Revolutionary movements in modern Latin America, considering their origins, evolution and outcomes. Case studies and a comparative methodology are likely. Possible cases are Mexico, Cuba and Nicaragua. The role of the United States will be considered.
Investigation of key events, movements and individuals in one or more regions of Latin America. Specific topics and periods determined by the instructor in conjunction with the Latin America study abroad program.
Investigation of morbidity and mortality, common epidemics (HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria), cultural factors shaping ideas about health, illness, and healing along with an examination of the role of national health care deliver systems, international groups and NGOs in Southern Africa. This course is part of a study away program in Southern Africa and Latin America. NOTE: the Southern Africa iteration of this course does NOT carry LAS credit.
SPN 210: Introduction to Spanish ReadingsPrerequisite: SPN 201
Builds upon the proficiency developed through SPN 201. Reading of short works of fiction and nonfiction with discussion and written assignments in Spanish on cultural and literary topics.
SPN 240: Latin American Civilization
Prerequisite: SPN 201
Introduction to Latin America through its Iberian, Indian, and African heritage; its social institutions; its religious and social customs, festivals, and folklore; its language and other systems of communication; its literature and arts; and its diversions and cuisine.
SPN 340: Foreign Study in Spanish-American Literature
Part of the study abroad curriculum. Overview of contemporary Spanish American literature, focusing on the poetry, narrative, and drama of the country. Readings and discussions of representative texts complemented by viewing of selected works in the theatre.
SPN 350: Foreign Studies in Contemporary Spanish-American Culture
Prerequisites: two courses numbered 210 or greater in Spanish
Through lectures, literary readings, and visits to areas of cultural interest, students familiarize themselves with contemporary Spanish-American life, as well as with the contributions of indigenous cultures to contemporary Spanish-American society. Research on a cultural topic will culminate in a written project.
SPN 361: Survey of Spanish-American Literature
Prerequisites: two courses numbered 210 or greater in Spanish
Introduction to the major authors and representative works of Spanish America, with concentration on the age of Modernism to the present.
SPN 440: Spanish-American Narrative
Prerequisites: two courses numbered 210 or greater in Spanish
Study of the development of the Spanish-American narrative from the period of discovery and conquest to the present, with emphasis on contemporary writing. Indigenous works such as the Mayan
Popul-Vuh are also considered. Examination of historiography, the essay, novels and short stories.
SPN 445: Latin American Women’s Literature
Prerequisites: two courses numbered 210 or greater in Spanish
Survey of literature by Latin American women from Colonial times to the present, including all major genres. A study of the evolution of women’s thought from the private realm of convent and home to the public arena of politics, women’s rights and the environmental movement.
SPN 448: Spanish-American Short Story
Prerequisites: SPN 331, 332, or 361
In-depth consideration of the development of the short story in Spanish America, with a primary focus on the definitive works of the Twentieth Century by authors such as Borges, Cortázar, García Márquez, and Valenzuela. Includes a brief overview of short fiction in colonial and nineteenth-century Spanish America.
SPN 460: Readings in Spanish-American LiteraturePrerequisites: SPN 331, 332, or 361
In-depth focus on a period, movement, author, or genre. Possible topics might include Contemporary Spanish-American Poetry, Gabriel García Márquez, Dissidence in Spanish American Literature, etc. May be repeated once with a change of topic.