2021-2022 School of Graduate, Professional and Extended Studies

Jul 15, 2025

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SPN 697 - Latin American Short Story

Credits: 3

Familiarize students with the development of the Latin American short story from its origins in the XIX century until now. Analyze genre conventions, literary and theoretical movements, and the works of the most significant Latin American short story writers: Quiroga, Echeverría, Rulfo, Borges Poniatowska, Alegría, Cortázar, García Márquez, Ferré and Allende among others. Contextualize and study the universal and mythical aspects of Latin American short story writing.