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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Does not meet a distribution requirement The department 1 to 4 credits
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3.00 Credits
(Speaking- and writing-intensive course; taught in English; Same as Film Studies 380(01)) This course studies the films of Pedro Almodóvar, European cinema's favoritebad boy turned acclaimed auteur. On the one hand, students learn to situate films within the context of contemporary Spanish history (the transition to democracy, the advent of globalization, etc.) in order to consider the local contours of postmodern aesthetics. On the other hand, the films provide a springboard to reflect on larger theoretical and ethical debates. For instance, what can a weeping transvestite teach us about desire What happens when plastic surgery and organ transplants become metaphors Under what circumstances, if any, can spectators find child prostitution cute Taught in English. Meets Humanities I-A requirement J. Crumbaugh Prereq. Film Studies 201, Film Studies 202, or Spanish 221 or permission of instructor; Weekly evening screenings; 4 credits
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3.00 Credits
This course looks at Early Modern Spanish history (1500-1700) through the lens of the complex connections between gender and other dimensions of power and culture (e.g., religion, class, sexuality, and race), by focusing on how gender differences/expectations and women's agency were negotiated at the time. Recasting history and including gender as a category of analysis not only help us understand the impact of women in Early Modern Spain, but also force us to rethink other important historical categories (e.g., power/authority, private/public). Objects of study include letters, legal texts, (auto)biographies, political treatises, books of conduct, as well as paintings and movies. Meets Humanities I-A requirement N. Romero-DÃaz Prereq. two of the following: Spanish 221, 235, 237, 244, or 246 and permission of instructor; 4 credits
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3.00 Credits
(Speaking- and writing-intensive course) With the growth of Afro-Latin American literary studies, there has been a growing interest in the recovery and the study of works by women of African descent. This course will examine the intersections of ethnic, cultural, national, class, sexual, and gender identities in representative texts (poems, short stories, essays, testimonios, and film) by Afro-Latina and Afro-Latin American women.We will discuss the construction and meaning of "race," color, and racialized gender roles. Secondaryobjectives include the development of research and writing skills and rudimentary orientation on various regional ethnic and feminist, cultural, and post/neocolonial theories. Meets multicultural requirement; meets Humanities I-A requirement D. Mosby Prereq. two of the following: Spanish 221, 235, 237, 244, 246, or permission of instructor; 4 credits
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3.00 Credits
How does Latin America think about itself The purpose of this course is to introduce students to different ways in which Latin Americans have approached the problems of self-definition and cultural identity. Readings will explore how various authors have addressed such complex issues as colonialism, mestizaje, literacy, regionalism, and feminism, among others. Since the topic varies each time the course is offered, a student may receive credit more than once. Fall 2008 351f(01) Latin Music in the US: From Doo-wop to Hip Hop and More This course explores representations of "Latinidad,"(Latinoness) via music and how Latins use music as an expression of cultural citizenship in the US. Using scholarly essays, sound and video recordings, and other writings. We will examine the aesthetic and historic contexts of Latin music; music as a repository of collective memory; the relationship between commodification and culture; and how artists engage normative representations of Latinidad as related to representations of race, gender, and sexuality.We will question the meanings of "crossing over" andexplore how salsa and reggaetón affect the relationship of Latin communities in the US with their respective island counterparts. Meets multicultural requirement; meets Humanities I-A requirement M. Negron Prereq. Two of the following: Spanish 221, 235, 237, 244, or 246 or permission of the instructor.; 4 credits 351f(02) U.S. Latino/ aTheatre (Taught in English) Latino/a theatre is a broad and complex topic with a dynamic array of artists working to push the bound- aries of performance and contest the limitations of labels for their work and their identities. We will consider various forms of performance and performance art created by U.S.-based Latino/a artists. Close attention will be paid to the social, political, and historical contexts of these works. We will examine the innovations and experimentation with artistic form, use of language, and thematic content. Topics will include gender roles, class position, and cultural identity as articulated by the artists. We will attend relevant performances and generate in-class performances. Meets multicultural requirement; meets Humanities I-A requirement P. Page Prereq. Two of the following: Spanish 221, 235, 237, 244, or 246 or permission of instructor; 4 credits Spring 2009 351s(01) Beyond Logocentrism (Same as Gender Studies 333(02)) Logocentric thinking is characerized by the desire for a center or original guarantee of all meaning, and has dominated theWestern world since Greek antiquity. It attempts to repress difference in favor of identity and presence. Feminists have extended the concept to talk about phallogocentrism as the logical underpinning of patriarchy. In this course, we will study attempts at breaking with the (phal)logocentric model of subjectivity, many of which have emerged in the mestizo/a continent. Meets multicultural requirement; meets Humanities I-A requirement C. Gundermann Prereq. Two of the following: Spanish 221, 235, 237, 244, or 246 or permission of instructor; 4 credits
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3.00 Credits
(Taught in English; Same as Romance Languages and Literatures 375, Italian 361, French 321, European Studies 316) Travel literature has always been a precious source for the study of culture, politics, arts and, last but not least, people. From Caesar to Marco Polo, from Stendhal to Carmen de Burgos, we will read and discuss authors who traveled for political, personal, and recreational reasons.We will also pay special attention to tales of emigration and immigration in the third millennium. Meets either language requirement or Humanities I-A requirement O. Frau Prereq. Permission of instructor. Student who wish to receive 300-level credit in Spanish must write their papers and do appropriate course readings in Spanish; 4 credits
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3.00 Credits
In this seminar, students will read excerpts of Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote (1605, 1615) and will study how current social movements employ this classic text. As a global Hispanic icon, the character of Don Quixote represents idealism and self-sacrifice, but also madness and violence. Beginning with Romantic-era literary reappropriations of Don Quixote, including Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818) and Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde ( 1886), we will examine Cervantes' masterpiece in the context of contemporary political struggles in Spain, Mexico, Brazil, and in the United States. Meets Humanities I-A requirement R. Mi?na Prereq. Spanish 212 and two of the following: Spanish 221, 235, 237, 244 or 246, or permission of instructor; 4 credits
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1.00 - 8.00 Credits
Does not meet a distribution requirement 1 to 8 credits
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to performance through a variety of improvisational exercises designed for developing basic techniques. A?er exploring visual, aural, tactical, and literary performance sources, the students will rehearse and present two performance projects. Meets Humanities I-A requirement B. O'Harra, R. Babb, TBA $10 lab fee; 4 credits
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3.00 Credits
Meets Humanities I-A requirement The department $5 lab fee; Preregistered students must attend the first class in order to guarantee their place in the course.; 4 credits
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