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ANTH 367
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Societies of Latin America and the Caribbean
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3.0
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INQ
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Survey of the anthropology of Mexico, Mesoamerica, South America, and the islands of the Caribbean. This course emphasizes historical change, religious diversity, and transnational economic developments to understand the syntheses of indigenous, African, and European traditions in the region today. 3 hours lecture.
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ANTH 368
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Indigenous People of Latin America
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3.0
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SP
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GE
GC
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Study of the Native peoples of South America, Mexico, and Central America from European contact to the present. The course emphasizes contemporary ethnography and interaction of indigenous people with colonialism and the modern nation-state. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course.
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ANTH 422
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Ancient Civilizations of Mexico and Peru
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3.0
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INQ
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A comparative study of the prehistoric cultural traditions of the Mesoamerican and Andean regions. The Aztec, Inca, Maya, and their predecessors viewed as case studies in cultural evolution in the New World. 3 hours lecture.
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ARTH 471
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Ancient Mexican Art
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3.0
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INQ
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Prerequisites: ARTH 101 and ARTH 102 for art majors.
A survey of ancient Mexican art and culture of formative, classic, conquest, including the Olmec, Teotihuacan, Zapotec, Mxtec, Classic Gulf Coast, Toltec, and Aztec. Sites discussed include El Tajin, La Venta, Monte Alban, Milta, Tula, and Tenochtitlan 3 hours lecture.
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ARTH 473
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Meso-American/Colonial Art
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3.0
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INQ
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Prerequisites: ARTH 101 and ARTH 102 for art majors.
This course is also offered as
CHST 406.
A survey of Mexican art and culture from the Cortesian Conquest, the Colonial Period of monastery- and church-building, the Revolution of 1810, the Revolution of 1910, and the painters of the great revolutionary mural movement that followed, Rivera, Orozco, and Siqueriros, to contemporary artists who have tended toward international pluralism. Attention is given to the process of acculturation that produced the modern Mexican peoples, their national character, and their contemporary art. 3 hours lecture.
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CHST 406
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Meso-American/Colonial Art
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3.0
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INQ
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Prerequisites: ARTH 101 and ARTH 102 for art majors.
This course is also offered as
ARTH 473.
A survey of Mexican art and culture from the Cortesian Conquest, the Colonial Period of monastery- and church-building, the Revolution of 1810, the Revolution of 1910, and the painters of the great revolutionary mural movement that followed, Rivera, Orozco, and Siqueriros, to contemporary artists who have tended toward international pluralism. Attention is given to the process of acculturation that produced the modern Mexican peoples, their national character, and their contemporary art. 3 hours lecture.
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CHST 454
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Chicano Literature
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3.0
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INQ
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Prerequisites: SPAN 301; SPAN 341 or SPAN 342; or faculty permission.
This course is also offered as
SPAN 454.
A study of the Chicano people as reflected in selected films and literature. Discussions will be in Spanish, readings in English and Spanish, reports in Spanish. 3 hours seminar.
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GEOG 354
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Land and People of Mexico
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3.0
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FA
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GE
GC
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This course is also offered as
LAST 354.
An interdisciplinary approach to the study of social institutions and culture in terms of family, neighborhood, community, region, and nation, with specific emphasis on Mexico. This course is designed to be a component of the Upper-Division Theme on Mexico and Central America. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course.
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GEOG 355
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Land and People of Central America and the Caribbean
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3.0
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SP
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GE
GC
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This course is also offered as
LAST 355.
Study of the physical environment, human settlement, development, and modern problems of the nations of Central America and the Caribbean. This course is designed to be a component of the Upper-Division Theme on Mexico and Central America. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course.
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GEOG 356
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South America
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3.0
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INQ
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A survey of the physical and cultural environments of South America. Emphasis will be given to the interrelationships between the people and the land, the cultural similarities and differences of Spanish and Portuguese South America, and the resulting contemporary environment. 3 hours discussion.
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HIST 380
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History of Colonial Latin America: Race, Ethnicity, and Class
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3.0
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FA
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GE
GC
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An historical survey of pre-Columbian and colonial Latin America, with emphasis on Aztec and Inca societies, Iberia's military, economic, and spiritual conquest, and the ways in which diverse colonial subjects resisted, adapted to, and assimilated colonial rule. Concludes by considering popular and elite culture in the late colonial period and tensions leading toward independence. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course.
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HIST 381
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Modern South America
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3.0
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SP
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GE
GC
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A survey of South America since independence from Iberia, highlighting the chaotic years of post-independence state building, the region's integration into the global capitalist economy in the late nineteenth century, and the age of mass politics and revolutionary ferment after 1930. The final weeks focus on South America's experience with military dictatorship and current transitions to democracy. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course.
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HIST 382
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History and Politics of Mexico
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3.0
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FS
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GE
GC
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This course is also offered as
LAST 350.
An interdisciplinary approach to the history and politics of Mexico. This course will introduce students to the panorama of Mexican history while delineating the roots and development of the current Mexican political system. This course is designed to be a component of the Upper-Division Theme on Mexico and Central America. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course.
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HIST 480
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Social Revolution in Latin America
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3.0
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INQ
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This course explores twentieth-century social revolutions in Mexico, Cuba, Chile and Nicaragua. Additional consideration will be given to more recent phenomena in Venezuela and the Mexican state of Chiapas. Evaluates the role played by class, ethnicity, and gender in these movements and considers whether the driving force of social revolution in Latin America is Marxism or nationalist/anti-imperialism. 3 hours seminar.
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INST 301
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International Forum
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1.0
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FS
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A series of presentations on a wide variety of topics of international concern. Lectures, debates, and panel discussions on areas of current international importance. 1 hour lecture. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. Credit/no credit grading.
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LAST 150
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Orientation to Mexico Program
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1.0
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FA
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Introduction to the Mexico Program of intercultural experiential learning in Mexico. The course will survey Mexican geography, anthropology, development, culture, adjustment to cultural differences, and intercultural communication. The course is intended to prepare the student for the six-week program in Mexico. 1 hour lecture.
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LAST 321
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Comparative Politics of Central America and the Caribbean Basin
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3.0
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INQ
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GE
GC
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This course is also offered as
POLS 321.
An interdisciplinary survey of the politics of Central America and the Caribbean Basin. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course.
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LAST 350
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History and Politics of Mexico
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3.0
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FS
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GE
GC
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This course is also offered as
HIST 382.
An interdisciplinary approach to the history and politics of Mexico. This course will introduce students to the panorama of Mexican history while delineating the roots and development of the current Mexican political system. This course is designed to be a component of the Upper-Division Theme on Mexico and Central America. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course.
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LAST 351
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Natural History and Ecology of Mexico and Central America
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3.0
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FS
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GE
GC
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Prerequisites: Completion of the lower-division GE Breadth Area B requirement or faculty permission.
LAST 351 explores the natural and human-modified environments of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. It introduces students to the biological and physical processes that create the natural environments of the region and examines the complex interactions between people and these environments, both past and present. This course is designed to be the Area B course in the General Education Upper-Division Theme I: Mexico and Central America. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course.
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LAST 352
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Mexico: Literature and Arts
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3.0
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FS
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GE
GC
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An interdisciplinary examination of how Mexican literature and the arts reflect the social and cultural roots of the people of Mexcio. This course is a component of the General Education Upper-Division Thematic Program on Mexico and Central America. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course.
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LAST 354
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Land and People of Mexico
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3.0
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FA
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GE
GC
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This course is also offered as
GEOG 354.
An interdisciplinary approach to the study of social institutions and culture in terms of family, neighborhood, community, region, and nation, with specific emphasis on Mexico. This course is designed to be a component of the Upper-Division Theme on Mexico and Central America. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course.
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LAST 355
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Land and People of Central America and the Caribbean
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3.0
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SP
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GE
GC
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This course is also offered as
GEOG 355.
Study of the physical environment, human settlement, development, and modern problems of the nations of Central America and the Caribbean. This course is designed to be a component of the Upper-Division Theme on Mexico and Central America. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course.
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LAST 489
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Intercult Experiential Lrng
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1.0
-6.0
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FS
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Prerequisites: LAST 150, faculty permission.
This course will provide students with a genuine cross-cultural experience which will enable them to understand Latin American life from the point of view of the Latin American family with which they will live and the Latin American people with whom they will work. Students will live with a Latin American family and work in a Latin American organization for a six-week period. Students will keep a log of their experiences and prepare a written evaluation of their families and jobs. 6 hours discussion. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 15.0 units. Special fee required; see the Class Schedule.
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POLS 321
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Comparative Politics of Central America and the Caribbean Basin
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3.0
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INQ
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GE
GC
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This course is also offered as
LAST 321.
An interdisciplinary survey of the politics of Central America and the Caribbean Basin. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course.
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POLS 415C
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Comparative Government: Latin America
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3.0
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FA
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A study of the similarities and differences of the Latin American republics, concentrating on structures of government, historical traditions, political parties, and the role of the military. After a general introduction to these topics and the area, the class will emphasize an in-depth study of selected Latin American nations. 3 hours lecture.
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POLS 446C
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Inter-American Relations
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3.0
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SP
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Patterns of inter-American relations will be explored, with special attention to the effects of dependency on the American states and their reactions to it. Collaboration, avoidance, and resistance by Latin Americans will be examined within the context of the use of diplomacy and of military, political, and economic force by differing groups on both sides. 3 hours lecture.
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SPAN 441
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Hispanic Short Story
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3.0
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INQ
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Prerequisites: SPAN 301; SPAN 341 or SPAN 342; or faculty permission.
Study of leading short story writers from Spain and Latin America, with background readings and reports on representative authors. Emphasis on contemporary works. 3 hours seminar.
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SPAN 442
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Hispanic Theater
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3.0
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INQ
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Prerequisites: SPAN 301; SPAN 341 or SPAN 342; or faculty permission.
Readings, discussions, reports, and oral interpretation of major dramatic works of Latin America and Spain. 3 hours discussion.
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SPAN 443
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Hispanic Novel
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3.0
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INQ
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Prerequisites: SPAN 301; SPAN 341 or SPAN 342; or faculty permission.
Analysis of representative novels from Latin America and Spain. 3 hours discussion.
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SPAN 451
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Literature of Mexico
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3.0
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INQ
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Prerequisites: SPAN 301; SPAN 341 or SPAN 342; or faculty permission.
Readings and reports on literature of Mexico from pre-Columbian to contemporary literature. 3 hours discussion.
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SPAN 452
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Viewing the Hispanic Caribbean
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3.0
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INQ
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Prerequisites: SPAN 301, SPAN 302; either SPAN 341 or SPAN 342 (may be taken concurrently).
Critical analysis of literature and culture of the Spanish-speaking Caribbean, utilizing reading, discussion, oral reports, and written projects. 3 hours lecture.
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SPAN 454
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Chicano Literature
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3.0
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INQ
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Prerequisites: SPAN 301; SPAN 341 or SPAN 342; or faculty permission.
This course is also offered as
CHST 454.
A study of the Chicano people as reflected in selected films and literature. Discussions will be in Spanish, readings in English and Spanish, reports in Spanish. 3 hours seminar.
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SPAN 471
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Women and Literature in the Hispanic World
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3.0
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INQ
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Prerequisites: SPAN 301; SPAN 341 or SPAN 342; or faculty permission.
Women in Spanish-speaking society. An approach to culture via a study of women as literary subjects and as writers. The idealization and reality of their existence as reflected through Spanish and Latin American literature. 3 hours discussion.
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SPAN 472
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Oral and Written Traditions of the Spanish Speaking World
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3.0
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INQ
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Prerequisites: SPAN 301; SPAN 341 or SPAN 342; or faculty permission.
Study of the diverse oral and written traditions that both predate and coexist with the literary tradition in Spanish. Topics may include oral narrative such as legends, myths, proverbs, religious beliefs; oral practices in verse such as the troubadour tradition, anonymous epic poetry, popular songs and ballads, and corridos; and written practices such as testimonies, autobiographies, and epistles. 3 hours seminar.
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SPAN 481
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Film and Literature in Spain and Latin America
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3.0
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INQ
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Prerequisites: SPAN 301; SPAN 341 or SPAN 342; or faculty permission.
Students will consider the elements that constitute literary and cinematic masterpieces by examining films based on a variety of texts: epic poetry, drama, short story, legend, novel, zarzuela, and filmscript. The films will represent the cultural and linguistic diversity in areas of Spain and Latin America. 3 hours discussion.
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