| PORT 380-01 |
Cuír/Queer Brazil
Instructor: Carolina Castellanos Gonella
Course Description:
Cross-listed with LALC 285-01 and WGSS 301-05. Course taught in English. Stereotyped as the country of carnival and licentiousness, Brazil combines a complex history of traditional, oppressive, and progressive values and laws. Same-sex marriage was approved in 2013, sex-correction surgeries are supported by the universal health care system, and So Paulo hosts the largest LGBTQIA+ parade in the world. Still, Brazil has the highest recorded number of murders of trans* people in the world. The goal of this course is to analyze the complexities of the literary, historical, and cinematographic production in Brazil of cur authors and topics. The course examines how self-representations and representations have created, challenged, promoted, and affected the LGBTQIA+ community. At the same time, the course foregrounds the importance of how Brazilians have thought about their own curness.
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03:00 PM-04:15 PM, MR
KAUF 179 |
| PORT 380-02 |
Contemporary Brazilian Politics
Instructor: Diego Vega
Course Description:
cross-listed with LALC 200-01 and POSC 290-03. This course analyzes the construction and transformation of Brazil's democracy since the end of the military dictatorship in 1985. Part of the semester is an overview of the political and social disputes affecting the country's democratic institutions during this period, using political science research associated with local expressions of political thought. The second half of the course addresses specific topics relevant to Brazil, including social and racial inequalities, environmental destruction (with a focus on the Amazon region), the role of sports in politics, and the military's interference in democratic processes.
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10:30 AM-11:45 AM, TR
DENNY 204 |
| Courses Offered in SPAN |
| SPAN 101-01 |
Elementary Spanish
Instructor: Shannon Heckman
Course Description:
This is the first course in the language sequence. The course focuses on all four language skills: listening, reading, writing, speaking, with an emphasis on vocabulary development and listening comprehension development. Prerequisite: Placement exam.
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08:30 AM-09:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 306 |
| SPAN 101-02 |
Elementary Spanish
Instructor: Maria Asuncion Arnedo
Course Description:
This is the first course in the language sequence. The course focuses on all four language skills: listening, reading, writing, speaking, with an emphasis on vocabulary development and listening comprehension development. Prerequisite: Placement exam.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MTWRF
LIBRY E. ASIAN |
| SPAN 101-03 |
Elementary Spanish
Instructor: Maria Asuncion Arnedo
Course Description:
This is the first course in the language sequence. The course focuses on all four language skills: listening, reading, writing, speaking, with an emphasis on vocabulary development and listening comprehension development. Prerequisite: Placement exam.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MTWRF
LIBRY E. ASIAN |
| SPAN 101-04 |
Elementary Spanish
Instructor: Shannon Heckman
Course Description:
This is the first course in the language sequence. The course focuses on all four language skills: listening, reading, writing, speaking, with an emphasis on vocabulary development and listening comprehension development. Prerequisite: Placement exam.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 307 |
| SPAN 102-02 |
Elementary Spanish
Instructor: Susan Penuela Rodriguez
Course Description:
This course is a continuation of Spanish 101. The course focuses on all four langage skills: listening, reading, writing, speaking, with increasing emphasis on speaking. Prerequisite: 101. Upon completion, students go to 201.
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08:30 AM-09:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 214 |
| SPAN 102-03 |
Elementary Spanish
Instructor: Susan Penuela Rodriguez
Course Description:
This course is a continuation of Spanish 101. The course focuses on all four langage skills: listening, reading, writing, speaking, with increasing emphasis on speaking. Prerequisite: 101. Upon completion, students go to 201.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 214 |
| SPAN 102-04 |
Elementary Spanish
Instructor: Julie Lesman
Course Description:
This course is a continuation of Spanish 101. The course focuses on all four langage skills: listening, reading, writing, speaking, with increasing emphasis on speaking. Prerequisite: 101. Upon completion, students go to 201.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 306 |
| SPAN 102-05 |
Elementary Spanish
Instructor: Julie Lesman
Course Description:
This course is a continuation of Spanish 101. The course focuses on all four langage skills: listening, reading, writing, speaking, with increasing emphasis on speaking. Prerequisite: 101. Upon completion, students go to 201.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 213 |
| SPAN 102-06 |
Elementary Spanish
Instructor: Julie Lesman
Course Description:
This course is a continuation of Spanish 101. The course focuses on all four langage skills: listening, reading, writing, speaking, with increasing emphasis on speaking. Prerequisite: 101. Upon completion, students go to 201.
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01:30 PM-02:20 PM, MTWRF
BOSLER 305 |
| SPAN 201-01 |
Intermediate Spanish
Instructor: Abraham Quintanar
Course Description:
This course is a continuation of Spanish 102. The course focuses on all four langage skills: listening, reading, writing, speaking, with increasing emphasis on writing and speaking. Prerequisite: 102 or placement by department. This course fulfills the language graduation requirement.
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08:30 AM-09:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 318 |
| SPAN 201-02 |
Intermediate Spanish
Instructor: Eva Copeland
Course Description:
This course is a continuation of Spanish 102. The course focuses on all four langage skills: listening, reading, writing, speaking, with increasing emphasis on writing and speaking. Prerequisite: 102 or placement by department. This course fulfills the language graduation requirement.
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08:30 AM-09:20 AM, MTWRF
DENNY 110 |
| SPAN 201-03 |
Intermediate Spanish
Instructor: Abraham Quintanar
Course Description:
This course is a continuation of Spanish 102. The course focuses on all four langage skills: listening, reading, writing, speaking, with increasing emphasis on writing and speaking. Prerequisite: 102 or placement by department. This course fulfills the language graduation requirement.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MTWRF
DENNY 110 |
| SPAN 201-04 |
Intermediate Spanish
Instructor: Amaury Leopoldo Sosa
Course Description:
This course is a continuation of Spanish 102. The course focuses on all four langage skills: listening, reading, writing, speaking, with increasing emphasis on writing and speaking. Prerequisite: 102 or placement by department. This course fulfills the language graduation requirement.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 313 |
| SPAN 201-05 |
Intermediate Spanish
Instructor: Angela DeLutis-Eichenberger
Course Description:
This course is a continuation of Spanish 102. The course focuses on all four langage skills: listening, reading, writing, speaking, with increasing emphasis on writing and speaking. Prerequisite: 102 or placement by department. This course fulfills the language graduation requirement.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 313 |
| SPAN 201-06 |
Intermediate Spanish
Instructor: Eva Copeland
Course Description:
This course is a continuation of Spanish 102. The course focuses on all four langage skills: listening, reading, writing, speaking, with increasing emphasis on writing and speaking. Prerequisite: 102 or placement by department. This course fulfills the language graduation requirement.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 306 |
| SPAN 201-07 |
Intermediate Spanish
Instructor: Tina Antonicelli
Course Description:
This course is a continuation of Spanish 102. The course focuses on all four langage skills: listening, reading, writing, speaking, with increasing emphasis on writing and speaking. Prerequisite: 102 or placement by department. This course fulfills the language graduation requirement.
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01:30 PM-02:20 PM, MTWRF
BOSLER 214 |
| SPAN 202-01 |
Intermediate Spanish II
Instructor: Mariana Past
Course Description:
The primary goal of this course is to develop students' formal knowledge of Spanish by reviewing and studying the more challenging grammatical structures. The course will also work on development of skills in reading, oral expression, and vocabulary development. The purpose of the course is to equip students with the formal grammatical background necessary to be successful in courses on Hispanic literatures, linguistics and cultures. Prerequisite: 201 or the equivalent.
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08:30 AM-09:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 213 |
| SPAN 202-02 |
Intermediate Spanish II
Instructor: Mariana Past
Course Description:
The primary goal of this course is to develop students' formal knowledge of Spanish by reviewing and studying the more challenging grammatical structures. The course will also work on development of skills in reading, oral expression, and vocabulary development. The purpose of the course is to equip students with the formal grammatical background necessary to be successful in courses on Hispanic literatures, linguistics and cultures. Prerequisite: 201 or the equivalent.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MTWRF
BOSLER 213 |
| SPAN 202-03 |
Intermediate Spanish II
Instructor: Julie Lesman
Course Description:
The primary goal of this course is to develop students' formal knowledge of Spanish by reviewing and studying the more challenging grammatical structures. The course will also work on development of skills in reading, oral expression, and vocabulary development. The purpose of the course is to equip students with the formal grammatical background necessary to be successful in courses on Hispanic literatures, linguistics and cultures. Prerequisite: 201 or the equivalent.
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01:30 PM-02:20 PM, MTWRF
BOSLER 306 |
| SPAN 203-01 |
Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Instructor: Abraham Quintanar
Course Description:
Spanish for Heritage Speakers is an intermediate language course that incorporates student interests in specific content areas, such as US Latino immigration, identity, ethnicity, education, and representation in the media. Linguistic goals include vocabulary acquisition, improvement in writing, and enhancement of formal communicative skills.Prerequisite: Placement by department. This course is for students with little or no previous formal training in Spanish -- one year or less of high school Spanish-- who live in a home in which Spanish is spoken and who speak Spanish at home. This course fulfills the foreign language graduation requirement.
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| SPAN 229-01 |
Descubrir los Secretos de la Cocina Saludable Hispana
Instructor: Maria Asuncion Arnedo
Course Description:
The primary goal of this course is to continue to strengthen students' oral, aural, reading, and writing skills in Spanish while acquiring a broadened intercultural perspective. Course topics will consist of a focused cultural theme chosen by the professor. Examples of possible topics include: Current Events in Hispanic Societies, Chronicling Everyday Life, Geographical Explorations in the Spanish-Speaking World, and Gastronomy and Health in the Hispanic World.Prerequisite: 202, 203 or 205. NOTE: May be taken concurrently with 202, 231, 238 or 239. Students who have completed 231 or courses above 239 may not take this course.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, MR
BOSLER 313 |
| SPAN 231-01 |
Mexican Women in Drug Trafficking
Instructor: Carolina Castellanos Gonella
Course Description:
Across the world and throughout history, statistics have shown that men commit more crimes than women. However, women's involvement with drug trafficking in Latin America has grown exponentially. The main goal of this class is to analyze Mexican women's diverse and complex participation in drug trafficking while developing writing skills in Spanish. Some of the questions the course will discuss are: How are women represented? What are women saying and experiencing? Does women's participation in drug trafficking challenge traditional rules and values? Are conventional notions of femininity and masculinity redefined by women's participation in the criminal world? Because it is a writing-intensive (WR) course, students will take a process approach to writing (drafting, peer reviewing, feedback, and editing). Students will read newspaper clips, testimonials, interviews, watch a film, and listen to narcocorridos.
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09:00 AM-10:15 AM, TR
ALTHSE 206 |
| SPAN 231-02 |
Mexican Women in Drug Trafficking
Instructor: Carolina Castellanos Gonella
Course Description:
Across the world and throughout history, statistics have shown that men commit more crimes than women. However, women's involvement with drug trafficking in Latin America has grown exponentially. The main goal of this class is to analyze Mexican women's diverse and complex participation in drug trafficking while developing writing skills in Spanish. Some of the questions the course will discuss are: How are women represented? What are women saying and experiencing? Does women's participation in drug trafficking challenge traditional rules and values? Are conventional notions of femininity and masculinity redefined by women's participation in the criminal world? Because it is a writing-intensive (WR) course, students will take a process approach to writing (drafting, peer reviewing, feedback, and editing). Students will read newspaper clips, testimonials, interviews, watch a film, and listen to narcocorridos.
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10:30 AM-11:45 AM, TR
ALTHSE 206 |
| SPAN 231-03 |
With, Not About: Creative Complicity in Contemporary Latin American Arts, Film and Literature
Instructor: Susan Penuela Rodriguez
Course Description:
The course will highlight Latin American artistic, audiovisual, and literary productions from the past 20 years, analyzed using a close reading method. Students will explore the differences and similarities of the subjects represented in these works. They will be encouraged to cultivate a critical intercultural perspective that allows them to engage with these views of reality in a complicit and reflective manner. Based on these readings, students will write essays aimed at achieving a critical understanding, rather than the exoticized one of the homogenized thinking of the global North. Subjects often viewed as marginal will gain prominence through an exploration of the power dynamics that shape global thought. The themes addressed in the analyzed productions include sustainable ways of engaging with the environment, diverse perceptions of the passage of time, collectivism versus individualism, and alternative identities.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, TF
BOSLER 308 |
| SPAN 239-01 |
Spanish for the Health Professions
Instructor: Jorge Sagastume
Course Description:
Cross-listed with LALC 239-01. This is a specialized course emphasizing Spanish language and culture as they relate to health and medicine. The course goal is written and oral communication and cultural fluency as they relate to Global Health Care, Food Security, Immigration, and the delivery of health-care services to Limited-English-Proficient, Hispanic patients. Off-campus volunteer work with native Spanish speakers is required.
Prerequisite: 202 or 205. This course is cross-listed as LALC 239.
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03:00 PM-04:15 PM, TF
KAUF 179 |
| SPAN 299-01 |
Reading and Thinking About Texts
Instructor: Jorge Sagastume
Course Description:
This course introduces students to techniques for reading and writing memoirs, creative nonfiction, and fiction, while also exploring the art of translation. Through these forms, students will engage with literary creation and analysis, gaining a deeper understanding of both the craft of writing and the texts they encounter in literary and cultural studies. The course is designed to help students develop skills that will enable them to navigate creative writing, literary criticism, or both.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, TF
KAUF 179 |
| SPAN 380-01 |
Topics in the Middle Ages
Instructor: Abraham Quintanar
Course Description:
This course explores approaches the study of the Middle Ages, 11th to13th-centuries, by topics, rather than by focusing on history per se. Some of the topics explored are disability, domestic violence, medicine, social aspects of reproductive situations of women, diversity and (in)equity. It does not concentrate solely on one specific geographical area or one particular Medieval culture, though it mainly concentrates on some cultural aspects of some Western European countries as well as the Middle East. This course aims to show how some of these cultures may be interrelated.
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11:30 AM-12:20 PM, MWF
BOSLER 307 |
| SPAN 380-02 |
Culture War Dramas: Identity Politics, Crossdressing, and Transgression in Early Modernity
Instructor: Amaury Leopoldo Sosa
Course Description:
Cross-listed with LALC 300-01, THDA 302-01 and WGSS 301-04. Why did identity-bending representations feature so prominently on the pages and stages of early modern Spain? How did readers and audiences receive, relate, and respond to these transformations? What were the aesthetic, social, ethical, political, and legal consequences of the practice and discourse of transvestism? In this dramatic literature course, we closely engage and compare subjects who adopt, imitate, fashion a different gender, race, religion, class, nationality. Moreover, we read and analyze these embodiments alongside moral, conduct, and theatrical treatises, audio/visual representations and adaptations, secondary scholarly sources, and post/critical theories. Through academic, creative, and personal dialogues, activities, and assignments, we examine key concepts, questions, and debates related to individual and collective identity formation and social categorization: self-fashioning, performativity, material culture, passing, stereotyping, assimilation, code-switching, and dis/identification. *This course is taught in English with the option for Foreign Language Integration (FLIC)*
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10:30 AM-11:45 AM, TR
BOSLER 314 |
| SPAN 401-01 |
Senior Research Seminar
Instructor: Eva Copeland
Course Description:
Cross-listed with LALC 390-01. Permission of Instructor Required. Students will work on a semi-independent basis along with the professor on a focused research project. Students will choose a research project that investigates a particular aspect of Hispanic or Luso-Brazilian studies. Students will be required to submit regularly scheduled progress reports and will participate in discussions on research strategies, the writing process, and peer review of their writing. Students will be required to present their research at various stages. The culmination of this course will be a research paper that may serve as a launching pad for the Honors Thesis in the spring semester. Offered regularly in the fall. Students may write their papers in Spanish or English, depending on their priorities and interests.Prerequisite: SPAN 299, two 300-level courses, and permission of the professor based on the professors advanced approval of the students topic. This course is cross-listed as LALC 390.
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01:30 PM-04:30 PM, W
BOSLER 222 |
| SPAN 500-01 |
The Craft of Writing Creatively in Spanish
Instructor: Jorge Sagastume
Course Description:
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