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3.00 Credits
Latin America is the most urbanized region in the world; its oldest cities were built by Spanish conquerors on the ruins of indigenous empires. Through public artwork, news and historical information, demographic and geographic visualization, cultural texts, film and other media, we will examine major Spanish and Latin American cities as a space of representation, resistance, and civic action. Students will each adopt a city and construct a web resource on its history, culture, architecture, and social issues past and present. RESTRICTIONS: Taught in Spanish.
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3.00 Credits
Study of topics in Hispanic culture and civilization, ranging through the geography, history, art and society of Spain and Latin American countries. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. PREREQ: Either SPAN325 or SPAN326
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3.00 Credits
From the Cuban revolution til the presidency of Hugo Chavez (and others in present-day Latin America), populist political movements have used multiple media in their attempts to revolutionize the life of the people (el pueblo). Focuses on the use of essays and public speeches, fiction, television, film, internet production and other audiovisual productions within populist movements to transform the political atmosphere of many Latin American countries.
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3.00 Credits
Drug trafficking and consumption have affected Latin America's politics and way of life as well as its art and literature. Examine the drug trade, from psychedelic 1960s creative experiments, to Pablo Escobar's cocaine empire in the 1980s, to the tragic wave of drug violence Mexico faces today. Topics will be studied through analysis of the region's cultural production, including literature, fiction and documentary film, journalism, electronic media, political discourse, and visual arts.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the breakthrough movements that have transgressed traditional boundaries in Latin American art and culture in the 20th and 21st centuries, focusing on literary and poetic breakthroughs and their relationships to the visual arts, especially abstraction, conceptualism, and political activism in contemporary Latin American cultural production.
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3.00 Credits
Death and resurrection have been major concerns throughout the history of Mexican culture, and these themes are as prevalent in Mexico today as ever before. In a range of manifestations from festive Day of the Dead celebrations to the grim reality of a violent drug war, many in Mexico contemplate the concept of death on a regular basis. Explore how authors, filmmakers, artists, musicians (Los Tucanes de Tijuana, Brujeria) and other cultural producers have brought the topic of death to life in their works.
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1.00 - 12.00 Credits
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1.00 - 12.00 Credits
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
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3.00 Credits
Study of Selected topics, authors and works in the various fields of Spanish literature. Variable content. Emphasizes preparation of seminar presentations and term papers. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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