Course Catalog - 2011-2012

     

SPAN 402 - THE CITY IN LATIN AMERICA

Long Title: THE CITY IN LATIN AMERICA
Department: Spanish
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: This course will explore representations of the city in both new Latin American writings and films, with a special focus on the changing urban landscape, the representation of poverty and the excluded from the new global economy, environmental issues and biopolitics, as well as hybrid cultures and multicultural identities. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Advanced Spanish or permission of instructor.