ELEMENTARY PORTUGUESE I

A beginning course designed for students who wish to start their study of Portuguese and have no proficiency in another Romance language. The four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing are developed at the basic level.

• MWF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Victor Araujo Coutinho
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• 4 points

ELEMENTARY SPANISH I

Prerequisites: a score of 0-279 in the department's Placement Examination.
Prerequisites: A score of 0-279 in the department's Placement Examination. An introduction to Spanish communicative competence, with stress on basic oral interaction, reading, witting, and cultural knowledge. Principal objectives are to understand and produce commonly used sentences to satisfy immediate needs; ask and answer questions about personal details such as where we live, people we know and things we have; interact in a simple manner with people who speak clearly, slowly and are ready to cooperate; and understand simple and short written and audiovisual texts in Spanish. All Columbia students must take Spanish language courses (UN 1101-3300) for a letter grade.

• MWF 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• MWF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• MWF 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• TRF 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• TRF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• TRF 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• TRF 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• TRF 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• TRF 5:40 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Amelia Bande
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• 4 points

COMPREHENSIVE NAHUATL I/II

The main objective of the course Basic Nahuatl (dialectal variety of central Mexico) is to give students an overview of the language, specifically the dialects spoken in central Mexico, in the states of Tlaxcala, Puebla central and Mexico City; classified by Lastra Suarez (1975) and Canger (1988), among others, as "Central Nahuatl". The specific objectives pursued in this introductory course is that learners: a) know the grammatical structure of Nahuatl, b) develop basic literacy skills in this language: oral and written expression, and reading comprehension variable extension; c) appreciate the Nahuatl as a vital language, present in different cultural and social spheres of the Nahua communities, with their own history and development, and d) appreciate the dialectal and cultural diversity of Nahuatl spoken in Mexico.

• TRF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Angel V Ferrer
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• 4 points

ELEMENTARY PORTUGUESE II

Prerequisites:
PORT W1101
or the equivalent.
A course designed to acquaint students with the Portuguese verbal, prepositional, and pronominal systems. As a continuation of Elementary Portuguese I (
PORT W1101
), this course focuses on the uses of characteristic forms and expressions of the language as it is spoken and written in Brazil today.

• MWF 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Ana P Huback
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 4 points

ELEMENTARY SPANISH II

Prerequisites:
SPAN UN1101
, or a score of 280-379 in the department's Placement Examination.
Prerequisites: SPAN UN1101, or a score of 280-379 on the department's Placement Examination. An intensive introduction to Spanish language communicative competence, with stress on basic oral interaction, reading, writing and cultural knowledge as a continuation of SPAN UN1101. The principal objectives are to understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of immediate relevance; communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a direct exchange of information on familiar matters; describe in simple terms aspects of our background and personal history; understand the main point, the basic content, and the plot of filmic as well as short written texts.  All Columbia students must take Spanish language courses (UN 1101-3300) for a letter grade.

• MWF 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• MWF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• MWF 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Juan P Jimenez-Caicedo
  CULPA: 10 Info
• 4 points

RAPID READING AND TRANSLATION

This course, conducted in English, is designed to help graduate students from other departments gain proficiency in reading and translating Spanish texts for scholarly research. The course prepares students to take the Reading Proficiency Exam that most graduate departments demand to fulfill the foreign-language proficiency requirement in that language. Graduate students with any degree of knowledge of Spanish are welcome. A grade of A- or higher in this class will satisfy the GSAS foreign language proficiency requirement in Spanish.

• T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Wendy Muniz
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 3 points

COMPREHENSIVE BEG CATALAN

An extensive introduction to the Catalan language with an emphasis on oral communication as well as the reading and writing practice that will allow the student to function comfortably in a Catalan environment.

• TR 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• Instructor: Elsa Ubeda
  CULPA: 10 Info
• 4 points

COMPREHENSIVE BEGINNING SPAN

Prerequisites: Please see course description for details on prerequisites.
Prerequisites: This course is an intensive and fast-paced coverage of both SPAN UN1101 and SPAN UN1102. Students MUST meet the following REQUIREMENTS: 1. A minimum of 3 years of high school Spanish (or the equivalent) AND a score of 330 or above in the Department's Placement Examination, OR 2. fluency in a language other than English (preferably another Romance language). If you fulfill the above requirements, you do not need instructor's permission to register. HOWEVER, the instructor will additionally assess student proficiency during the Change of Program Period. Students who do not have the necessary proficiency level may not remain in this course. Replaces the sequence SPAN UN1101-SPAN UN1102. All Columbia students must take Spanish language courses (UN 1101-3300) for a letter grade.

• TRF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Diana Romero
  CULPA: 27 Info
• 4 points

COMP ELEM PORT I/II-SPAN SPKRS

Prerequisites: knowledge of Spanish or another Romance language.
An intensive beginning language course in Brazilian Portuguese with emphasis on Brazilian culture through multimedia materials related to culture and society in contemporary Brazil. Recommended for students who have studied Spanish or another Romance language. The course is the equivalent of two full semesters of elementary Portuguese with stress on reading and conversing, and may be taken in place of
PORT W1101-W1102
. For students unable to dedicate the time needed cover two semesters in one, the regularly paced sequence
PORT W1101-W1102
is preferable.

• MW 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Jose A Castellanos-Pazos
  CULPA: 25 Info
• 4 points

COMP ELEM PORT I/II-SPAN SPKRS

COMP ELEM PORT I/11-SPAN SPKRS

Prerequisites: knowledge of Spanish or another Romance language.
An intensive beginning language course in Brazilian Portuguese with emphasis on Brazilian culture through multimedia materials related to culture and society in contemporary Brazil. Recommended for students who have studied Spanish or another Romance language. The course is the equivalent of two full semesters of elementary Portuguese with stress on reading and conversing, and may be taken in place of
PORT W1101-W1102
. For students unable to dedicate the time needed cover two semesters in one, the regularly paced sequence
PORT W1101-W1102
is preferable.

• TR 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Joao Nemi Neto
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 4 points

INTERMEDIATE CATALAN I

Prerequisites:
CATL W1120
.
The first part of Columbia University┬┤s comprehensive intermediate Catalan sequence. The main objectives of this course are to continue developing communicative competence - reading, writing, speaking and listening comprehension - and to further acquaint students with Catalan cultures.

• TR 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Elsa Ubeda
  CULPA: 10 Info
• 4 points

INTERMEDIATE PORTUGUESE I

Prerequisites:
PORT W1120
or the equivalent.
General review of grammar, with emphasis on self-expression through oral and written composition, reading, conversation, and discussion.

• MWF 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Ana P Huback
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 4 points

INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I

Prerequisites:
SPAN UN1102
or
SPAN UN1120
, or a score of 380-449 in the department's Placement Examination.
Prerequisites: SPAN UN1102 or SPAN UN1120, or a score of 380-449 on the department's Placement Examination. An intensive course in Spanish language communicative competence, with stress on oral interaction, reading, writing, and culture as a continuation of SPAN UN1102 or SPAN UN1120. All Columbia students must take Spanish language courses (UN 1101-3300) for a letter grade.

• MWF 5:40 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
• MWF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• MWF 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• TRF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• TRF 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• TRF 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• TRF 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• TRF 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• TRF 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Nicole P Basile
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• Instructor: Juan D Cadena Botero
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• Instructor: Iria Ameixeiras Cundins
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• Instructor: Francisco Rosales-Varo
  CULPA: 12 Info
• 4 points

INTERMEDIATE CATALAN II

• TR 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Elsa Ubeda
  CULPA: 10 Info
• 4 points

INTERMEDIATE PORTUGUESE II

• MWF 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Ana P Huback
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 4 points

INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II

Prerequisites:
SPAN UN2101
or a score of 450-624 in the department's Placement Examination.
Prerequisites: SPAN UN2101 or a score of 450-625 in the department's Placement Examination. An intensive course in Spanish language communicative competence, with stress on oral interaction, reading, writing and culture as a continuation of SPAN UN2101. All Columbia students must take Spanish language courses (UN 1101-3300) for a letter grade.

• MWF 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• MWF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• MWF 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• MWF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• MWF 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• MWF 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• TRF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• TRF 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• TRF 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• TRF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Francisca Aguilo Mora
  CULPA: 5 Info
• 4 points

SPANISH FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS

Prerequisites:
heritage knowledge of Spanish
. Students intending to register for this course must take the department's on-line
Placement Examination.
You should take this course if your recommended placement on this test is
SPAN UN2102
(a score of 450-624). If you place below
SPAN UN2102
you should follow the placement recommendation received with your test results. If you place above
SPAN UN2102
, you should choose between
SPAN UN3300
and
SPAN UN4900
. If in doubt, please consult with the Director of the Language Programs.
Designed for native and non-native Spanish-speaking students who have oral fluency beyond the intermediate level but have had no formal language training.

• TRF 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• TRF 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Diana Romero
  CULPA: 27 Info
• 4 points

COMPREHENSIVE INTERMED PORT

Prerequisites:
PORT W1102
or
PORT W1320
.
Prerequisites: this course is an intensive and fast-paced coverage of both PORT UN2101 and PORT UN2102. Students MUST demonstrate a strong foundation in Portuguese and meet the following REQUIREMENT: A- or higher in PORT UN1102 or PORT UN1320. If you fulfill the above requirement, you do not need the instructor's permission to register. HOWEVER the instructor will additionally assess student proficiency during the Change of Program Period. Students who do not have the necessary proficiency level may not remain in this course. This course replaces the sequence PORT UN2101-PORT UN2102.

• TRF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Joao Nemi Neto
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 4 points

COMPREHENSIVE INTER SPANISH

Prerequisites: Please see course description for detailed prerequisite requirements.
Prerequisites: This course is an intensive and fast-paced coverage of both SPAN UN2101 and SPAN UN2102. Students MUST demonstrate a strong foundation in Spanish and meet the following REQUIREMENTS: a score ABOVE 480 on the Department's Placement Examination; or A- or higher in SPAN UN1120. If you fulfill the above requirements, you do not need the instructor's permission to register. HOWEVER, the instructor will additionally assess student proficiency during the Change of Program Period. Students who do not have the necessary proficiency level may not remain in this course. Replaces the sequence SPAN UN2101-SPAN UN2102. All Columbia students must take Spanish language courses (UN 1101-3300) for a letter grade.

• TRF 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• TRF 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Perla Rozencvaig
  CULPA: 25 Info
• 4 points

ADV LANGUAGE THROUGH CONTENT

VIOLENCE AESTHETICS MOD LAT AM

Prerequisites: SPAN UN2102; or AP score of 4 or 5; or SAT score
Prerequisites: SPAN UN2102; or AP score of 4 or 5; or SAT score. An intensive exposure to advanced points of Spanish grammar and structure through written and oral practice, along with an introduction to the basic principles of academic composition in Spanish. Each section is based on the exploration of an ample theme that serves as the organizing principle for the work done in class (Please consult the
Directory of Classes
for the topic of each section.) This course is required for the major and the concentration in Hispanic Studies. Formerly SPAN W3200 and SPAN BC3004. If you have taken either of these courses before you cannot take SPAN UN3300. All Columbia students must take Spanish language courses (UN 1101-3300) for a letter grade.

• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Omar Duran-Garcia
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• 3 points

ADV LANGUAGE THROUGH CONTENT

PUBLIC WORKS IN LATIN AMERICA

Prerequisites: SPAN UN2102; or AP score of 4 or 5; or SAT score
Prerequisites: SPAN UN2102; or AP score of 4 or 5; or SAT score. An intensive exposure to advanced points of Spanish grammar and structure through written and oral practice, along with an introduction to the basic principles of academic composition in Spanish. Each section is based on the exploration of an ample theme that serves as the organizing principle for the work done in class (Please consult the
Directory of Classes
for the topic of each section.) This course is required for the major and the concentration in Hispanic Studies. Formerly SPAN W3200 and SPAN BC3004. If you have taken either of these courses before you cannot take SPAN UN3300. All Columbia students must take Spanish language courses (UN 1101-3300) for a letter grade.

• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Anayvelyse Allen-Mossman
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• 3 points

ADV LANGUAGE THROUGH CONTENT

NEWS FROM THE NEW WORLD

Prerequisites: SPAN UN2102; or AP score of 4 or 5; or SAT score
Prerequisites: SPAN UN2102; or AP score of 4 or 5; or SAT score. An intensive exposure to advanced points of Spanish grammar and structure through written and oral practice, along with an introduction to the basic principles of academic composition in Spanish. Each section is based on the exploration of an ample theme that serves as the organizing principle for the work done in class (Please consult the
Directory of Classes
for the topic of each section.) This course is required for the major and the concentration in Hispanic Studies. Formerly SPAN W3200 and SPAN BC3004. If you have taken either of these courses before you cannot take SPAN UN3300. All Columbia students must take Spanish language courses (UN 1101-3300) for a letter grade.

• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Alexandra V Mendez
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• 3 points

ADV LANGUAGE THROUGH CONTENT

SPAIN AT WAR

Prerequisites: SPAN UN2102; or AP score of 4 or 5; or SAT score
Prerequisites: SPAN UN2102; or AP score of 4 or 5; or SAT score. An intensive exposure to advanced points of Spanish grammar and structure through written and oral practice, along with an introduction to the basic principles of academic composition in Spanish. Each section is based on the exploration of an ample theme that serves as the organizing principle for the work done in class (Please consult the
Directory of Classes
for the topic of each section.) This course is required for the major and the concentration in Hispanic Studies. Formerly SPAN W3200 and SPAN BC3004. If you have taken either of these courses before you cannot take SPAN UN3300. All Columbia students must take Spanish language courses (UN 1101-3300) for a letter grade.

• TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: David Mejia
  CULPA: 3 Info
• 3 points

ADV LANGUAGE THROUGH CONTENT

NUEVA YORK

Prerequisites: SPAN UN2102; or AP score of 4 or 5; or SAT score
Prerequisites: SPAN UN2102; or AP score of 4 or 5; or SAT score. An intensive exposure to advanced points of Spanish grammar and structure through written and oral practice, along with an introduction to the basic principles of academic composition in Spanish. Each section is based on the exploration of an ample theme that serves as the organizing principle for the work done in class (Please consult the
Directory of Classes
for the topic of each section.) This course is required for the major and the concentration in Hispanic Studies. Formerly SPAN W3200 and SPAN BC3004. If you have taken either of these courses before you cannot take SPAN UN3300. All Columbia students must take Spanish language courses (UN 1101-3300) for a letter grade.

• TR 5:40 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Guadalupe Ruiz-Fajardo
  CULPA: 13 h-index: 5 Info
• 3 points

ADV LANGUAGE THROUGH CONTENT

ISLAM&CHRISITIANITY; IN SPAIN

Prerequisites: SPAN UN2102; or AP score of 4 or 5; or SAT score
Prerequisites: SPAN UN2102; or AP score of 4 or 5; or SAT score. An intensive exposure to advanced points of Spanish grammar and structure through written and oral practice, along with an introduction to the basic principles of academic composition in Spanish. Each section is based on the exploration of an ample theme that serves as the organizing principle for the work done in class (Please consult the
Directory of Classes
for the topic of each section.) This course is required for the major and the concentration in Hispanic Studies. Formerly SPAN W3200 and SPAN BC3004. If you have taken either of these courses before you cannot take SPAN UN3300. All Columbia students must take Spanish language courses (UN 1101-3300) for a letter grade.

• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Reyes Llopis-Garcia
  CULPA: 10 h-index: 10 Info
• 3 points

ADV LANGUAGE THROUGH CONTENT

TRANSGRESSION IN LATIN AMERICA

Prerequisites: SPAN UN2102; or AP score of 4 or 5; or SAT score
Prerequisites: SPAN UN2102; or AP score of 4 or 5; or SAT score. An intensive exposure to advanced points of Spanish grammar and structure through written and oral practice, along with an introduction to the basic principles of academic composition in Spanish. Each section is based on the exploration of an ample theme that serves as the organizing principle for the work done in class (Please consult the
Directory of Classes
for the topic of each section.) This course is required for the major and the concentration in Hispanic Studies. Formerly SPAN W3200 and SPAN BC3004. If you have taken either of these courses before you cannot take SPAN UN3300. All Columbia students must take Spanish language courses (UN 1101-3300) for a letter grade.

• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Analia Lavin
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• 3 points

INTRO TO PORTUGUESE STUDIES

This course presents the students with the information and basic tools needed to interpret a broad range of topics and cultural production from the Portuguese-speaking world: literary, filmic, artisitic, architectural, urban, etc. We will use a continuing cross-disciplinary dialogue to study everyday acts as a location of culture. This course will center on interpretation as an activity and as the principal operation though which culturally sited meaning is created and analyzed. Among the categories and topics discussed will be history, national and popular cultures, literature (high/low), cultural institutions, migration, and globalization. Students will also acquire the fundamental vocabulary for the analysis of cultural objects. This course is required for the concentration in Portuguese Studies.

• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Deneb Kozikoski Valereto
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• 3 points

CIRCULATION OF OBJECTS: MAT CULT-LAT AM

The course focuses on material culture in contemporary Latin America through literature, essays, visual text, films, and new cultural experiences.  Materiality is the media but also is part of the symbolic choice of artists and cultural agents......
The course will be conducted in Spanish and all written assignments will also be in that language.

• TR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• Instructor: Graciela Montaldo
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• 3 points

HISPANIC CULTURES I (SP)

Prerequisites: L" course: enrollment limited to 15 students. Completion of language requirement, third-year language sequence (W3300).
Provides students with an overview of the cultural history of the Hispanic world, from eighth-century Islamic and Christian Spain and the pre-Hispanic Americas through the late Middle Ages and Early Modern period until about 1700, covering texts and cultural artifacts from both Spain and the Americas.

• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• MW 5:40 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• MW 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Miguel Ibanez Aristondo
  CULPA: 1 Info
• Instructor: David H Colmenares
  CULPA: 2 Info
• Instructor: Roberto Valdovinos
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• Instructor: Noel Blanco Mourelle
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• 3 points

LUSOPHONE AFR/AFRO-BRAZ CULTRS

This course focuses on Lusophone African and African Brazilian cultures and the relations, continuities, ruptures and influences between them. Brazil is the result of the miscegenation of Ameridians, African and Europeans, and this means that is also a cultural mélange of these groups. The African cultural contribution to Brazilian culture and grand-narrative is the primary focus of this course, however, to understand Brazil one needs to understand the cultural diversity found in Lusophone Africa, with which Brazil has had a long relationship. The readings for this course include texts from different disciplines and genres. We will study texts, movies and other forms of visual arts from the following authors: José Eduardo Agualusa, Pepetela, Mia Couto, Jorge Amado, Achille, Mbembe, Hilton Costa, Jocélio Teles dos Santos, Livio Sansone, José Luis Cabaço, Benedita da Silva and Solano Trindade.

• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Joao Nemi Neto
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 3 points

HISPANIC CULTURES II (SP)

This course surveys cultural production of Spain and Spanish America from the eighteenth to the twenty-first centuries. Students will acquire the knowledge needed for the study of the cultural manifestations of the Hispanic world in the context of modernity. Among the issues and events studied will be the Enlightenment as ideology and practice, the Napoleonic invasion of Spain, the wars of Spanish American independence, the fin-de-siècle and the cultural avant-gardes, the wars and revolutions of the twentieth century (Spanish Civil War, the Mexican and Cuban revolutions), neoliberalism, globalization, and the Hispanic presence in the United States. The goal of the course is to study some key moments of this trajectory through the analysis of representative texts, documents, and works of art. Class discussions will seek to situate the works studied within the political and cultural currents and debates of the time. All primary materials, class discussion, and assignments are in Spanish.
This course is required for the major and the concentration in Hispanic Studies.

• TR 5:40 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
• MW 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• MW 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• MW 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Santiago Acosta
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• Instructor: Almudena Marin-Cobos
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• Instructor: Alejandro Quintero
  h-index: 0 Info
• Instructor: Marta Ferrer
  CULPA: 2 Info
• Instructor: Agnese Codebo
  CULPA: 2 h-index: 2 Info
• 3 points

CUBA&THE; USA

For nearly two centuries, Cuba and the United States have been linked by what William McKinley in 1899 termed “ties of singular intimacy,” a long-lived but contentious relationship that has produced misunderstandings, disappointments, embargos, embarques and, every once in a while, a military invasion. Through the analysis of representative texts of various kinds—verbal (journalism, literature), visual (movies, TV programs), musical (popular songs)—we will study the imprint of Cuba on American culture, as well that of America on Cuban culture, in order to the determine the modes of intimacy that bind (and separate) the two countries and cultures. Conducted in Spanish.

• TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Gustavo Perez-Firmat
  CULPA: 8 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

LATIN AMERICAN RADICAL THOUGHT

LATIN AMER RADICAL THOUGHT

Prerequisites: Fluent Spanish
From Simón Bolívar to Emiliano Zapata, from Sor Juana to Flora Tristán, Latin America certainly has seen its share of radicals. Worshipped by some and reviled by others, these figures individually or collectively revamped what politics, art, or literature could be about. Their work, however, has also led to innovative theoretical and philosophical reflections, from dependency theory to liberation theology, and from socialist and anarchist utopianism to Marxist and post-Marxist thought. We will study essays, letters, diaries, chronicles, manifestos, poems, short stories and novellas written by or about some of these Latin American radicals as well as collective actors such as the neo-Zapatistas in Mexico or the Mothers and Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo in Argentina.

• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Bruno Bosteels
  Wikipedia h-index: 21 Info
• 3 points

ARTISTIC HUMANITY

Prerequisites: Language requirement, SPAN3300 and either SPAN3349 or 3350
This course locates the life and writing of the seminal Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges in national and international historical and literary contexts.

• MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Alessandra Russo
  CULPA: 5 Info
• 3 points

THEATERS OF THE WORLD: SPEC VISION&EARLY;

SPEC VISION&EARLY; MOD IBE EXPN

Prerequisites: Third-year bridge course (W3300), and introductory surveys (W3349, W3350).
This course will read Venezuela backwards in films, poems, novels and essays, from the present-tense struggle over the legacy of chavismo to the early days of independence.  The constant thread will be the conflict between development and nature with special attention to natural resources and eco-critical approaches.

• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Nicole T Hughes
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 3 points

SHORT FICTION IN SPA AMERICA

SHORT FICTION IN SPANISH AMERI

In this course we will discuss the theory and practice of short fiction by the leading exponents of the genre in Spanish America. Authors to be discussed may include: Horacio Quiroga, Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, Juan Rulfo, José Donoso, Rosario Castellanos, Augusto Monterroso, Rosario Ferré, Gabriel García Márquez, Angélica Gorodischer, Roberto Bolaño, and Andrea Maturana.

• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Gustavo Perez-Firmat
  CULPA: 8 Wikipedia Info
• 3 points

COGNITIVE GRAMMAR OF SPANISH

SPAN GRAMMAR:RULES-LAW/BEYOND

• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Jose Placido Ruiz-Campillo
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• 3 points

PUBLIC INTELLECTUALS (BEFORE MODERN ERA)

PUBLIC INTELLECTUALS BEF MOD

Were there public intellectuals before the advent of modernity? What was it like to be a public intellectual before the existence of the public sphere as we know it today —including the media, mass communication, etc.? Who were there? Where were they located? How public were their interactions? What kind of impact did they expect form their interlocution with power? How did they “speak truth to power”? In this course we will explore these and other questions. For this purpose, we will be reading works from Christine de Pizan, a 14th-15th century woman political scientist; Teresa de Cartagena, a 15th century nun interested in the intellectual value of women in a man’s world; Averroes, a Muslim intellectual from the 12th century who went into exile because of his ideas before the dynastic changes taking place in al-Andalus; Maimonides, a 12th century Jewish lawyer and thinker who challenged the way in which global legal scholars studied the Jewish law; Juan Hispano, a 16th century professor and poet of African descent (son to black slaves) who wrote poems about the wars in the Mediterranean; Diego de Valera, a 15th century plebeian intellectual who spoke truth to power with the purpose of stop the civil war; Mancebo de Arévalo, a morisco from the 16th century who engaged in an ethnographic trip across the Iberian Peninsula in order to rebuild the moorish culture after the processes of geographical displacement undertaken by the Spanish monarchy; Olivia Sabuco de Nantes Barrera, a sixteenth century woman who engaged in philosophical research; etc. In addition to that, we will be reading critical and theoretical work of Michel Foucault, Judith Butler, Gayatri Spivak, and others. In this course, we intend to create an #inclusivesyllabus. This course will be cross-listed with the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society.

• W 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Jesus Rodriguez-Velasco
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 4 points

COLD WAR IMAGINARIES: GEO/CAP/DICT SPAIN

The course focuses on the cultural logics of the Cold War imaginaries in the Franco Dictatorship in Spain throughout literature, films, essays, visual texts and social practices. Global accounts of the Cold War are dislocated in the cultural productions in a 'peripheral Fordist’ country controlled by a fascist government. The course discusses the transition from the postwar autarchy to the so-called “Spanish economic miracle” and how culture offers a place of reflection of these transformations in a split global economy. In the frame of the cultural studies, we will study works and practices where topics such as the connection between technology, sovereignty and surveillance, the birth of a consumer society, and gender and class struggles are aesthetic and political issues defying the control of the fascist government. Students will be introduced to theoretical writing on Cold War Studies from which they can gain an accurate understanding of the specificities of the Spanish cultural productions between 1950 and 1975. This class will be conducted in Spanish and all written assignments will also be in that language.

• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Ana M Fernandez Cebrian
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• 3 points

SENIOR SEMINAR

AESTHESTICS OF REVOLT:POLIT

Prerequisites: Seniors (major or concentrator status).
SENIOR SEMINAR ,
Section 001 - "Iberian Globalization"
, A seminar based on a great variety of primary sources and theoretical texts that help to rethink, from the vantage point of the early modern period, the most unexpected sides of a process today called "globalization." ,
Section 002 - "Emotions in Modern Spanish Culture"
, The Spanish transition to modernity (in politics, class relations, social roles) involved both the appearance of historically new emotions and the establishment of emotional regimes regulating feelings and practices. We will explore this process through readings in affect theory and nineteenth-century print culture (literary and nonliterary). Seniors will write about related problematics in the cultural production of 19th-21st century Spain.

• T 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Alberto Medina
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• 3 points

SUPERVISED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH

• Instructor: Alberto Medina
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• Instructor: Jesus Rodriguez-Velasco
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• Instructor: Alessandra Russo
  CULPA: 5 Info
• Instructor: Graciela Montaldo
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• Instructor: Gustavo Perez-Firmat
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• 3 points

POL OF REP:NATION, GENDER, RACE LAT AMER

What were the images capable of representing the Latin American nations that emerged during independence movements of the early 19th century?  This question, never before posed with such clarity, was latent in the countless images that sought to represent the political, social, and institutional value of the young republics.  The disappearance of an order - Colonial - and the emergence of another - Republican - involved both a vacuum and a conflict of representation...

• F 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
• Instructor: Andrea Giunta
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• 4 points

SPACE GRAMMAR OF SPANISH:COGNITIVE-OPER

SPACE GRAMMAR OF SPANISH-COG

• TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
• Instructor: Jose Placido Ruiz-Campillo
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• 4 points

RESEARCH & PROF DEVPT WORKSHOP

• T 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Graciela Montaldo
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• 2 points