This guide is designed to help you identify key databases for research about the literary genres that have special significance for Hispanic culture.
At the end of the library session, students will be able to:
Library orientation exercise - due 5:00 pm, October 9 (for Tuesday group) / 5:00 p.m., October 13 (for Thursday group):
Once you have your theme (see below for topics):
Temas de crítica literaria |
Temas de análisis del contexto cultural e histórico |
La novela policiaca o detectivesca |
El asesinato de honor (honor killing) circa 1950s—el caso de Emmett Till |
La poética de la tragedia |
La diáspora siria en América Latina, siglo XX |
El realismo mágico |
La costa caribeña de Colombia (el mundo de García Márquez) |
La poesía lírica en América Latina, del Barroco a la Vanguardia |
El periodismo de investigación en la trayectoria literaria de García Márquez |
Cuestiones de género (sexual) en Crónica de una muerte anunciada |
Colombia y/o el Caribe hispanohablante dentro de la diáspora africana |
La historia de Colombia entre 1945 y 1960. |
La costa caribeña de Colombia: perfil botánico, geográfico y/o sociocultural |
El vallenato: perfil musicológico y socio-cultural (música típica de la costa caribeña de Colombia) |
El arte colombiano en el siglo XX |
La jurisprudencia relacionada con el homicidio: castigos, investigaciones, atenuantes y estrategias de defensa |
Narratología |
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Final paper (minimum of 4 pages) on literary criticism of lyric poetry: Proposals and preliminary bibliography due November 13 (5:00 pm); final paper due November 24 (5:00 pm).
The proposal needs to include a list of 4 (four) sources with at least 1 (one) in Spanish, each with a comment about how it is relevant to the analysis.
There are some specific requirements for sources:
There are various styles for creating bibliographies and citing authors in your research papers. Basic information about some of the more popular styles can be seen from the Libraries' homepage. Click the "Services" tab on the top of the UGA Libraries Webpage, then look for "Citation Style Guides" under the "Research & Teaching" column on the left, including the MLA Handbook.
Copies of the 8th edition of the MLA Handbook are available at the Main, Science and Miller Learning Center Reference areas. There are also copies on the third floor of the Main Library (PN203 .G53 2016).