University of Barcelona

This course provides a study of twentieth-century Latin American literature. Topics include: modernism and post-modernism (José Martí, Rubén Darío, Delmira Agustini y Leopoldo Lugones); avant-garde literature (Vicente Huidobro, Cesar Vallejo, Pablo Neruda, Oliverio Girondo, Alejandra Pizarnik); thought, creation, and criticism (Jorge Luis Borges); Simon Bolivar in literature; novels of the Mexican Revolution; the Latin American Boom; post-modern fiction (Rosario Ferré, Elena Poniatowska, Rosario Castellanos, Juan José Saer, Fernando Vallejo).

This course is divided into two parts. Part one examines Spanish narrative prose of the 19th and 20th centuries, taking as thematic reference the city of Barcelona and its writers. Part two explores Latin American culture through representative artistic works (music, writing, painting, and film) and their socio-cultural and artistic framework.

This course offers a study of the psychology of work. Topics include: jobs, working conditions, and the role of HR; analysis, description, and design of jobs; HR management; hiring.

This is the second half of the course "Spanish of the Americas" (ESPANYOL D'AMERICA) which explores the linguistic varieties of Spanish language in Latin America and the United States. It examines dialectal divisions; sociolinguistic aspects of communication; influence from other languages in the Americas; and Spanish in the United States.

The course offers an introduction to all aspects of sustainable business management including global sustainable models, trade, industry, consumption, trends, strategies, key sectors, policy, and more. It examines the vision and tools required to effectively manage all of the challenges that new sustainable business models currently demand.

This course examines major issues related to new topics in Spanish media. It is divided into two parts. Part one focuses on the representation of Spain through both traditional and new media. The second part explores how fiction, whether on television, cinema, or social media, is capable of describing in detail the reality of Spain.

This course explores the history and culture of different areas of the post-colonial English-speaking world. It offers an in-depth study of different films, books, and documentaries from several areas of the English-speaking world and analyzes their cultural context.