SPA 320 Medieval Spanish Literature
This course is designed to explore the origins of Spanish literature in the Middle Ages. Readings will include principal works from the lyric and narrative traditions as well as the beginnings of drama in the peninsula. Works will be discussed in social and cultural contexts. Prerequisite: any Main Currents course. Staff/Three credits
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SPA 316 SPA 316 Emerging Modernity In The Hispanic World
The main objective of this course is the expansion of each student’s understanding of the social and political events, artistic production, literary texts and culture of four countries in the Hispanic world: Spain, Mexico, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. The course focuses on the transition towards the historical period of the 20th century that we will refer to as “modernity.” Throughout the course, we will make use of readings, films, music and the Internet in order to develop a more complete understanding of the complex modes of cultural production. Prerequisite: any Main Currents course. Guerrero-Watanabe/Three credits
The main objective of this course is the expansion of each student’s understanding of the social and political events, artistic production, literary texts and culture of four countries in the Hispanic world: Spain, Mexico, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. The course focuses on the transition towards the historical period of the 20th century that we will refer to as “modernity.” Throughout the course, we will make use of readings, films, music and the Internet in order to develop a more complete understanding of the complex modes of cultural production. Prerequisite: any Main Currents course. Guerrero-Watanabe/Three credits
SPA 315 Caribbean Literature And Culture
This course explores the cultural and social institutions of the Spanish Caribbean in the 19th and 20th centuries. Special emphasis will be placed on the racial dynamics and political events that have shaped the culture of all three nations: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. Prerequisite: any Main Currents course. Guerrero-Watanabe/Three credits ** Courses so designated may be taken to satisfy the second literature requirement in the General Education curriculum.
SPA 310 Spanish Culture And Civilization I
General background: history, geography, art, and social structures. Detailed analysis of Medieval, Renaissance, and Golden Age life and culture in Spain. Assigned readings and written reports. Prerequisite: any Main Currents course. Begley/Three credits
SPA 311 Spanish Culture And Civilization II
Modern Spain: detailed analysis of the period following the War for Independence (1808). Special emphasis will be placed on Spain’s political climate, the Civil War of 1936- 39, and the post-Franco democratic revival. Prerequisite: any Main Currents course. Begley, Kercher/Three credits
SPA 312 Spanish-American Culture And Civilization I
Detailed analysis of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations, and colonial times through the study of history, art, music, social structure, and thought. Prerequisite: any Main Currents course. Not open to students who have taken SPA 256. Grijalva/Three credits
SPA 313 Spanish-American Culture And Civilization II
Detailed analysis of life and culture during the period of independence, and contemporary times as seen in the intellectual and artistic achievements of the Spanish-American nations. Prerequisite: any Main Currents course. Grijalva, Guerrero-Watanabe/Three credits
SPA 302 Advanced Spanish Oral Expression
A systematic study of various forms of public discourse through discussion and debate on controversial issues. Designed for students with a sophisticated command of Spanish who seek to increase their fluency and develop cultural awareness. Prerequisite: any Main Currents course. Guerrero-Watanabe/Three credits
SPA 301 Advanced Spanish Composition
An advanced course in writing, with an emphasis on creativity and development of syntax, vocabulary, and style. Study of prose models in a variety of styles. (Spring) Prerequisite: any Main Currents course. Guerrero-Watanabe, Staff/Three credits
SPA 254 Main Currents Of Spanish-American Literature II
A critical study of the most significant currents in Spanish- American literature from Modernism to the present. Reading and analysis of representative selections from major works. Prerequisite: SPA 140 Guerrero-Watanabe/Three credits
SPA 256 Colonial Encounters In Spanish America
A survey of Spanish-American literature from pre- Columbian times through Independence in the early 19th Century. Interdisciplinary in approach, this course examines the impact of Spanish colonialism in the New World. Themes and issues are approached from both an historical and literary perspective. By critically using primary sources and other colonial literature, the course explores the nature of Spanish-American literary and historical development during the Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassical, and early Romantic periods. Some of the themes include the transition from pre-Columbian to Colonial society; the Spanish conquest and evangelization and their impact on the development of a mestizo society; and finally the development of Spanish-American consciousness and national identity. Prerequisite: SPA 140. Not open to students who have completed SPA 253. Same course as HIS 256. Grijalva/Three credits
SPA 253 Main Currents Of Spanish-American Literature I
A critical study of literary periods and movements from pre- Columbian literature to the end of Realism and Naturalism. Reading and analysis of representative selections from major works. Not open to students who have taken SPA 256. (Fall) Prerequisite: SPA 140. Grijalva/Three credits
SPA 251 Main Currents Of Spanish Literature I
A survey of classical Spanish literature from The Cid to Calderon. Students will be introduced to the study of peninsular literature through the reading and analysis of representative selections from the major works produced during this period. Prerequisite: SPA 140. Begley/Three credits
SPA 252 Main Currents Of Spanish Literature II
A survey of modern Spanish literature from Romanticism to the Generation of 1898. Students will be introduced to the major generic and thematic developments in the literature of this period through the reading and analysis of representative selections from major authors and their works. (Fall) Prerequisite: SPA 140. Begley, Leone/Three credits
SPA 220 Spanish Composition
Designed to develop skills in descriptive, narrative, and expository writing in Spanish, this course emphasizes the process of writing. It deals with strategies for generating and organizing ideas through pre-writing, composing, writing, and editing. Writing activities help expand and refine grammatical structures, range of vocabulary, and rhetorical techniques. Not open to students who have completed SPA 301. Prerequisite: SPA 140 or equivalent. Grijalva, Staff/Three credits ** Courses so designated may be taken to satisfy the second literature requirement in the General Education curriculum.