SPAN 371: Avant-Garde Mvmts Latn America at Queens College
3 credits · Fall 2026
Avant-Garde Mvmts Latn America (SPAN 371) at Queens College has 1 way to take it in Fall 2026. 1 of 1 section has an open seat right now.
The professor is: Brais Outes-Leon.
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Requirements
PRE: SPAN 240 and 290 or permission of the department
About this course
The period following the Modernist movement (1896-1905) in Latin America, until the 1940s. It concentrates on the originality that marks each writer's style, as seen in their individual manifestos. Analysis of the writers' initial reactions to sentimental irony (Ezequiel Martinez Estrada), to the innovations of prosaismo (Evaristo Carriego), and ultraismo (Jorge L. Borges). Women writers (Gabriela Mistral, Delmira Agustini, Alfonsina Storni, and Juana de Ibarbourou) are highlighted for their thematic and stylistic freedom. Other authors to be studied in this course are Ricardo Guiraldes, Mariano Brull, Oliverio Girondo, Luis Pales Mators, Nicolas Guillen, Vicente Huidobro, Cesar Vellajo, and Pablo Neruda.
Professors for SPAN 371 at Queens, Fall 2026
- Brais Outes-LeonChill Rank 3 of 5: Fair?
1 section · 1 open · ★ 3.9 (55) · difficulty 2.9/5 · 74% would take again
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SPAN 371 sections, times and seats
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Questions about SPAN 371 at Queens
- Who teaches SPAN 371 at Queens in Fall 2026?
- Brais Outes-Leon is listed for Fall 2026. Each name links to a page with their Chill Rank and Rate My Professors numbers.
- Is SPAN 371 at Queens hard?
- It depends on the professor. Across the 1 professor with a Chill Rank, students on Rate My Professors give an average difficulty of 2.9 out of 5. The Chill Rank above compares them directly.
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