This sequence is for beginners, covering the fundamentals of spoken and written language through the development of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Class/laboratory. Language level and subsequent course placement will be determined by the Department of Languages & Literary Studies.
This sequence is for beginners, covering the fundamentals of spoken and written language through the development of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Class/laboratory. Language level and subsequent course placement will be determined by the Department of Languages & Literary Studies.
An intensive program for high beginners. The course takes a communicative approach toward the development of reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Ideal for students in need of review, and those with professional, family or travel interests. Class/Laboratory. Not open to students with credit for SPAN 101-SPAN 102. Language level and subsequent course placement will be determined by the Department of Languages & Literary Studies.
Review and expansion of basic grammar and vocabulary. Short literary and cultural readings. Development of reading, writing, listening, and conversational skills as well as a deeper understanding of Hispanic cultures. Class/laboratory. Language level and subsequent course placement will be determined by the Department of Languages & Literary Studies.
Review and expansion of basic grammar and vocabulary. Short literary and cultural readings. Development of reading, writing, listening, and conversational skills as well as a deeper understanding of Hispanic cultures. Class/laboratory. Language level and subsequent course placement will be determined by the Department of Languages & Literary Studies.
Advanced Spanish is an intensive composition course that emphasizes the development of critical and analytical skills in Spanish through the study of Spanish and Latin American literature and film. Designed as a bridge between language development and upper-level civilization, literature, and culture courses, this class focuses on process writing and is generally taken after a student has completed the Intermediate sequence of language study. Language level and subsequent course placement will be determined by the Department of Languages & Literary Studies.
Designed to build on the existing skills of students who have grown up in Spanish-speaking environments, this course provides the opportunity to develop communicative competence in Spanish in both formal and informal settings through the expansion of speaking, reading, and writing skills. Objectives include: review of of such critical language aspects as spelling conventions, written accents, and the variety of linguistic registers or communicative settings (i.e. informal, formal, academic, etc.). Extensive reading, writing, and communicative activities. Equivalent to SPAN 211.
This course invites students to discover the voices, stories, and artistic expressions that shape the Hispanic world. Through literature, film, music, and visual culture, students build their language skills while interpreting, discussing, and presenting ideas about identity, creativity, and community across time and region. The course fosters intercultural understanding and critical engagement with key works, movements, and perspectives from pre-colonial to contemporary contexts.
An interdisciplinary exploration of the Iberian Peninsula's civilizations and cultures as reflected in its history, literature, peoples, politics, and arts. Topics range from Spanish Unification in 1492 through the rise and fall of Spain as an imperial power. Class/laboratory.
An introduction to the literature of Spain from the eighteenth century to the present, from the Enlightenment through the post-civil war era. The course examines how authors such as Larra, Castro, Pardo Bazán, Galdós, and Machado responded to the challenges posed by the shifting realities of their times. Class/laboratory.
An introduction to Iberian visual cultures from the early twentieth century to the present day. Among the issues addressed are the history of cinema in the Iberian Peninsula, visual representations of war and conflict, and visual interpretations of social issues.
This survey course offers a broad view into the visual cultures of Latin America, dealing with issues of creation of images, story-telling, consumption, and dissemination of visual productions. Materials can include codex, painting, photography, prints, TV, and cinema. Latin American visual production will be studied will be studies vis-à-vis politics, religion, gender, sexual orientation, nationalism, and indigenous peoples. Time period, focused media, and region will vary upon the instructor.
This course introduces students to US Latinx representations through film and TV in the United States Hispanic culture. This course will analyze the interaction between US Latinx communities and society, the linguistic dynamics between English and Spanish as a part of the family environment, among other topics. This course will explore also a critical approach to the US Latinx stereotypes in film and TV.
An introduction to the literature of Latin America, from the early twentieth century to the present day. Among the issues addressed are the literature of social protest and reform, artistic experimentation in contemporary poetry and narrative fiction, and the rise of the novel in the second half of the twentieth century. Class/laboratory.
This is a creative writing course in Spanish. It will use creative writing to explore and deepen students’ understanding of the Spanish language, Latin American literature, and the various stages of the writing process (prewriting, drafting, editing, revising). The course will use critical readings of different texts and genres (poetry, short stories, novels, crónicas) as models for student assignments and creative writing projects. The course will be divided into different sections, each with a different focus related to genre and specific writing goals. Students will choose one of the writing exercises/assignments in each section to develop, draft, and workshop for a grade. In total, they will produce four creative writing assignments during the semester.
This course will explore the influence of the crime fiction genre in contemporary Latin American literature. Students will develop an understanding for the varying ideological perspectives the genre offers in different cultural contexts, its influence on narrative form, as well as its possibilities for social critique.
An in-depth study of a literary theme, genre, author, or movement in the cultural context of Spanish America (US Latinx and Latin America) during the late nineteenth century through the present day. Topics are focused on LGBTQ+ studies and will analyze Film, Theater, Novels, Short Stories, and Poetry.
This course examines the history of migration to and from Spain during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries via its representation in literature, film, theater, photography, and popular media. We will approach Spain's dual history of emigration and immigration with a critical lens that reads the categories of ''immigrant'' and ''Spaniard'' as porous and historically fluid.
This course examines several key features of the vibrant Hispanic Caribbean community and its continuing presence in New York City from the 19th Century to today. This diverse demographic is also an important facet of the ever-evolving Hispanic cultural identities of the wider United States. Course participants will explore the aesthetic dynamics of the U.S. Caribbean cultural products, practices and perspectives through the analysis of digital, textual and audiovisual narratives, food, dance, and music.
An interdisciplinary approach to the long-lasting resistance of indigenous peoples through the Americas. The course will study indigenous productions regarding subjects such as religion, gender, class, economy, and environmental sustainability during Colonial and/or Republican periods on literature, visual arts, cinema, and political theory. A special focus will be placed in the emergence of decolonial and anti-capitalist struggles led by indigenous intellectuals and theoreticians in our contemporary world.
An interdisciplinary exploration of civilizations and cultures from the colonial period through the early 20th century as reflected in it history, literature, peoples, politics, and arts. This course is an introduction to Hispanic Caribbean culture and literature. Class/laboratory.
An in-depth study of literary themes, genres, authors, and/or movement in the cultural context of the Africana Diaspora in the Hispanic Caribbean from the late 18th century to the present day. Topics will include a focus on Afro-descendant writers and will analyze theater, novels, autobiography, and poetry.
Cervantes' masterpiece as it relates to today's reader, its impact on contemporary culture, and the stylistic innovations that make this novel a modern classic. (Formerly SPAN 425)
An introduction to the literature of Spain from the Middle Ages through the seventeenth century, from the story of the Cid through the myth of Don Juan. Class/laboratory. (Formerly SPAN 310)
The course's aim is to introduce students to theoretical issues and the practical applications of translation. We will combine theory and practice to examine the full complexity of translation as both an art and a science. Specifically, we will work with the particular features of the translation process from English to Spanish and Spanish to English through a semester-long translation practicum. Among the issues to be considered are equivalence, decoding and recoding and untranslatability.
Development of research skills and methodologies as applied to a specific topic in Hispanic studies: a literary theme, genre, author, or movement, and/or a cultural, historical, or political trend in Spain or Spanish America. Required of all majors in Spanish during the fall of their senior year. Only open to non-majors with permission of the instructor.
Individual research under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Open only to qualified juniors and seniors. Hours arranged.
Open only to majors in Spanish who are candidates for departmental honors. Tutorial sessions related to the student's research and essay project. Hours arranged.