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  • ML 4515: Recent Narrative from Spain

    4.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Old Westbury

    Taught in Spanish, this course provides an analytical and historical approach to narratives written in Spain during the last two decades of the 20th century. Students will be introduced to various aesthetic styles (science fiction, detective, parodic, historic and urban novels and short stories) that flourished during this period, paying special attention to the sociological background and the so-called "postmodern frame" that made those narratives possible. Authors such as Eduardo Mendoza, José Angel Mañas, Belen Gopegui, Manuel Rivas, etc, will be read.
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  • ML 4520: Culture & Lit-Span Caribbean

    4.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Old Westbury

    Taught in Spanish. A study of the major literary trends of this century in the Caribbean area (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Cuba) seen in a general Latin-American sociocultural and political perspective. Representative works by Henriquez Urena, Llorens Torres, Pales Matos, Guillen, del Cabral, Bosch, Marques, Carpentier, Laguerre, Cabrera Infante, Gonzalez, Cesaire, Mir, Burgos, Rodriguez-Julia, etc. Offered every third semester. Prerequisite: ML3500 or permission of ML faculty.
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  • ML 4540: Culture & Lit of Latin America

    4.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Old Westbury

    Taught in Spanish. Analysis of literary and sociopolitical themes that are still prevalent in Latin-America, including the collision of cultures, liberalism, independence and revolution, "civilizacion y barbarie", and dictatorship. These topics will be studied through comparative readings of colonial, nineteenth, and twentieth century literary works. Offered every other semester. Prerequisite: ML3500 or permission of ML faculty.
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  • ML 4545: Civ & Culture of Latin America

    4.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Old Westbury

    Taught in Spanish. This course will serve as an introduction to various aspects of daily life and culture in Latin Ameri- can countries from early times to the present. We will exp- lore the question of the Latin-American identity: What is - Latin America and who are the Latin Americans? We will consider some of the significant intellectual, artistic, historical, and sociopolitical movements that have shaped Latin America since the beginning of its history. Major pe- riods to be examined will be the pre-Columbian civilization, the "Conquista" and the colonial empire, the independence movements and the contemporary period. Students will become familiarized with major issues and institutions of Latin Am- erica as represented in contemporary Latin American essays, films, art, music, short stories, plays and novels.
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  • ML 4560: Culture & Civilization - Italy

    4.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Old Westbury

    This course is divided into two parts. In the first part (3 weeks), students will study Italian language at the level of Conversation II, as well as learn about history and culture of Italy. The second part (2 weeks) will be a tour through the sourthern islands of Italy: Sicily, Sardinia, Capri, and Elba, with special attention to historical sites. Coursework in Italy will include personal interviews with Italians (as the students' language skills permit), research on the history of local monuments, the writing of travel articles for a newspaper column, and developing a practical command of basic Italian. The class will arrive and depart from Florence. This course is limited to 15 students. Costs for travel, meals, and hotels, in addition to regular tuition, will be $2,500 plus personal expenses. Offered during Summer. Prerequisites: 3.0 GPA; ML 1400 or equivalentwith B or better
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  • ML 4600: Lit.delosPuerto./Hisp. en U.S.

    4.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Old Westbury

    Designed to give the future bilingual-bicultural professional an overview of the experience of the Puerto Rican and other Hispanics in the United States mainland, as expressed in literary works of the 20th century. Course is conducted in Spanish. Offered every third semester. Prerequisite: ML4400.
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  • ML 4620: Machis y Evol de Cult Hisp/Lit

    4.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Old Westbury

    Designed to give an understanding of the traditional role of women in the Hispanic culture, as expressed in selected literary works, and how machismo has influenced these roles. The literary works by Hispanic women from Latin America and the Hispanic community in the United States are analyzed. Among the authors whose works will be studied are: Maria Luisa Bombal, Silvina Bullrich, Julia de Burgos, Gabriela Mistral, Elena Poniatowska, Clara Silva, and Nilita Vientos Gaston. Course is conducted in Spanish. Offered every other year. Prerequisite: ML4400 or per- mission of M.L. faculty.
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  • ML 4630: Latin American Literature

    4.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Old Westbury

    Taught in English. This course emphasizes key literary movements in Latin America since the conquest. We will examine pre-Columbian texts together with the description of the Americas by early European gaze. We will analyze the collision of cultures, the baroque, romanticism and independence, ideas of Civilization and Barbarism, modernism, the avant-garde and magical realist movements. We will study European and African influences on Latin America letters and how these influences evolved into a Latin American expression. Finally, we will analyze how Latin America became a leading authority in world literature. Offered periodically. Prerequisite: EMS
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  • ML 4640: Influ.Afron. en la Cult. Hisp.

    4.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Old Westbury

    Designed to give an understanding of the African influence in all aspects of the Hispanic culture, with special attention to the areas of language and literature. Columbia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela, are particularly emphasized. Course is conducted in Spanish. Offered every third semester. Prerequisite: ML4400 or permission of M.L. faculty.
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  • ML 4645: French Literature

    4.00 Credits
    SUNY College at Old Westbury

    Taught in English. This survey course is intended to serve as an introduction to French literature from the French classical age, in the 17th century, to the present time. Students will be guided through the reading and analysis of narrative fiction, plays, and poems by major French writers so as to develop an understanding of the aesthetic and intellectual currents that have shaped French literature. Readings will be organized around thematic modules rather than in chronological order. Topics may include: representations of the self; stories of love and desire; the making of modernity; tradition and experimentation; social reflections; colonialism and post- colonialism, among others. Offered periodically Prerequisite: EMS
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