{"id":56,"date":"2023-04-10T00:09:06","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T08:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/katkspan312c\/?p=56"},"modified":"2023-04-10T00:10:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T08:10:57","slug":"final-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/katkspan312c\/2023\/04\/10\/final-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, here it is- the final post! Firstly, I want to thank Jon and Daniel for directing such a great course that was truly one of the highlights of my semester. I have a bunch of stressful courses this semester and it was nice to always have a book to read so I could feel relaxed and productive while procrastinating doing work from other courses. Thank you for organizing a well-structured course that facilitated learning while avoiding grade anxiety! Although I didn’t love all\u00a0<\/em>the texts (I actually didn’t mind Borges, surprisingly enough), the text selection was quite good and diverse for such a broad scope of course. I feel like I “travelled” across Latin America reading books from many different parts of the continent.<\/p>\n

SPAN312 is definitely a good introductory course to Latin American literature precisely because it leaves you with the curiosity to read more. Through my reading I have found connections- not fundamental characteristics- between texts. I never felt scared of finding the “correct” interpretation of the texts. SPAN312 encouraged me to explore, even if I didn’t always get it right or immediately understand challenging things.<\/p>\n

Next, I would like to thank all of you- readers and fellow SPAN312 students! I have had a great time reading your blogs and engaging in conversation with you all. Many of you have brought up interesting points in our discussions that I would have never picked up on independently. You guys all have unique perspectives: from different countries, majors, years, and literary tastes. I think the choice involved in book selection allowed many of us to interact with new people every week, which I really appreciated. I hope my blog posts weren’t too boring and derivative- all of yours definitely weren’t!<\/p>\n

Like many of you, I picked up this course because of the mandatory literature requirement. As someone who genuinely loves reading, I was quite overwhelmed by the choice of courses available to me. I chose SPAN312 because I felt I had read far too few books outside of the Anglosphere. I wanted to read from the big names- Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez, Borges, Mistral- but also read works from lesser-known authors. SPAN312 has encouraged me to achieve exactly that and learn a lot in the process. Thank you!!!<\/p>\n

Final question of the semester:\u00a0<\/strong>It’s unlikely that you will remember many details from the books you’ve read. What is one memorable thing from any book that you read this semester that you think will stick with you for a very long time?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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