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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2023
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SPAN 451 001 (CRN: 24045)
WITNESSING, TRUTH & TRAUMA
Long Title: WITNESSING, TRUTH & TRAUMA: TESTIMONIAL WRITING IN MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA
Department: Modrn & Classicl Lit & Culture
Instructor: Esch, Sophie
Meeting: 2:00PM - 4:30PM M (9-JAN-2023 - 21-APR-2023)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in Spanish
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 5
Enrollment data as of: 25-APR-2024 3:16PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
28-APR-2023
2:00PM - 5:00PM F
Description: This seminar provides an exploration of testimonial writing, a crucial and controversial Latin American genre that aims at giving voice to those marginalized within society. Looking at testimonials by indigenous militants, poor women, war crime survivors, and insurgents the course explores the meaning of truth and fiction, historical reckoning, and trauma. Taught in Spanish. Previously offered as SPPO 452. Mutually exclusive. Credit cannot be earned for SPAN 451 if student has previously taken SPPO 452.