SPANISH DEPARTMENT
PROF. ELAINE BUNN
BC 208 EXT.3337
Office Hours: MW 3-4; by appt.
“Españolito que vienes al mundo, te guarde Dios, una de
las dos españas ha de helarte el corazón.” A. Machado
SPAN 139—WAR
AND IMAGINATION: THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR IN LITERATURE AND ARTS
MW 1:05-2:20 BC 215 FALL
2003
‡This course is highly
recommended for those qualified students who will be participating in the
January 2004 Drew International Seminar (DIS) in
Description
of topic: The
defining event of 20th-century
Description of course content:
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Course will begin with attention to the sociopolitical
and historical contexts that inform the literary and artistic selections
chosen for the class. Principal sources
will include the Trevor and Ranzato texts, internet sites, and the film, The
Spanish Civil War (Granada TV).
·
There will be a series of guest speakers
addressing the historical background on Wednesdays at
·
Literary selections show the experience of war
in different geographical areas (
·
Films will be shown on Drew TV, in class
or at other times. At least three
commercial films must be seen in addition to the extended 6-hour SCW film by
Granada TV. Responses and discussions of
these films will take place on Blackboard. Participation will be
monitored during the semester.
·
Both Picasso’s painting,
·
Music as a strategy for maintaining
morale, increasing sense of solidarity and partisanship will be examined
through lyrics of songs, adaptations, and hymns.
Textos literarios: (orden alfabético)
Aldecoa, Josefina R. Historia
de una maestra
Fernán-Gómez, Fernando. Las
bicicletas son para el verano (teatro)
Rodoreda, Mercé. La plaza del
diamante
Sender, Ramón. Requiém por un
campesino español.
Poesía en hojas sueltas de Neruda, Machado, Hernández, otros y
anónimos
Texto histórico:
Vilar,
Pierre. La guerra civil española. Trad. José Martínez-Gázquez. Barcelona: grijalbo ondadori, 1996.
Música : cintas, CD y hojas sueltas de la letra/poesía
Películas: Spanish
Civil War: }
For Whom the
La
Caza (Cantero)
Requiém por un campesino
no están en la biblioteca
Bicicletas son para el
verano
Plaza del diamante
The Good Fight