Fall 2012 Undergraduate Courses in Spanish

Spanish 110
Elementary Spanish I
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Prerequisite(s): A score below 380 on the SAT II or below 285 on the online placement examination.

Spanish 110 is a first-semester elementary language course designed for students who have not previously studied Spanish. This course emphasizes the development of foundational reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills while exploring the rich cultural mosaic of the Spanish-speaking world. Students will participate in pair, small-group and whole-class activities that focus on meaningful and accurate communication skills in the target language.

Students who have previously studied Spanish must take the online placement examination.
Students who have already fulfilled the language requirement in Spanish may not take basic level language courses (110-145) in the same language. Any questions about placement should be addressed to the directors of the Spanish language program.

Spanish 112
Elementary Spanish I and II: Accelerated
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Permission needed from department

Prerequisite(s): Permit required from the directors of the Spanish language program

Spanish 112 is an intensive course designed for students who have already satisfied the language requirement in another language and have not previously studied Spanish. By combining the curriculum of Spanish 110 and 120, Spanish 112 seeks to develop students' reading, writing, listening and speaking abilities while exploring the rich cultural mosaic of the Spanish-speaking world. Students will participate in pair, small-group and whole-class activities that focus on meaningful and accurate communication skills in the target language.

Students who have already fulfilled the language requirement in Spanish may not take basic level language courses (110-145) in the same language. Any questions about placement should be addressed to the directors of the Spanish language program.

Spanish 115
Spanish for the Medical Professions, Elementary I
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Prerequisite(s): A score below 380 on the SAT II or below 285 on the online placement examination.

Offered through the Penn Language Center, Spanish 115 is a first-semester elementary medical Spanish language course and the first in the Spanish for the Medical Professions sequence. It is designed for students with no prior coursework in Spanish. This course teaches beginning students the fundamentals of practical Spanish with an emphasis on medical situations and basic medical terminology. In this course, particular attention will be given to developing speaking and listening skills, as well as cultural awareness. It incorporates activities, vocabulary, and readings of particular interest to healthcare practitioners, while adhering to the goals and scope of Spanish 110, the first-semester Spanish language course. Students who have previously studied Spanish must take the online placement examination.

Students who have previously studied Spanish must take the online placement examination.

Students who have completed SPANISH 110 or any SPANISH course above that level may not take SPANISH 115. Although these courses have different numbers, they are at the same level, and therefore students will not receive credit for SPANISH 115.

Spanish 121
Elementary Spanish
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Prerequisite(s): A score of 380-440 on the SAT II or 285-383 on the online placement examination.

Spanish 121 is designed for students who have some prior experience in Spanish. It is an intensive elementary-level language course which in one semester covers the material studied over two semesters in Spanish 110 and Spanish 120. The course provides a quick-paced review of material normally covered in a first semester Spanish course and then proceeds to introduce new material so students will be prepared to take Spanish 130 during the subsequent semester.

As other Spanish courses, Spanish 121 emphasizes the development of foundational reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills while exploring the rich cultural mosaic of the Spanish-speaking world. Students will participate in pair, small-group and whole-class activities that focus on meaningful and accurate communication skills in the target language.

By the end of this course, students will be able to engage in simple conversation on familiar topics, talk about the past and the future, make comparisons, give commands, describe people and things in increasing detail, etc. Students will also develop reading and listening skills that will allow them to understand simple articles in Spanish as well as pick out pertinent information when listening to a native speaker.

Students who have previously studied Spanish must take the online placement examination.

Spanish 130
Intermediate Spanish I
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Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Spanish 112, 120, 121 or 125 or a score of 450-540 on the SAT II or 384-453 on the online placement examination.

Spanish 130 is a first-semester intermediate-level language course that emphasizes the development of the four basic skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking skills) within a culturally based context. Class time will focus on communicative activities that combine grammatical concepts, relevant vocabulary, and cultural themes. Students will participate in pair, small-group and whole-class activities to practice linguistics skills in meaningful contexts. Major course goals include: the acquisition of intermediate-level vocabulary, the controlled use of the past tense, and the development of writing skills at a paragraph level with transitions.

Students who have previously studied Spanish must take the online placement examination.

Spanish 135
Spanish for the Medical Professions, Intermediate I
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Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Spanish 112, 120, 121 or 125 or a score of 450-540 on the SAT II or 384-453 on the online placement examination.

Offered through the Penn Language Center, Spanish 135 is a first-semester intermediate-level medical Spanish language course that emphasizes the development of the four basic skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) and the acquisition of medical terminology. Students will be expected to participate in classroom activities such as role-plays based on typical office and emergency procedures in order to develop meaningful and accurate communication skills in the target language. Students will also review and acquire forms and structures useful both inside and outside the medical field.

Students who have previously studied Spanish must take the online placement examination.

Students who have completed SPANISH 130 or any SPANISH course above that level may not take SPANISH 135. Although these courses have different numbers, they are at the same level, and therefore students will not receive credit for SPANISH 135.

Spanish 140
Intermediate Spanish II
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Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Spanish 130 or 135 or a score of 550-640 on the SAT II or 454-546 on the online placement examination.

Spanish 140, the continuation of Spanish 130, is a fourth-semester intermediate-level language course that emphasizes the development and integration of the four basic skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) while developing awareness and appreciation of the Spanish-speaking world. Students will participate in pair, small-group and whole-class activities to practice linguistics skills in meaningful contexts. Topics studied include the environment, the arts, social relations, and conflict and justice. Major course goals include the acquisition of intermediate-level vocabulary, the formulation of hypotheses, and the development of writing skills at a paragraph level with transitions.

Students who have previously studied Spanish must take the online placement examination.

Spanish 145
Spanish for the Medical Professions, Intermediate II
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Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Spanish 130 or 135 or a score of 550-640 on the SAT II or 454-546 on the online placement examination.

Offered through the Penn Language Center as the continuation of Spanish 135, Spanish 145 is a second-semester intermediate-level medical Spanish language course. This course emphasizes the development of the four basic skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) and the acquisition of medical terminology. Students will be expected to participate in classroom activities such as role-plays based on typical office and emergency procedures in order to develop meaningful and accurate communication skills in the target language. Students will also review and acquire forms and structures useful both inside and outside the medical field.

Students who have previously studied Spanish must take the online placement examination.

Students who have completed SPANISH 140 or any SPANISH course above that level may not take SPANISH 145. Although these courses have different numbers, they are at the same level, and therefore students will not receive credit for SPANISH 145.

Spanish 180
Spanish Conversation
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Spanish 202
Advanced Spanish
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Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Spanish 140 or equivalent.

The purpose of this course is twofold: (a) to develop students' communicative abilities in Spanish, that is, speaking, listening, reading and writing, and (b) to increase their awareness and understanding of Hispanic cultures and societies. Homework and classroom activities are designed to help students build their oral proficiency, expand and perfect their knowledge of vocabulary and grammatical structures, improve their reading and writing skills, and develop their critical thinking abilities. The material for this class includes short stories, newspaper articles, poems, songs, cartoons, video clips and a novel, such as César Aira’s La villa. At the completion of this course students will feel confident discussing and debating a variety of contemporary issues (cultural and religious practices, family relationships, gender stereotypes, political events, immigration to the USA, etc.).

Any questions about placement should be addressed to the directors of the Spanish language program.

Spanish 208
Business Spanish I
Prof. Lebaudy
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Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Spanish 140 or equivalent.

Spanish for Business I provides advanced-level language students with technical vocabulary and communicative skills covering business concepts as they apply to the corporate dynamics of the Spanish-speaking world, with a special emphasis on Latin America. Through readings, presentations, discussions, and video materials, we shall analyze those cultural aspects that characterize the business environment in the region as well as focus on economies and markets in light of their history, politics, resources and pressing international concerns.

Any questions about placement should be directed to the directors of the Spanish language program.

Spanish 209
Business Spanish II (Advanced Spanish in the Business World)
Prof. Lebaudy
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Pre-requisite(s): Departmental permission required.

This course is specifically designed for advanced speakers of Spanish (i.e., native speakers, high-level heritage speakers, and students who have studied in a Spanish-speaking country for at least one semester). Students will take an in-depth look at the corporate dynamics of a number of countries in Latin America, focusing on their economies and markets, as well as on the cultural and business protocols of each region. Through the creation of an entrepreneurial project and the writing of a business plan, students will enhance their business and language skills.

Any questions about placement should be addressed to the directors of the Spanish language program.

Spanish 212
Advanced Spanish Grammar
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Prerequisite(s): Spanish 202 or equivalent.

Spanish 212 is an advanced grammar course that emphasizes the acquisition of a solid knowledge of those major points of Spanish grammar. Through discussion and correction of assigned exercises, analysis of authentic readings, and contrastive study of Spanish and English syntax and lexicon, students will develop an awareness of the norms of standard Spanish with the aim of incorporating these features into their own oral and written linguistic production.

Any questions about placement should be addressed to the directors of the Spanish language program.

Spanish 215
Spanish for the Professions I
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Prerequisite(s): Spanish 202 or equivalent.

Spanish for the Professions is designed to provide advanced-level language students with a wide-ranging technical vocabulary and the enhancement of solid communicative skills within the cultural context of several developing Latin American countries. Focusing on topics such as politics, economy, society, health, environment, education, science and technology, the class will explore the realities and underlying challenges facing Latin America. Through essays, papers, articles, research, discussions, case studies, and videotapes, we shall take an in-depth look at the dynamics of Latin American societies. The course will focus on--but not be restricted to-- Mexico, Cuba and Argentina.

Any questions about placement should be addressed to the directors of the Spanish language program.

Spanish 219
Hispanic Texts and Contexts
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Prerequisite(s): Spanish 212

The primary aim of this course is to develop students' knowledge of the geographical, historical and cultural contexts in those regions where Spanish is used. At the same time that they are introduced to research techniques and materials available in Spanish, students strengthen their language skills through readings, class discussions, and frequent writing assignments. This course is designed to give students a broad understanding of Hispanic culture that will prepare them for upper-level course work and study abroad.

Spanish 250-601
Major Works in Spanish and Latin American Literature
Prof. Regueiro
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From the rise of the novel with Cervantes' Don Quixote in early-modern Spain to the Latin American "boom" with García Márquez' One Hundred Years of Solitude, this course will examine these and other major works in Hispanic literature within the cultural, political, and social context of each period.

Spanish 285-601
The Great Illusion: Introduction to Spanish Cinema
Prof. Solomon
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Film in Spain has a rich but turbulent tradition that, until recently, occupied a marginal position within Cinema Studies departments in American universities. From the pioneering shorts of Segundo de Chomón —often nicknamed “the Spanish Méliès”— to the worldwide success of Pedro Almodóvar’s melodramatic and irreverent films that caricature contemporary (Spanish) culture, this course offers both a survey of Spanish film and an introduction to critical thought in the field of Film Studies. We analyze the trajectory of Spanish film beginning in its silent origins in the nineteenth century, passing through the censorship and hegemonic ideology of the Francoist regime, and ending in the years of Spain’s progressive transition to democracy that leads us to the present-day status of Spanish cinema. Along the way, we supplement the shorts and feature-length films with a diverse selection of critical readings that present pertinent historical and cultural contexts, fundamental cinematic concepts, as well as current theoretical debates in Film Studies. We conclude the class by exploring new trends in cinematic productions including short digital cinema, recent developments in new media, and the rise in participatory cinema. Over the course of the semester students will learn to discuss the technical and stylistic aspects of cinema while developing a theoretical language to think critically about the cultural and historical contexts of Spanish cinema. We interrogate the specificity of cinema as a means of representation (in comparison with literature) and we question the particularities of a cinema “made in Spain.”

Spanish 317-301
Spanish Phonetics and Morphology
Prof. Espòsito
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Prerequisite(s): Spanish 219

This course is an introduction to Hispanic linguistics, with emphasis on the sound system and the flexional and derivational morphology of Spanish. Topics to be covered include articulatory phonetics, use of the phonetic alphabet, English and Spanish contrastive phonology, regional and social variations of Spanish, structure of the Spanish verb, word formation and inflection. Readings are in both Spanish and English. Evaluation is based on homework assignments, frequent quizzes and exams.

Spanish 380-301
Madness and Women in Contemporary Spanish Literature
Prof. García Serrano
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Prerequisite(s): Spanish 219

This course will explore the representation of women identified as suffering from mental illnesses in a multiplicity of genres ranging from historical novels and fantastic literature to detective stories and horror films. We will pay special attention to the variety of political and ideological agendas with which the female icon of “la loca” has been infused. Works include: Del amor y otros demonios by Gabriel García Márquez, Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo, Delirio by Laura Restrepo, and Hipnos by Javier Azpeitia. Additional readings from a wide range of disciplines (feminism, literary and film theory, psychology and psychoanalysis) will enhance our understanding of these texts.

Spanish 386-302
From Spain, with Love
Prof. Velázquez
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What makes an enterprise “quixotic”? Why do we call a serial seducer a “Don Juan”? What do contemporary road movies owe to a sixteenth-century novella about the adventures and misadventures of a poor, roguish boy who takes his last name from a river in Spain? In this course we will address questions such as these as we explore five key literary figures—the pícaro, Don Juan, the sympathetic vieja puta, the conquistador, and the mystic—emerging from the effervescent early modern period (15 th-17 th centuries) in Spain. The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the texts and historical contexts that produced them and to gain an appreciation of how these figures continue to shape the modern literary and philosophical imagination. Readings will include Fernando de Rojas’Celestina, the anonymous Vida de Lazarillo de Tormes, Tirso de Molina’s El burlador de Sevilla, selections from Bernal Díaz del Castillo’s Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España, and the writings of St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross in addition to works by Miguel de Unamuno, Albert Camus, and contemporary films that illustrate the impact of these early modern figures in modern thought.

Spanish 386-401
Strange Girls, Books, and Labyrinths: Women in Avant-Garde Spain
Prof. León-Blázquez
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Prerequisite(s): Spanish 219

In many senses, the avant-garde (what has usually named as the “Generation of 1927”) was the first moment in Spanish literary history when women earned a modest access to the fundamentally masculine world of intelligentsia. But what did it take to be regarded as a vanguard intellectual, when sewing, embroidering, and lace-making was all you had ever been taught at school? This course will explore the reiterative textile-textual trope found in the work of these female writers and artists, and their discussion on “género” –in the Spanish triple sense of textile fabric, sexual gender, and literary genre. We will focus on the recurring topics of the strange girl and the labyrinth –obsessed with books, labeled as perverse, rejecting needlework, and submerged in the entangled narratives of her own creation. We will watch films dealing with labyrinthine girlhood –like Víctor Erice’s “El Espíritu de la Colmena” (1973), Carlos Saura’s “Cría Cuervos” (1975), Peter Weir’s “Picnic at Hanging Rock” (1976), Jim Henson’s “Labyrinth” (1986), and Guillermo del Toro’s “El Laberinto del Fauno” (2006). Readings will include novels, short stories and autobiographic excerpts by authors such as María Teresa León, Rosa Chacel, Mercè Rodoreda, and Concha Méndez –as well as paintings by artists such as Remedios Varo. Our analysis will encompass their works in pre-Civil War Spain, as well as in post-war exile. Secondarily, we will observe their influence on Spanish women writers of a later generation, such as Carmen Laforet or Carmen Martín Gaite.

Spanish 390-401
Views from the Top of the World: An Introduction to the Literature and Film of the Andean Region
Prof. Knight
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Prerequisite(s): Spanish 219

This course explores important works of literature from the highlands of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Colombia. Genres covered include the novel, essay, poetry, testimonial, short story, and film. As we progress through the syllabus we will examine how key components of the Latin American experience are manifest in the Andean context. These elements include representations of indigenous people, mestizaje, machismo, women’s roles, the Church, political terrorism, and the struggle for social justice. Among the longer works covered are Matto de Turner’s Aves sin nido, Icaza’s Huasipungo, and Vargas Llosa’s Historia de Mayta.

Spanish 390-402
Images of the Sovereign in Latin American Literature: Dictators, Narcos, and Narrators
Prof. Montoya
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Prerequisite(s): Spanish 219

This course is built at the intersection of three disciplines: political philosophy, literature, and aesthetics. The idea that links all of them is the concept of sovereignty, a key word in the political history of the contemporary world — directly associated with the consolidation, but also with the crisis, of the National State. One of the particular features of Latin American Literature has been its interdependence with the idea of national spaces and cultures. But, paradoxically, the idea of sovereignty has also inspired the artistic and literary searches for autonomy of political and ethical demands. In this course, we will analyze this double articulation —aesthetic and legal political— of the concept, as it is developed in literary works. The course will provide students with a double reading of Latin American literature and culture. On the one hand, it will offer them a historical approach, since we will start our inquiry in the 50’s with the traditional novel of dictatorship; and we will end it with the contemporary images of the narco and the new politicians. On the other hand, it will deliver a cultural one, as we will be reading novels and short stories by writers from different areas of the continent, encompassing from Mexico to the Southern Cone.

Spanish 390-403
Introduction to Spanish American Literature
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Prerequisite(s): Spanish 219

Spanish 394-401
Jungle Journeys: Narratives of “La selva” in Latin American Literature
Prof. Knight
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Prerequisite(s): Spanish 219

The Amazon evokes opposing images. It has been described alternately as paradise lost and green hell, a place to retreat from the restraints of civilization or to be devoured by savage men and beasts, a land of natural abundance and environmental degradation. Our objective in this course is not to determine which of these descriptions is most accurate, but to understand how these opposing visions were created and what they aim to communicate. As we explore the Amazon through works of fiction we will gain an appreciation of the problems and promise of the region as well as greater knowledge of important authors, themes, and techniques of Latin American literature. Texts for the course include short stories by Horacio Quiroga (Uruguay) and the novels Cumandá by Juan León Mera (Ecuador), La vorágine by José Eustasio Rivera (Colombia), Los pasos perdidos by Alejo Carpentier (Cuba), and El hablador by Mario Vargas Llosa (Peru).

Spanish 394-402
Constructing Identities in Latin America
Prof. Grabner-Travis
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Prerequisite(s): Spanish 219

Current sociological theory maintains that identities, like meanings of utterances in a conversation, are not fixed and unchanging. Rather, they are socially constructed, negotiated through our interactions with others in the world around us. This course will explore such constructions in an attempt to elucidate just a few of the many layers of experience that contribute to the conception of a “Latin American” identity, in both social and personal terms. We will study a variety of texts of literary, cultural and theoretical origins that theorize, identify and exemplify various means of expressing or manifesting identity, including nationality or citizenship, gender, ethnicity, religion, and even dress and music.

The goals of this course are to increase students’ understanding of regional and sociocultural differences in the Hispanic world and to enable them to theorize and analyze identity construction in general, and constituted Hispanic identities in particular. In the process, they may come away with a deeper understanding of and appreciation for both Hispanic and their own respective cultures.

Spanish 395-401
Hispanic Theater
Prof. Regueiro
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Prerequisite: Spanish 219.

A comparative study of Golden Age classical drama and contemporary Latin American theater within the cultural context of each period. In this course, we will read plays by Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, Ruiz de Alarcón, Calderón, Rodolfo Usigli, José Triana, Osvaldo Dragún, Griselda Gambaro, Egon Wolff, René Marqués, and others.

Spanish 396-401
The Secret Circle: Fictions of Conspiracy in Contemporary Latin American Literature
Prof. Montoya
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Prerequisite(s): Spanish 219

The ideas of complot and conspiracy have been central in both political theory and literature. The image of a small group of individuals who secretly acts to change the world order seduces the public imagination. Latin American writers have not been oblivious to this trend, and some of the more representative novelists have used it in order to represent, analyze and criticize not only their societies, but also the literary and artistic milieus where they perform their creative practices. This course will examine the figures of conspiracy and complot in a series of Latin American novels of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. We will read political fictions, artist’s novels, and detective and spy narrations, among other genres.

Spanish 396-402
Latin American Contemporary Issues Through Lens and Pen
Prof. Giménez
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Prerequisite(s): Spanish 219

Contemporary issues like globalization and violence are common topics of visual media and literary works in Latin America. This course will explore a shift in Latin American literature from the Boom to a new style of textual and visual fiction that captures the Latin America of today. In this course, we will explore the visual and textual works of filmmakers, writers and painters in search of a style and a narrative mode that better describes the urban Latin America in a globalized world as well as the violence linked to drug trafficking which impacts the lives of many Latin Americans today.

Spanish 397-401
Latin American Cinema and Globalization
Prof. Caballo Márquez
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Prerequisite(s): Spanish 219

In this course, we will explore the different ways in which Globalization has been increasingly affecting Latin American Cinema in recent years. We will aim at gaining a better understanding of the impact of Globalization in Latin America and its cinema. In order to contrast the cinematic production from before and after the beginning of Globalization, we will study the region’s filmic production from 1960’s onward. We will start by taking a look at the Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano movement and the filmmaking trends in the decades prior to Globalization, to then move on to explore the region’s cinematic production up to the present day. In this course, we will focus mainly on the study of issues related to how Globalization affects representation: e.g. the construction of (trans)national imaginaries, issues of identity, the glocality phenomenon; but we will also take a look at other matters more closely related to the film industry itself in the context of a globalized world that might be shaping representation: e.g. coproduction, technological advances/limitations, the varied politics of distribution and exhibition. Through various selected readings, we will throw light on to the complex phenomenon of Globalization and its many social, economical, political, and cinematic intricacies. We will study the works of film directors such as Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Cary Fukunaga, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Lucrecia Martel, Fernando Meirelles, Claudia Llosa, Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Walter Salles, and Barbet Schroeder, among others. The class will be conducted in Spanish, but we will watch some movies in Portuguese with English subtitles.

Spanish 400-301
Portrait of the Artist as a Self-Declared Genius: Salvador Dalí
Prof. López
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Course open to graduating senior Spanish majors only

The Spanish painter Salvador Dalí (1904-1983) is the most recognizable figure in the Surrealist movement. In the public eye he was considered at times the embodiment of the movement itself. Dalí responded with a high dosage of histrionics by cultivating an extravagant public persona. However, this public image often obscures the importance of his seminal contributions to the avant-garde movement. Dalí is arguably one of the most serious and interesting thinkers and theorists of the avant-garde movement during the 1930's and 1940's. He is also one of the most important painters of the movement, and his contributions to contemporary art are irreplaceable. In this course we will read his written work and we will study and analyze his paintings trying to uncover constant topics, motifs, obsessions, etc. Course open to graduating senior Spanish majors only.

Spanish 400-302
Experimental Communities: The Spanish Transition(s) to Democracy
Prof. Moreno-Caballud
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Course open to graduating senior Spanish majors only

The period of the transition to democracy (1973-1986) determined the main characteristics of Spanish society today. It was not only a change in political institutions, but also a transformation in many aspects of social life. After almost forty years of a national-catholic dictatorship, the Spanish people could finally access information and pursue lifestyles that had been prohibited and/or discouraged by the Franco regime. It was a moment for experimentation in which Spain saw the emergence of multiple political parties, regionalist and nationalist groups, women’s liberation movements, gay and trans-sexual collectives, underground and youth cultures, and avant-garde arts. In this course we will study how these experimental movements contributed to transform the political and social structures inherited from the long dictatorship, thus shaping the new Spanish democracy. We will approach the culture of the period in an interdisciplinary way, and we will use materials ranging from newsreels, photographs, documentaries, and journals to essays, theatre, fictional texts, and films. Some of the authors studied will be Cecilia Bartolomé, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Imanol Uribe, Basilio Martín Patino, Joaquim Jordà, Ventura Pons, Ivan Zulueta, José Luis Garci, Manu Leguineche, Rafael Chirbes, Rosa Montero, and Manuel Vázquez Montalbán.

Spanish 400-303
Fantastic Literature in 19 th- and 20 th-Century Latin America
Prof. Escalante
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Course open to graduating senior Spanish majors only

This course is going to analyze fantastic literary works from Horacio Quiroga, Jorge Luis Borges to the present. We will study the main characteristics and elements of a discourse to be considered "fantastic" and will review some theoretical approaches to the fantastic as a genre. We will also discuss the influence of science and technology in fantastic fiction and examine the way fantastic tales challenge social conventions and our ideas about time and space.

We will read texts by Quiroga, Borges, Artl, Bioy Casares, Bombal, Arreola, Carpentier, Monterroso, Ribeyro, Piñeira, Pablo Palacio, Silvina Ocampo, among others.