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4.00 Credits
How have Latin American literature and film of the past three decades articulated the many forms of violence in a region facing complex armed conflicts, wars deployed around the drug trade, and diverse forms of political unrest? We will investigate how contemporary texts reflect on linguistic, ethical and social dimensions of subjectivity in times of crisis and provide productive analytical frameworks to examine violence, history and memory in the region.
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4.00 Credits
A study of Latin American literary works conversant with mass media and technologies of communication. Our inquiry is framed by a set of general questions regarding the relationship between media, literature, cognition, and perception. How have works of literature engaged emerging technologies of communication? What are the repercussions of mechanical and electronic communication technologies on our way of making sense of the world? Readings by Girondo, Cortazar, Puig, Bellatin, Sarlo, Benjamin, McLuhan, others.
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4.00 Credits
Examines the construction, expansion, and transformation of Barcelona as cultural capital of Catalonia and as site of political and aesthetic experimentation from the mid-19th century to the present. Drawing on literature, criticism, visual arts, architecture, urban planning, film, and music, we explore national identity, nationalism, and language; bilingualism and multiculturalism; and the relations between art and economics, political conformity and resistance.
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4.00 Credits
Continues to reinforce the practice of oral and written communication in Spanish through topics in contemporary cultural materials from Spain and Latin America. Students will focus on improving accuracy, refining pronunciation and developing vocabulary. In addition to in-class discussions, course work involves grammar review and practice in writing. Consult course website for current semester topics.
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4.00 Credits
An advanced language and culture class that further develops linguistic competence using a region or regions of the Hispanic world as a focus for class discussion, grammar review, and an introduction to Hispanic social contexts and texts. Course materials may also include films, interviews, painting, photography, music, selections from the press, as well as literary or historical readings. Frequent written and oral assignments, and a thorough review of grammar. Consult course website for current semester topics.
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4.00 Credits
An advanced language course designed to strengthen and develop competence in written expression. Close reading of texts in literary and non-literary genres will help students refine personal style. The performance of short excerpts of plays, combined with advanced work on oral expression and phonetics, will help students increase their fluency and ease of expression.
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4.00 Credits
An advanced language course which examines the richness and complexity of the Latino experience in the US while promoting community engagement as a vehicle for greater linguistic fluency and cultural understanding. Students are placed with community organizations within the Boston area and volunteer for four hours a week. Class work focuses on expanding Spanish oral and written proficiency through discussions and analysis of readings and films by and about Latinos in the US.
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4.00 Credits
An advanced language and culture class that examines literature and films portraying the political, sociological, financial and environmental impact of multinational companies doing business in Latin America. Students' linguistic competency is developed through discussion of the ethics of business, grammar reviews, and weekly writing assignments. Students will also choose a specific project for a business in Latin America and research its possible outcome and social, political, and environmental consequences.
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4.00 Credits
An advanced language course designed to increase understanding of language through close readings and translations that center on Spanish 20th-century history, culture, and society. Students will also refine personal style through creative writing exercises and advanced work on grammar. Course materials may include texts in literary and non-literary genres such as short stories, poems, newspaper articles, graphic novels, memoirs, travel journals, historical essays, documentaries, music lyrics, and movie scripts.
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4.00 Credits
For heritage speakers and advanced language students, Latino literature, in the forms of poetry, narrative, theater, and film, will be the focus of an in-depth review of grammar and style in Spanish, as well as the uses of Spanish alongside English language arts. A range of artists from Latin American origins will be featured, including those with ties to the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America.
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