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Class number:
3405
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Title: Abolitionist Lit. in Spanish |
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Department: Language and Culture Studies |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 19 |
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Current enrollment: 8 |
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Available seats: 11 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 2, 2025 |
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End date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: MW: 2:55PM-4:10PM, MC - 309 |
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Instructor(s): Baena, Diego |
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Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: HISP 260 or higher, 270 recommended |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities and Global Requirements |
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Note: The course will be taught in Spanish. |
Course Description:
This course is meant to provide an introduction to the radical philosophies, aesthetics and practices of abolitionism in the Spanish-speaking world. Through a close-reading of autobiographical and literary sources from the 1800’s, students will explore abolitionism’s revolutionary role in 19th-century society, as well as its broader connections with the emancipatory legacies of democracy, feminism, and the struggle for workers' rights. Readings will include works by formerly enslaved Afro-Cuban poets Francisco Manzano and Juan Antonio Frías, popular song lyrics commemorating the slave uprising of Afro-Venezuelan revolutionary José Leonardo Chirino, Spanish translations of North American classics such as ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin,’ as well as notable anti-slavery novels and political writings by white Spanish-speaking authors such as Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, Cirilo Villaverde and José Martí. The course will be taught in Spanish. |