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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
In this class, the student will examine the influence of history and culture on popular expression, particularly on film. Seminal events in the Spanish-speaking world across a variety of time periods will be explored, including the Cuban Revolution, la Guerra Sucia of Argentina, and the Spanish Civil War. Above all, the student will come to see the indelible imprint historical phenomena leaves on cultural expression.
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3.00 Credits
In this course, we explore the rich cinematic production of the Southern Cone (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay). Through film screenings, readings, class discussions and writing, we will begin to understand these films as works of art in their own right and we will situate each in its historical, socio-, political and cultural moment. Thematic topics discussed will include: the marginalized and the outsider; dictatorships, war and violence; religion; sexuality; and daily life. The course is taught entirely in Spanish. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
In this course we will study satire and humor in 20th Century Latin American literature in its historical, social, and aesthetic contexts. The subject matter of this course will strive to enhance student's understanding of Latin America's literature, history and culture through one of humanity's constant modes of thought, action and self awareness: humor. We will explore the uses of satire in many forms such as prose, poetry, drama, music, film and political cartoons from diverse cultures in Latin America since the beginning of the 20th Century. Some of the readings will include authors such as: Pablo Neruda, Ana Lydia Vega, Julio Cortazar, Quino, Mario Vargas Llosa, Augusto Monterroso, Manuel Puig and Angeles Mastretta. Prerequisite: Spanish 300 or 310.
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3.00 Credits
Since the Mexican Revolution of the early 20th century, Latin American nations and people have been shaped and redefined by numerous and distinct revolutionary movements. In this course we will examine at a comparative level some of the most important revolutions carried out in Latin America during the 20th and 21st centuries with a focus on the countries of Bolivia, Cuba, México, Nicaragua and Venezuela. We will consider the causes, processes and long lasting effects that specific revolutions ¿ the Mexican Revolution, Cuban Revolution, Sandinista Revolution and Bolivarian Revolution - have had at a political, social and above all, cultural level so as to define the type of revolution and question if indeed such movement can be considered a ¿true revolution.¿ The course will draw from filmic, literary and musical sources that comment, represent and/or are the end-products of such revolutions. The goal of the course is for students to understand and question complementary and conflicting definitions of revolution within a contemporary Latin American context. Special attention will be given to research methodologies, and is highly recommended for graduating seniors in Spanish and SIS.
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3.00 Credits
One of the most popular Latin American cultural products of the mid to late 20th century is the telenovela (Spanish soap-opera). Similarly to much of the 19th century literary corpus, many telenovelas are the contemporary dynamic sites where different forms of identity are continuously discussed and defined. In this course we will examine and compare the ways in which classic examples of 19th century ¿foundational fiction¿ and 20th century Spanish soap-operas represent and deal with the question of race, class, gender and nation. Some of the novels we will read include Jose Isaacs¿s Maria; Clorinda Mato de Turner¿s Aves sin nido; José de Alancar¿s Iracema and Rómulo Gallegos¿s Doña Bárbara, and some of the telenovelas we will survey include Café, Xica da Silva, Luz María and Doña Bárbara. The goal of the course is for students to question the notion of ¿foundational fiction,¿ draw from theories of identity and reception, and assess the cultural value of the telenovela. Special attention will be given to research methodologies, and is highly recommended for graduating seniors in Spanish and SIS.
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3.00 Credits
Contextual reading of texts by leading writers of Latin America from the Mexican Revolution to the present. Authors include Mario Vargas Llosa, Pablo Neruda, Isabel Allende, Nicolas Guillen, Alejo Carpentier, Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortazar, Juan Rulfo, Octavio Paz, Elena Poniatowska, Carlos Fuentes, Emilio Carballido, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Rosario Ferre. Open to native speakers of Spanish to meet humanities requirement or as an elective. Prerequisites: 300 or 310.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introductory survey to colonial discourse and literary history, including readings of pre-Hispanic cultures, chronicles and codices, as well as creative expression during the period of colonization. Readings include: Colon, Las Casas, the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Bello, Sarmiento and others. Prerequisites: 300 or 310.
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3.00 Credits
The arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492 to the Americas marked the beginning of the age of exploration and conquest of the continent. We will examine the cultural encounters between the ancient Latin American civilizations and the Europeans. Rather than a historical survey, this course will focus on the cultural artifacts¿poetry, songs, pictorial representations, and chronicles¿that both Spaniards and indigenous people of the Americas produced to record these events. Conflicting views and diverse artistic expressions blend to represent the cultural tension inherent in what we will call the aesthetics of the encounter.
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3.00 Credits
As the site of a dynamic mixture of African, European and Indigenous traditions, the Caribbean is a culturally rich and complex region. This course is an interdisciplinary study of Caribbean cultural production and practices from the late 19th century to the present, as represented in film, music, theater, literature and the visual arts. We will look at the particular artistic traditions of the Hispanic Caribbean Islands (Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic); the continental coastal zones of Central America, Colombia and Venezuela; as well as that of individuals of Caribbean descent in the United States. Special attention will be given to the socio-political and historical context in which these forms of artistic expression are produced, and their relation to the construction of the concepts of race and identity. Prerequisites: One 300-level Spanish course
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3.00 Credits
This course addresses the major religious themes and patterns in Latin America from Modern times up to the present. Major issues include indigenous religions; syncretism and religious blending of American, African, and European religious beliefs; the challenge of modernity (the Enlightenment, democracy, secularism, nationalism); Protestant and Jewish history in the region; and the recent impact of liberation theology and of the presence of evangelicals in Latin America. We will also explore the lives of saints, both Catholic and "popular," to examine how spirituality and political charisma cross-fertilize in social-justice movements. We will examine religious themes in a variety of literary forms, including those of myth, history, parable, short story, essay, oral narrative, children's literature, poem, and novel. Some of the readings include authors such as Julián del Casal, Nicolás Guillén, Gabriel García Márquez, Jorge Luis Borges, Alejo Carpentier, Cristina García and Junot Díaz. We will aso include studies of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Che Guevara and Archbishop Romero. Prerequisites: 300 or 310 or permission of instructor.
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