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3.00 Credits
Prof. Shea. Introduction to multiple aspects of Mexican culture from independence to the present. Students study a variety of forms of cultural production, ranging from literature, film, music, and art, to its cooking and comics to form as complete as possible a vision of Mexico’s complex and multifaceted culture. Students examine mainstream notions of national identity, while at the same time interrogating them by considering questions of gender, race, class, sexuality, and region.
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3.00 Credits
Prof. Lopez. The development of cinema in Latin American from its arrival as an imported technology to the present. Films studied in relation to the sociopolitical environment and emphasis placed on close analysis as well as a contextual understanding of the material. Topics include the struggle to create national film industries, the “art film” and New Cinema movements, and recent trends in countries such as Mexico and Argentina. (Same as COMM 4190.)
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3.00 Credits
Prof. Charles, Prof. Rivera-DÃaz. Study of recent works by Latin America’s premier novelists that considers how these writers articulate modern cultural identities by narrative the lives of iconic figures of the colonial past. Contemporary essays and selections from colonial texts are also discussed. Authors include Arenas, Carpentier, Fuentes, GarcÃa Márquez, Lobo, Posse, Vargas Llosa. Does not fulfill colonial-nineteenth century Latin American requirement.
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Prof. Gomez. Pre-requisite: SPAN 404 and SPAN 405." " A topics course on the cinemas of Latin America. Possible themes include representations of history, violence and politics, subaltern subjectivities, genres, cinema and cultural imperialism. The course may refer to a particular national tradition or to Latin American film in general." "
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3.00 Credits
Prof. Bass. This course studies the cultural role of images, largely painting, in Spain during the period 1500-1700. Topics explored include: the pictorial use of mythological themes in the projection of imperial power, the importance of portraiture in the legitimization of the Spanish monarchy, the art market and the social status of the artist. While painting is our main focus, we also examine other visual documents such as maps and read literary works that illuminate the functions of images in the period. Note: This course satisfies the pre-twentieth-century requirement. (Same as ARHS 323.)
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3.00 Credits
Prof. Howard. A detailed investigation of the speech sounds of Spanish, their organization, and their proper articulation. Practice both in class and with recorded material.
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3.00 Credits
Prof. Howard. Survey of the varieties of Spanish spoken in Spain, Latin America, and the United States. We look at variation in pronunciation and grammatical usage, such as the tu/usted/vos, as well as variation by age, gender, and social class.
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3.00 Credits
Prof. Davis. An introductory survey of the principal literary movements of the eighteenth and nineteenth-centuries. Only the outstanding works and authors of the various literary genres are discussed. Note: This course satisfies the pre-twentieth-century requirement.
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3.00 Credits
Prof. Davis, Prof. C. Soufas, Prof. Bass, Prof. Dangler, Prof. Sullivan. A topics course on the literature and culture of Spain. Possible themes include science and literature, construction of gender and sexuality, revolution and repression, honor and violence, popular culture, satire, and metanarrative.
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3.00 Credits
Prof. Dangler. Introduction to the cultural issues of medieval Iberia from the eighth century to 1500. Students read a variety of medieval stories, miracles, and historical documents in order to actively discuss Iberia’s diverse Jewish, Muslim, and Christian communities, and to engage with such topics as courtly love, health and healing, pilgrimage, the “reconquest,†and medieval work. Note: This course satisfies the pre-twentieth-century requirement.
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