The basic objective of this course is to acquaint students with the main directions of contemporary literary movements, developing that competence for the specific study and analysis of the relationship between literature and the main artistic manifestations of contemporary culture, with special attention to audiovisual media.
In this course, we will address the main social and political concerns that shape the debate in contemporary culture, examining how they are shaped in cultural texts, especially literary and audiovisual texts. To this end, we will examine the means that contemporary literature uses to contribute to the symbolic and social construction of the reality we live in today, as well as to propose and construct alternative realities. We will also use film texts as support and contrast to literary narratives, and we will consider what our ultimate responsibility as readers and interpreters may be when facing the challenges presented by the world of today and the future.