Conceptos de lo global y las literaturas del mundo hispánico.Concepts of the Global in the Literatures of the Spanish-speaking World.

A free workshop for teachers of high school Spanish

April 25, 2020, at Zehmer Hall, University of Virginia

Register now at www.virginia.edu/cla

THE PROGRAM IS OFFERED THANKS TO A GRANT FROM

THE LONGVIEW FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION IN WORLD AFFAIRS & INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING

In this spring’s workshop of the Center for the Liberal Arts we will examine different concepts of the global in the context of the literatures of the Spanish-speaking world. We will see how modern authors in Latin America and Spain read and write in a global context and discuss questions such as What is important—what is gained and lost—by thinking of such authors as “global”? and How should theories of the global influence Spanish instruction today? We will study the works of Spanish and Latin American authors, as well as the role of translations.

Presentations:

Ricardo Padrón, University of Virginia. The Iberian Pacific and the Global Context of the Spanish Empire.

Gustavo Pellón, University of Virginia. Concepts of the Global. Kit Decker, Piedmont Virginia Community College. Exploring the culture of the Hispanic

World: Expectations, Exercises, Strategies.