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3.00 Credits
College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: SPANISH & ITALIAN Credits: 3.00 Topics in Spanish, Latin American and Caribbean Literature. Prerequisites: Majors only. This course explores contemporary narrative fiction from the Spanish Antilles (Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic). It examines foundational themes of Caribbean letters such as the plantation structure, the maroons, the repercussions of the French Revolution and the Age of the Enlightenment in the works of Alejo Carpentier, Miguel Barnett, Reinaldo Arenas and others. The works of Emilio Diaz Varcarcel, Ana Lydia Vega and Julia Alvarez highlight the problematic relationship of island and diaspora in the context of neocolonialism and identity. May be repeated once for a total of 6.0 credits. 3 hours lecture.
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3.00 Credits
College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: SPANISH & ITALIAN Credits: 3.00 Autobiographical Acts in Spain and in Latin America. This course examines autobiographical texts from Spain and Latin America in light of general theories of the genre. Autobiography will be studied in the broadest sense and will encompass the study of testimony, letters, diaries, and autobiographical poetry. Readings will include texts written by Julia de Burgos, Garcia Marquez, Jorge Guillen, Lorca, Rigoberta Menchu, Renee Mendez-Capote, and Pedro Salinas, among others. 3 hours lecture.
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3.00 Credits
College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: SPANISH & ITALIAN Credits: 3.00 Petrarch and Boccaccio: The Waning of the Middle Ages and the Foundations of the Humanistic Culture. The waning of the middle ages and the foundations of the humanistic culture. Medieval literary traditions, in particular of the genres of lyric poetry and short story. Petrarch and Boccaccio as founders of humanistic culture; their philosophical, devotional and scholarly writings. The Italian poetry of Petrarch, Canzoniere and Trionfi. Boccaccio's Decameron. 3 hours lecture.
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3.00 Credits
College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: SPANISH & ITALIAN Credits: 3.00 Literary and Philosophical Traditions in Dante's Divine Comedy. Discussion of specific themes of the Divine Comedy, such as Dante's conception of history, idea of physical world, theories on light and music, medieval tradition of classicism, prophetical and eschatological literature. Examination of these issues in light of thier historical tradition as well as in Dante's personal interpretation. 3 hours lecture.
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3.00 Credits
College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: SPANISH & ITALIAN Credits: 3.00 Machiavelli and Renaissance Thought. Italy in the age of the signorie. Machiavelli's and Cuicciardini's writings and their impact on European culture and thought. Interpretation and evaluation of their works. 3 hours lecture.
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3.00 Credits
College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: SPANISH & ITALIAN Credits: 3.00 Master's Thesis. Prerequisites: Departmental approval. Independent research project done under faculty advisement. Students must follow the MSU Thesis Guidelines, which may be obtained from the Graduate School. Students should take SPAN 699 if they don't complete SPAN 698 within the semester.
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1.00 Credits
College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: SPANISH & ITALIAN Credits: 1.00 Master's Thesis Extension. Prerequisites: SPAN 698. Continuation of Master's Thesis Project. Thesis Extension will be graded as IP (in Progress) until thesis is completed, at which time a grade of Pass or Fail will be given.
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3.00 Credits
College: COLLEGE OF THE ARTS Department: COMMUNICATION STUDIES Credits: 3.00 Speech Improvement: Foreign Speech Patterns. Prerequisites: Departmental approval. Voice and speech problems; comparative phonetic analysis of other languages, noting intonation and inflectional differences; evaluation of progressive speaking and reading skills. For students requiring intensive training in spoken English. Credits not applicable toward graduation. Meets Basic Skills Requirement. 3 hours lecture.
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3.00 Credits
College:COLLEGE OF THE ARTS Department:COMMUNICATION STUDIES Credit:3.00 Fundamentals of Speech: Communication Requirement. Special fee. This course introduces students to the theoretical and practical requirements of different types of public presentations and helps students develop an understanding and appreciation of the dynamic nature of the communication process. The course focuses on the basic elements of the communication process, listening, communicator and audience characteristics, basic research skills, and message composition and delivery. Students learn about the demands of public presentations in culturally and professionally diverse environments and develop presentation competence and flexibility. Meets Gen Ed 2002 - Communication, Communication. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Communication, Speaking/Listening. 3 hours lecture.
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3.00 Credits
College: COLLEGE OF THE ARTS Department: COMMUNICATION STUDIES Credits: 3.00 Voice and Speech Improvement. Prerequisites: B.A. Communication Studies students only. Theory and practice in the improvement of individual voice and speech patterns and elimination of faults. 3 hours lecture.
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