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2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]
Course Descriptions
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Sociology (SOC) |
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SOC 012S - First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 1-3
Spring
This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. Students may take only one 12F or 12S seminar.
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SOC 014F - First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 3-4
Fall
This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format
with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. This
course is offered for distribution credit; consult the Semester Planning Guide for proper category listing. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and
only one 14S or 12S seminar.
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SOC 014S - First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 3-4
Spring
This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format
with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. This
course is offered for distribution credit; consult the Semester Planning Guide for proper category listing. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and
only one 14S or 12S seminar.
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SOC 018A - Classical Sociological Theory Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
This course provides a foundation in the classical tradition in sociological thought, and will cover the 19th through the early 20th century. The pivotal contributions of such theorists as Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Emile Durkheim provide the core of the focus. Late 19th- and early 20th-century theorists who followed in their footsteps show the continuity of sociological thought and its connection to social issues of the day. One of the important themes of the course is the relevance of social theory to understanding contemporary social issues. As a required component of the major sequence, the course includes an emphasis on written work and oral participation as essential aspects of intellectual growth and development.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
SOC 004 . Credit given for this course or SOC 018, not both. Open only to majors and minors in sociology or with permission of instructor. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.
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SOC 032 - (BH, CC) Globalization, Women and Development Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
This course introduces students to the interconnected fields of gender and development studies and globalization and gender. The course encourages students to look at globalization and large-scale global inequity. Students examine the linkages between global and local with special attention to the socio-economic implications of globalization on economic transformation and changing gender relations in Asia, Africa and Latin America. (Regional area focus may vary each semester.)
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Credit given for this course or AFST 032 or ANTH 032 , not both. (Formerly Women and Development.)
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SOC 036 - (BH) Marriage and Family Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Structure and functional analysis of the family studied through comparative cultural materials. Problems of the contemporary American family.
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SOC 037 - (BH) Poverty, Hunger and Social Policy Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
Can social policies be effective against poverty? What are the consequences of aiding, or not aiding, poor families? This course addresses these questions by focusing on the process and consequences of social policy, with an emphasis on the United States. With, an emphasis on hunger and food redistribution policy, the course explores the politics and the development of poverty, implementation and effects of social welfare policies aimed at impoverished families.In particular, the course explores the politics of poverty and the development, implementation and effects of social welfare policies aimed at impoverished families. There is a consistent focus on how class, gender, race, and the normative functions of the nuclear family intersect with the process of constructing social policy for the poor.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
(Formerly Parenting, Poverty and Social Policy.)
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SOC 090 - (BH) Sociology of Contemporary Ireland Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
This course applies sociological theory and methods to explore contemporary Ireland. Topics examined include the Celtic Tiger, the Irish Diaspora, ethnic minorities in Ireland, religion in Ireland, conflict and peace in Northern Ireland, and the Irish language. Fieldwork for assignments will facilitate student interaction with Irish communities while raising awareness of similarities, differences, and connections between Ireland and the United States.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Same as IRE 090 and EUR 090 . May not be repeated for credit.
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SOC 100 - Departmental Honors Candidacy: Essay Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Research for and writing of a substantial sociological essay.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
An independent reading course on the same topic must precede SOC 100.Open only to qualified senior sociology majors who desire to graduate with departmental honors and who secure, before registration, written permission of the chairperson and the instructor who will supervise the essay.
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SOC 101 - (BH) Sociology of Education Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
Introduction to education as a social institution, a particular type of formal organization, and an agent of socialization and social control. Analysis of the relation of education to other institutions such as religion, government, the economy and the family as well as of variations in educational systems and evaluation techniques.
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SOC 102 - (BH) Social Institutions Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
Analysis of institutions with particular emphasis on American society and the growth of cities; economic, political, religious and kinship organization from a social change perspective.
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SOC 103 - (BH) Social Problems Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Analysis of theories and problems of deviance and social disorganization, with particular emphasis on such problems as war, family disruption, sexual behavior, juvenile delinquency, conflict in mass society, alienation and prejudice.
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SOC 104 - (BH) Sociology of Health and Medicine Semester Hours: 3
Once a year
An introduction to some of the major issues of health care in the United States and other cultures; illness as a social phenomenon, the structure of health services, patient-doctor relationships, the medical profession and the economics of health.
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SOC 105 - (BH) Religion and Society Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
Analysis of religious institutions and their functions in simple and complex social structures. Intensive analysis of recent contributions to the literature.
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SOC 106 - (BH) Work in the Global Economy Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
This course examines how work affects our lives as individuals, as citizens of a specific society, and as participants in a world economy. Some of the key questions to be addressed in the course include: What is the relationship between work and power? Why do so many people feel alienated at work? Do people benefit equally from work? What is the role of technology in shaping how people work? The course attempts to address these issues by looking at work and labor relations in the United States and comparing them to conditions in other sectors of the world economy.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
(Formerly (BH) Work, Alienation, and Power in Social Life.)
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SOC 107 - (BH) Organizational Structure and Process Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
Most people spend the majority of their active lives in the context of
some organizational setting. Organizations are such a dominant
component of contemporary life that we take their presence for granted.
At the same time, most people have only a vague understanding of
organizational relations. This course focuses on the nature of
organizations and the social, economic, technological, and political
factors that shape them. Topics include the relationships among
organizational size, technology and structure; power within and between
organizations; the politics of decision-making and leadership; the
impact of environmental factors; and organizational goals and
effectiveness.
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SOC 111 - (BH) Sociology of Literature and Art Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
Social forces that affect the creative and popular forms of literature and other arts in western societies. Art products, audiences, and artists are examined as part of the processes by which various arts are valued and shaped.
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SOC 112 - (BH) Sociology of Film Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
Contemporary cinema as a culture clue to social change; an introduction to the social forces involved in film-making in the United States and other cultures; the influence of films on mass and select audiences.
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SOC 117 - (BH) Sociology of Terrorism Semester Hours: 3
Once a year
A study of terrorism past and present as a recurrent expression of social conflict; the contrast between individual and collective violence; the relationship between ideologies and extremist movements.
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SOC 132 A-Z - Independent Fieldwork and Research Internship Semester Hours: 1-4
Fall, Spring
Independent research internships and field placements in areas of sociological study. Fieldwork and internships are designed to enhance students’ practical exposure to and understanding of applied sociological analysis.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Permission of chairperson. For each semester hour of credit earned, students will work a minimum of 28 hours on-site in addition to completing a minimum of 10 hours of academic work that will include reading, research, and a final paper or project that situates the internship experience within the broader framework of the academic study of criminology. Also required are a minimum of three meetings with a faculty adviser.
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SOC 132 A-Z - Independent Fieldwork and Research Internship Semester Hours: 1-4
Fall, Spring
Independent research internships and field placements in areas of sociological study. Fieldwork and internships are designed to enhance students’ practical exposure to and understanding of applied sociological analysis.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Permission of chairperson. For each semester hour of credit earned, students will work a minimum of 28 hours on-site in addition to completing a minimum of 10 hours of academic work that will include reading, research, and a final paper or project that situates the internship experience within the broader framework of the academic study of criminology. Also required are a minimum of three meetings with a faculty adviser.
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SOC 134 - (BH) Race and Ethnicity in the United States Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Examination of major patterns of racial and ethnic relations in the United States. Historical, contemporary and cross-cultural data are combined with prevalent theoretical perspectives to provide a basic understanding of race and ethnic relations as enduring and embedded aspects of United States society. Topics covered include the political and economic dynamics of race and ethnic relations, institutional racism, prejudice and discrimination. Particular attention is paid to the African-American experience from slavery to the present.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Credit given for this course or AFST 134 , not both. (Formerly (BH) Race Relations in the United States.)
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SOC 135 - (BH) Political Sociology Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
Survey of theory and research dealing with such topics as the national power structure of United States society; the ways in which power and leadership function; the social determinants of voting patterns; the origins, composition, goals, and strategies of selected political movements; the processes and patterns of political socialization.
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SOC 139 - (BH) Sociology of Immigration and the Law Semester Hours: 3
This course will provide students with the analytical tools to understand the dynamics driving the politics of the current wave of immigrants from the Caribbean, Latin America, Asia, and Africa and how it affects American society and culture. It will also focus on current and past legislation about immigration to the United States. Can a state control migration, including “unwanted” migrants? How do we understand the politics of immigration in the context of the criminalization of immigrants? In an era of uncertainty, how can we pursue policies that will ensure the security of our borders without closing off flows which are often considered necessary for our economic security?
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Credit is given for SOC 139 or CRM 015, not both.
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SOC 140 - (BH) Social Inequality Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Analysis of social classes and structured social inequality; objective and subjective approaches to the relations of status, class and power with emphasis on recent research.
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SOC 141 - (BH) Urban America Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
An introduction to urban sociological theory, and the history, social organization and ecology of the city with emphasis on metropolitan areas and suburban communities. Special attention to inner city neighborhoods and their suburban counterparts, environmental vulnerability, and to basic research methods used in community studies.
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SOC 142 - (BH) Global Cities: Politics and Social Change in Comparative Perspective Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
This course compares the impact of global economic change on the
world’s most powerful cities in the last fifteen years. The first half
of the course focuses on how economic change has affected the social
and political lives of the residents of New York and London. The second
half looks at the way other cities (e.g., Paris, Berlin, Tokyo, Hong
Kong, Singapore, and Los Angeles) handle the challenges of
globalization and assesses what lessons their fate holds for New York
and London. Course is designed to introduce students to the problems
and opportunities created by the growth of a world economy and its
consequences for the people, politics, and social structures of large
cities.
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SOC 145 - (BH) Building Strong Communities: Organizing in Diverse Settings Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
This course will explore the meaning of “community” and how people work together to solve collective problems. We will examine how local organizing, advocacy, service provision, and economic revitalization can contribute to community development, empowerment, and efficacy among residents. While the course will focus on local and regional initiatives, we will consider how the local interacts with social movements and policymaking at the state and national scales. We will also examine how networks created through migration and technologies like social media are reshaping our understandings of community itself.
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SOC 147 - (BH) World Population Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
A cross-cultural study of major factors that affect births, deaths and migration with emphasis on the social consequences of population growth and decline. Introduction to theories and methods of demographic research.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Credit given for this course or GEOG 005 , not both.
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SOC 148 - (BH) Society and Personality Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
Relationship between the individual personality, society and culture. Recent theories and studies of character and social structure.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Credit given for this course or ANTH 148 , not both.
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SOC 149 - (BH) Globalization and Developing Societies Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
Analysis of the effects of globalization on the social, economic and political institutions of developing nations. Theories of international development will be compared with the actual experiences of developing societies. The course will examine case studies in selected areas to highlight the impact of globalization.
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SOC 150 - (BH) Global Social Change Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
Analysis of large-scale social change in the past and present from a sociological perspective. The emphasis of the course will be on the examination of the dynamics of contemporary globalization. It will include an introduction to theories of social evolution, revolutionary transformation, and the sociological analysis of the “world-system.”
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SOC 151 - Independent Research in Sociology Semester Hours: 1-3
Fall, Spring
Individual research on special topics in sociology.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Permission of chairperson.
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SOC 152 - Independent Readings in Sociology Semester Hours: 1-3
Fall, Spring
Individual oral and written reports on special topics in sociology.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Permission of chairperson.
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SOC 153 - (BH) Sociology of Human Rights Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
This course undertakes a sociological study of human rights theory and practice at the local, national, and global levels. We consider theoretical perspectives on human rights, discussing competing definitions and concepts, barriers to consensus, and the possibility of universal rights. We will pay particular attention to cultural factors affecting understandings of human rights norms, practices, and policies. Our discussions will also include reflections upon the relationship between social science methods and human rights. The course focuses on the difficulty of translating theory and methods into human rights practice and policies that actually influence people’s lives for the better.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
NONE
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SOC 156 - (BH) Sociology of Communication Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
Survey of communication theory and research with special emphasis on the analysis of the ways in which various forms of communication, oral, written, and electronic, influence content, consciousness and culture. In addition, the course addresses communication on both the interpersonal and mass level in order to shed light on how changes in one affect the other.
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SOC 160 - (BH) Sociology of Gender Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
This course analyzes the ramifications of being born female or male (biological sex) and the ways in which gender is socially constructed and maintained by social, economic and political institutions. Also explored is gender as a power system and the consequences of recent shifts in the meaning of masculinity and femininity. The course examines how gender roles and relations are contested by social movements and social change. Students develop an understanding of the basic concepts of gender, gender roles and the gender system.
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SOC 170 - (BH) Sociology of Law Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Social organization of the United States legal structure and de facto processes; societal values and the social bases of law. Empirical studies of the legal profession, juries and judicial decision-making models. The capacity of law to affect social behavior.
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SOC 171 - (BH) Intimate Human Behavior Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
Deals with loneliness, human sexuality, changing sex roles, changing structure of the family, sexual dysfunction, aging, illness and death.
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SOC 172 - (BH) Punishment and Society: Sociology of Correctional Institutions Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Internal and external relations of the postadjudicative phase of the criminal justice system in the United States. Probation, courts, parole, prisons and other total institutions are discussed, analyzed and visited, whenever practicable. Alternatives to present practices in corrections are explored. The political economy of capitalism and the prison is emphasized.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
(Formerly Sociology of Corrections.)
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SOC 180 - Statistics in Sociology Semester Hours: 4
Fall, Spring
Use of basic statistical analyses to examine sociological data. Topics include measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability, inference and hypothesis testing, correlation and regression, analysis of variance, and nonparametric techniques. A component on the utilization of computers for statistical analysis is included. (3 hour lecture, 2 hour laboratory.)
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Credit given for this course or PSY 040 or BIOL 124 .
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SOC 180A - Computing and Statistical Analysis in Sociology Semester Hours: 1
Periodically
This course introduces the student to the basics of using a computing program such as the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). It covers such topics as data file construction and management, variable construction and transformations, statistical procedures (including descriptive, correlation, t-test, regression, and ANOVA). Basic elements of reporting results in tabular and graphic forms are discussed. This course is designed for those students who have completed a statistics course that did not include a computer component.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
One course in elementary statistics. Credit given for this course or SOC 180 , not both.
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SOC 181 - Research Methods in Sociology Semester Hours: 4
Fall, Spring
Covers the fundamental issues associated with research in the social sciences. Topics include research design, conceptualization and measurement, reliability, validity, and sampling designs. Principal techniques of data collection in sociology including experiments, surveys, participant observation, and content analysis are examined. The ability to communicate sociological concepts and methodological issues in oral form will be emphasized and assessed. Laboratory exercises include work on data collection techniques, computer use for data entry and analysis, and the ability to communicate research results in written and oral forms. (3 hours lecture, 2 hour laboratory.)
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
SOC 180 or permission of instructor.
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SOC 185 - Contemporary Sociological Theory Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
Critical study of recent trends in sociological theory. The emphasis is on 20th and 21st century developments as they bear on current societal and global issues, including but not limited to such perspectives as critical social theory, symbolic interaction, structural functionalist theory, Neo-Marxist theory, post-structuralism and postmodernism. Joint readings and individual research projects are required. Students are expected to share their work with the class.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Junior standing and completion of four courses in sociology or permission of instructor.
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SOC 187 A-Z - (BH) Special Topics Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
The course deals with innovative topics.
Current Special Topics
SOC 187Z: (BH) Sociology of Violence
In this workshop, we will explore different ways to write real life and make it matter by using the first person to look outward. Historically, activists have used their personal stories or the closely-reported stories of those without voices to illuminate injustice. In this class, we will do the same, reading works by current memoirists striving for universal change through personal writing and draft our own works.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
May be repeated for credit when topics vary. As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) which is affixed to the course number. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule. (Formerly SOC 187.)
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SOC 188 A-Z - Special Topics Semester Hours: .5-3
Fall, Spring
Course deals with innovative or advanced topics and may include individual research or field projects.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Open to students who have completed at least 6 s.h. in sociology and/or related social sciences. May be repeated when topics vary. As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) which is affixed to the course number. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule.
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SOC 189 A-Z - Interdisciplinary Seminars Semester Hours: 1-3
Fall, Spring
Innovative or advanced topics in sociology in relation to other disciplines and may include individual research and field projects. May be repeated when topics vary. Interdisciplinary Seminars: subjects related to sociology and other disciplines and may include individual research and field projects.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Open to students who have completed at least 6 s.h. in sociology and/or related social sciences. May be repeated when topics vary. As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) which is affixed to the course number. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule.
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SOC 191 - Advanced Seminar in Sociology Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Presentation of a topic that reflects broad understanding of sociological ideas and modes of analysis with current significance to the discipline. Through joint readings and individual research, advanced students develop ideas relevant to the theme of the course. Students are expected to share their work with the class. Topics vary from semester to semester.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Junior standing and completion of six courses in sociology, including SOC 004 , 18 or 018A , 180 , 181 or permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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SPAN 001 - Elementary Spanish Semester Hours: 3
Development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in Spanish by introducing basic notions of language structure, sound system and vocabulary in a communicative approach. Students will acquire the fundamentals of the Spanish language while learning about different cultures in the Spanish-speaking world.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Placement test prior to registration for students who have taken Spanish previously.
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SPAN 001A - Intensive Beginning Spanish Semester Hours: 6
Summer
Intensive exposure to the materials of the first year of language study. Will be covered in one semester.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
No credit for both this course and SPAN 001 and/or 002 .
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SPAN 002 - Elementary Spanish Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Continuation of the development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in Spanish by introducing basic notions of language structure , sound system and vocabulary in a communicative approach. Students will acquire the fundamentals of the Spanish language while learning about different cultures in the Spanish-speaking world.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
SPAN 001 or equivalent by placement test score.
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SPAN 002R - Review of Elementary Spanish Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Intended for students who have had two years of Spanish in high school, but who need review of the basics of SPAN 001 and 002 before enrolling in 003 .
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
No credit for either SPAN 001 or 002 , if credit received for this course.
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SPAN 003 - Intermediate Spanish Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
Continuation of the development of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in Spanish by introducing intermediate notions of language structure, sound system and vocabulary in a communicative approach. Students will acquire an intermediate level in the Spanish language while learning about different cultures in the Spanish-speaking world
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
SPAN 002 or equivalent by placement test score.
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SPAN 106 - Spanish in the Media Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
This is an intensive non-fiction writing language course based on a communicative approach, and is designed to help professionals in communication and the media, and pre-professionals preparing to work in these areas, allowing them to develop real-life Spanish language skills they can use in their professions. The course will be structured as a content generating workshop that will enhance aural, oral, and written communication skills through a focus on multimedia outcomes. It will expose students to multimedia platforms in Spanish, and demand student responses in similar formats: written journalism pieces, podcasts, streaming newscasts and documentaries. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
SPAN 003 , or higher, or placement score, or permission of instructor.
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SPAN 108 - Conversation Practice Semester Hours: 0.5
Fall, Spring
In this course, students converse in Spanish in a relaxed environment where they feel comfortable making mistakes and thereby improve their speaking skills. Topics may include art, culture, literature, sports, music, health, education, jobs and occupations, current events, or anything else that the student finds interesting. No textbook is required, only the desire to speak Spanish. Students meet on an individual basis once a week for 25 minutes with a Spanish-speaking instructor.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
SPAN 002 or equivalent. Note: May not be used to satisfy the foreign language requirement; course may be repeated; a total of 3 s.h. may be applied toward the BA degree. A total of 3 s.h. may be applied toward SPAN major or SPAN minor. Credit will be given for SPAN 109 or SPAN 108, but not for both. P/F grade only.
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SPAN 109 - Advanced Spanish Conversation Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
The course will help students develop oral communication skills through participation in a Spanish-speaking environment. The course addresses cultural issues as presented in literature, media, films, songs, and TV programs. Students learn to express complex ideas through oral reports and presentations while refining their understanding of everyday speech in Spanish.
This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Completion of SPAN 004 or higher, or equivalent placement score, or permission of the instructor. Credit will be given for SPAN 109 or SPAN 108 , but not for both.
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SPAN 111 - Advanced Spanish Grammar Semester Hours: 3
Annually
Students will investigate some of the more difficult grammatical rules that underlie the Spanish language. Students will be expected to identify parts of speech, describe the rules of grammar and memorize regular and irregular verb forms. Attention given to the function of preterite vs. imperfect to describe past events, the use of the verbs ser vs. estar, and the use of the subjunctive vs. the indicative mood. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Completion of SPAN 004 or higher, or equivalent placement score, or permission of the instructor.
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SPAN 111B - Spanish for Spanish Speakers Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
Intended for students who have an oral knowledge of the language (e.g., speak Spanish at home), or scored above SPAN 004 on the placement test, but have never had formal instruction in the language. The course offers rigorous immersion in the structure of Spanish; slips in usage (fossilized grammatical errors, use of so-called Spanglish, word separation, and orthographic mistakes) are addressed with appropriate methodology. Equally important is the cultural goal, i.e., to broaden students’ knowledge of the twenty-one countries (including the United States) making up the Spanish-speaking world. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 112 - Advanced Spanish Writing Semester Hours: 3
Annually
Students will develop oral and creative writing skills in a workshop environment designed for those with advanced Spanish training. Students will use a variety of techniques in a conversational context with a view toward improving their self-expression through writing. The aim is to maximize students’ creativity while expanding their knowledge of the language. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Completion of SPAN 004 or higher, or equivalent placement score, or permission of the instructor.
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SPAN 113A - Culture(s) of Spain Semester Hours: 3
Once a Year
In this course students will learn about the coexistence and the tensions between the different cultures of Spain throughout history. Students will also learn about how these tensions have shaped Iberian culture, including language, literature, art, music, etc. At the same time, students will learn about the physical and political environment that has made possible the existence and development of these different cultures. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 113B - Cultures of Latin America Semester Hours: 3
Annually
This course is an introduction to the history and cultures of the nations that comprise the Latin American continent today. Students will study the politics, the social structures, the traditions, the artistic movements from pre-Columbian civilizations to the present. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 114A - (LT) Introduction to Spanish Literature I Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
An overview of works of literature written in Spanish between the thirteenth and the seventeenth centuries. The works will be analyzed by studying the literary texts as well as the historical, political and linguistic context in which the works were written. Iberian works written in other languages such as Arabic, Mozarabic, Catalan, and Galician-Portuguese will also be analyzed in translation to provide a more detailed account of the context in which Spanish literature was written during this period. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 114B - (LT) Introduction to Spanish-American Literature I Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
An overview of Spanish-American literature and historiography from the pre-Columbian through the Colonial time to the 1880s. Theoretical and critical discussions of readings, films, documentary and other available materials on the period. One of the main goals of the course includes the revision and challenge of certain traditionally accepted concepts such as discovery, New World, Indian, or even Latin America, and their relocation in a non-eurocentric perspective.
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SPAN 115A - (LT) Introduction to Spanish Literature II Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
This course serves as a panoramic introduction to Spanish literature, from the 1700s through the present. Students will read and analyze, in oral and written form, a variety of literary texts, while also learning about the historical and cultural contexts in which they were produced. Works are read and discussed in Spanish.This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 115B - (LT) Introduction to Spanish-American Literature II Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
An overview of Spanish-American literature from the late 19th century to the present, covering a variety of genres (poetry, short story, essay, testimonio, and the novel), with close attention to relevant literary and socio-political contexts. This course explores themes such as Spanish-American identity, the tensions between nationalism and globalization, race and national cultures, the relationship of history to literature, representations of gender and the body Hispanic. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 116 - Readings in Spanish Semester Hours: 1-3
Fall, Spring
Independent study course in diverse aspects of Spanish or Latin American literature. Students will read literature and analyze according to literary critical methodologies a topic of interest chosen in coordination with an instructor. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Completion of SPAN 004 or equivalent; 005 , 111 , 112 , or permission.
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SPAN 120 - Cultural Studies in Spain Today Semester Hours: 3
Summer
A study of present-day Spain, its culture, institutions, and art, as well as their origins and evolution. Offered only in the Hofstra in Spain Summer Program. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 122 - Economic History of Spain and Latin America: Literary Projections Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
A cultural analysis of the geography and resources of the Hispanic countries, the origins and cultural consequences of their economic systems and industrial development. Focus on representations of land and land use (both rural and urban), exploring themes such as: landscape in Spanish poetry of the 20th century, nature and neo-colonial extract economies in the Spanish-American novela de la tierra, and the shaping force of the plantation in Afro-Caribbean literature. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 123 - (LT) Politics of the Hispanic World Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
The course focuses on the implantation of the Spanish political, religious and cultural institutions in the Latin-American Colonies and the later transition to national entities (caciquismo, machismo, Catholicism, military dictatorship, etc.) and their literary projections. It explores locations and representations of power and resistance (the state, the church, the convent, the plantation), along with the possibility of resistance to an authority always already in place, the dual role of the body as material and theoretical protagonist in that resistance, and the problematic status of woman in an inherited male culture. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 124 - (LT) Hispanic History of the United States Semester Hours: 3
This course adopts a historical perspective to assess the presence of the Hispanic and Latino communities in the United States since the fifteenth century onwards, with attention to their representation in historical narratives, literature, films, music, visual arts, and popular culture. We will ask how these communities have historically shaped the United States, and its hemispheric relations. The United States is still typically conceived as an offshoot of England, with its history unfolding East to West beginning with the first English settlers in Jamestown. This view overlooks the significance of the Hispanic past. With the profile of the United States increasingly Hispanic, the importance of recovering the Hispanic dimension of US national history has never been greater. This narrative begins with Spanish explorers in Puerto Rico, Florida, and the Southwest, Missionaries and rancheros settling California, mapping the American interior to the Rockies, and charting the Pacific coast, nineteenth century expansion into Mexico’s borders, and beyond. Readings for this course may be either in English or in Spanish, but all class discussions will be conducted in Spanish. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 125 - (LT)Being Hispanic/Latino in the United States Today Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
The course offers a comprehensive view of the ever-increasing and vibrant Hispanic and Latino communities in the United States today and more specifically, because of proximity, in the New York metropolitan area. We will read theoretical essays and a variety of texts (printed literature, blogs, popular music, artistic interventions) that address issues such as race, ethnicity, class, gender, migration, border and agency. We will use the city as the site for our reading and research. We will also assess the weight of Hispanic and Latino communities in policymaking, consumer markets, language, and cultural production in the US today. Readings for this course will be either in English or in Spanish, but all class discussions will be conducted in Spanish. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 126 - (LT) Contemporary Hispanic Thought: The Usable Past Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
The connection between Iberia and Latin America, the complex relationship between their histories, cultures, politics and literary traditions as revealed primarily in fiction and the essay. Concentrating on the past as both the subject of fiction and as a source of inscribing fiction, the course traces the ways in which writers self-consciously participate in the construction of a Latin-American canon. Issues surrounding colonization and independence, mestizaje and melting pot, domination and selfdetermination, and the ambivalence of history in a “new” world is addressed. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 127 - United States and Latin America: Unequal Relations Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
An exploration of United States-Latin American relations through selected literary texts, from the Latin-American wars of independence to the present. Traces the history of United States interventions in the region (from the Mexican-American War to recent events such as the United States invasion of Panama). Considers the Americanization of Latin America, Latin American immigration to the United States and its impact on United States culture, and the concepts of the border and of cultural hybridity. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 128 - (LT) Spain and Latin America Today: Changing World Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
A study of current events and their impact on popular culture and literary representations nation by nation, day by day. The course pays attention to main leaders of the Hispanic world, forces of dissidence and terrorism, sources of crisis, and sources of hope. It also focuses on the integration of popular culture and globalization processes as part of the construction of new identities. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 129 - (LT) Contemporary Spanish Literature Semester Hours: 3
Once a year
An overview of Spanish literature from the end of the dictatorship to the present. Covering a variety of genres (novel, poetry, short story), the course pays attention to the socio-political background, as well as to the literary and cultural context. It also addresses questions of gender and nationalism as they relate to literary production. The works studied represent the major trends in the Spanish cultural and literary scene from the emergence of democracy to the present. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 131 - (CC) Popular Music in Spanish: Audiences, Industries, Geographies Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
In this course students will look at popular musical genres in Latin America, Latino USA, and Spain, and explore how the creation, circulation, and consumption of popular music engage with the social and the political. In order to describe and analyze the consumption of music as a complex cultural act, students will become familiar with the basic theoretical principles of the disciplines of popular culture studies and popular music studies. Musical properties of songs or genres — e.g., instrumentation, dynamics, harmony, etc. — will be approached from the perspective of the non-musician. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Course taught in Spanish. Does not require training or experience in musicology or musical theory. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis. (Formerly, SPAN 191, The Spanish Songbook: An Introduction to Spanish Cultural History Through Popular Music.)
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SPAN 132 - (LT) Poetry and the Visual Arts Semester Hours: 3
This course is designed to discover the transformation of the brush stroke into the written word and the new image that reappears as a new work of art. This encounter between poet and painter opens new doors of research into the intrinsic relation between the arts. It is not on a mere whim that so many poets have felt themselves attracted to works of visual art, and at the same time have expressed their interior selves through the contemplation of paintings. This exploration has caused them to work their way into the canvas itself, and to reside inside the brilliant house of color. After the explorations and readings of other poets in relation to visual arts, students will write personal essays about the relationship between poetry and paintings, photographs or sculptures. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 133 - (LT) The Latin American Fantastic Short Story Semester Hours: 3
This course analyzes in-depth the presence of the fantastic genre in certain remarkable short stories by Spanish-American authors from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present. These stories denote the presence of unusual events, which can be supernatural or paranormal, recreating different levels of meaning as diverse as dissimilar. Among the authors to study are: Rubén Darío (Nicaragua) Leopoldo Lugones, Jorge Luis Borges (Argentina), César Vallejo (Perú), Horacio Quiroga (Uruguay), Augusto Monterroso (Guatemala), Gabriel García Márquez (Colombia), José Emilio Pacheco (México), among others. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 140 - Intensive Approach to Spanish Skills Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
For majors and students with a special interest in intensive exposure to language skills: listening-comprehension, speaking, reading and writing. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
SPAN 004 or equivalent, or permission of instructor. Credit given for this course or SPAN 111 or 112 .
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SPAN 141 - Varieties of Spanish: Political and Ideological Issues Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
The Spanish language varies geographically. This course will train students to understand linguistic theories and to apply phonetic and phonological tools to study the geographic variations of the Spanish language. The political and ideological causes and connotations of the value judgments applied to these variations will also be analyzed from a sociolinguistic point of view. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 142 - The Spanish Language in History Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
This class explores the origin and development of the Spanish language. The course focuses on the making of the Spanish language throughout history. Students will learn how the evolution of the Spanish language relates to particular political, historical, ideological, and literary contexts. Basic concepts of historical grammar will also be explained. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 143 - (CC) Spanish in Contact With Other Languages Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
This course examines the ways in which the Spanish language has been influenced and transformed through contact with other languages in the Iberian Peninsula, the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Students will examine the linguistic, social, political, and cultural consequences of this contact. We will also learn the most important structural and sociolinguistic theoretical concepts needed to analyze the situations of languages in contact. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 144 - Spanish Language in the United States Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
In this course students will analyze where, why, and for how long Spanish has been used in the United States. The course will focus on the varieties of Spanish in the United States as well as the various attempts to create a so-called “neutral Spanish”. Students will acquire the formal linguistic methodology to analyze data and will come to appreciate the ideological and political issues related to the presence of Spanish in the United States. Thus students will approach the topic of Spanish language in the United States from both formalistic and contextual points of view. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 145 A-Z - (LT) Journeys through the Spanish-speaking World Semester Hours: 3
Conducted in Spanish, this special-topics course focuses on specific themes related to the Spanish-speaking world’s literature and/or cultures. Topics vary each time, and students can take the course for credit more than once under a different theme.
Current Special Topics
Borders, Human Mobility, and Migratory Experiences across the Spanish-speaking World
Conducted in Spanish, this special-topics course will focus on borders, human mobility, and migratory experiences across the Spanish-speaking world. Immigration has recently become one of the main concerns of politicians, the media, human rights organizations, and nationalist groups. This course will look at immigration through two perspectives: migrants’ experiences as related in personal narratives, testimonies, and accounts of border crossing, and their representation in film and media. We will also examine the creation and proliferation of national bordering regimes throughout the Americas, and how both the place and meaning of borders have changed over time, as well as how bordering practices have impacted peoples’ lives and communities in a radical way.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
May be repeated for credit when topics vary. As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) which is affixed to the course number. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule.
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SPAN 150 - Internship in Spanish Semester Hours: 1-6
Periodically
Spanish majors and minors are encouraged to find, in not-for-profit groups as well as in for-profit organizations, internships in which they will apply skills learned in their Spanish major or minor to work outside the academic setting. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Subject to prior approval by the department chairperson, Spanish majors and minors may receive credit for an internship they have been offered. A minimum GPA of at least 3.0 is required for student eligibility for participation in internship courses. A preliminary interview will be held with the student and the department chairperson or faculty adviser to establish the nature of the academic work associated with on-site work of the internship. There will be a minimum of three meetings (one at the beginning of the internship, one around mid-term, and one at the end of the work experience); at the last meeting, students report on their on-site work and its relevance to their field of study in Spanish to the faculty internship director. Meetings may be either face-to-face or via distance learning. A minimum of 28 hours of on-site work per semester hour is required, accompanied by a minimum of 10 hours of academic work per semester hour – for example, reading, research, and a term paper or final project, to be determined by faculty adviser in conjunction with student. Final grade will be based on both academic and on-site performance. An on-site evaluation of “poor” will result in a final grade no higher than C. May be repeated for up to 6 s.h.; only 3 s.h. of SPAN 150 may be applied toward the minor in Spanish ; 6 s.h. may be applied toward the major in Spanish . May not be taken on Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.
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SPAN 151 - (LT) Medieval and Early Modern Identities Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
This course focuses on the main topics of Medieval and Early Modern Spanish literature, including gender, sexuality, identity, religion, and witchcraft. By questioning the concept of canon, students will read and analyze texts that have been excluded from college-level survey courses. Attention will be paid to the historical, cultural, and political reasons for their exclusion. What identities do canonical works represent and what identities are rejected and why? This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 162 - (LT) Spanish Golden Age Theater Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
Dramatic and performance theories and praxis, theatrical development, techniques, and the evolution of dramatic literature in 16th and 17th-century Spain. A cultural, historical, and literary background provides the framework for close textual readings. In addition to studying the development of farce with Lope de Rueda’s “pasos” and Cervantes’ “entremeses,” selected works are covered from the pre-Lope playwrights such as Juan del Encina and Gil Vicente, among others, through Lope de Vega and his followers-mainly Tirso de Molina and Ruíz de Alarcon, culminating in the baroque theater of Calderon and the “auto sacramental.”This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 171 - (LT) Don Quixote Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
Close analysis and discussion of Cervantes’ masterpiece Don Quixote. A study of the principal critical works and readings. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 180 A-Z - (LT) Special Topics in Hispanic Literatures and Cultures Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
Intensive study of specific issues, themes, genres, or authors in Spanish and Latin American literature and cultures. Topics may include poetry and the visual arts, the romantic novel, travel narratives, literature in film, language(s) in the Hispanic world, literature, and philosophy, and literature and religion. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
Current Special Topics
SPAN 180H: (LT) SPC TOPICS COURSE: SOR JUANA, LA GIGANTA
The last canonical poet of the astonishing Baroque century of Imperial Spain was a radical outsider. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was raised by a single mother in Nepantla, a remote town in Central Mexico, and she became a nun that wrote and published with global success powerful erotic poems, many of which would be read today as LGBTQ+ masterpieces. She was a successful playwriter, a famous polemicist and a respected thinker. She was a mathematician and a banker. A genius eventually silenced because her brilliance was too much to bare for the conservative catholic establishment of Colonial Mexico. In this monographic course we will read Sor Juana’s lyrical and dramatic works, as much as the pieces of polemic writing in which she defended the women´s right to education and a productive job, as early as in 1691.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
May be repeated for credit when topics vary. As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) which is affixed to the course number. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule. [Formerly SPAN 180, (LT) Advanced Seminar on Varying Literary Topics.]
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SPAN 190 - (LT) Senior Seminar in Hispanic Literatures and Cultures Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
This capstone seminar course rounds out the student’s preparation in Hispanic literatures and cultures through an in-depth exploration of a changing series of topics fundamental to both Peninsular and Latin American literatures and cultures. It exposes the student to key concepts of literary theory and provides training in the completion of a complex research project. Students produce a substantial research paper by the end of the course, which may function as a chapter of the senior departmental honors thesis. If the student is qualified to pursue departmental honors. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Senior standing.
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SPAN 192 - (LT) Romanticism, Realism and Naturalism Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
Study of major literary movements in 19th-century Spain through analysis of representative works of poetry, drama, essay and the novel.This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 195 - (LT) The Generation of 1898 Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
The Generation of 1898: historical background and projection into the 20th-century. Analysis of works by Azorín, Baroja, Antonio Machado, Unamuno, Valle-Inclán, and others. Current revisionist views on the subject of Spanish “literary generations.”This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
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SPAN 197 - Departmental Honors Candidacy: Essay Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring
The research for and the writing of a substantial essay (in either Spanish or English) in the field of Spanish or Spanish-American literature and culture. Open only to senior Spanish majors who desire to graduate with departmental honors. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
SPAN 111 , 112 , or permission; written permission of the professor who will supervise the essay and appropriate grade point average. (See Departmental Honors Program .)
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SPLT 012F - First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 3
Fall
This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. Consult the class schedule for proper category listing. Students may take only one 12F or 12S seminar.
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SPLT 012S - First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 1-3
Spring
This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. Students may take only one 12F or 12S seminar.
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SPLT 014F - First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 3-4
Fall
This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format
with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. This
course is offered for distribution credit; consult the Semester Planning Guide for proper category listing. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and
only one 14S or 12S seminar.
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