SPAN 1305

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SPAN 1305
FWS:Narrating the Spanish Civil War

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2016-2017.

The Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939 started as a domestic conflict that soon became an international event as the first confrontation between democracy and fascism. The support of the right-wing military uprising by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, and support of the left-wing Republican Government by the Soviet Union and international volunteers, turned  the struggle into a rehearsal and prologue to the Second World War. In this class we will explore the literary, photographic, and cinematic representations of the war from its outbreak to the present, paying particular attention to its rich international intellectual legacy. Authors may include Langston Hughes, Pablo Neruda and del Guillermo Toro, among others. Students will develop their critical thinking and analytical writing skills through oral presentations, reading responses, and essays.

When Offered Spring.

Satisfies Requirement First-Year Writing Seminar.

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17527 SPAN 1305   SEM 101

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  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.