Spanish

This course explores literature and thought in the Spanish enlightenment. Topics include: conditions and limits of the enlightenment as a form of critical regerationism in 18th century Spain; aesthetics of the enlightenment and the role of neoclassicism; enlightenment reformism in the Spain of Charles III and Charles IV; reformism theater; evolution of narrative forms throughout the 18th century.

This course is designed to develop the written and oral language skills for students at the B1.2 level (according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). The course has four specific objectives and employs a variety of assignments to meet them. The first objective is to develop the students' capacity to reflect on their language use, improving and personalizing the learning process. The second is to increase the ability to report on events in a clear and detailed manner while widening their knowledge of contemporary culture and geography. The third is to enhance the students' ability to extract information from news sources and to formulate hypotheses based on their reading. The fourth objective is to strengthen the students' ability to compose complex arguments of a political nature and to debate these items in open discussions.

This course explores key social science concepts like integration and cooperation of particular relevance for analyzing specific development problems in Latin America and Iberia such as poverty, inequality, unemployment, rural stagnation, and regional relations among different Latin American countries, integration politics, panamericanism, and globalization.

This course analyzes the identity projects that have sought to define "being Mexican." It begins with the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century and their political and cultural attempt to homogenize the diverse cultural identities of the territory under the category of "Indian." The course examines the history of ideas as well as the epistemic, ontological and phenomenal frameworks that have accompanied this process of identity construction and its consequences throughout the history of Mexico. 

The course examines the collective nature of social, cultural, psychological, and historical processes. Topics include: social psychology, research, and psychosocial intervention; identity; social interaction: aggression, altruism, and interpersonal attraction; attitude; influence, conformity, and obedience; groups, social movements, and social institutions.

This course offers a study of Mayan civilization from a multidisciplinary perspective, exploring the geographic and linguistic distribution, and the overlaps between archaeology; social anthropology; and religious theory.