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2017-18 College of Liberal Arts [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

 

Religion
  

  • REL 300 - Religion and the Body

    Explores concepts and practices of the body in Eastern and Western traditions. Topics include mind/body dualism, body and gender roles, sexual norms and taboos, modesty, purity, and impurity. Prerequisite(s): Completion of one REL course.
  

  • REL 304 - Jerusalem: History, Religion, and Politics

    Examines the history of Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Jerusalem from the biblical period to the present. Focuses on religious teachings that expound notions of sacred land and the subsequent political dominations of the city, modern nationalist movements, and current debates and dialogues on the future of Jerusalem. Prerequisite(s): Completion of one REL course.
  

  • REL 325 - Psychological Theories of Religion

    Focuses on the psychological theories of religion offered by James, Freud, Jung, and others; examines the theories from a philosophical point of view. Prerequisite(s): Completion of one REL or PSY course.
  

  • REL 330 - Semiotics

    Studies the theory of signs, with particular focus on how semiotics may offer perspectives on the nature of language and thought, and their relation. Also considers the question of the limits of thought and language, and how such limits might be relevant to the study of religion. Concludes with Buddhist approaches to semiotics
  

  • REL 331 - Religious Ethics

    Discovers how different traditions deal with ethical questions: personal behavior in promise keeping, truth telling, and sexuality, as well as social issues about war, peace, poverty, injustice, and oppression. Prerequisite(s): Completion of one PHI or REL course.
  

  • REL 333 - Modern and Contemporary Jewish Thought

    Treats major Jewish thinkers and ideas from Enlightenment to present: personal autonomy vs. peoplehood and authoritative tradition; nationalism; feminism; and morality after the Holocaust. Prerequisite(s): Completion of one REL or PHI course.
  

  • REL 340 - Zen Buddhism

    Philosophical assessment of Zen discourse, through reading and critically reflecting on texts attributed to seminal Indian, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese masters. Prerequisite(s): Completion of one REL course.
  

  • REL 351 - Studies in Religion

    Selects topic of interest to students and faculty. Prerequisite(s): Completion of one REL course. Suitable for juniors and seniors. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • REL 490 - Senior Seminar

    Focuses on a particular theme in the study of religion. Requires substantial research paper. Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing and REL major or minor.
  

  • REL 498 - Senior Independent Study

  

  • REL 499 - Senior Independent Study


Russian
  

  • RSN 101 - Elementary Russian

    Covers alphabet, pronunciation, basic vocabulary, and grammar. Lab work. For beginners or those who have taken one year of high school Russian. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • RSN 102 - Elementary Russian

    Emphasizes vocabulary building, grammar, idiomatic expressions, reading, and translating. Lab work. Prerequisite(s): RSN 101  or no more than two years of high school Russian. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • RSN 201 - Intermediate Russian

    Reviews and builds upon first-year grammar and vocabulary. Aims to develop fluency in reading and translating. Acquaints students with Russia and former Soviet Union. Prerequisite(s): RSN 102  or no more than three years of high school Russian. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • RSN 202 - Intermediate Russian

    Presents more intricate grammatical concepts and stresses reading for comprehension, expansion of vocabulary, and improvement of oral and written proficiency. Prerequisite(s): RSN 201  or no more than four years of high school Russian. Course taught in Foreign Language. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • RSN 220 - The Rise of Russia: From Its Beginnings to the First World War

    Surveys political, social, economic, and intellectual forces which shaped Russia. Touches upon origins of Kievan state, Christianization of Russia, Mongol invasion and occupation, rise of monasticism, formation of strong centralized state, Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, reign of Nicholas I and the Crimean War, emancipation of serfs, first revolution, and Russia’s involvement in WWI. Course taught in English.
  

  • RSN 221 - Introduction to Russian Culture

    Reviews selected achievements of Russian culture from inception through the early 20th century. Topics include principles of Russian medieval painting and architecture, iconography, Russian baroque and neoclassical architecture, Russian folklore (including Propp’s theory of fairy tales), 19th-century Russian realist painting, and Russian avant-garde art. Course taught in English.
  

  • RSN 222 - History of Russian Painting

    Surveys 700 years of icons, frescoes, and mosaics; neoclassical and romantic painting; realist art; Russian avant-garde; and contemporary developments. Discusses artistic developments in other countries to demonstrate influences, borrowings, and original contributions of Russian artists. Course taught in English.
  

  • RSN 227 - Russian Folklore through Film

    Examines fairy and folk tales, heroic epic, mythology, folk architecture, and lacquer painting for insight into customs, beliefs, and the “Russian Soul.” Course taught in English.
  

  • RSN 234 - Russia in the Movies

    Examines movies from and about Russia, analyzing their historical, political, economic, and cultural background and discussing the issues which seem to be of utmost importance not only to the rapidly transforming Russian society, but also to every democratic country in the world. Course taught in English.
  

  • RSN 241 - Masterpieces of 19th Century Russian Prose in Translation

    Studies selected 19th-century Russian short stories and novels with emphasis on the intrinsic values of the works and their importance to the development of Russian and world fiction. Course taught in English.
  

  • RSN 242 - Masterpieces of 20th Century Russian Prose in Translation

    Highlights literary devices, experimentation, stylistic and compositional innovations, and importance of works by Babel, Bulgakov, Zamyatin, Olesha, Fedin, Sokolov, Nabokov, and Solzhenitsyn. Course taught in English.
  

  • RSN 391 - Tutorial in Russian Language

    Draws lessons in conversation, composition, grammar, and reading from materials chosen by student and instructor. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent. Course taught in Foreign Language. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • RSN 393 - Tutorial in Russian Literature

    Features materials chosen by student and instructor. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent Course taught in Foreign Language. May be repeated for credit.

Sexual, Women’s, and Gender Studies
  

  • SWAG 2xx - Topics in Sexuality, Women’s, and Gender studies

    Explores issues within the field of Sexuality, Women’s, and Gender studies; may be from a range of disciplinary perspectives and cover issues including, but not limited to, sex, gender, and sexuality. Topics vary. Suitable for first- and second-year students. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • SWAG 3xx - Topics in Sexuality, Women’s, and Gender studies.

    Explores issues within the field of Sexuality, Women’s, and Gender Studies; may be from a range of disciplinary perspectives and cover issues including, but not limited to, sex, gender, and sexuality. Topics vary. Suitable for third- and fourth-year students. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • SWAG 205 - Introduction to Sexuality, Women’s, and Gender studies

    Presents feminist theory and origins of Sexuality, Women’s, and Gender studies. Discusses classic texts of contemporary feminist movement. Raises consciousness about sexual stereotypes, anger, female friendships, lesbianism, mothering, violence against women, and economic power.
  

  • SWAG 350 - Feminist Methodology

    Explores questions debated within academy. Examines feminist critique of and innovations in methodology in many fields, from the humanities to the social sciences.

Social Entrepreneurship and Business
  

  • SEB 101 - Introduction to Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship

    Crs: 4 Introduces students to social innovation and social change. Students will examine tactics of social entrepreneurs and activists; non-profit, hybrid, and for-profit organizations; and social movements. Innovation, entrepreneurial thinking, basics of business functions, and decisions required for organizational development are covered. Students will engage in self-reflection to build deeper interpersonal knowledge.
  

  • SEB 135 - Law & Ethics of Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship

    Crs: 4 This course introduces the legal tools, frameworks, and implications of social innovation and entrepreneurship. Students will learn ethical theories, basic legal content (constitutional, international, employment, marketing, intellectual property, contract, and environmental), and legal status options for change making organizations. Students will analyze international social, environmental and economic movements shaping law and policy.
  

  • SEB 200 - Social Entrepreneurship: Leading Change

    Crs: 4 Students will examine the historical and current movement of social entrepreneurship, and explore social entrepreneurship in the context of global and local social issues and personal motivational fit. Critical entrepreneurial skills will be enhanced, such as creativity, innovation, resilience, risk-taking, transformative communication, and teamwork.
  

  • SEB 220 - Global Development Challenges and Opportunities

    Crs: 4 This course explores various international development challenges (poverty, health, trade, education, etc.) and examines public, private, nongovernmental, and social enterprise strategies to address these problems around the world.
  

  • SEB 302 - Indigenous Entrepreneurship

    Crs: 4 Indigenous entrepreneurship intersects social and commercial entrepreneurship. This course provides an exploration of the human potential of effectual entrepreneurial thinking and actions to break poverty cycles resulting from systemic marginalization of indigenous peoples. Prerequisite(s): SEB 200 .
  

  • SEB 305 - Social Entrepreneurship Marketing

    Crs: 4 This course provides an introduction to marketing for social enterprises, non-profits and socially responsible businesses. It includes opportunity-risk recognition, blended-value, value co-creation, situational-marketing analysis, segmentation-targeting-positioning, pricing distribution channels, and marketing communication strategies. Prerequisite(s): SEB 101 , SEB 200 , and BUS 233 .
  

  • SEB 310 - Human Centered Design Thinking

    Crs: 4 Students will examine the theories behind the models of Human Centered Design Thinking and focus on building HCDT facilitation skills off-campus at the Florida Hospital Innovation Lab. Prerequisite(s): SEB 200  or SEB 101 .
  

  • SEB 320 - Strategies for Change makers

    Crs: 4 This course prepares students to be effective change makers while they learn best practices of social innovation and entrepreneurship. Students learn how to identify contemporary issues and problems by studying social movements, researching the history of the issues, and analyzing strategies and systems. Students will participate in a community engagement component, where they will interact with local social entrepreneurs and mentors, and then build a tangible solution to a specific problem. Prerequisite(s): SEB 200 .
  

  • SEB 325 - Globalization and Gender

    Crs: 4 This course investigates how globalization interrelates with gender norms and socioeconomic outcomes. It considers economic, political and cultural processes of globalization while exploring topics such as the effects of globalization on labor markets, migration, inequality, and international finance from a gender-based perspective. The course examines the social and economic impacts of increasingly-mobile capital and culture on different groups of men, women, and households. Prerequisite(s): BUS 233  or ECO 203 .
  

  • SEB 335 - Markets for the Poor

    Examines strategies for improving socio-economic inclusion for the poor in developing countries. Examples include distribution or production of consumer goods by the poor, insurance, healthcare, education, technology, and credit. Prerequisite(s): BUS 233  or SEB 220  or instructor permission.
  

  • SEB 340 - Designing and Planning for Social Entrepreneurship

    Crs: 4 This course examines and applies concepts of problem identification and problem solving, IDEO process, business model, eco-systems, design systems thinking and strategies for developing and pitching the plan. Students will develop and present a venture plan. Prerequisite(s): SEB 220  and SEB 320 .
  

  • SEB 345 - Financing Social Entrepreneurship

    Crs: 4 This course introduces finance concepts in the context of social entrepreneurial decision making. We will examine various opportunities for funding social enterprises, including venture capital, venture philanthropy, and grants, and examine financial management dynamics. Students will learn about assessing and structuring investments in social enterprises; understand motivation for participating in such activities; build integrated financial projections as a part of a business plan; and explore how social impact is measured. Prerequisite(s): SEB 200 ; MCMP competency.
  

  • SEB 390 - Special Topics in Social Entrepreneurship & Business

    Crs: 4 Course deals with significant economic, political, social, and ethical problems relating to social entrepreneurship and business. Conducted as a seminar, discussions will be based on current journal articles. Prerequisite(s): junior/senior standing.
  

  • SEB 398 - Independent Study: SE Project

    Crs: 4 This will entail designing and completing a social entrepreneurship project of the students choosing, under guidance of a faculty member in the Department of Business. Prerequisite(s): permission of SEB program director.
  

  • SEB 399 - Independent Study: SE Project

    Crs: 4 This will entail designing and completing a social entrepreneurship project of the students choosing, under guidance of a faculty member in the Department of Business. Prerequisite(s): permission of SEB program director.

Sociology
  

  • SOC 108 - Self and Society

    Introduces theories and research findings on socialization, identity formation, and presentation and actualization of self. Explores question of identity in contemporary American society and in everyday life. Suitable for non-majors.
  

  • SOC 111 - Social Problems

    Follows traditional areas of social problem analysis (poverty, sexism, racism, and crime) as they evolve and transform society as a whole. Suitable for non-majors.
  

  • SOC 112 - The Family

    Examines how political, economic, and social changes affect marriage and family. Highlights comparative family structure, divorce, abortion, homosexuality, and changing sex roles in light of larger social changes. Suitable for non-majors.
  

  • SOC 120 - Societies and Health Through the Life Course

    Examines social determinants of health (gender, class, race/ethnicity, education, neighborhood), and inequalities in local and global health outcomes at different stages of human life. U.S. and African societies are emphasized.
  

  • SOC 201 - The Sociological Perspective

    Covers scope, methods, and general principles of the discipline. Focuses on group behavior, race relations, inequality, social institutions, and social change. Suitable for non-majors.
  

  • SOC 301 - Methodology

    Focuses on collecting, analyzing, and interpreting social data. Addresses research strategies and their ethical implications. Prerequisite(s): SOC 201  or permission of instructor.
  

  • SOC 302 - Sociological Theory

    Examines concerns of early founders in light of contemporary trends within field. Addresses values in sociological inquiry, problem of applying general scientific model to sociology, and biases of researchers. Prerequisite(s): Sociology major or consent. SOC 201  or permission of instructor.
  

  • SOC 311 - Topics in Sociology

    Analyzes such contemporary topics as emerging social movements, global society, and the female heroic. Varies from year to year. Prerequisite(s): One SOC course or permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • SOC 315 - Sociology of Childhood

    Examines childhood as both a social construct and lived experience. Addresses the various cultural and structural factors that shape conceptions of childhood, the structure of childhood in contemporary society, children’s “social worlds,” and children’s perceptions and experiences of everyday life. Prerequisite(s): one SOC course or permission of instructor.
  

  • SOC 323 - Sociology of Culture

    Includes various theories of culture. Emphasizes field research and observation of phenomena such as fads, fashions, and media themes and characters. Prerequisite(s): one SOC course or permission of instructor.
  

  • SOC 325 - Political Sociology

    Reviews recent developments in American politics: structure of power in society, political significance of large corporations, relationship between business and government, and nature of American democracy. Prerequisite(s): one SOC course or permission of instructor.
  

  • SOC 330 - Social Movements

    Analyzes some of the major U.S. social movements of the past century from a sociological perspective. Topics will include: the civil rights movement, feminism, gay liberation, etc. Prerequisite(s): any prior SOC class or permission.
  

  • SOC 331 - The Civil Rights Movement and Black Freedom Struggle in the United States

    Surveys the African-American freedom struggle from the era of slavery to the present, with special emphasis on the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Prerequisite(s): any prior SOC class or permission.
  

  • SOC 345 - Sociology of Gender

    Examines gender in American society, with an emphasis on the construction of femininity and masculinity in the context of major social institutions. Reviews various approaches to the study of gender that include elements of symbolic interactionism, constructionism, post-modernism, conflict theory, and feminist theory. Specific institutional contexts of the construction and management of gender, including science, schools, family, the economy, and sport, also considered. Prerequisite(s): one SOC course or permission of instructor.
  

  • SOC 346 - Sexualities

    Understanding sexual matters requires considering how sexuality is modeled, molded, and manipulated. We will consider historical, legal, and cultural contexts of sexuality; highlighting themes of social construction and social control. Prerequisite(s): Any prior SOC course or consent.
  

  • SOC 350 - Class Inequality

    Focuses on socioeconomic inequality with emphasis on the contemporary United states, sociological theories to explain inequality, and the mechanisms and consequences of social class inequality in social institutions. Prerequisite(s): one SOC course or permission of instructor.
  

  • SOC 355 - Race and Ethnic Relations

    Explores colonization and immigration, assimilation and pluralism, prejudice and discrimination, and inequality and conflict past and present. Prerequisite(s): one SOC course or permission of instructor.
  

  • SOC 356 - The State of Black America

    Examines political, economic, social and cultural standing of African Americans (both historical and contemporary), relationships between blacks and whites, and internal differentiation of black population. Prerequisite(s): one SOC course or permission of instructor.
  

  • SOC 360 - Poverty and Social Welfare

    Focuses on changing composition of poverty population, war on poverty, public and academic debates, present-day American welfare system, and relationship between poverty, welfare, and inequality. Prerequisite(s): one SOC course or permission of instructor.
  

  • SOC 367 - Economy and Society

    Analyzes American economic institutions, particularly the modern corporation, and the modern state. Relates shifting patterns of production and consumption to structural changes in late industrial capitalism. Measures impact of multinational corporations on community, environment, workers, and U.S. foreign policy. Prerequisite(s): one SOC course or permission of instructor.
  

  • SOC 371 - Deviant Behavior

    Investigates deviant behavior as the inverse of power: The more power a particular class of people possesses, the less likely they will be defined as deviant. Challenges students to redefine “deviance” and examine “normal” workings of U.S. institutions. Prerequisite(s): one SOC course or permission of instructor.
  

  • SOC 418 - Senior Seminar

    Develops common grounding in a specific subject to serve as a framework for individual projects. Requires oral reports. Prerequisite(s): SOC 301  and SOC 302  and senior standing.

Spanish
  

  • SPN 101 - Elementary Spanish I and II

    Introduces speaking, listening, reading, and writing. For beginners. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 102 - Elementary Spanish I and II

    Introduces speaking, listening, reading, and writing. For beginners. Prerequisite(s): SPN 101  or no more than two years of high school Spanish. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 110 - Review of Elementary Spanish

    Reviews grammar and develops speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. Prerequisite(s): SPN 102  or no more than three years of high school Spanish. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 201 - Intermediate Spanish I

    First of two-course sequence for intermediate-level Spanish curriculum. Develops writing, speaking, and reading skills through study of grammar and oral exercises. Prerequisite(s): SPN 102 , SPN 110 , or consent. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II

    Second of two-course sequence for intermediate-level Spanish curriculum. Develops writing, speaking, and reading skills through study of grammar and oral exercises. Prerequisite(s): SPN 201 . Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 210R - Review of Intermediate Spanish.

    Review of intermediate-level Spanish curriculum. Develops writing, speaking, and reading skills through study of grammar and oral exercises. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent only. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 222 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers

    Course designed to satisfy the needs of students from Hispanic backgrounds, to reactivate the student’s Spanish, to learn more about their language and cultural heritage, to acquire literacy skills in Spanish, and to develop or augment academic language skills. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 242 - Masters of Latin American Fiction

    Analyzes writing by Amado (Brazil), Vargas Llosa (Peru), Fuentes (Mexico), Allende (Chile), Borges (Argentina), and Garcia Marquez (Columbia). Places works in sociohistorical context. Course taught in
  

  • SPN 290 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature

    Improves interpretation, comprehension, and vocabulary skills by exposing students to a variety of writing styles: short stories, one-act plays, poetry, and essays. Prerequisite(s): SPN 202 , SPN 210R  or consent. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 291 - Advanced Spanish Communication:

    Students will master all communicative skills in Spanish–speaking, writing, and comprehension– at an advanced level with a special emphasis in the process of writing research papers in Spanish. Prerequisite(s): SPN 201  or SPN 202  or SPN 210R  or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 301 - Advanced Spanish Through Literature and Film

    Introduces practical aspects of textual analysis and close reading necessary for understanding and writing about literature. Students will apply those tools through reading, writing, and discussion of Hispanic texts and films. Prerequisite(s): SPN 291  or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 302 - Spanish for Advanced Communication

    Students will master all communicative skills in Spanish – speaking, writing, and comprehension – at an advanced level and will attain near-fluency. Prerequisite(s): SPN 202  or SPN 210 or SPN 290  or one 300-level SPN course, or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 303 - Business Spanish for Non-Native Speakers

    Introduces business terminology, usage, and commercial correspondence. Teaches sensitivity to and appreciation of cultural differences in Hispanic business world. Prerequisite(s): SPN 202  or SPN 210R   or SPN 290  or one 300-levelSPNcourse, or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 321 - Peoples and Cultures of Spain

    Considers historical, cultural, sociological, and political factors influencing Spanish society. Prerequisite(s): SPN 202  or SPN 210R   or SPN 290  or one 300-levelSPN course, or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 322 - Peoples and Cultures of Latin America

    Explores historical, cultural, and political factors influencing Latin American society. Prerequisite(s): SPN 202  or SPN 210R   or SPN 290  or one 300-levelSPN course, or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 330 - U.S. Latino Literature: Writings from Migration and Exile

    Presents literary texts of fiction and non-fiction written and published in Spanish, in the U.S., by writers of Hispanic heritage. Explores issues of exile, colonialism, statehood, cultural hybridization and immigration. Prerequisite(s): SPN 290  or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 331 - Medieval Spanish Literature: Arabs, Jews, and Christians from Frontier to Empire

    Analyzes significant impact of conflictive coexistence of Christians, Arabs, and Jews on Medieval Spain through literature. Prerequisite(s): SPN 290  or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 332 - Colonial Spanish Literature: Language and Empire: The Sword, the Cross, and the Quill

    Early Chronicles of the discovery, exploration, and conquest of America by Spain. Prerequisite(s): SPN 290  or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 333 - Golden Age of Spanish Literature: Imperial Spain and the Age of Conflict

    Studies literary responses to new constitution of Spain as Empire and new definitions of Spanish identity. Prerequisite(s): SPN 290  or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 334 - Latin American Identity in Literature

    Examines theories of Latin American identity through regional, national, and Pan American literary movements. Varied works and genres are studied, from the time of conquest through the 21st century. Prerequisite(s): SPN 290  or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 335 - Modern Spanish Literature

    Visions of Spain through Narrative, Theater, and Poetry: Study of representative poetic, narrative, and dramatic texts from the 19th to 21st centuries. Emphasis on the technical and thematic innovations of the poetry, novel, essay, short story, and written dramatic texts, as well as the social and historical contexts that have shaped literary production. Prerequisite(s): SPN 290  or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 336 - Latin American Short Fiction

    Telling Stories: Study of Latin American short narrative, including short stories, novellas, and theater. Prerequisite(s): SPN 290  or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 337 - Performing Identity: Hispanic Theatre Today

    Analysis of Hispanic culture and identity as presented through several theatrical plays and performances in the Spanish-speaking U.S. and Latin America. Explores the concepts of self-identity, nation/narration and “performativity” during the 20th and 21st centuries. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite(s): SPN 290  or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 338 - Race, Class, and Gender in Latin American Literature

    Voices from the Margins: Studies the representation of marginalized segments of Latin American society through literature. Explores the literary expressions of feminist, indigenous, Afro-Caribbean, and gay writers of Latin America. Prerequisite(s): SPN 290  or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 340 - Hispanic Caribbean Literature: Culture Clash

    Analysis of Caribbean culture as presented through the literature of the Spanish-speaking Caribbean. Explores the concepts of colonialism, nationalism, cultural hybridity, the Diaspora, and the Neo-Baroque from the Spanish conquest through the 21st century. Prerequisite(s): SPN 290  or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 341 - Spanish Film/Cultural Trends

    Taking the history of Spanish film from its beginnings to the present as a point of departure, this course emphasizes the political, social, economic, and cultural contexts from where these films emerge. It also analyzes the specific techniques and strategies used by the films to tell stories. The objective of this course is to raise awareness about the role of film in modern Spain and about the ways in which it reflects Spanish culture. Prerequisite(s): SPN 202  or SPN 210R   or SPN 290  or one 300-levelSPN course, or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 342 - Latin American Film

    Explores the tendencies and practices in Latin American cinema. Examines some of the most representative films produced in Latin America, considering the cultural, political, economical and social contexts in which they were conceived and produced. Analyzes the diverse representations of culture, the construction of gender, and ultimately, the connection between national identity and filmmaking. Prerequisite(s): SPN 202  or SPN 210R   or SPN 290  or one 300-levelSPN course, or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 344 - CSI in Latin America: Crime, Family Ties, and National Politics

    Explores the representations of crime, punishment, family structure, and national politics in Latin America during the 20th and 21st centuries. Examines the construction of national identity through the analysis of violence in different media, such as the detective genre, post-dictatorial fiction, film noir, and other expressions of popular culture. Prerequisite(s): SPN 290  or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 346 - The Unexplainable: Fictions of Fear in Latin American Literature

    Studies the aesthetics and meaning of the unknown and fear in Latin American literature and culture. Examines the representations of the Gothic, Magical Realism, the Fantastic, Science Fiction, Marvelous Realism, and horror as presented through literature and other cultural manifestations in the Hispanic American world. Prerequisite(s): SPN 290  or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 381 - Special Topics in Hispanic Literature and/or Culture

    In-depth study of literary texts, cinematic expressions, or cultural topics of the Hispanic world. Prerequisite(s): SPN 291  or SPN 301  or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 431 - Spanish Literature

    Fiction and Truth in Cervantes’ Work: Study of Cervantes’ successful formula for the novel. Analyzes conflict between fiction and truth as basis for new realist novel proposed by Cervantes. Prerequisite(s): SPN 290  or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 432 - Twentieth Century Latin American Literature: Revolution and Experimentation

    In depth study of the Latin American literary movements through a century of social and political change. Explores experimentalist writers, the Boom generation, post-modern literature, social realism, and testimonial literature. Prerequisite(s): SPN 290  or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 481 - Seminar

    Probes literary, linguistic, or cultural topics. Prerequisite(s): one 300-level SPN course or instructor consent. Offered in Alternate Years. Course taught in Foreign Language.
  

  • SPN 497 - Senior Capstone Seminar

    Helps majors prepare for comprehensive capstone exam in language and culture. Taught collectively by Spanish faculty. Course taught in Foreign Language.

Theater
  

  • THE 100 - Introduction to the Theatre

    Surveys history of theatre art and crafts. Discusses major plays and playwrights, physical stage, dramatic criticism, acting, directing, stagecraft, design, and other relevant crafts. Suitable for non-majors.
 

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