SPAN W3330x - or y Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Cultures

Institution:

Barnard College

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Description:

Information and skills needed to interpret a wide variety of cultural objects produced in Spain and Spanish America: literary, filmic, artistic, architectural, urban, etc. Focus on interpretation as an activity and as the principal operation though which culturally sited meaning is created and analyzed. Among the categories and topics discussed will be history, national and popular cultures, literature (high/low), cultural institutions, migration, and globalization. This course also continues work on speaking, listening, and reading comprehension, with a special emphasis on writing, begun in W3300. Prerequisites: Enrollment limited to 15. Sophomore standing or permission of instructor. Corequisites: This course follows W3300 in the bridge course sequence; but may, with instructor/advisor permission, be taken concurrently. General Education Requirement: Cultures in Comparison (CUL). 3 points

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.barnard.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 854-5262

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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