Apr 21, 7pm in BIOL 1000: Final exam
