Chile

This course offers a study of texts produced from the arrival of Christopher Columbus until the mid-18th century which are representative of the main themes and issues characterizing the emergence of Latin American and, particularly, Chilean literature and culture.

This course corresponds to the advanced level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. At this level, students can understand large texts with a certain difficulty level and recognize implicit meanings in them, speak with fluidity and spontaneity without showing evident signs of effort, flexibly and effectively use the target language for social, academic, and professional purposes, write long texts that are clear, well structured, and detailed about topics of certain complexity, showing organization, articulation and textual cohesion. The course addresses relevant aspects about the culture of Chilean interaction that benefit communicative skills and language acquisition in immersive conditions.

This course focuses on various Chilean poets during the dictatorship and post-dictatorship. It connects censorship, gender identity, and different aspects of Chilean culture to rhetorical devices utilized in the poetry. 

This course explores the concept of sustainability. Topics include: crossroads of unsustainability; systemic thinking; poverty and inequality; socio-environmental conflicts; governance (tragedy) of the commons; institutions for sustainable development; education for sustainability; food systems; sustainable cities; new economies-- circular economy; ethics of care.

This is a special studies course involving an internship with a corporate, public, governmental, or private organization, arranged with the Study Center Director or Liaison Officer. Specific internships vary each term and are described on a special study project form for each student. A substantial paper or series of reports is required. Units vary depending on the contact hours and method of assessment. The internship may be taken during one or more terms but the units cannot exceed a total of 12.0 for the year.

This course focuses on three thought leaders of anti-colonialist social movements in 20th century Latin American: Aimé Césaire, Frantz Fanon, and Fausto Reinaga. It analyzes their main written works with an emphasis on themes of race, culture, and colonial condition.