SPAN 4183. Section 001. Spanish Senior Capstone: Modern Hispanic Theater. Fall 2011
Class meets in 137 KH (Kaufman Hall). MWF 1:30-2:20 PM. OU - MLLL
Instructor's office: 131 KH (Kaufman Hall)
Office hours: MWF 1:00-1:30 PM, 2:30-3:00 PM & by appt.
Phone: (405) 325-5845 (office); e mail: <arlauer@ou.edu>
Web page for this course: <http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/L/A-Robert.R.Lauer-1/SPAN41832009.html>
Yerma
Federico
García Lorca
Syllabus:
1st week: First Evaluation Period:
M. 22 August: DAY 1: Introduction to the course. Aristotle's Poetics. Drama.
W. 24 August: DAY 2: Federico García Lorca. General introduction. Quinquenio republicano (1931-36). MLA (ch. 1)
F. 26 August: DAY 3: Federico García Lorca. Bodas de sangre. The Twentieth Century (Eng.). The Twentieth Century (Spanish). MLA (ch. 2).
2nd week:
M. 29 August: DAY 4: Federico García Lorca. Bodas de sangre. MLA (ch. 3).
W. 31 August: DAY 5: Federico García Lorca. Bodas de sangre. MLA (ch. 4).
F. 2 September: DAY 6: Federico García Lorca. Yerma. MLA (ch. 5).
3rd week:
M. 5 September: LABOR DAY HOLIDAY. No class today.
W. 7 September: DAY 7: Federico García Lorca. Yerma. MLA (ch. 6).
F. 9 September: DAY 8: Federico García Lorca. Yerma. MLA (ch 7).
4th week:
M. 12 September: DAY 9: Film: Bodas de sangre or Yerma (students choose).
W. 14 September: DAY 10: Film: Bodas de sangre or Yerma.
F. 16 September: DAY 11: Film: Bodas de sangre or Yerma. .
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5th week: Second Evaluation Period:
M. September: DAY 12: Federico García Lorca. La casa de Bernarda Alba. .
W. 21 September: DAY 13: Federico García Lorca. La casa de Bernarda Alba.
F. 23 September: DAY 14: Federico García Lorca. La casa de Bernarda Alba.
6th week:
M. 26 September: DAY 15: Ramón del Valle-Inclán. Luces de Bohemia. Introduction.
W. 28 September: DAY 16: Ramón del Valle-Inclán. Luces de Bohemia.
F. 30 September: DAY 17: Ramón del Valle-Inclán. Luces de Bohemia.
7th week:
M. 3 October: DAY 18: Ramón del Valle-Inclán. Luces de Bohemia.
W. 5 October: DAY 19: Ramón del Valle-Inclán. Luces de Bohemia.
F. 7 October: FALL STUDENT HOLIDAY (Texas game). No classes.
8th week: Introduction to the Absurd. [Luis Buñuel's Un Chien andalous (16 min. film [1929]).
M. 10 October: DAY 20: Miguel Mihura. Tres sombreros de copa.
W. 12 October: DAY 21: Miguel Mihura. Tres sombreros de copa.
F. 14 October: DAY 22: Miguel Mihura. Tres sombreros de copa. .
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9th week: Third Evaluation Period:
M. October: DAY 23: Enrique Jardiel Poncela. Eloísa está debajo de un almendro. .
W. 19 October: DAY 24: Enrique Jardiel Poncela. Eloísa está debajo de un almendro.
F. 21 October: DAY 25: Enrique Jardiel Poncela. Eloísa está debajo de un almendro.
10th week:
M. 24 October: DAY 26: Film: La casa de Bernarda Alba.
*W. 26 October: DAY 27: Film: La casa de Bernarda Alba.
*F. 28 October: DAY 28: Film: La casa de Bernarda Alba.
11th week: BERTOLT BRECHT & EPIC THEATER
M. 31 October: DAY 29: El régimen de Franco (La posguerra); Antonio Buero Vallejo. El tragaluz.
W. 2 November: DAY 30: Antonio Buero Vallejo. El tragaluz.
F. 4 November: DAY 31: Antonio Buero Vallejo. El tragaluz.
12th week:
M. 7 November: DAY 32: Film on Antonio Buero Vallejo's El tragaluz.
W. 9 November: DAY 33: Film on Antonio Buero Vallejo's El tragaluz.
F. 11 November: DAY 34: Film on Antonio Buero Vallejo's El tragaluz. .
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13th week: Fourth Evaluation Period: El siglo XVIII: El siglo de los reyes.
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M. November: DAY 35: Antonio Bueno Vallejo. Un soñador para un pueblo. .
W. 16 November: DAY 36: Antonio Bueno Vallejo. Un soñador para un pueblo.
F. 18 November: DAY 37: Antonio Bueno Vallejo. Un soñador para un pueblo.
14th week:
M. 21 November: DAY 38: Fim excerpts from Tres sombreros de copa or Luis Buñuel's Las Hurdes (1933 [27 mins.]) or Un Chien andalou. (1929 [16 mins.]).
W. 23 November: THANKSGIVING VACATION. No classes.
F. 25 November: THANKSGIVING VACATION. No classes.
15th week: El siglo XIX
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M. 28 November: DAY 39: José Martín Recuerda. Las arrecogías del beaterío de Santa María Egipciaca.
W. 30 November: DAY 40: José Martín Recuerda. Las arrecogías del beaterío de Santa María Egipciaca.
F. 2 December: DAY 41: José Martín Recuerda. Las arrecogías del beaterío de Santa María Egipciaca.
16th week:
M. 5 December: DAY 42: José Martín Recuerda. Las salvajes en Puente San Gil.
W. 7 December: DAY 43: José Martín Recuerda. Las salvajes en Puente San Gil. .
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F. December: DAY 44: José Martín Recuerda. Las salvajes en Puente San Gil. .
FINAL EXAMINATION (DAY 45): 8:00-10:00 AM, Tuesday, 13 December.
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Texts:
- Buero Vallejo, Antonio. El tragaluz. Madrid: Castalia didáctica. ISBN: 847039455X.
- Buero Vallejo, Antonio. Un soñador para un pueblo. Madrid: Espasa-Calpe. ISBN: 84-239-1875-0.
- García Lorca, Federico. Bodas de sangre. Madrid: Castalia didáctica. ISBN: 8470398202.
- García Lorca, Federico. Yerma. Madrid: Cátedra. ISBN: 8437600723.
- García Lorca, Federico. La casa de Bernarda Alba. Madrid: Cátedra, 2000. ISBN: 8437600685.
- Jardiel Poncela, Enrique. Eloísa está debajo de un almendro. Madrid: Nueva Austral. ISBN: 8423918718.
- Mihura, Miguel. Tres sombreros de copa. Madrid: Castalia. ISBN: 8470392697.
- MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 2009. ISBN: 978-1-60329-024-1.
- Recuerda, José Martín. Las salvajes en Puente San Gil and Las arrecogías del beaterío de Santa María Egipciaca. Madrid: Cátedra. ISBN: 8437601045.
- Valle-Inclán, Ramón del. Luces de Bohemia. Ed. Alonso Zamora Vicente. Madrid: Espasa Calpe (Nueva Austral, 1), 2001. ISBN: 8423995879.
- Simon & Schuster’s International Dictionary English/Spanish Spanish/English. 2nd ed. New York: Macmillan, 1999. ISBN: 0-02-862013-5.
- This course covers some of the most important dramatists and plays of the modern period in Spain. We will cover Federico García Lorca’s rural tragedies (Bodas de sangre, Yerma, and La casa de Bernarda Alba); the political theater of Buero Vallejo (El tragaluz and Un soñador para un pueblo); the expressionist theater of Ramón del Valle-Inclán (Luces de Bohemia); the absurdist (and very funny) theater of Miguel Mihura (Tres sombreros de copa) and Jardiel Poncela (Eloísa está debajo de un almendro); and the contemporary realistic theater of Martín Recuerda (Las salvajes en Puente San Gil and Las arrecogías del beaterío de Santa María Egipciaca). Several movies will be shown in class on some of the plays.
Grading
Practices:
- Four quarterly evaluations based on class activities for each of the 4 periods, e.g., a 3 pp. take-home Spanish compositions on a topic assigned by the instructor (based on readings done previously in class) and written according to the latest MLA guidelines; other factors to be considered are attendance, quizzes (if any), individual class participation, brief (5') impromptu compositions written in class, and group activities.
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93-100 A (4.0)
Excellent
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For quizzes (10 pts.): -1 pt. = A
A = 0-1 absence
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A (4) = maximum effort
c = credit (work done well)
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- Students with disabilities: Any student in this course who has a disability that may prevent him or her from fully demonstrating his or her abilities should contact me personally as soon as possible so we can discuss accomodations necessary to ensure full participation and facilitate your educational opportunities.
- Academic misconduct: Students should be aware that academic misconduct entails severe penalties and the resentment of honest students. For your information, “Academic misconduct includes (a) cheating (using unauthorized materials, information, or study aids in any academic exercise), plagiarism, falsification of records, unauthorized possession of examinations, intimidation, and any and all other actions that may improperly effect the evaluation of a student’s academic performance or achievement; (b) assisting others in any such act; or (c) attempts to engage in such acts” [Student Code Book, p. 21]. For any such act of misconduct charge must be made. If the charge is proven, the instructor assigns a predetermined grade penalty (maximum of F) and the Provost may take disciplinary action as severe as permanent expulsion. For more detailed information, consult the Student Code Book.
- “It is the policy of the University to excuse absences of students that result from religious observances and to provide without penalty for the rescheduling of examinations and additional required class work that may fall on religious holidays” (The Faculty Handbook 3.13.2).
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Please arrive on time to
class, turn off your cell phones and other electronic devices (they don't
like classroom activities anyway), and stay in class until it ends.
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before or after class.
Thanks!
