ðə kˈoːɹs hɐz ɐ ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd ɹˈiːdɪŋ lˈɪst ðæt dɹˈɔːz fɹʌm ɐ vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv sˈoːɹsᵻz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ sˈʌtʃ wˈɛlnˈoʊn ˈɔːθɚz ænd pˈoʊɪts æz fˈɛdɚɹɪkˌoʊ ɡˈɑːɹʃə lˈoːɹkə, miːɡˈɛl də sɜːvˈɑːnteɪz, tˈɜːsoʊ də məlˈiːnə, ɡˈæbɹiːəl ɡˈɑːɹʃə mˈɑːɹkɛz, ɐlfˈɑːnsɪnə stˈoːɹni, hwˈɑːn ɹˈʌlfoʊ, ˈɪzəbˌɛl ɐlˈɛnd, ænd miːɡˈɛl də ʌnæmˈuːnoʊ, æz wˈɛl æz ɐ mɪsˈɛləni ʌv lˈɛsɚnˈoʊn ʃˈɔːɹt stˈoːɹiz, pˈoʊᵻmz, ænd nˈɑːvəlz.
The course has a required reading list that draws from a variety of sources, including such well-known authors and poets as Federico García Lorca, Miguel de Cervantes, Tirso de Molina, Gabriel García Márquez, Alfonsina Storni, Juan Rulfo, Isabel Allende, and Miguel de Unamuno, as well as a miscellany of lesser-known short stories, poems, and novels.