Spanish

This course provides a multidisciplinary study of the relationship between film and fiction and their reflection of modern culture. It explores various themes relating to societal development and the role of artists, writers, and poets in the development process. The course is divided into three sections: understanding contemporary culture (modern literature and identity crisis, film and cultural identity); modernity as a culture of violence and disintegration (traditional culture versus a culture of change, crisis of modern rationality); postmodernism and cultural complexity (complex subjectivity and new realism, uncertainty and equilibrium).

This course examines detective and crime fiction, from the works of Edgar Allen Poe and the inception of the genre and development of sub-genres. It looks at noir novels and film, explores themes such as the "femme fatale" or the detective's sidekick, and finally dives into contemporary Latin American and Chilean takes on the genre.

This seminar course focuses on three works of James Joyce: A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN, DUBLINERS, and ULYSSES. It analyzes form and historical influences, as well as the development of the character, Stephen Dedalus.

This elective seminar provides a study of the application of musical concepts to the study and analysis of poetry. Rhythm, meter, and melody, typical to the field of music theory, are applied to historical and contemporary Spanish-language poetry. The course also examines the ways in which traditional Spanish music, as well as music across the Hispanic diaspora, employs the same literary and musical concepts as poetry. Course also corresponds to partner numbers: 0520, 0521, 0522, 0523, 0524, 0525, 0526, 0527

The course addresses theories of teaching and learning Spanish as a foreign language. It looks at didactic strategies for language instruction, differences between the teaching of Spanish as a mother tongue and as a foreign language, historical development of methods used in language instruction, and challenges of teaching Spanish to non-Spanish speakers. Also corresponds to partner university codes: 1005, 1006, 1093, 1094, 1095, 1096, 1097, 1098

This course provides an overview of medieval Spanish literature that include romances of chivalry, lyrics, traditional ballads, and medieval theatre. The course covers the 12th and 13th centuries, emphasizing EL POEMA DEL CID. Other works covered in the course may include Paloma Diaz's ROMANCERO, Juan Manuel's AMADIS DE AGULA, Juan Ruiz's EL LIBRO DEL AMOR, Jorge Manrique's COPLAS A LA MUERTE DE MI PADRE, Diego de San Pedro's CARCEL DE AMOR, and Marques de Santillana's EL INFIERNO DE LOS ENAMORADOS. Assessment is based on assigned readings, 2-3 page written reports, and one final exam.

This course seeks to contrast different diachronic and synchronous aspects of Spanish in order to better understand the language as it exists today, particularly as it is spoken by youth, in order to consider the challenges and needs that await Spanish speakers in the 21st century.

This course provides a critical analysis of the literary creations of the Andean world (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina) from pre-Hispanic civilization to the present. It compares different visions of the universe, religious beliefs, family connections, and literary tastes from Andean myths, legends, stories, theater, novels, and lyrics. In addition, the course compares and contrasts philosophical and religious thought processes with Western values and customs.