Honors 2309D Magic Realism in the works of Gabriel García Márquez Fall 2017

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1 Honors 2309D Magic Realism in the works of Gabriel García Márquez Fall 2017 Description: A study of selected works of Nobel Prize author Gabriel García Márquez focusing on literature, history, politics and popular culture of Latin America. The course offers unique insights filtered through the literary and journalistic vision of Colombia s renowned author. García Márquez s writing encompasses a broad range of perspectives, from the magic of everyday life to the suffering of contemporary kidnap victims. Additional readings and films emphasize the nature of magic-realism in literature, the intricacy of literary texts, and the complexity of Latin American culture. Professor: Sharon E. Ugalde, Dept. of Modern Languages, su01@txstate.edu Office Hours: T/Th 9:45-10:45 and by appointment Learning Objectives: Critical Thinking: demonstrate creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information. Communication: Effectively develop, interpret and express ideas through written, oral and visual communication. Social Responsibility: Demonstrate intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities. Personal Responsibility: Relate choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making. Learning Outcomes: Discover the secrets of GGM s magic realism style Explore literary works as a rich source of interdisciplinary knowledge of Latin American: Describe/demonstrate how ideas, values, beliefs, and other aspects of culture express and affect human experience. Examine ideas that foster aesthetic and intellectual creation in order to understand the human condition across cultures. Required Texts: García Márquez, Gabriel. Collected Stories (HarperCollins, 2008) Collected Novellas. (Perennial Classics, 2008) One Hundred Years of Solitude. (HarperCollins, 2006) Love in the Time of Cholera. (Knopf Doubleday, 2007) News of a Kidnapping (Knopf Doubleday, 2008) Additional Assigned Critical Readings on TRACS Evaluation: Midterm Exam 25% Archive Project Proposal 25% Essays (2) 25% Oral Presentation & Participation 10% ( Lesson on some aspect of Colombia) Final Creative Project 15% Attendance: Required. In case of a serious illness or personal circumstances, contact the professor BEFORE class. Each unexcused absence will lower your course grade average 3% points. Required: Attendance at Orientation Meeting for Research in the García Márquez Archives, Friday, September 22, 1 p.m. Disability Services: Students with disabilities are encouraged to contact the Office of Disabilities as soon as possible to make any necessary arrangements for the class. Contact: Honor Code: Code of Student Conduct:

2 August COURSE OUTLINE 29: Course Introduction clips of GGM, intro magical realism (Hart) 31: Collected Novellas: NO ONE WRITES TO THE COLONEL, pp BELL-VILLADA GGM Life and Times, pp September 5: Collected Novellas: NO ONE WRITES TO THE COLONEL, pp FIDDIAN: Before One Hundred Yrs. of Solitude, pp WALFORD: America as a Community of Violence, pp Lesson 1, Lesson 2 7: Collected Stories: TUESDAY SIESTA, ONE OF THESE DAYS, BIG MAMA S FUNERAL HART: García Márquez s short stories 135 middle 139. OBERHELMAN: GGM A Study of the Short Fiction, pp. 19 top : ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE: Chapters 1-4. Lesson 3 In class summary of FARIS. Encoding the Ineffable: A Textual Poetics for Magical Realism. 14: ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE: Chapters 5-8 Lesson 4, Lesson 5 In class: Popular Culture, Cumbia Macondo FRIDAY September 15 ORIENTATION GARCIA MARQUEZ ARCHIVES UT CAMPUS, AUSTIN (Mandatory) 10:30 a.m. 19: ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE: Chapters 9-12 Lesson 6, Lesson 7 ZAVALA. One Hundred Years as Chronicles of the Indies In class: Women in the novel 21: ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE: Chapters Lesson 8 BELL-VILLADA. Banana Strike and Military Massacre. pp ARCHIVE INFORMATION: TRACS FRIDAY 22 September: Orientation Meeting at Ransom Center 26: ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE: Chapters Lesson 9, Lesson 10 GALLAGER. Gabriel García Márquez. pp : Collected Stories: ERÉNDIRA pp. 283-top 310. Lesson 11, Lesson 12, JAIN, Innocent Eréndira. The Reversal of A Fairy Tale. pp In class summary of MARTING The End of Eréndira s Prostitution October 3: Collected Stories: ERÉNDIRA pp PENUEL. Theme of Colonialism in La triste historia de pp film clip Due: ESSAY 1 5: Collected Stories: THE SEA OF THE LOST TIME BEATTIE. 31 Days of Stories 2013, Day 21: The Sea of Lost Time by Gabriel García Márquez (trans. by Gregory Rabassa). Film: Americas in Transition 10: Midterm 12: Collected Stories: EL HOMBRE MÁS HERMOSO DEL MUNDO pp. Lesson 13, Lesson 14 17: Archival Project (Visits need to be staggered during these and other days of the semester) 19: Archival Project 24: Archival Project 26: Archival Project 31: Collected Novellas: CHRONICLE OF A DEATH FORETOLD Chapters 1-3, pp DALE: Chronicle of a Death Foretold. pp film clips DUE: Archival Project Proposal

3 November 2: Collected Novellas: CHRONICLE OF A DEATH FORETOLD Chapters 4-5, pp HART: Superstition, Irony, Themes. pp Graded Participation Lesson 15 7: NEWS OF A KIDNAPPING pp. Lesson 16, Lesson 17, REVIEWS TRACS 9: NEWS OF A KIDNAPPING pp. In class: summary of CARAVAHLO: García Márquez Transcribes. The Genre of the Non-Fiction Novel Can consult text on TRACS Lesson 18 14: NEWS OF A KIDNAPPING pp. In class: Another kipnapping, Ingrid Bentancort. youtube and film DUE: ESSAY II 16: LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA: Chapter 1-2 MILLINGTON: García Márquez s novels of love, pp Lesson 19, Lesson : LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA: Chapter 3-4 In class summary of KEMPER-COLUMBUS. Faint Echoes and Faded Reflections Lesson 21, Lesson 22 28: LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA: Chapter 5-6 Overview Witch Writing 30: DUE: creative project & presentation December 5: DUE creative project & presentation Web Sites about Colombia and GGM: (Nobel Prize ceremony) (85 th birthday) Discussion topics: Colonialism, History of violence in Colombia, Gender, Popular culture of Colombia / Latin America; Intersections of the Arts; History vs. Fiction; Universal themes of Love and Solitude; Stylistics: Magic Realism, Hyperbole, Irony; Poetics of Space and Place; Mythical time; Character portrayal Bibliography Bell, Michael. García Márquez, magical realism and world literature. The Cambridge Companion to Gabriel Garcia Márquez. Ed. Philip Swanson. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, Bell-Villada, Gene H. Gabriel García Márquez: life and times. The Cambridge Companion to Gabriel Garcia Márquez. Ed. Philip Swanson. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, Booker, M. Keith. The Dangers of Gullible Reading: Narrative as Seduction in García Márquez Love in the Time of Cholera. Critical Insights. Gabriel García Márquez. Ed. Illan Stavans. Pasadena, CA: Salem P, Carvalho, Susan. García Márquez Transcribes: The Genre of the Nonfiction Novel. Revista de Estudios Hispánicos 35 (2001): Clark, Gloria Jean Bodtorf. Big Mama in Postmodern Society: Tracing Magical Realism in Popular Culture. Interdisciplinary Literary Studies. A Journal of Criticism and Theory. 8.2 (2007): Columbus, Claudette Kemper. Faint Echoes and Faded Reflections: Love and Justice in the Time of Cholera. Twentieth Century Literature 38.1 (1992): Fiddian, Robin. Before One Hundred Years of Solitude: the early novels. The Cambridge Companion to Gabriel Garcia Márquez. Ed. Philip Swanson. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, Gallagher, D.P. Modern Latin American Literature. New York: Oxford UP, Hart, Stephen. García Marquez s short stories. The Cambridge Companion to Gabriel Garcia Márquez. Ed. Philip Swanson. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, Superstition, Irony, Themes. Critical Insights. Gabriel García Márquez. Ed. Illan Stavans. Pasadena, CA: Salem P, Jain, Jasbir Innocent Eréndira. The Reversal of A Fairy Tale. García Márquez and Latin America, Ed. Alok Bhalla, New Delhi: Sterling Private Ltd., 1987 pp James, Regina. Liberals, Conservatives and Bananas: Colombian Politics in the Fictions of Gabriel García Márquez. Modern Critical Views: Gabriel García Márquez. Ed. Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, Marting, Diane. The End of Eréndira s Prostitution Hispanic Review 69.3 (2001)

4 Otis, Laura Signs of Life: Commuication in El amor en los tiempos del cólera. Revista de Estudios Hispánicos 34 (2000): Penuel, Arnold M. The Theme of Colonalism in García Márquez s La increíble y triste historia de la Cándida Eréndira y de su abuela desalmada. Hispanic Journal 10.1 (1988): Stavans, Ilan. Gabriel García Márquez. The Early Years. New York: Plagrave Macmillan, Taylor, Claire. García Márquez and film. The Cambridge Companion to Gabriel Garcia Márquez. Ed. Philip Swanson. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, Terao, Ryukichi. El coronel no tiene quien le escriba: La simbolización y el vivir de una realidad violenta. Estudios de Literatura Colombiana (2003): Walford, Lynn. America as a Community of Violence in Three Early Novels of Gabriel García Márquez. Hispanófia (Jan): Zavala, Iris M. One Hundred Years of Solitude as Chronicles of the Indies. Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude: A Casebook. Ed. Gene H. Bell-Villada. New York, NY: Oxford UP, Films: El Coronel no tiene quien le escriba. Mexico: Arturo Ripstein. Eréndira. Mexico: Ruy Guerra. Chronicle of a Death Foretold. Italy, France, Colombia, Francesco Rosi. Gabriel García Márquez. A Witch Writing. France: Director n/a Love in the Time of Cholera. US: Mike Newell The Kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt. US/Colombia: Victoria Bruce and Karen Hayes Americas in Transition. US. Obie Benz, LESSON Assignments Purpose: Explore topics relating to Colombian geography, history, politics, society, music and literature. Format: Oral with or without ppt; minutes in length Goals: Clarity, variety, the underscoring of pertinent information, audience rapport (project voice, eye contact) Avoid: Reading with head down and talking too fast Due: Throughout the semester. Topics and dates will be assigned. ARCHIVES PROJECT PROPOSAL: ORIENTATION. Ransom Center FRIDAY September 22 (Mandatory) An adventure into the world of García Márquez. The Archives in the Ransom Center in Austin offer a unique opportunity to become acquainted with archival research while learning about García Márquez as a person and as a writer. 1. Study carefully the pdf file in TRACS RANSOM CENTER GARCÍA MARQUEZ ARCHIVES. You can also access the information at 2. Have in mind what you would like to explore in the archives before going there. The orientation will be of great help. (Those of you who do not read Spanish will need to take that into consideration when deciding what materials you will examine). 3. You are expected to spend four to five hours minimum exploring materials (class time is allotted for this archival project). 4. Recommended: carpool with other students in the class; Hours and location on Ransom Center webpage. 5. Goal: Formulate a feasible research project based on your preliminary findings in the archive. 6. Write up your proposed research project. Substantiate your idea with preliminary findings. Explain what you need to do to complete the research. Be precise in referring to what archival materials would be pertinent. State a possible finality, for example, Honors Thesis, presentation at an undergraduate research conference, etc. (Double-spaced, 12pt, 750 words) DUE: Oct. 31 ESSAYS Essay 1: Due Topic: The intersection of political allegory and magical realism in the works of García Márquez Due Oct. 3 Essay 2: Due Topic: The construction of violence in News of a Kidnapping Due November 14th Essay Guidelines: Formulate a NARROWER thesis from the broad given topic Elaborate on its different aspects to convince the reader of the validity of your thesis. Specificity makes an argument convincing. Clear Organization; Precise vocabulary; in-depth knowledge of García Márquez s works Avoid repetitions (of syntax, words, examples, ideas) Originality of ideas; interconnections; fitting title

5 CREATIVE PROJECT An original project inspired in a work(s) of Garcia Marquez read during the semester. Possible categories: Visual arts (painting, photography, collage, video, sculpture) Performance arts (monologues, dialogues, dance, instrumental, song) Literary arts (poetry, short story, reportage, criticism) Other?? The projects will be presented in class on November 30 and December 5. Presentation styles will vary according to the project. The topic and format of project must be discussed with and approved by the professor before November 2. Projects are individual or in groups of two students.