SPAN 376 - Cult Studies: Latin am & Caribbn

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Montclair State University

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College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: SPANISH & ITALIAN Credits: 3.00 Cultural Studies: Latin America and the Caribbean. Prerequisites: SPAN 241 or SPAN 242. This course analyzes selected literary texts, films, and music from Latin America and the Caribbean that grapple such events and issues as the icons of culture; culture as commodity; culture as a site of resistance; and everyday cultural practices. Discussion will focus on theories about the nation, the role of national icons in the formation of cultural identity, cultural practices such as football, the bolero and Latin American telenovelas or soap operas, and the role of television and film. Students will be exposed to the cultural complexities of Latin America and the Caribbean and the relationship between "high" and "low" culture; oral culture and written culture; rural culture and urban culture; and the problems facing Latin America and the Caribbean today. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Foreign Langauge. Meets the World Languages and Cultures Requirement - World Cultures. 3 hours lecture.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.montclair.edu

Phone Number:

(973) 655-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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