Spanish

The course offers an introduction to syntax, the fundamental theories of syntactic analysis, and the methodologies to apply theories. Students utilize these methodologies in authentic case studies.

This course offers a study of alternative mechanisms for dispute resolution. Topics include: conflict and management; alternative methods for conflict resolution; negotiation; mediation; arbitration; alternative methods of dispute resolution in free trade agreements.

This course analyzes the role of political parties in the Chilean democratic system and the socio-historical context of the emergence of new social demands. It explores the formation of social movements in Chile.

This course discusses the strategies and dynamics of incorporation of underlying educational strategies towards indigenous peoples within Mexico from the Aztecs to the present through an anthropological and sociological lens. Topics include: the role of education within indigenous communities; the cultural impact of educational campaigns by the Mexican State; the current status of intercultural and bilingual education. 

This course provides a study of the role of emotions within modern and contemporary Latin American narrative and novels. Topics include: characterization of the emotions of love, hate, fear, hope, happiness, sadness, and disgust; the role emotions play in novels and how it affects the body; the social, ideological, and esthetic dimensions of emotions. Texts include: Juan Rodolfo Wilcok, LOS AMANTES; Nona Fernández, CHILEAN ELECTRIC; Ana Peluffo, EL CLAVE EMOCIONAL. CULTURA Y AFECTO EN AMÉRICA LATINA; Mariana Enriquez, EL CHICO SUCIO.

This course critically examines the production of masculinities in the contemporary world, with a historical perspective situated in the West and Latin America; as well as from the individual and collective experiences of each student.

This course explores the characteristics, phases of development, trends, works, and authors of 20th century Latin American literature. Topics include: the pro-indigenous novel; reality transfigured; the current panorama of Latin American literature; modernity and post-modernity.

This course covers the new concept of multiculturalism as it relates to nation, identity, modernism, post-modernism, and political correctness. Emphasis is placed on multiculturalism as it pertains to Mexico and Latin America. The course examines issues of cultural diversity, the construction of cultural plurality, national and international legal frameworks regarding indigenous matters, and the current state of social transformations, conflicts and resolutions.

This Spanish language course corresponds to intermediate advanced level (B2 on the CEFR). By the end of the course students can understand the main ideas in complex texts that are concrete and abstract; interact with native speakers with sufficient fluency and naturalness; produce clear and detailed texts on various topics and defend points of view on general topics indicating pros and cons. The course integrates topics on Chilean culture. 

In this course, students examine a selection of key theater texts by contemporary Spanish dramatists from the early 18th century to the present. Students analyze how the selected plays are representative of trends and innovations in the contemporary Spanish stage. Throughout the course, students work not only with the dramatic texts but also with documents illustrative of their performance histories, such as filmic or journalistic records, in order to contextualize the dialogue between writing and performance from a historical, cultural and theatrical perspective. Special attention is paid to the ways in which theater is disseminated and how commercial and/or political considerations can affect the trajectory of a dramatic text, from page to stage.