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This course will enable students to understand Hispanic influences in the formation of Latin American cities. It analyzes the causes and consequences of the formation of the Colonial towns during and after the Spanish conquest, and their influence on the modern cities. Emphasis will be given to urban history and design, and particularly the forms of economic production and resulting land use and settlement patterns. The course will emphasize the period between 1521 to 1810, and the complexities of subsequent urban history. It will also aim to explain the factors that have given rise to today's social, economic and spatial disparities in Latin America. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course examines the century-long quest for national identity in Mexico and, in particular, the political, social, and cultural impact of the Mexican Revolution on intellectual discourse. Topics of study include Marxism, the development of civil and women's rights, community art, secularism, and the importance of mestizaje in the shaping Mexican identity and letters. We will read primarily novels and essays, by authors ranging from José Vasconcelos to Subcomandante Marcos. We will also critically examine the artwork of the Mexican muralists and Frida Kahlo. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in HISP270 and one of the following: HISP261 or HISP262 or HISP263 or HISP264; or Permission of the Instructor. 1.00 units, Seminar
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This course explores exemplary texts written by Latina/Latino authors in the19th and 20th centuries and examines them in relation to their representation of issues such as gender and sexualities, diasporic identities, and bilingualism. We will consider a diversity of Chicana/o and Latina/o literature (poetry, narrative, theater, and film) in our analysis of topics such transculturation, (im)migration, (im)migrant's rights, feminist consciousness, exile, post-colonialism and linguistic identity. (Also offered under Latin American and Caribbean Studies; and the Women, Gender and Sexuality Program.) Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in HISP270 and one of the following: HISP261 or HISP262 or HISP263 or HISP264; or Permission of the Instructor. 1.00 units, Lecture
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The students will become familiar with the main literary trends in the Spanish American Poetry since the "Modernismo movement" (end of XIXth century) to the present. The readings will include poets such as Pablo Neruda, Cesar Vallejo, Alejandra Pizarnik, Ruben Dario and Gioconda Belli, and some popular singers such as Silvio Rodriguez and Violeta Parra. There will be an emphasis on understanding the specificity of poetic language and the development of the appropriate tools of analysis. The course will enhance reading skills that will enable students to enjoy poetry in Spanish or any other language. Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in HISP270 and one of the following: HISP261 or HISP262 or HISP263 or HISP264; or Permission of the Instructor. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course explores the various manifestations of Latin American Theater of the late 19th and the 20th centuries. Texts to be studied include canonical authors (i.e. Florencio, Sanchez, Agustin Cuzzani, Augusto Boal) as well as other, equally important authors, movements and trends such as Teatro Campensino, Teatro Poblacional, Popular Theater, performances. Some attention will also be paid to the study of theatricality in social and political rituals and everyday life. Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in HISP270 and one of the following: HISP261 or HISP262 or HISP263 or HISP264; or Permission of the Instructor. 1.00 units, Seminar
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This course explores the cinematic production of Latin America, particularly in the context of the New Latin American Cinema movement started in the late fifties and sixties. Parented by the continent's colonial experience and forged by its continuing underdevelopment and dependency, the movement has inscribed itself in Latin Americans' struggles for national and continental autonomy. Discussions will be based on films, film reviews, interviews, and political and artistic manifestoes belonging to this period. The course will also include later cinematic developments in individual countries such as Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Cuba. Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in HISP270 and one of the following: HISP261 or HISP262 or HISP263 or HISP264; or Permission of the Instructor. 1.00 units, Lecture
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How is history portrayed in literature How may literature be used to search for a greater, or alternative, historical "truths" How might historical events be used to contemplate more intimate concerns and problems These and other questions will be explored as this class examines some of the many historical novels produced both at the beginning of the 20th century and today in Latin America. We will study how authors use history to explore problems of narration, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, subjectivity, and the nation. Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in HISP270 and one of the following: HISP261 or HISP262 or HISP263 or HISP264; or Permission of the Instructor. 1.00 units, Lecture
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To be offered occasionally on a special topic of consideration in Spanish American or Iberian literatures and cultures. Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in HISP270 and one of the following: HISP261 or HISP262 or HISP263 or HISP264; or Permission of the Instructor. 1.00 units, Lecture
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Using the most recent interdisciplinary discussions concerning the construction of national identity as our guide (racial, religious, political, sexual, etc.), this course will examine those texts which catalyzed the emergence, evolution, propagation and preservation of the ideals of the "Spanish nation" from the Middle Ages to 1700s. The course will also explore the main issues associated with the political and cultural history of Early Modern Spain, within both the Peninsula and the American New World. Prerequisite: C- or better in HISP 261, 262, 263, 264 or permission of instructor. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course examines the century-long quest for national identity in Mexico and in particular, the political, social, and cultural impact of the Mexican Revolution on intellectual discourse. Topics of study include Marxism, the development of civil and women's rights, community art, secularism, and the importance of mestizaje in the shaping of Mexican identity and letters. We will read primarily novels and essays, by authors ranging from José Vasconcelos to Subcomandante Marcos. We will also critically examine the artwork of the Mexican muralists and Frida Kahlo. (Also offered under the Latin American and Caribbean Studies concentration of the International Studies Program.) Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in HISP270 and one of the following: HISP261 or HISP262 or HISP263 or HISP264; or Permission of the Instructor. 1.00 units, Seminar
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