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  • SPA 312: Spanish-American Culture and Civilization

    3.00 Credits
    Assumption University

    This course attempts to build up an understanding of the Spanish-American world since pre-Columbian civilizations through colonial times. Topics to be considered include: Aztec warfare, religion and ritual; Mayan scientific thought, astronomy, and architecture; life in the Inca empire; Spanish conquest and the image of the conquistador; the quest for El Dorado; colonial culture and the Enlightenment; and the role of women in the foundations of the Spanish-American culture. Emphasis is placed on the development of the Spanish-American character, a product of the superimposition of new cultures upon the ancient civilizations. Prerequisite: any Main Currents course. Not open to students who have taken SPA 256. Grijalva/ Three credits
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  • SPA 313: Spanish-American Culture and Civilization II

    3.00 Credits
    Assumption University

    The main objective of this course is to examine the Spanish- American way of life since the independence from Spain at the beginning of the 19th through the 20th century, as seen in the political development, social structures, and intellectual and cultural achievements of the new nations. Topics to be considered include: civilización vs. barbarie; the culture of dictatorships and revolutions; the Mexican muralists; the role of the church and the work of the theology of liberation; contributions of Spanish-American/ Latina women; the impact of African culture on music and art; and the presence of Latino culture in the United States, among other topics. Prerequisite: any Main Currents course. Guerrero-Watanabe/ Three credits
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  • SPA 315: Caribean Literature and Cult ure

    3.00 Credits
    Assumption University

    This course explores the cultural and social institutions of the Spanish Caribbean in the 19th and 20th centuries. Special emphasis will be placed on the racial dynamics and political events that have shaped the culture of all three nations: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. Prerequisite: any Main Currents course. Guerrero-Watanabe/ Three credits
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  • SPA 316: Emerging Modernity in the Hispanic World

    3.00 Credits
    Assumption University

    The main objective of this course is the expansion of each student’s understanding of the social and political events, artistic production, literary texts and culture of four countries in the Hispanic world: Spain, Mexico, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. The course focuses on the transition towards the historical period of the 20th century that we will refer to as “modernity.” Throughout the course, we will make use ofreadings, films, music and the Internet in order to develop a more complete understanding of the complex modes of cultural production. Prerequisite: any Main Currents course. Guerrero-Watanabe/ Three credits
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  • SPA 317: Border Identities in Spa In

    3.00 Credits
    Assumption University

    In this course students will learn about how urban life, violence, and modern cities have been represented by journalist-literary writers in Latin America. We will discuss the relationship between literature and journalism, and between chronicles and other literary genres. In addition, students will examine some works of the “New Journalism”in the United States and its influence over Latin American writers. Intensive Spanish writing will be a major requirement. Prerequiste: any Main Currents course. Leone/ Three credits
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  • SPA 331:

    3.00 Credits
    Assumption University

    Close reading and analysis of representative plays of the 16th and 17th centuries. Class discussion and written assignments. Prerequisite: any Main Currents course. Begley/ Three credits
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  • SPA 333: S panish Mysticism

    3.00 Credits
    Assumption University

    A humanistic study of Spanish mysticism as seen in the works of several major religious authors of the Renaissance and the Counter-Reformation in Spain. Close reading and analysis of representative works, with special emphasis on Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross. Prerequisite: any Main Currents course. Also counts as Theology. Kercher/ Three credits
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  • SPA 334: Cervantes:El Quijote

    3.00 Credits
    Assumption University

    Close reading and analysis of the complete text of Cervantes’ masterpiece, concentrating on the understanding and enjoyment of the author’s art and thought. Discussion and short papers. Prerequisite: any Main Currents course. Begley/ Three credits
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  • SPA 336: S panish Picaresque

    3.00 Credits
    Assumption University

    Analysis of representative works of the picaresque genre; its portrait of Spanish society; social criticism and contribution to universal literature and film. Emphasis will be placed on Lazarillo de Tormes, Guzmán de Alfarache, Buscón , an d Rinconete yCortadillo. Prerequisite: any Main Currents course. Kercher/ Three credits
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  • SPA 354: 19th Century Spanish Novel

    3.00 Credits
    Assumption University

    Study and analysis of representative works of the 19th Century with special emphasis on Pérez Galdós and PardoBazán. Discussion and reports. Prerequisite: any Main Currents course. Begley/ Three credits
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