Spanish

This course analyzes the concepts and phenomena of cultural encounters and border-crossings in Spanish American societies, mainly through some of the fundamental works that were produced in the 20th and 21st centuries. The course examines where and how one can observe the phenomena and processes of cultural encounters and border-crossings in the texts while exploring the meaning of each aspect of these phenomena within a specific socio-historical and political context.

The course contemplates the following key questions: How does a culture travel and encounter another? How does it change its shape upon encountering other cultures? Is it possible to have the concept of a return to “the original” point of departure or the concept of “authenticity"?

This course provides a critical analysis of political violence and conflict in contemporary globalized societies. It examines the general theories and concepts of political conflict; the act of questioning power and legitimacy of nation-states; collective action and social movements; political conflict and collective violence in modern political systems and governments.

This course explores different photographic genres, conceptual and expressive aspects of photography, and the most relevant names and movements in the history of photography. It offers an introduction to studio lighting and basic processes of digital photography.

This course considers the philosophy and politics within gender studies. It briefly examines the works of Plato and Aristotle before exploring modern texts on feminism, gender, and sexual identity. Topics of study include: natural and cultural constructions of sex and gender; equality and difference; sex, gender, and sexual identity; intersectionality.

This course explores the macroscopic effect of human activity on the environment and known systems to reduce adverse effects of that activity. It focuses on tools for problem-solving basic environmental engineering problems.

This course explores the dynamics of social media as a key element of the current media landscape. It discusses mediation processes between audiences and media content, as well as the changes derived from digitalization.

This course offers elementary study of Spanish language for students at an A1 level, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

This course offers an intermediate study of Spanish language for students at a B1 level, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

This course examines the Spanish labor market before the economic crisis began in 2007 and implications of the crisis. It explores labor rights and the reality post-crisis as well as the impact of COVID-19 on the labor market and the aftermath. Finally, it discusses future labor market challenges such as the digital economy and robotization.