{"id":16,"date":"2021-09-07T14:08:18","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T21:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/span312\/?p=16"},"modified":"2021-09-08T20:22:30","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T03:22:30","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/span312\/2021\/09\/07\/welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to SPAN312"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a1Hola a todes! My name is Tamara Mitchell (she\/her\/hers), and I am your professor this semester for SPAN312. This initial post is to make sure everyone can access the course blog, to tell you a little about me, and to learn a bit about each of you.<\/p>\n

Please respond to this post with your preferred name and pronouns, and answer 2-3 of the following questions:<\/p>\n

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  1. What’s the best book\/work you’ve read recently? Bonus points if it’s a Latin American author!<\/li>\n
  2. What’s your favourite podcast?<\/li>\n
  3. Which SPAN312 unit are you most interested in learning about this semester? (syllabus under Canvas Files)<\/li>\n
  4. Do you have any pets, plants, hobbies, or other fun things you want to tell us about?<\/li>\n
  5. Other details you want to share with us.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I am a professor of contemporary Mexican and Central American literature in the Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies. I have two cats, Mona and Gigi, who you might see during our occasional Zoom sessions. I’ve read so many great books this summer… Yuri Herrera’s\u00a0La transmigraci\u00f3n de los cuerpos\u00a0<\/em>\/\u00a0The Transmigration of Bodies<\/em>, Emiliano Monge’s\u00a0Las tierras<\/em> arrasadas<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>\/\u00a0Among the Lost<\/em>, Laia Jufresa’s\u00a0Umami<\/em>, NK Jemisin’s\u00a0The City We Became<\/em>… but one of my all-time favourites is Samanta Schweblin’s Distancia de\u00a0rescate\u00a0<\/i>\/\u00a0<\/em>Fever Dream<\/em>. I’m excited about SPAN312, as this is the first time I’ll teach a literature class in English.<\/p>\n

    Looking forward to learning together this semester. Un saludo y hasta la pr\u00f3xima, Tamara<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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