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3.00 Credits
This course has two components: 1) an examination of hate violence in the contemporary United States and 2) a weekly dialogue session focusing on individuals' experiences with and perceptions of racial, ethnic, religious, gender, sexual orientation, and other forms of bias. The first component offers an interdisciplinary look at hate violence, including its historical roots in the United States, then focusing on issues raised from the mid-1980s to the present. The second component, the dialogue series, provides students the opportunity to discuss their personal and collective experiences and perceptions about bias in a structured environment. Enrollment limited to 25. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
Current efforts to deal with crime consist principally of law enforcement and punishment. Punishable offenses increase and punishments become more severe with, some argue, little effect on the overall state of crime. An alternative effort is to prevent crimes. The course explores the variety of crime prevention practices, from those that direct attention to offenders' behavior to those that-taking into account that most crimes involve not only an offender but also a victim and a situation surrounding both-seek to alter that critical situation. Major topics include community policing, crime analysis, and crime prevention through environmental design. Enrollment limited to 20. S. Sylvester.
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3.00 Credits
Students, in consultation with a faculty advisor, individually design and plan a course of study or research not offered in the curriculum. Course work includes a reflective component, evaluation, and completion of an agreed-upon product. Sponsorship by a faculty member in the program/department, a course prospectus, and permission of the chair are required. Students may register for no more than one independent study during a Short Term. Normally offered every year. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
This course contrasts the mode of representation of indigenous people in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Latin American literature known as indigenismo ?hich considers the role assumed by the mestizo and white writers as spokespersons/translators for the Indians-with representations offered by the Indians themselves in the contemporary era . Indigenist a literary production is linked to the state's policies of exclusion of the Indians in postcolonial Latin America. The increasing power that indigenous movements have gained since the 1970s in their struggle for autonomy, self-determination, and the defense of their land and cultures has challenged the very essence of the Latin American nation-states and discourses about the Indians. Prerequisite(s): Spanish 215 or 216. Conducted in English. Enrollment limited to 15. M. Ortiz.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the study of Spanish classical drama of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Reading and critical analysis of selected dramatic works by Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, Calderón de la Barca, Miguel de Cervantes, Ana Caro, MarÃa de Zayas, and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, among others, offer an insight into the totality of the dramatic spectacle of Spanish society during its imperial century. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite(s): one Spanish 200-level literature course. Not open to students who have received credit for SP/TH 241 or Spanish 241. Enrollment limited to 20. B. Fra-Molinero.
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3.00 Credits
Emphasis is placed on oral proficiency with pronunciation exercises and conversational practice and the development of reading and writing skills. The course includes drill in the essential constructions and basic vocabulary of Spanish, complemented by short films and cultural presentations. Spanish 101 is not open to students with two or more years of Spanish in secondary school. Spanish 101 is open only to first and second year students. Not open to students who have received credit for Spanish 103. Enrollment limited to 22 per section. Normally offered every year. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
Emphasis is placed on oral proficiency with pronunciation exercises and conversational practice and the development of reading and writing skills. The course includes drill in the essential constructions and basic vocabulary of Spanish, complemented by short films and cultural presentations. Spanish 101 is not open to students with two or more years of Spanish in secondary school. Spanish 101 is open only to first and second year students. Not open to students who have received credit for Spanish 103. Enrollment limited to 22 per section. Normally offered every year. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
Emphasis is placed on oral proficiency with pronunciation exercises and conversational practice. Development of reading and writing skills. Drill in the essential constructions and basic vocabulary of Spanish, complemented by short films and cultural presentations. Spanish 102 is not open to students with two or more years of Spanish in secondary school. Spanish 102 is open only to first and second year students. Not open to students who have received credit for Spanish 103. Enrollment limited to 22 per section. Normally offered every year. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
Designed for students with significant prior experience in Spanish or another Romance language and for highly self-motivated students who wish to learn at a faster pace, the course reviews essential constructions and vocabulary covered in Elementary Spanish 101-102 in one semester. The course emphasizes oral proficiency and the development of reading and writing skills while fostering a cross-cultural understanding of the Spanish-speaking world with authentic texts and media. Not open to students who have received credit for Spanish 101 or 102. Enrollment limited to 22. Normally offered every year. D. George.
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3.00 Credits
Designed to increase students' vocabulary and to improve mastery of language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The course provides a thorough review of grammar as well as an emphasis on conversational proficiency, expository writing, and Hispanic culture. Prerequisite(s): Spanish 102. Open to first-year students. Enrollment limited to 22 per section. Normally offered every year. Staff.
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