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  • 3.00 Credits

    An introduction to the written analysis of Spanish literary texts. This course introduces students to foundations of cultural and literary analysis of contemporary narrative texts from Spanish and Latin America authors. Students will continue to develop oral and writing proficicency in Spanish through a critical analysis of short stories and novels. Topics will include gender and sexuality, ethnicity, transatlantic identities, migration, colonialism, popular consciousness and revolution and human rights. These topics correspond to issues that will be explored in depth in upper-division culture and literature courses. Prerequisite: SPA 197.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course introduces students to foundations of cultural and literary analysis of contemporary poetic texts from Spanish and Latin American authors. Students will continue to develop oral and writing proficiency in Spanish through a critical analysis of a cariety of poetic forms. Topics will include gender and sexuality, ethnicity, transatlantic identities, migration, colonialism, popular consciousness and revolution, and human rights. These topics correspond to issues that will be explored in depth in upper-division culture and literature courses. Prerequisite: SPA 197.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Participants in this intensive language and culture immersion program will increase oral proficiency and deepen cross-cultural competencies through Spanish language immersion and intercultural exchange taught by WCSU faculty in Spanish. The first week of the course will focus on arts appreciation and creative inquiry, the environment and social change, and cultural knowledge related to the social and political history of the region through lectures and discussion with faculty from WCSU in partnership with faculty from an institution of higher education abroad. During the second week of the course, students will have the option of participating in an education immersion experience or conducting research projects related to the culture content of the course. Participants in this intensive language and culture immersion program will increase oral proficiency and deepen cross-cultural competencies through Spanish language immersion and intercultural exchange taught by WCSU faculty in Spanish. The first week of the course will focus on arts appreciation and creative inquiry, the environment and social change, and cultural knowledge related to the social and political history of the region through lectures and discussion with faculty from WCSU, in partnership with faculty from an institution of higher education abroad. During the second week of the course, students will have the option of participating in an education immersion experience or conducting research projects related to the culture content of the course. Prerequisite/Corequisites: one semester of Spanish study or placement examination by oral proficiency examination.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A survey of the geopolitical, socioeconomic and cultural aspects of peninsular Spain from the time of the First Republic to the present day. In this course we will explore how identities of a diverse and heterogeneous Spain were constucted historically. Through the exploration of the diversity of Spain, we will learn to better understand contemporary Spain as a multicultural and multilingual nation of twenty-first century. There will be a particular focus on cultural production, specifically literature, film, arts, and music contributions to the development and expression of cultures in various historical, political and economic contexts. Prerequisite: one 200-level course in Spanish.
  • 3.00 Credits

    In this course we will explore the heterogeneity of Hispanic cultures in the Americas from Pre-Columbian civilizations to the twenty-first century. There will be particular focus on cultural production, specifically literature, film, art and music as contributions to the development and expression of cultures in various historical , political, and economic contexts. Prerequisite: one 200-level course in Spanish.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Exploration of cultural interactions between Spain and Latin America, and among Spain, Latin America and the U.S., in literature, music, film and popular culture from the early modern period to the present. Topics include imperialism; the relationships between modernity and colonialism; diasporas; contac zones; transculturation; rearticulation of transnational identities; coexistence in difference; borderlands; mestizo cultural spaces; indianos (women) travelers and migrants as cultural agents; migration; exile; pilgrimage. Exploration of cultural interactions between Spain and Latin America, and among Spain, Latin America and the U.S., in literature, music, film and popular culture from the early modern period to the present. Topics include imperialism; the relationships between modernity and colonialism; diasporas; contact zones; transculturation; rearticulation of transnational identities; coexistence in differences; borderlands; mestizo cultural spaces; indianos, (women) travelers and migrants as cultural agents; migration; exile; pilgrimage. Prerequisite: one 200-level course in Spanish.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course introduces students to the region's large and diverse groups of Hispanic cultures from Puerto Rico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, and others, which have contributed to the Hispanic diaspora in New York City and Connecticut. Students will undertake field projects designed to look at the effects of transnational migration on urban culture, institution-building, and identity formation. This course introduces students to the region's large and diverse group of Hispanic cultures from Puerto Rico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, and others, which have contributed to the Hispanic diaspora in New York City and Connecticut. Students will undertake field projects designed to look at the effects of transnational migration on urban culture, institution-building, and identity formation. Prerequisite: one 200-level course in Spanish.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This will allow participants to impove their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills in Spanish through a month-long immersion in its language, arts and culture by living and studying in Spain. There will be a particular focus on arts and architecture, enhanced through visits to museums, cultural and historic sites, which are an integral part of the program. Through the exploration of the richness of Spanish arts, architecture, linguistic and ecological diversity, students will learn to better understand contemporary Spain as a multiculltural and multilingual nation of the XXI century, and make global comparisons. General Education: Humanities.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The reading of selected short stories; grammatical and textual understanding via the "conocimiento del texto" oral and written reports.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The study and appreciation of the major theatrical contributions of Spain.
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