SN 368 - Travelers and Migrants in Twentieth-Century Colombian Literature

(3.00 cr.)

Prerequisite: SN 203 or SN 217 or written permission of the instructor. Examines representations of travel, migration, and displacement in Colombian narratives, starting in the 1920s and continuing through various decades of the twentieth century. The readings include fictional narratives such as novels and short stories. From the experience of the characters within the literary works, the course focuses on new identities shaped by traveling throughout geographical and symbolic territories. Additionally, it provides students with a better understanding of the relationship between travel and writing, individuals and community, and center and periphery. IL