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3.00 Credits
This course offers careful analysis of the style, characterization, theme, and structure of Spain 's greatest literary masterpiece, and study of the work's relationship to major social and intellectual currents of the 16th and 17th centuries. Prerequisite: Two courses from level III or the equivalent (Paiewonsky-Conde , offered occasionally)
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In this course, students learn to identify Latino stereotypes in the media (primarily film and television), trace the history of such stereotypes and show how these stereotypes have been repackaged for contemporary audiences. More important, students examine how Latinos have used media, including New Media, to counteract the stereotypes and fashion images that spring from their specific identities as Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, Dominicans, Cubans, etc., and yet acknowledge their shared culture as "Latinos." To this end, students encounter a variety of "media objects," including literature, film, television, murals, new media (Web installations) and performance art (groups such as Culture Clash). (Jimen ez, offered annuall
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3.00 Credits
Immigrants from Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and many other parts of Latin America make up an ever-growing percentage of the US population. As can be expected, Latino Studies is becoming an increasingly popular discipline across the country. This course examines the Latino experience from a sociolinguistic point of view. We will explore the different varieties of Spanglish spoken in the US, as well as how the bilingual condition influences questions of identity and acceptance in American society. Bilingual education in the US will be addressed. We will also consider challenges faced by different generations of Latinos with varying levels of fluency in Spanish. Materials from literature, film, music and the media will be used to illustrate issues related to this community. Prerequisites: Open to all. (Torres-Lumsden; Staff, offered alternate years)
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the major Latin American and Latino Filmmakers in an attempt to understand the historical development and political role of film in the Latin American context. The developing major film centers in Latin America are reviewed, including Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Brazil, Cuba; the developing cinema of Puerto Rico, Chicano and other Latino groups in the United States is also considered. Directors include Sanjinés, Alea, Littin, Gomez, Rocha. (Staff, offered occasionally)
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3.00 Credits
This course offers an overview of the experience of Latinos in the United States through selected literary texts and films. Topics to be covered in selected works include: from the barrio to Atzlan, place and origin in Latino consciousness; bilingualism, its promise and betrayal; hustling and the American dream, modes of economic survival; the Latina experience, outgrowing martyrdom; Latino myth-ecology, nature and the supernatural. (Jiménez, offered alternate years)
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3.00 Credits
In this course students examine the production of the major Spanish filmmakers from Bu uel to Almodóvar. Through screenings of films, class discussions, and readings on film theory and film history, students trace the evolution of Spanish cinema through Franco's military dictatorship and under the new democratic system. Themes of exile and censorship, gender and sexuality, religion and sin, among others, are explored in the context of Spanish society and in relation to other artistic manifestations of Spanish culture. Students taking this course will be required to view a number of films outside of class. Prerequisite: Open to all; recommended for sophomores and above. (Liéban a, offered alternate years
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3.00 Credits
This course will study the relationship between political movements, social justice and theater in Latin America. We will discuss the ways in which Latin American dramatists have used the stage to rehearse revolutionary ideas, criticize political corruption, and rally support for political movements. Topics of discussion will include revolutionary uprisings, the search for the disappeared, feminism, racial and cultural inclusion, liberation theology, and the rights of sexual minorities. Students may take part in theatre sketches during the semester. Prerequisites: Open to all (Farnsworth, offered occasionally)
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3.00 Credits
Special Topics:Hispanic Studies
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3.00 Credits
in the United States This course examines works by women writers of Hispanic descent in the United States. It explores the dynamics of gender, race, and sexuality as it affects the writers' identities as Latinas. The works analyzed are placed in critical dialogue with the changing U.S. cultural and political attitudes towards an ever-growing Latino population. Prerequisite: Open to all; recommended for sophomores and above. (Farnsworth, offered alternate years)
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