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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A reading of serious contemporary fiction (short stories, novellas, short novels) of major writers such as Asturias, Carpentier, Ferre, Fuentes, Rulfo, Lezama Lima, etc. As these texts are often a real challenge to readers whose native language is not Spanish, considerable time will be devoted to development of strategies in reading for comprehension and content. The instructor will discuss the situation in the modern period of the nation of the writer under discussion. Frequent discussion of problems, brief written reports, oral readings and reports, written translations will be assigned. Prerequisite: SP 302A or an adequate reading knowledge of Spanish. Fulfills a requirement towards a major or minor in Spanish. Satisfies the humanities distribution requirement. Three hours a week.
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3.00 Credits
The small nation of Cuba has produced a disproportionate number of notable works of fiction in the mid and late 20th century, many of them highly original and richly complex. Whether or not authors specifically engage the question of the Cuban Revolution, history is palpably present in novels and short stories we will study by Carpentier, Pinera, Lezama Lima, Sarduy, Arenas, Cabrera Infante, and Vitier. Class discussions, written essays and oral presentations in Spanish. Prerequisite: SP 302 or equivalent, or an adequate reading knowledge of Spanish. Satisfies the humanities distribution requirement. Three hours a week
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3.00 Credits
The goal of this course is to introduce students to the Latino culture in the U.S. through contemporary readings, while maintaining and improving Spanish language skills. The course is designed: (1) to enable students to explore their career fields and to acquire practical experience; (2) to increase their fluency in Spanish and to broaden their knowledge of the Latino community through personal and continued contacts with the language and people outside of the classroom; (3) to explore the histories and cultures of four groups of Latinos in the United States - Chicano, Puerto Rican, Dominican- American and Cuban-American. Lectures given in Spanish. Prerequisite: Equivalent of Intermediate Spanish. May be counted in the Spanish major and minor. Satisfies the Humanities distribution requirement. Three hours a week, plus service hours outside of the classroom.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the Spanish culture as viewed through its various symbols and myths, highlighted in texts and films of the 20th century. There will be an emphasis on the works of Federico Garcia Lorca, the surrealist films of Luis Bu?uel, and the poetry of the Generation of 27. A connection with the world of the Supernatural in Latin America will also be touched upon, as the nature/culture dichotomy and the world of the unconscious will be explored throughout the semester. Class discussions, written essays, exams, and oral presentations in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 302A or the equivalent. Fulfills a requirement towards a major or minor in Spanish. Satisfies the humanities distribution requirement. Three hours a week.
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3.00 Credits
In lieu of a formal course, qualified upper-level students may substitute an intensive program of reading in Hispanic literature or civilization (in English or Spanish) under the direction of a member of the department. Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and the chair of Modern Languages. Satisfies the humanities distribution requirement.
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4.00 Credits
This team-taught cross-disciplinary course with a focus on ethnicity, gender and culture and one or two additional areas including ecology and/or astronomy combine to form a coherent picture of one of the most diverse parts of the United States, the Southwest of New Mexico and Arizona. The course focuses on Native American, Chicana/o/Hispanic and Anglo forces that shape the land and influence the arts and architecture. We will examine Native American traditions, spirituality, gender, myths and rituals. In addition we will focus on two of the desert ecosystems of the Southwestern US, the Chihuahuan and Sonoran, and the boundaries between them. The dominant plants and animals will be examined and/or students will study astronomy and archeo-astronomy. The Southwest includes the best observing sites in the continental US and we will examine optical and radio astronomy, and investigate the relationship of the sky to Anasazi culture and the astronomical alignments of the ruins of Chaco Canyon. The course includes a field trip to the Southwest. cross-listed as SC 266A.
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore multiple Feminist Theories and practices. We will ask what constitutes a theory and explore how Feminist theories are informed by theories of gender, race, ethnicity, class, sex and nation. Throughout the semester we will look at local, national, and international Feminist theories and how they view local andglobal cultures. We will also examine strategies for change and how Feminist theories influence and inform practice and other discipliness. Three hours a week.
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3.00 Credits
Some of the areas we will investigate are the effects of Globalization on women, UN resolutions that define women’s rights as human rights. We will explore how war, international trade agreements, global sweatshops, the international sex trade and new technologies like genetic engineering affect the lives of women across the globe. We will also look at how women are mobilizing internationally to create change in the local national and international landscapes. We will read narratives of Indigenous women from around the world. Some areas we will focus on are women in the Middle East, Mexico, Asia, South America and North America. We will ask how women are empowering themselves and others to fight for human rights and social justice. Three hours a week. class, ethnicity, sexuality, nation and age in advertising, movies, music, magazines, television and more. We will address issues of social inequality in the media and explore alternative media, media literacy, and media democracy. We will examine production techniques and how different audiences read the media. Finally, we will experiment with creating our own media representations of gender. Three hours a week.
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3.00 Credits
This course studies filmic representations of women and gender in US and international cinema, documentaries and independent film and the role of feminist film directors and producers. We will study feminist film analysis, analyze the different film genres like horror films where a strong woman usually defeats the monster. We will contrast US and International filmic representations of women. Issues to be addressed include how representations of women change historically and reflect shifting attitudes about gender, race, ethnicity, class, nation and sex. We will also explore audience responses to films and some techniques of filmmaking. Additionally, students will produce short videos as a means to explore how to create a feminist film and experience what it is like on the other side of the camera. Three hours a week.
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3.00 Credits
The critical study of masculinities is not only a burgeoning subfield within women's and gender studies, but also an increasingly important subject within progressive humanities and social science scholarship of all kinds. Emerging initially as a result of the women's and gay liberation movements in the late 1960s and early 1970s, masculinity studies today is an interdisciplinary endeavor based on the notion that masculinities are historically produced, culturally specific, locally practiced, and (continually) subject to change. Furthermore, masculinity whether considered at the global, national, local, or personal level, is always informed and mediated by intersecting social categories of race, class, and sexuality. Three hours a week.
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