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Proposed Graduate Certificate Program

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EUROPEAN STUDIES

Proposed Catalogue Description

EUROPEAN STUDIES

DIRECTOR OF THE MAX KADE CENTER: Helmut Walser Smith

VANDERBILT Program in European Studies, which is housed in the Max Kade Center
for European and German Studies, proposes to offer an interdisciplinary Graduate
Certificate in European Studies. The specific objective of the program and the certificate
is to engage disciplines in conversation with one another and to broaden students
capacity to reflect critically and comparatively about such issues as European culture and
identity, the impact of EU enlargement, the role of political parties, labor policy,
immigration and integration, the challenges of globalization, social programs, energy
policy, or questions of consumption and sustainability. Students approach these issues
from a cultural and transdisciplinary point of view. The objective is to prepare global
citizens who can participate in an informed manner in discussions about the competing
interests and divergent priorities prevalent in European societies and better understand
EU-US relations.

The proposed Graduate Certificate in European Studies is designed to complement
students disciplinary training and expose them to interdisciplinary trends in the academy.
It will expose students to an array of disciplines as well as training in interdisciplinary
methodology. Given the ever greater economic, political, and cultural implications of
globalization and the emergence of an increasingly powerful European Union, a deeper
understanding of Europe, its peoples, regions, and cultures is valuable preparation for
careers or advanced study that involve inner European and transatlantic relations. Hence,
the Graduate Certificate in European Studies is intended to better equip students for
careers in international business, law, banking, international service organizations, and
U.S. governmental agencies such as the Foreign Service. It will also strengthen students
ability to compete for national fellowships, postdoctoral awards, and a career in academia
(e.g., business management, economics, history, law, literary studies, medicine, political
science, sociology).

The Graduate Certificate in European Studies is open to any student enrolled in graduate
study at Vanderbilt University. Acceptance to the program requires the approval of both
the graduate director of the students home department and the director of European
Studies. Students must also submit an application that includes a one-page rationale for
their course of study to the Graduate Committee of European Studies for approval.
Courses taken at Vanderbilt University prior to admission to the certificate program may
be counted toward the certificate requirements with the approval of the director. The
awarding of the Graduate Certificate in European Studies will require an overall GPA of
3.3, successful completion of core colloquium (EUS 301), either EUS 303 or EUS 311, or
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an alternative Europe-based graduate course approved by the Director of European
Studies. Successful completion will also require three graduate credit courses drawn from
a list of approved courses or approved by the Director of European Studies. A Graduate
Certificate paper based on work in one or several of the formal courses and work in the
students home discipline completes the requirement. [Total of 15 hours.]

Please contact the Max Kade Center for European and German Studies for more
information at mkc@vanderbilt.edu or phone (615) 343-2527.


Requirements for Graduate Certificate in European Studies


EUS 301. Introduction to European Studies. Interdisciplinary foundations course in
European Studies. Introduction to graduate-level interdisciplinary work with core
components on European history, culture, society, and contemporary politics including
supranational, intergovernmental (i.e., EU), and national levels. Team taught, drawing on
a variety of perspectives from the social sciences and humanities. [3]

and

EUS 303. The Idea of Europe. European identity from ancient ideals to its reality as the
European Union. Emphasis on Europe as a cultural construct and a definable space.
Historical, political, religious, philosophical and cultural movements for Europes claim
to legitimacy. [3]

or

EUS 311. Regional and International Dimensions of European Integration. The
European Union. Theories of political and economic integration; key actors in the EU
(including national and subnational governments, EU institutions, interest groups, and
citizens); principal EU policy arenas and issues (including economic and monetary union,
the single market, the common agricultural policy, regional policies, joint foreign and
security policies). This course is the same as PSCI 311. [3]

or

An alternative Europe-based graduate course approved by the Director of
European Studies.

Electives. [9]. May be selected from any cognate discipline with a clear focus on Europe.
EUS 289 may be used for this purpose.

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Graduate Certificate Thesis Paper. A paper (30pp.) or comparable project to be
submitted to the Graduate Committee for evaluation. The paper should be a synthesis of
interdisciplinary European Studies work in the context of the students primary field.
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Approved List of Courses

Additional courses not on the following list may be approved at the discretion of the MKC
director. Graduate students normally enroll in 300-level courses but can qualify for graduate
credit in 200-level courses with the completion of additional work as stipulated by the professor.

Anthropology
200-level as appropriate and with permission of instructor.
and
206. Theories of Culture and Human Nature. Survey of the views of anthropological thinkers, from the late nineteenth
century to the present, about the basic attributes of humankind and human culture. Comparison of different ideas of how
people create culture and in turn are molded by culture. FALL. [3]
243. European Ethnography. Modern cultures and societies of Europe. Comparative survey based on ethnographic
case studies; national differences and ethnic minorities; challenges of nationalism and globalization; rural and urban
economic adaptations; transition of former socialist states. [3]
284. Problems in Anthropological Theory. An advanced seminar in anthropological theory: cultural evolution, cultural
history, ethnic relations, cultural ecology, archaeological method and theory, social structure, political organizations,
religious institutions. [3]
320. Seminar in Ethnography. Ethnographic method and theory. Techniques of describing and understanding unfamiliar
cultures. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. [3] (with appropriate topic on Europe)

Classics
200-level as appropriate and with permission of instructor.
and
211. The Greek City. The example of ancient Athens. The stoa, the theater, the house, and fortifications. Institutions such
as the courts, the public assembly, and the family. Literary, historical, archaeological, and philosophical sources. [3]
212. History of the Roman Republic. (Also listed as History 210) The growth and evolution of the Roman world, from the
foundation of the city in the seventh century B.C. to the reign of Caesar Augustus. The Romans unification of Italy,
conquest of the Mediterranean and western Europe, adoption of Hellenism, and overthrow of the Republic. No credit for
students who have had the former 209 (History of Rome). [3]
295. Periclean Athens. Ancient Athens in the age of Pericles. Literature, history, art, architecture, and archaeological
evidence. Capstone seminar for the major; preference given to senior majors. SPRING. [3] Tsakirgis.
305. Seminar in Classical Art and Architecture. May be repeated for credit with change of subject matter. [3]

Economics
200-level as appropriate and with permission of instructor.
and
262. History of Economic Thought. Evolution of economic ideas from the ancient Greeks to the contemporary world
with attention to the seminal thoughts of Adam Smith, David Ricardo, J . S. Mill, Alfred Marshall, and J . M. Keynes.
Prerequisite: 231 and 232. [3]
263. International Trade. International trade in goods and services. Patterns of trade; gains and losses from trade, tariffs,
and other commercial policies; economic integration; and international factor movements. Prerequisite: 231. [3]
271. Economic History of Europe. The stages of development of capitalism and modern industry in Europe since the
decline of feudalism. The interrelation of government policy, financial institutions, scientific discovery, and the spirit of
individualism. Prerequisite: 231. [3]
287. European Economic Integration. Policy issues concerning economic integration in Europe, including trade,
migration, income distribution, environmental quality, macroeconomic policy, and monetary union. Analysis of European
Community institutions. Prerequisite: 231; corequisite: 232. [3]
316. International Trade Theory. Classical, neoclassical, and contemporary theories of international trade; empirical
evidence for them. Commercial policy, tariffs, the terms of trade and income distribution, international factor movements:
economic unions. Trade and growth. Trade and welfare. [3]
357. International Trade and Economic Development. Selected topics concerning the exchange and transfer of goods
and resources between less- and more-developed countries. Possible topics include: the international monetary system,
the SDR-aid link, dependence and imperialism, the role of trade in economic growth, foreign exchange strategies, and the
structure of protection. Primarily designed for students in the Economic Development program. [3] (with appropriate topic)
371. An Introduction to Economic History. Economic history in terms of measurement and theory. Factors associated
with modern economic growth and institutional change in a variety of countries and time periods. Relation between
economic history and history of thought. [3]

English
200-level as appropriate and with permission of instructor.
314. Seminar, 16601800. [4]
316. Seminar in Romantic Prose and Poetry. [4]
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318. Seminar in Victorian Prose and Poetry. [4]
330. Seminar in the Enlightenment and Its Literary Connections. [4]

French
200-level as appropriate and with permission of instructor.
338. Seminar in Sixteenth-Century French Literature. FALL. [3]
342. Seminar in Seventeenth-Century French Literature. [3]
353. Seminar in Eighteenth-Century French Literature. [3]
362. Seminar in Nineteenth-Century French Literature. [3]
372. Seminar in Twentieth-Century French Literature. [3]
380. French Literary Theory. Literary theory as it has been shaped by and shapes the French tradition. [3] Barsky.

German
200-level as appropriate and with permission of instructor.
330. Expressionism. The chief intellectual movement in Germany and Austria from 1910 to
1925. Topics include all genres of literature with frequent references to other disciplines
including politics, the pictorial arts, and film. In German. [3]
335. Enlightenment and Its Literary Connections. (Also listed as English 330) Philosophy
and literature in the age of reason; emphasis on aesthetic innovation and rise of the modern
individual; authors include Locke, Kant, Richardson, and Lessing. [3] McCarthy.
340. Beyond Good and Evil. [3] McCarthy.
351. Philosophical Backgrounds of German Literature. Survey of German philosophical
thinking from Leibnitz to Nietzsche and its importance for German literature from Goethe to
Hesse. [3] McCarthy.
389. Seminar: Eighteenth-Century German Literature. FALL. [3] McCarthy.
390. Seminar: Nineteenth-Century German Literature. FALL. [3] Sevin.
391. Seminar: Twentieth-Century German Literature. The Aesthetics of Violence. [3] Zeller.
392. Seminar: Problems of Theory in German Studies. Author, Archive, Work. [3] Hahn.
393. Seminar: Intellectual Constellations. SPRING. [3] Fetcher.
394. Seminar: Society and Ethics. [3]
395. The Racial Imagination. The complex and contradictory history of the idea of race
as a scientific category. Study of medical, scientific, philosophical, anthropological, and literary
texts. No knowledge of German is required. [3] Figal.

History
200-level as appropriate and with permission of instructor.
287c. Cities of Europe and the Middle East. Cities of East and West in the modern period; distinguishing
characteristics and shared patterns of urban modernity across different geographies. Conceptions of the European,
Middle Eastern, and Islamic metropolis. [3]
300a300b. Introduction to Historical Methods and Research. FALL, SPRING. [44] Caferro, Clay.
305. Studies in Comparati ve History. SPRING. [4] Ramsey and Usner.
309. Studies in the Philosophy of History. [4]
315. Studies in Early Modern European History. [4]
317. The Long Reformation in Britain and America. Perceptions of Protestantism in post- Reformation England,
Scotland, Anglo-Ireland, the Gaidhealtachd, and the British American colonies. Anthropology of religion and ritual; recent
secondary historical literature; spiritual autobiographies, diaries, church court records, sermons. Optional instruction in
early modern paleography. [3]
320. Studies in European History, 18151914. [4]
321. Topics in European History. SPRING. [4] Lake.
324. Studies in Recent European History. [4] Epstein.
330. Studies in German History. [4] (Not currently offered)
340. Urban History. Theoretical approaches to the dynamics of urban life in different historical
times and places. Topics of special interest include rural-urban linkages; merchants
and the state; plebeian culture and patrician society; the languages of class and gender;
the myths and rituals of marginality; race and ethnicity; and global metropolitanism. [4
344a. Studies in Modern England. [4]

Interdisciplinary Social and Political Thought
320a320b. Foundations of Social and Political Thought. Interdisciplinary study of a
theme in social and political thought as reflected in the disciplines of communication studies,
comparative literature, English, history, philosophy, political science, religion, and sociology.
The first semester focuses on how the theme, currently equality, is treated
conceptually within these disciplines; the second, on how the study of the theme is treated
within these disciplines. [33] (Offered 2010/2011)


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Italian
200-level as appropriate and with permission of instructor.

Leadership and Policy Studies
3460 Comparative Intern. Ed. Policy
3512. International Innovations in K12 Policy Reform. Schooling is now compulsory
throughout the world, but rarely are the resources sufficient to fund it adequately. Schooling in
democracies takes on similar characteristics in the effort to respond to the publics open
demands. This course reviews the policy changes of school systems in meeting these two
challenges. The course concentrates on Western Europe, but expands to Asia, Africa, Latin
America, the Middle East and North Africa, and Eastern Europe and Central Asia depending
on student interest. [3]
3740. Comparative Issues in Higher Education Policy Reform. Examines higher education
from an international/comparative perspective. The intent of the course is to provide
students the framework for examining and evaluating contemporary higher education
issues comparatively. [3]

Philosophy
200-level as appropriate and with permission of instructor.
and
252. Political and Social Philosophy. A study of selected social and political theories. Critical
analysis of the relevant works of Hegel, Marx, Lenin, Mill, Nietzsche, Gentile, and others.
FALL. [3] Talisse.
253. Philosophy and Economic Policies. A study of individual freedom, property rights,
and welfare in their implications for a free market, private ownership of means of production,
taxation, and expenditure for public goods. Readings from selected philosophers and
economistse.g., Locke, Hegel, Rawls, Nozick, Marx, Hayek, Friedman, Galbraith. [3]
Staff.
254. Modern Philosophies of Law. Contemporary theories of legal validity, legal liability
(criminal and civil), and contractual obligation with special attention to the controversy
between legal positivism and natural law theories and the assessment of contemporary
economic analyses of legal rights. FALL. [3] Davis.
260. Twentieth-Century Continental Philosophy. A study of selected twentieth-century
philosophers such as Derrida, Foucault, and Lacan. SPRING. [3] Wood.
351. History of Philosophy. Survey of figures and/or topics in history of philosophy. FALL,
SPRING. [3]
352. Topics in Philosophy. Survey of topics in philosophy. FALL, SPRING. [3]

Political Science
200-level as appropriate and with permission of instructor.
and
210. West European Politics. Analysis of political development, social forces, institutions,
and public policy in Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Sweden. FALL, SPRING. [3]
Faucher-King, Hancock.
211. The European Union. Political and economic integration. Origins, institutions, decision
processes, policies, achievements, and prospects of the European integration movement.
FALL. [3] Hancock.
225. International Political Economy. Survey of major issues involving the interaction of
political and economic forces at the global level. Particular attention to theories of interdependence
and imperialism, the position of developing countries in the international system,
multinational corporations, and the economic origins of war. FALL. [3] Alexander. (with European focus)
226. International Law and Organization. The role of international law and international
organizations in the contemporary global political system. Focus on the evolution and impact
of international law as well as such organizations as the United Nations, the International
Monetary Fund (IMF), and selected regional (as well as nongovernmental) organizations.
FALL, SPRING. [3] Mattes, Alexander. (with European focus)
227. Economics and Foreign Policy. Economic factors influencing foreign policy behavior,
including economic factors, conditions, and motivations for conflictual and cooperative relations.
Economic instruments used by governments to achieve policy goals: trade ties, economic
sanctions, foreign aid. Economic theories of war and peace. FALL. [3] Staff. (with European focus)
231. Contemporary Issues in Europe. Detailed analysis of the political, economic, and
social issues facing Europes postCold War period including regional integration, transitions
to democracy, economic transformation, ethnic-national relations, industrial organization,
environmental politics. [3] Hancock.
232. Evolution in French Foreign Policy Under the Fifth Republic. Development of distinct
French foreign policy; use of colonial experience in the North-South dialogue; Frances place
in the new international order. Offered at Vanderbilt in France.
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238. Comparative Political Parties. Political parties and their role in the democratic
process of modern liberal western democracies, focusing on party systems and party organizations.
SPRING. [3] Faucher-King.
303. Philosophy of Science for Social Science. Survey of basic texts and issues within
the philosophy of science as these are relevant within the social sciences. The materials are
explored from the perspectives of the different theoretical and methodological options within
the social sciences with rigorous applications to examples within the basic sub-fields of
political science and from the cognate disciplines from which political science research and
theorizing draws (including parallels from the disciplines of anthropology, economics, history,
psychology, and sociology). [3]
308. Studies in Historical Political Thought. Major texts and themes focusing on a single
thinker, a school of thought, or a theme. May be repeated with different topics. SPRING. [3]
Ackerly.
309. Research in Political Theory. Supervised individual research and reading on
selected topics in political theory. FALL, SPRING. [3]. (with European topic).
310. Studies in Comparati ve Analysis. A survey of important literature and concepts in the
field of comparative politics. [3] (with European topic)
311. Regional and International Dimensions of European Integration. Theories of political
and economic integration; key actors in the European Union (including national and subnational
governments, EU institutions, interest groups, and citizens); principal EU policy arenas
and issues (including economic and monetary union, the single market, the common agricultural
policy, regional policies, joint foreign and security policies). [3] (Not currently offered)
312. Comparative European Politics. Political development, institutions, behavior, and
public policies in key West European democracies. Thematic foci include postindustrialism,
corporatism, and political management of the economy. [3]
320. International Politics. Basic course in international politics. Surveys major subfields,
focusing on concepts and theories that orient researche.g., balance of power, interdependence,
imperialism, decision-making, crisis-behavior. FALL. [3] Mattes. (with European focus)
321. International Conflict: Theories and Methods. Analysis of international conflict and
war. [3] Ray.
325. International Political Economy. Patterns of conflict and cooperation in the world
economy. Theories of world systems, dependency, neoclassicism, regimes, and public
choices, their applicability to trade, money, debt, industrial organization, economic development,
regional integration. [3]
329. Research in International Politics. Supervised individual research and reading on
selected topics in international politics. FALL, SPRING. [3] .

Religion
2814. Religion and Society. Examination of religion as a social phenomenon. Explores the
writings of classical sociologists (especially Marx, Weber, and Durkheim). Readings in the
areas of social theory, cultural analysis, and sociology of religion. Focus on the use of sociological
insights toward understanding the relation between religion and Western social life. [3]
3956. Philosophical Ethics in the Western Tradition. Major thinkers, movements, and
issues in the western philosophical traditione.g., the ethical and political thought of Aristotle
and Immanuel Kant. [3] Anderson.
2701. The Formation of the Christian Tradition. The expansion of Christianity, the development
of doctrine, relationships with the Roman Empire, development of church institutions,
and changing modes of Christian life from the second century into the Middle Ages,
with emphasis on the periods and themes that are formative of the classical doctrines and
institutional patterns. Major purpose of the course is to establish the background for the
division of the Western church and the subsequent development of the Roman Catholic and
Protestant churches. [3] Burns.
2703. Christianity in the Reformation Era. The setting of the Reformation (c. 15001648)
and its development. The significant ecclesiastical, theological, and historical issues of the
period. Backgrounds and causes; examination of major individuals and ecclesiastical patterns.
An understanding and interpretation of the events. Major theological documents and
questions of continuing historical interest that have come out of the Reformation. [3]
2704. Modern European Christianity. Institutional and intellectual developments in European
Christianity between the mid-seventeenth and the twentieth centuries. Major personalities
and movements of this period. Political, social, cultural, and philosophical
developments that influenced Christian existence during this time. [3]
3204. Religious Life in Nineteenth-Century England. The historical background of modern
religious consciousness, as illustrated in Evangelicalism, the Oxford Movement, Christian
Socialism, Methodism, Roman Catholicism, and other religious groups. The influence of
culture, intellectual currents, and politics on religious life and thought. [3]
3209. Cal vins Institutes. An examination of Calvins great treatise and its major topics: creation,
providence, and predestination; Christology and anthropology; interrelation of justification
and sanctification; the sacraments; the Church and civil society. Focus on close
reading of the text and its topical organization, as well as reflection on the basic issues
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raised by Calvins thoughts as a whole. [3] DeHart.
3211. Roman Catholicism: French Revolution to Vatican II. Studies in modern Catholic
history in Europe and America. Such topics as institutional and intellectual developments,
church-state issues, and the relation between religion and culture. [3]
3537. The Holocaust: Representation and Reflection. [3] See description under Jewish
Studies.

J ewish Studies
3502. Antisemitism and Jewish Identity. A historical and cultural analysis of the dilemmas
J ewish emancipation presented to both J ews and non-J ews, examined through the study of
a variety of popular and elite cultural representations of J ews. How antisemitism became
entangled with the problems of gender, sexual, racial, class, and self identity. [3] Geller.
3524. The Holocaust: Its Meanings and Implications. This course examines the systematic
destruction of the European J ewish communities during World War II and the historical,
social, political, and cultural developments that led to the destruction. During the class sessions,
students will explore the psychological and sociological dimensions of the Holocausts
aftermath and the philosophical and theological problems the event presents for both J ews
and Christians. [3] Geller.
3537. The Holocaust: Representation and Reflection. Explores fundamental questions
about the nature of history and representation, the nature of the human and the divine, that
the Holocaust raises. Prerequisite: 3524 or its equivalent. [3] Geller.


Sociology
200-level as appropriate and with permission of instructor.
294. Seminars in Selected Topics. Topics of special interest, as announced in the Schedule
of Courses. May be repeated for credit once if there is no duplication of topic. FALL. [3]
Steinberg.
301. Classical Theory. Theoretical perspectives and theorists in the early history of sociology,
focusing primarily on Durkheim, Marx, and Weber. [3] (Not currently offered)
302. Contemporary Theory. Modern developments including neo-Marxist, functionalist,
structuralist, conflict, interactionist, exchange/rational choice, and feminist theories. [3] (Not
currently offered)
310. Sociological Inquiry. Introduction to research methods, including theory construction,
sociological reasoning, study design, and specific research techniques. Normally limited to
graduate students in the department. FALL. [3] Donato.

Spanish and Portuguese

200-level as appropriate and with permission of instructor.
239. Development of the Novel. From the seventeenth century through Realism and Naturalism
in Spain and Spanish America. SPRING. [3] Zamora
246. Don Quixote. Directed reading and intensive study of the novel. FALL. [3] Friedman.
251. Development of Drama. Spanish theatrical works from 1600 to 1900, including the
Golden age comedia, neoclassicism, romanticism, and early realism in drama. [3] Friedman.
302. Ibero-Romance Philology. (Also listed as Spanish 302) Study of the evolution of the
languages and dialects of the Iberian Peninsula. Analysis of selected linguistic developments
and readings from medieval texts. SPRING. [3] Rasico.
333. Seminar: Modernismo. The major literary movement of the end of the nineteenth century
and beginning of the twentieth century in the Spanish-speaking world. Major authors, their context,
and the fundamental ideological and literary shifts evident in their works. [3] (with focus on Europe)
343. Seminar: Studies in Golden Age Drama. The comedia nueva in cultural and critical
contexts. FALL. [3] Friedman.
344. Seminar: The Baroque. Readings in Spanish baroque literature and culture, including
works by Gngora, Quevedo, Cervantes, Mara de Zayas, Caldern, and Gracin. [3]
Friedman.
345. Seminar: Early Modern Spanish Narrati ve. Readings in Spanish prose fiction from
1550 to 1700, including the picaresque tradition and works by Cervantes, Mara de Zayas,
and other writers. FALL. [3] Friedman.
351. Comparative Methodology. (Also listed as Portuguese 351) Comparative literature as
an academic discipline; scholarly and theoretical distinctions; methodologies, applications,
relationship to national literature units and humanities programs. SPRING. [3] Fitz.
352. Seminar: Issues in Hispanic Cinema. Possible topics include: feminine reflections in
contemporary Spanish cinema; Hispanic variations on the cinematic Bildungsroman; traveling
films; delivering the nation (Spain 19752005). [3] Zamora (with focus on Europe).
361. Seminar: Studies in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature. A broad
survey of specific topics such as: textual civil wars; literary constructions of the nation; reconstruction
of the narrative genre (17001900); eccentricities of Spanish Enlightenment and/or
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Spanish Romanticism; theatrical spectacles. SPRING. [3] Zamora.
362. Seminar: The Realist Novel of the Nineteenth-Century Spanish. A multifaceted
approach to the Spanish Realist novel with attention to the sociopolitical context, contemporary
cultural discourses and practices; European literary and artistic currents of the day,
and theoretical formulations on the genre. [3] Zamora.