Fall 2017 Course Descriptions

Spanish 110- Elementary Spanish I

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Course Description
Spanish 110 is a first-semester language course that emphasizes the development of foundational listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills while exploring the rich cultural mosaic of the Spanish-speaking world. Through listening activities and videotaped interviews with native speakers, your aural and oral abilities will improve at the same time that you will become familiarized with different varieties of standard spoken Spanish. You will be given ample opportunities to practice orally and in writing so that you can reinforce newly acquired vocabulary and grammatical structures. Reading strategies will facilitate your comprehension of the texts included in the course syllabus. Readings focused on a specific country or region, visual items (such as maps, photos, films) and a class project will advance your knowledge of Hispanic cultural practices and products while increasing your intercultural competence.

Conducted entirely in Spanish, this class will provide you with guided practice before moving to more independent and spontaneous language production. Working in small groups and in pairs, you will participate in class activities that simulate real-life situations that will help you gain confidence communicating in Spanish.

Goals
By the end of this course you can expect to handle a variety of day-to-day situations in a Spanish-speaking setting:

  • Greet and introduce people, invite people to events, accept or reject invitations, ask for directions, tell time, shop and order meals in a restaurant
  • Talk about yourself, family, and friends regarding physical and emotional states, daily routines, leisure, preferences and plans
  • Use the information learned in class about the Hispanic world as an icebreaker to find common ground with people from the countries that we have studied

Prerequisites & Credit Regulation Form
The prerequisites for registering for this course are clearly detailed in this Credit Regulation Form:

SPANISH 110 CRF

Students will have to complete and submit this form during the first week of classes so their instructors can verify that they are enrolled in the appropriate course.

Spanish 112- Elementary Spanish I and II: Accelerated

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Course Description 
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’ foundational listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills while exploring the rich cultural mosaic of the Spanish-speaking world. Through listening activities and mini documentaries shown in class, students will develop their aural and oral skills at the same time that they will become familiarized with different varieties of standard spoken Spanish. Students will be given ample opportunities to practice orally and in writing so that they can reinforce newly acquired vocabulary and linguistic structures. Readings focused on a specific country or region, visual items (such as maps, photos, and films) and a class project will advance students’ knowledge of Hispanic cultural practices and products while increasing their intercultural competence.

Goals 
By the end of this course students can expect to handle a variety of day-to-day situations in a Spanish-speaking setting such as:

  • Introduce themselves, use greetings, describe people, places and things, give instructions, tell time, go shopping, order meals in a restaurant, and make travel plans
  • Talk about themselves, families, and friends regarding academic life, daily routines, health, work, leisure, and preferences (using the present and past tenses)
  • Use the cultural information learned in class as an icebreaker to find common ground with a wide a variety of Spanish speakers

Prerequisites & Credit Regulation Form 
The prerequisites for registering for this course are clearly detailed in this Credit Regulation Form. Students will have to complete and submit this form during the first week of classes so their instructors can verify that they are enrolled in the appropriate course.

Spanish 115- Spanish for the Medical Professions, Elementary I

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Course Description
Spanish 115 is a first-semester elementary Medical Spanish Language course and the first in the Spanish for 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 already taken Spanish 110 will not receive credit for Spanish 115. Although these courses have different numbers, they are at the same level. Students who have already fulfilled the language requirement (AP, SAT II, etc.) or have taken courses at the 200- and 300-level may not take basic level language courses (100-level courses) in the same language. They will not receive credit for this course (Spanish 115).

Prerequisites & Credit Regulation Form
The prerequisites for registering for this course are clearly detailed in this Credit Regulation Form:

SPANISH 115 CRF

Students will have to complete and submit this form during the first week of classes so their instructors can verify that they are enrolled in the appropriate course.

Spanish 121 Elementary Spanish

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Course Description
Spanish 121 is designed for students who have some prior experience in Spanish. It is an intensive elementary-level language course that in one semester covers the material studied over two semesters in our 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 in other Spanish courses, Spanish 121 emphasizes the development of foundational listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills while exploring the rich cultural mosaic of the Spanish-speaking world. Through listening activities and mini documentaries shown in class, students will develop their aural and oral skills at the same time that they will become familiarized with different varieties of standard spoken Spanish. Students will be given ample opportunities to practice orally and in writing so that they can reinforce newly acquired vocabulary and linguistic structures. Readings focused on a specific country or region, visual items (such as maps, photos, and films) and a class project will advance students’ knowledge of Hispanic cultural practices and products while increasing their intercultural competence. 

Conducted entirely in Spanish, this class will provide you with guided practice before moving to more independent and spontaneous language production. You will participate in paired, small-group and whole-class activities that simulate real-life situations that will help you gain confidence communicating in Spanish.

Goals
By the end of this course students can expect to handle a variety of day-to-day situations in a Spanish-speaking setting such as:

  • Introduce themselves, use greetings, describe people, places and things, give instructions, tell time, go shopping, order meals in a restaurant, and make travel plans
  • Talk about themselves, families, and friends regarding academic life, daily routines, health, work, leisure, and preferences (using the present and past tenses)
  • Use the cultural information learned in class as an icebreaker to find common ground with a wide a variety of Spanish speakers

Prerequisites & Credit Regulation Form 
The prerequisites for registering for this course are clearly detailed in this Credit Regulation Form:

SPANISH 121 CRF

Students will have to complete and submit this form during the first week of classes so their instructors can verify that they are enrolled in the appropriate course.

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Intermediate Language Courses

 

Spanish 130 Intermediate Spanish I

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Course Description 
Spanish 130, a first-semester intermediate-level course, emphasizes students’ acquisition of new vocabulary and linguistic structures in a cultural and communicative context while building on their previous speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills. A substantial amount of the course is devoted to learning and using the past tenses. As in other Spanish courses, students will take part in a wide range of activities including video blogging, role-plays, film viewings, listening to music, and class discussions of current social and cultural topics. Unique to this course is the creation of a “cultural journal” throughout the semester in which students pursue their own interests in the Spanish-speaking world while taking advantage of some of the rich resources within Philadelphia’s own Hispanic community.

Goals
By the end of this course students can expect to handle a variety of common situations in a Spanish-speaking setting such as:

  • Narrate past actions, ranging from personal anecdotes to historical events
  • Give advice, recommendations, and commands to people
  • Express their feelings and doubts when reacting to what others have said
  • Talk about their future expectations and wishes
  • Demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of Hispanic cultural practices and products

Prerequisites & Credit Regulation Form 
The prerequisites for registering for this course are clearly detailed in this Credit Regulation Form:

SPANISH 130 CRF

Students will have to complete and submit this form during the first week of classes so their instructors can verify that they are enrolled in the appropriate course.

Spanish 135- Spanish for the Medical Professions, Intermediate I 

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Course Description 
Spanish 135 is a first-semester intermediate-level 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 everyday situations that they may encounter at work settings such as doctors’ offices, clinics, hospitals, and emergency rooms in order to develop meaningful and accurate communication skills in the target language. Students will also review and acquire other essential tools of communication in the target language applicable both within and outside the medical field. 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 already taken Spanish 130 will not receive credit for Spanish 135. Although these courses have different numbers, they are at the same level. Students who have already fulfilled the language requirement (AP, SAT II, etc.) or have taken courses at the 200- and 300-level may not take basic level language courses (100-level courses) in the same language. They will not receive credit for this course (Spanish 135).

Prerequisites & Credit Regulation Form
The prerequisites for registering for this course are clearly detailed in this Credit Regulation Form:

SPANISH 135 CRF

Students will have to complete and submit this form during the first week of classes so their instructors can verify that they are enrolled in the appropriate course.

Spanish 140 Intermediate Spanish II

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Course Description 
Spanish 140 is a fourth-semester language course that both reinforces and enhances the communicative skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) previously acquired while exploring the rich cultural mosaic of the Spanish-speaking world. Class activities are designed so that students can build up these four skills in order to function at an intermediate language level. Readings focused on contemporary social and political issues of the Hispanic world will advance your knowledge of Hispanic cultural practices while increasing your intercultural competence. Unique to this course is the preparation of an oral presentation on a topic related to the Hispanic world throughout the semester and presented during the last days of classes. The purpose of this task is to help students develop their presentational competence in Spanish.

Conducted entirely in Spanish, this class will provide students with ample opportunities to work in small groups and in pairs while gaining confidence communicating in Spanish. This course satisfies the language requirement at Penn.

Goals 
By the end of this course students can expect to handle a variety of situations in a Spanish-speaking setting such as:

  • Express their opinions on a variety of contemporary events and issues
  • Defend their position when presented with a hypothetical situation
  • Deliver short presentations on a chosen subject after thorough preparation
  • Demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of Hispanic cultural practices and products

Prerequisites & Credit Regulation Form 
The prerequisites for registering for this course are clearly detailed in this Credit Regulation Form:

SPANISH 140 CRF

Students will have to complete and submit this form during the first week of classes so their instructors can verify that they are enrolled in the appropriate course.

Spanish 145 Spanish for the Medical Professions, Intermediate II

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Course Description 
Spanish 145, the continuation of Spanish 135, is an intermediate-level integrated skills language course. It emphasizes the development of reading, writing, listening, and speaking abilities. Students will be expected to participate actively in classroom activities such as communicative activities, role-playing based on typical doctor/patient interactions as well as other medical situations. Students will also review and learn other essential tools of communication applicable both inside and outside the medical field. Students who have already taken Spanish 140 will not receive credit for Spanish 145. Although these courses have different numbers, they are at the same level.

Students who have already fulfilled the language requirement (AP, SAT II, etc.) or have taken courses at the 200- and 300-level may not take basic level language courses (100-level courses) in the same language. They will not receive credit for this course (Spanish 145).

Prerequisite & Credit Regulation Form 
The prerequisites for registering for this course are clearly detailed in this Credit Regulation Form:

SPANISH 145 CRF

Students will have to complete and submit this form during the first week of classes so their instructors can verify that they are enrolled in the appropriate course.

Spanish 180 Spanish Conversation

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La casa hispánica residents only.

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 II: Grammar and Composition

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Prerequisite(s): Spanish 202 or equivalent

Spanish 212 is an advanced-level language course that emphasizes the acquisition of the tools necessary for successful written expression in Spanish. These tools include a solid knowledge of the major points of Spanish grammar, an ample vocabulary, control of the mechanics of the language (spelling, punctuation, etc.), and a thorough understanding of the writing process. Throughout the semester students will use these tools to analyze authentic texts and to produce a variety of written assignments. By the end of the course students will have developed their awareness of the norms of standard Spanish and learned to incorporate these features into their own writing. The class will be conducted in Spanish and students are expected to speak in Spanish at all times.

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 202 or 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 223 Introduction to Literary Analysis

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Prerequisite(s): Spanish 202 or Spanish 212.

Literature from Spain and Latin America contains a wealth of information about language, history and culture. The goal of this course is to help students develop skills to carefully read Spanish literary works while preparing them for upper-level courses and study abroad. We begin reviewing the main characteristics of various literary movements and of the four genres (narrative, poetry, theater and essay). During the second part of the semester students become familiarized with a wide variety of theoretical approaches to the study of literature with the purpose of applying them to their own analytical writing. In the last part of the course students produce their own essays on a text chosen by them and based on research. Sample essays written by other students and included in the textbook will serve as models. Throughout the course students will have ample opportunities to hone their skills through the close reading and class discussion of varied and stimulating works by Miguel de Cervantes, Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriel García Márquez, Roberto Bolaño, etc.

Spanish 325-301 Introduction to Translation: Spanish-English

Prof. Grabner Travis

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This course is designed for students who already have a solid foundation in Spanish and English grammar. It provides an introduction to the theory and practice of translating between English and Spanish, with primary focus on translating INTO English FROM Spanish. We will address important topics such as discourse strategies, register and mood, dialect, genre, and cultural norms linked to written and oral communication.

The class will be conducted in Spanish, although the textbook is in English. This is a very writing-intensive class, both in and out of the classroom. There will be assigned readings from the textbook or assignments online for every class meeting, which we will use to discuss both the practicalities and the cultural implications of translation. Class meetings will consist of class discussions about translation in general, and critiques of your own translation efforts in particular, combined with small group or pair work on translation exercises.

Spanish 330-301 Cloister, Castle, and Court: Medieval Iberian Literature and Architecture

Prof. Esposito

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In the Iberian Middle Ages, the act of writing is intimately tied to the space in which it occurs, and then subsequently performed.  This course seeks to explore major works of early Iberian literature (11th-14th Century) and the spaces and places associated with both their production and performance. Among the texts we will read are Arabic and Mozarabic moaxajas and jarchas, the religious poetry of Gonzalo de Berceo, the Poema de Mio Cid, courtly poetry from Catalonia and Galicia, and Don Juan Manuel’s El Conde Lucanor.  We will read these texts as products of different architectural spaces, be they Mozarabic, Romanesque, Gothic, or Mudéjar.  We will also explore how these texts and spaces reflect stylistic and political notions of internationalism, nationalism, and hybridity. Students will have the opportunity to read these texts in both original and modernized versions. Methods of evaluation will include participation, objective reading quizzes, two in-class writing exercises, and a final 5-7 pp. paper.

Spanish 348-301 Don Quijote

Prof. Solomon

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As a foundation work of world literature and Hispanic culture, every student of Spanish will benefit from reading Miguel de Cervantes’ novel El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha. This course is designed to shepherd students through the novel, highlighting its major characters, plot points, themes, historical contexts, and literary techniques, while reinforcing an understanding of the work through 400 years of audiovisual representation—illustrations, cinematographic adaptations, animated versions, and musical scores. Course requirements include weekly worksheets and a short final project.

Spanish 380-301 “Murdering the Past”: Spanish Post-Franco Narrative by Women

Prof. Leon-Blazquez

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Since the final years of the Francoist dictatorship, women writers started to abandon the subterfuge strategies through which they had avoided the regime’s censorship.  Soon they began to explicitly state issues that had been dangerous to mention previously, such as sex and female bodily experience, national and individual identity, collective and personal memory, and surrounding changing realities like consumerism, media, migration, counter cultural movements, globalization, and human (in)communication.  Using journalistic collaborations and literary prizes, they wrote their way up to the editorial market and the Royal Academy of Language, becoming prominent figures in the aesthetic and gender debates of a new canon in the making.  The course will progress chronologically throughout the 1970s, 80s, and 90s into the 21st century.  We will examine works by authors such as Mercè Rodoreda, Rosa Romá, Lidia Falcón, Carmen Martín-Gaite, Josefina Aldecoa, Ana María Matute, Carme Riera, Esther Tusquets, Anna Maria Moix, Montserrat Roig, Adelaida García-Morales, Soledad Puértolas, Almudena Grandes, Marina Mayoral, Cristina Fernández-Cubas, Paloma Díaz-Mas, Lourdes Ortiz, Rosa Montero, Maruja Torres, Lucía Etxebarría, and Belén Gopegui.  Our reading corpus will consist of a broad range of frequently intersected genres –narratives of social and political protest, psychoanalytical and self-consciousness novels, erotic and lesbian fiction, historical, noir, fantastic, and metafictional novels–, all linked by a shared inquiry on what it means to be a woman: to be feminine, to be queer, to be oneself, to be a part of, to be free.  

Spanish 380-302 Gothic Tradition in Spanish Literature

Prof. Fernandez

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This course examines how the Gothic tradition is manifested in Spain by reading and analyzing the works of different Spanish writers from the Romantic period to the present. Although the emphasis is on Spanish literature, film and literary works from other national traditions will be incorporated, such as English and American, in order to compare the different uses of Gothic. By the end of the semester, students will have gained a better understanding of what the Gothic tradition is and how it manifests itself in different cultures.

Spanish 388-001 Mexican Cinema

Prof. Tellez & Prof. Solomon

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An introduction and overview of Mexican cinema from the first Lumière screening in Mexico City (1896) to the recent wave of creative
filmmakers such as Alfonso Cuarón, Carlos Reygadas, Guillermo del Toro,  Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Fernando Eimbcke, Alfonso RuizPalacios, and Natalia Beristáin.

Topics include: the role of film in the Mexican revolution; popular genres during the Mexican Golden Ages of Cinema (1930-1960); Luis Buñuel’s contribution to Mexican Cinema; the New Mexican Cinema movement that rose up following the massacre at Tlatelolco; Mexican B cinema, including El Santo and horror cinema; Border and Narco-cinema; the innovating developments during the 1990’s including works created by women filmmakers; and the current growth of Mexican film industry.

Spanish 394-401 Gabriel García Márquez and the Contemporary Latin American Literature 

Prof. Montoya

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The publication of Cien años de soledad in 1967 was one of the highest moments in 20th century Latin American literature.  Behind this masterpiece was the arduous and tireless work of  a writer that had been searching for a personal style during almost a decade.  This search also has a continental dimension. In García Marquez’s work, readers find the main topics, aesthetic quests, and political conflicts that hold the Latin American imagination, from the “crónicas de conquista” to the artistic vanguard adventures of the middle of the century.  His narrative brings together early discussions about magical realism and the literary boom, anthropological inquiries rooted in transculturation and critical regionalism, as well as questions on class, race, and gender.

In this course we will read different moments of his work, from his early short stories to some of his major novels.  In addition, we will compare his writing to some of their contemporaries’, in order to have a comprehensive idea about the formation of the Latin American contemporary canon.

Spanish 395-301 Spanish Theater: Text and Representation

Prof. Guadalupe

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This course offers a panoramic view of Spanish theater from the Golden Age (16th and 17th centuries) to the 20th century, through the reading of some of the main authors of the Spanish literary canon, such as Lope de Vega, Cervantes, or Lorca. We will focus on text analysis and performance as two fundamental elements in the understanding and appreciation of Spanish theatre. Students will thus gain an understanding of how to interpret the text written by the dramatist, whether for meaning or performance. We will also include cinematic adaptations of the plays to contrast the stage and the screen as close but different performative media. The chronological study of plays will allow for a historical and contextualized knowledge of the evolution of ideas, culture, and of literary and aesthetic currents. Some of the topics covered will be the obsessive literary theme of honor in its multiple manifestations (personal, moral, social, sexual, etc.); the interplay between reality and appearances, and the conflict between individual freedom and social authority.

Spanish 396-401 There Will Be Blood: Representations of the Conquistador in Latin America

Prof. Tellez

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Who was the Spanish conquistador? A brave soldier, a devoted religious man or a voracious murderer? An enemy or a benefactor? This course will explore representations of the Spanish conquistador in Latin America from early 15th and 16th century chronicles, poems and paintings to contemporary literature and film. We will study the complex relationship between the conquistador and the Indigenous peoples with texts that display different aspects of the Spanish conquest and colonization of the so-called “New World”. 

Spanish 396-402 Let Me Tell Your Story: Narrating Across Cultural Differences in Latin American Literature and Film

Prof. Brock

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The Spanish-American testimonio movement promised increased visibility for historically marginalized perspectives (those of indigenous communities, illiterate workers, and common people) within Latin American cultural production. It also raised a number of thorny questions: Who is authorized to speak for voices that have been silenced? How much access can and should we have to the experience of another? What is lost when oral cultures are represented in writing? This course seeks to explore these questions by reading classics of the testimonio movement alongside experimental fiction and film, including works by Jorge L. Borges, Clarice Lispector, Juan José Saer, Eduardo Coutinho, João Moreiras Salles, Paz Encina, Federico León and Marcos Martínez. (Portuguese-language texts will be made available in Spanish). Course requirements include active participation, regular response papers, and a final paper of 5-7 pages.

Spanish 396-403 Studies in Spanish American Culture

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Description forthcoming.

Spanish 400-301 Urban Life in Contemporary Latin American Fiction

Prof. Knight

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Cities exist not just in their geography, but in their spirit, and that spirit is captured in literature.  In this course we will read compelling works from Mexico City, Lima, and Buenos Aires that represent life in these Latin American capitals at different points between 1950 and the present.  As we explore short stories, novels and non-fiction writing by major authors including Pacheco, Fuentes, Poniatowska, Vargas Llosa, Ribeyro, and Aira, we will learn about the forces and events that have shaped narratives of the urban experience in Latin America.  A substantial final research paper is an essential component of the course.

Spanish 400-302 Crossing Borders in Spanish Cinema

Prof. Caballo-Marquez

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Through the lens of border crossing, we will explore various current topics in Contemporary Spanish Cinema, such as immigration and emigration narratives in times of globalization and economic crisis, cinematic transgressions, and the emergence of glocal vs. national films. A fluid conceptualization of the border will guide our exploration on how Contemporary Spanish Cinema talks about gender, race, nationalisms, migration, history, and psychology. This course is a counterpoint and continuation to “Crossing Borders in Latin American Cinema”. The film selection will include works of directors such as Pedro Almodóvar, Alejandro Amenábar, Icíar Bollaín, Carlos Marques-Marcet, Paz Piñar, Alberto Rodríguez, Carlos Vermut, and Benito Zambrano, among others. The course will be conducted entirely in Spanish.