SPN 271: Jorge Luis Borges: the Antinomies of Cosmopolitanism and National Populism

← 2024-25 2025-26

Units: 4

Hours: Seminar, 3 hours; research, 3 hours

Catalog page 424

Prerequisites: graduate standing; or consent of instructor

Description: Studies the poetic and narrative oeuvre of Jorge Luis Borges in relation to theoretical discussions around concepts such as, but not limited to, ideology, materialism, hegemony, populism, and totality. Offers a critical appraisal of Borges’ fictions and the theoretical articulation of cultural critique in Latin America. Course is repeatable to a maximum of 8 units.

Derived Information — The following is not part of the official catalog but is computed from catalog data.
Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2024-25 3/15 3/15