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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on selected novels and short stories by 20th-century women writers in Spain, beginning with those writing during the post-Civil War years (1939-1975) and ending with the new generation of women writers who emerged after the end of the Franco dictatorship (post-1975). Discussions center on both political and aesthetic issues in the contexts of post-war and post-Franco Spain, including the effects of political repression and censorship; representations of gender and sexuality; and literature's relationship to feminist and nationalist movements in Spain. When relevant, other cultural media, such as film and music, are used in conjunction with our reading and analysis of literary texts. The course is taught in English.
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3.00 Credits
In English. This class takes an in-depth look at various iconic female figures in the history of Latin America, examining their (self-) representation in history, literature, art and other cultural manifestations. We examine their lives, writings, and art to learn more about the historical and cultural moment they lived in; how this moment shaped their lives and how they, in turn, shaped their historical moment. We aim to draw the larger conclusions of how women in history, despite hostile circumstances, have managed to forge political, cultural, and artistic identities and make an impact on the world around them. We study these women in a chronological fashion, showing how society's attitudes changed toward women and how, in some ways, paradoxically, stayed the same. The women we study are all very different in terms of identity, historical period, and sociocultural background but all are similar in terms of their desire to overcome convention and resist repression-sometimes with very tragic results. Figures we study include La Malinche, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Manuela Saenz, Delmira Agustini, Frida Kahlo, Eva Perón, the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, Rigoberta Menchú, and Ingrid Betancourt. Prerequisite: concurrent registration in individually appropriate level of Spanish language course is required.
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3.00 Credits
Taught in English. Small group seminar devoted to readings and study of other texts such as films, paintings, etc.; active discussion; and writing. Topics vary; interdisciplinary focus. Section 01. Women Between Cultures: U.S. Latinas. In the past 15 years, Chicanas, Nuyoricans, Cuban-Americans, Dominican-Americans, and other Latinas writing in the United States have created a significant body of works dealing with being a woman between two cultures. This course examines how women have articulated the experience of living within two sets of cultural codes. We read works by Sandra Cisneros, Cristina GarcÃa, Julia Alvarez, Esmeralda Santiago, Rosario Ferré, Nicholasa Mohr, and Elena Castedo. In our approach we consider the theoretical writings of Gloria Anzaldúa, MarÃa Lugones, Rosi Braidotti, and others. Section 02. Women's Fiction in Contemporary Spain. This course focuses on selected novels and short stories by 20th-century women writers in Spain, beginning with those writing during the post-Civil War years (1939-1975) and ending with the new generation of women writers who emerged after the end of the Franco dictatorship (post-1975). Discussions center on both political and aesthetic issues in the contexts of post-war and post-Franco Spain, including the effects of political repression and censorship; representations of gender and sexuality; and literature's relationship to feminist and nationalist movements in Spain. When relevant, other cultural media, such as film and music, are used in conjunction with our reading and analysis of literary texts.
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3.00 Credits
Rites of passage and trespassing representing Latin-American immigrants, nomads, and travelers in narrative and film. This course is designed to map the multicultural context of travel, nomadism, displacement, and immigration while studying narrative texts (Before Night Falls; Heading South, Looking North; Life on the Hyphen; Translated Woman: Crossing the Border With Esperanza's Story) and films (El Norte, Gringuito, Old Gringo, Stand and Deliver) by Latin-American and Latino authors. We look at the images, metaphors, and myths that pervade current conceptualizations of the borderlands and explore the variety of ways in which postcolonial rites of passage and trespassing inform the aesthetics of contemporary Latin-American cultural expression. In English.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Same as GeSt 2991
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Span 201D and permission of the department.
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3.00 Credits
Practice of spoken Spanish and expansion of vocabulary in a wide range of topics. Discussion and role-play based on short readings, music, and film. Use of the Web for up-to-date news and culture. Oral presentations and limited writing. Prerequisite: 201D or equivalent. Concurrent enrollment in Span 307D recommended.
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3.00 Credits
Through a free and practical review of Spanish grammar and syntax, this course allows students to refine their handling of written and spoken Spanish. Emphasis on the understanding and use of the fine points of the language. Activities include oral reports, compositions, class discussions, group projects and the study of selections of literary and nonliterary materials. Prerequisite: Span 201D or placement by examination.
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3.00 Credits
In-depth study of the process of writing, designed to prepare the Spanish major to write literary analysis. Literary texts studied as examples of writing styles. Regular compositions. Prerequisite: Span 307D or placement by examination.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Continued study of Spanish grammar and syntax at Washington University's Madrid Carlos III University Program. A course designed for non-native speakers of Spanish, to refine communicative abilities in all four skills. Prerequisite: placement by exam at Carlos III.
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