Course Descriptions
Department of Literature and Languages

These are the courses we wish to offer in undergrad studies that do not have a graduate counterpart:

101 Beginning Spanish 1

102 Beginning Spanish 2

201 Intermediate Spanish 1

202 Intermediate Spanish 2

301 Writing in Spanish (Formerly Advanced Composition)

302 Introduction to Literary Analysis

AND

310 and 311, which do have a graduate counterpart and are listed in the numbered sequence below.  Please note changes to titles of these courses.

Both grad numbers (400 level) and undergrad numbers (300 level) are listed .  Courses that do not have a 300 number are for grads only:

310/410: Latin American Literature and Culture Before 1888  

The literature and culture of Latin America up to Modernism.  Pre-Colombian literature, multidisciplinary narratives, poetry from the conquest, colonial period; the literature of the 19th century republics.  (3)

311/411 Latin American Literature and Culture After 1888  

 

The literature and culture of Latin America from Modernismo to the present day.  Works include novels, short stories, essays, and poetry.  Authors include Darío, Storni, Mistral, Rulfo, and Garcia García Márquez. (3)

                      

312-314/ 412-14 Hispanic Civilization and Culture     

 

Spain, Central America, South America, Latino U.S., Mexico, Caribbean (3)

           

316-18/416-18 Studies in Literary and Cultural Theory  

 

Study of critical theories and their implications for language, literature, and representation. (3)

 

323-25/423-425 Studies in Intellectual History  

 

Studies of the intellectual history of the Hispanic world. (3)

 

331-35/431-35 Studies in Literary Genres  

 

Detailed historical, textual, and/or theoretical examination of a literary genre, such as poetry, narrative, drama, and essay. (3)

 

338-41/438-41 Studies in Single Authors   

 

Detailed study of one writer in his/her cultural context. Courses offered include, Rosario Castellaños, César Vallejo, and Arguedas.(3)

           

343-47/443-47 Studies in Gender and Sexuality    

           

Examines gender and sexuality in Hispanic literature and culture. Courses offered include 20th century narrative by women from Latin America and Spain.     

 

357-62/457-62 Studies in Regional Literatures     

 

A study of Latin American literature that emphasizes regional geography, culture, and politics.  (3)

 

363-64/463-464 Transatlantic Literature       

                       

Examines the intellectual and cultural reciprocity and exchange between Latin America, Europe, and the United States. (3)

 

366-71/466-71 Studies in Theme or Movement   

 

Intensive study of literary texts that share philosophical concerns, motifs, or historical perspectives. Includes the Avant-Gardes, Modernismo, among others. (3)

 

372-74/472-474 Studies in Film   

           

Detailed study of a genre, director, national cinema, or theoretical questions. (3)

 

375-76/475-76 Studies in Modernity  

 

Examination of 20th century cultural modernisms. Readings include works that attempt to define the avant-garde, modernism, and modernity.  Select topics include the transformative role of literature, literary utopias and dystopias, authenticity, and cultural co-optation. (3)

           

383-84/483-84 Postcolonial Literature   

 

Examines the literature that emerges in the aftermath of the Spanish empire.  Emphasis on the responses to cultural and linguistic colonization; analysis of national and continental identity, cultural hybridity, and post-colonial subjectivity. (3)

           

386-89/486-489 Studies in Race and Ethnicity in Literature    

           

Representative works from multiple ethnic traditions.  Themes may include cultural authenticity and assimilation; intersections of gender, race, and class; narrative forms and identity; and relationships between writers and their communities. (3)

 

490 THESIS        

Consent of Instructor is needed to register.  Please note that this class is only available to graduate students. (3)

 

391-94/491-94 Studies in Advanced Composition and Grammar    

Acquisition and practice of advanced literacy skills. (3)

           

395/495 Independent Study    

Intensive study and original scholarship culminating in a written project.  Topic to be developed by student in consultation with appropriate faculty members. (3)

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