Courses

A course designed to bring students whose native language is not Spanishto a high- intermediate/low-advanced level of competency in all four skills. Discussion and linguistic analysis of selected literary and cultural readings, newspaper and magazine articles, and current movies; short written assignments and oral presentations. May not be taken by Spanish heritage speakers.

Designed to meet specific needs of students of Spanish-speaking background. It will focus on the correction of deficiencies and difficulties in written language and formal oral communication through intensive grammar review, vocabulary building, spelling, punctuation, and the development of advanced composition skills.

Organized thematically, a survey of key developments, especially in Western art, during the period from World War II to the present, such as Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Minimalism, and Conceptual Art. Historical connections are traced to influential pre-war avant-garde practices.

A study in the literatures and cultures of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century United States (approximately 1880-1930). Topics may include modernization, technological change, consumer culture, wealth consolidation, new understandings of identity (ethnicity, race, gender, class and sexuality), and literary movements such as Naturalism, Regionalism, Modernism and the Harlem Renaissance.

Selected readings from the later Major Prophets, the Minor Prophets, and Megilot. May be repeated for credit once if the texts are different.

An overview of the shifting ways Latin American countries have engaged the international system from the colonial period to the present. We examine political economy as well as security politics, focusing on how Latin American nations have tried to assert their independence in regards to powerful external actors.

This course covers leading philosophers from several different Latin American countries. Though the main focus is the contemporary period, several key texts from the colonial and independent period are included in this course to provide the student with some historical background.

Designed primarily for seniors majoring in Latin American area studies, but nonmajors with a special interest in such studies may be admitted. Consists of a survey and synthesis of the principal problems of Latin America, stressing the broader aspects and relationships of the materials previously studied. The purpose of the course is to correlate and to bring into final perspective the materials previously studied in the Latin American concentration.

Designed primarily for seniors majoring in Latin American area studies, but nonmajors with a special interest in such studies may be admitted. Consists of a survey and synthesis of the principal problems of Latin America, stressing the broader aspects and relationships of the materials previously studied. The purpose of the course is to correlate and to bring into final perspective the materials previously studied in the Latin American concentration.

Makes provision for intense study in a special field chosen by the student with approval of the director.