SPAN 416 Magical Realism: From Latin America to the World
Magical Realism, a provocative mix of realism and fantasy, is a literary mode associated with Latin American writers such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Isabel Allende. In recent years, it has expanded from Latin America to many other literatures and art forms, becoming an important part of contemporary cultural expression. This course will explore the origins and development of the mode and its current forms in world literature, film, and art. Major writers to be studied include Jorge Luis Borges, Garcia Marquez, Allende, Ben Okri, Salman Rushdie, Tahar ben Jelloun, and others.