Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2015-2016
SPAN 141 - FIRST YEAR SPANISH I
Long Title: FIRST YEAR SPANISH I
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Development of interactional competence in Spanish (sociolinguistic and sociocultural knowledge) to communicate and interact with speakers of Spanish. The course is based on a student-centered, critical-thinking approach to language analysis/acquisition. No prior knowledge of this language is necessary. Credit may not be earned for both SPAN 141 and SPAN 161. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Placement Test. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for SPAN 141 if student has credit for SPAN 161/SPAN 222.
Course URL: http://clicspanish.blogs.rice.edu
SPAN 142 - FIRST YEAR SPANISH II
Long Title: FIRST YEAR SPANISH II
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Continuation of SPAN 141. Development of interactional competence in Spanish (sociolinguistic and socio cultural knowledge) to communicate and interact with speakers of Spanish. The course is based on a student-centered, critical-thinking approach to language analysis/acquisition. Recommended Prerequisite(s): SPAN 101 or SPAN 141 or SPAN 222 or Placement Test. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for SPAN 142 if student has credit for SPAN 262.
Course URL: http://clicspanish.blogs.rice.edu
SPAN 158 - INTRO LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course immerses students into Caribbean and Latin American studies by introducing them to the history, society, politics, and culture of the region, through a cross-disciplinary and a multi-national approach. Taught in English. Open to all students. Cross-list: LASR 158.
SPAN 204 - INT SPAN BICULTURAL STUDENTS
Long Title: INTERMEDIATE SPANISH FOR BICULTURAL STUDENTS
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course is for students who have been exposed to Spanish at home, through relatives and/or in the community and who wish to improve their confidence and intermediate fluency by expanding their formal knowledge of the language and of Hispanic cultures. Authentic materials such as short stories, poetry, films and articles will be used to develop reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. Recommended Prerequisite(s): SPAN 201 or SPAN 203 or Placement Test or Permission of Instructor.
SPAN 222 - AP/OTH CREDIT SPANISH LANGUAGE
Long Title: AP/OTH CREDIT IN SPANISH LANGUAGE
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Transfer
Credit Hours: 3
Description: This course provides credit for students who have successfully completed approved examinations, such as Advanced Placement exams. This credit counts toward the total credit hours required for graduation. Credit may not be received for both SPAN 222 and SPAN 101 or SPAN 141 or SPAN 161. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for SPAN 222 if student has credit for SPAN 101/SPAN 141/SPAN 161.
SPAN 225 - AP/OTH CREDIT INTERM. SPAN
Long Title: AP/OTH CREDIT IN INTERMEDIATE SPANISH
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Transfer
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course provides credit for students who have successfully completed approved examinations, such as Advanced Placement exams. This credit counts toward the total credit hours required for graduation. Credit may not be received for both SPAN 225 and SPAN 201 or SPAN 263. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for SPAN 225 if student has credit for SPAN 201/SPAN 263.
SPAN 263 - SECOND YEAR SPANISH I
Long Title: SECOND YEAR SPANISH I
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Continuation of SPAN 142. Development of interactional competence in Spanish (sociolinguistic and socio cultural knowledge) to communicate and interact with speakers of Spanish. The course is based on a student-centered, critical-thinking approach to language analysis/acquisition. Recommended Prerequisite(s): SPAN 102 or SPAN 142 or Placement Test. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for SPAN 263 if student has credit for SPAN 201/SPAN 225.
Course URL: http://clicspanish.blogs.rice.edu
SPAN 264 - SECOND YEAR SPANISH II
Long Title: SECOND YEAR SPANISH II
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Continuation of SPAN 263. Development of interactional competence in Spanish (sociolinguistic and socio cultural knowledge) to communicate and interact with speakers of Spanish. The course is based on a student-centered, critical-thinking approach to language analysis/acquisition. Recommended Prerequisite(s): SPAN 202 or SPAN 263 or Placement Test. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for SPAN 264 if student has credit for SPAN 202.
Course URL: http://clicspanish.blogs.rice.edu
SPAN 303 - ADV SPAN BI-CULTURAL STUDENTS
Long Title: ADVANCED SPANISH FOR BI-CULTURAL STUDENTS
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: SPAN 303 aims to bring students to advanced proficiency in Spanish, enabling them to interact confidently in a wide variety of contexts, while providing them with cultural insights about the Hispanic world. It is designed for students who come with bi-cultural exposure and at least intermediate proficiency in Spanish. Recommended Prerequisite(s): SPAN 202 or SPAN 204, or SPAN 305, or SPAN 306 or SPAN 307 or SPAN 308 or SPAN 313 or SPAN 314 or Placement Test or Permission of Instructor.
SPAN 309 - SPANISH PRACTICAL PHONETICS
Long Title: SPANISH PRACTICAL PHONETICS
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course will help students improve their Spanish pronunciation. Students will learn about specific problems that English speakers have in learning to produce Spanish sounds, and the influence of English on the pronunciation of Spanish. We will discuss regional Spanish pronunciation found in different countries. Students will describe Spanish sounds and write phonetic transcriptions of spoken Spanish using the phonetic alphabet. Taught in Spanish. Recommended Prerequisite(s): SPAN 202 or SPAN 301 or SPAN 302 or permission of instructor.
SPAN 321 - SPECIAL TOPICS: ADV SPANISH I
Long Title: SPECIAL TOPICS: ADVANCED SPANISH I
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course helps students develop an advanced level of proficiency in Spanish through the analysis and use of the target language in the context of specific topics of interest that will vary. Recommended Prerequisite(s): SPAN 202 or SPAN 264 or SPAN 301 or SPAN 302.
SPAN 322 - SPECIAL TOPICS: ADV SPANISH II
Long Title: SPECIAL TOPICS: ADVANCED SPANISH II
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This is a continuation of SPAN 321. This course helps students develop an advanced level of proficiency in Spanish through the analysis and use of the target language in the context of specific topics of interest that will vary. Recommended Prerequisite(s): SPAN 301 or SPAN 302 or SPAN 321.
SPAN 323 - SPANISH PROFESSIONAL APPR I
Long Title: SPANISH PROFESSIONAL APPRENTICESHIP I
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Internship/Practicum
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 322 or permission of department
Description: This hybrid course combines internship hours and course hours for students who are interested in using their Spanish-language skills in professional settings. Course meets on campus on Wednesdays; and on location during internship working hours, to be determined between student and instructor.
SPAN 324 - SPANISH PROFESSIONAL APPR II
Long Title: SPANISH PROFESSIONAL APPRENTICESHIP II
Department: Cntr Lang & Intercultural Comm
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Internship/Practicum
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course provides experiential learning for student show are interested in expanding their interactional and intercultural competence in Spanish in professional settings. Students participate as apprentices which includes working in contextualized strategic scenarios (simulated and/or real) such as simulations, shadowing professionals, work-related tasks, and case studies. Department Permission Required.
Course URL: http://clicspanish.blogs.rice.edu
SPAN 334 - INTRO MODERN SPAN LIT&CULTURE
Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO MODERN SPANISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE, 18TH-21ST CENTURY
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction:Taught in Spanish
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Course is a panoramic introduction to literary, ideological, cultural, and artistic trends from the Enlightenment to the present. Study will include a wide array of exceptional works, (novels, plays, essays, short stories and poems) from authors who have left milestones in modern Spanish literature. Taught in Spanish. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Third year Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 340 - SPANISH CULTURE & CIVILIZATION
Long Title: SPANISH CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Topics relating to Spain's history and the development of social, political and economic institutions form the basis for extensive conversation, discussion, and composition. Recommended prerequisite(s): Third-year Spanish or permission of the instructor.
SPAN 341 - MASTER WORKS OF SPAN ART & LIT
Long Title: MASTER WORKS OF SPANISH ART AND LITERATURE
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Selected masterpieces of Spanish art and literature; emphasis on specific aesthetic achievement of each work in its European and Spanish contexts, and on how the work reflects important cultural, social, and ideological issues of its times. Exemplary pairs (an author and an artist) from key historical moments will be studied. Recommended prerequisite(s): Third-year Spanish or permission of instructor; no prerequisite when course offered in English.
SPAN 343 - LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE ART
Long Title: ART IN LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course explores important moments in the history of Latin American European and North American Art by reading literary works that dramatize the transformations of several key artistic movements. 19th century landscape painting, Post-impressionism, Surrealism, Muralism, and 1960s experimental art will be studied through the novels and poems of important Latin American authors. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Third-year Spanish or permission of the instructor.
SPAN 345 - MAPPING LATIN AMER CULTURE
Long Title: MAPPING LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Explores key issues in Latin American culture. Important aspects of the contemporary situation in Latin America are also studied, including phenomena such as globalization, the rise of mega-cites, migration, authoritarianism, the impact of colonization and the rise of national states. Recommended prerequisite(s): Third-year Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 346 - BRAZILIAN LITERATURE & CULTURE
Long Title: BRAZILIAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Course focuses on critical readings of key texts of the 20th century. Materials drawn from Brazilian literature in translation as well as other cultural productions such as film and art. Some of the topics will include questions of national identity, social-racial relations, gender representations, and urban life. Taught in English.
SPAN 348 - THE MEXICAN RENAISSANCE
Long Title: THE MEXICAN RENAISSANCE: ART, LITERATURE AND THE REVOLUTION OF 1910
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course examines the history of the Mexican Revolution of 1910 through the cultural production that accompanied and was inspired by the political events and social transformations that marked the era. Literature (poetry, novels, short stories, essays), painting (murals), photography and other cultural manifestations (magazines, manifestos, and posters) of the first revolution of the 20th century will be studied. Recommended prerequisite(s): Third-year Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 350 - DIALECTS IN CONTACT
Long Title: DIALECTS IN CONTACT: SEARCHING FOR THE "INTERNATIONAL" FORM OF SPANISH
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Course will analyze the essence of language against the essence of dialects to determine (i) the logical and linguistic rationale behind judgments about language, (ii) social and political factors that lead to various decisions, and (iii) the role of popular beliefs on traditional views of proper language use. Recommended prerequisite(s): Third-year Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 352 - INTRO TO SPANISH LINGUISTICS
Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH LINGUISTICS
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Introduction to the study of the Spanish language covering the following areas of research: history, phonetics/phonology, morphosyntactic system, lexicon, semantics, pragmatics, sociolilnguistics, and language acquisition. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Third-Year Spanish or Permission of Instructor.
SPAN 369 - SPANISH CINEMA
Long Title: SPANISH CINEMA
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction:Taught in Spanish
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Course will examine how Spanish film has represented the sociocultural and political life of the country - from the Francoist years, exposing the image of a Catholic and homogenous Span, to a post-Francoist era open to social problems from a more secular and global perspective. Taught in Spanish. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Third-year Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 370 - SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE
Long Title: SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: A genre-based (poetry, narrative fiction, drama, essay) survey of the main movements in Spanish literature from medieval times to the present. Recommended prerequisite(s): Third-year Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 373 - TWENTIETH CENTURY MEXICAN NOVL
Long Title: TWENTIETH CENTURY MEXICAN NOVEL
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: An introduction to major Mexican novels of the Twentieth Century, including works by Juan Rulfo, Carlos Fuentes, Elena Garro, Jose Emilio Pacheco, Elena Poniatowska, Jorge Volpi and Cristina Rivera Garza. We will examine these works through a variety of methods including historical biographical analysis as well as through formalist approaches. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Third-year Spanish or permission of the instructor.
SPAN 374 - BRAZIL: MUSIC&SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
Long Title: BRAZILIAN MUSIC AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Course will consider the social dimensions of various musical genres such as Bossa Nova, Tropicalia, and Hip-Hop. Through an interdisciplinary approach, will discuss music as a contextualized social activity and examine Brazilian social movements through the lens of music. Taught in English.
SPAN 375 - THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR
Long Title: THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Prelude to World War II and culmination of perennial struggles between the so-called "two Spains," the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) is a watershed moment in modern Spanish and European history. Interdisciplinary, multi-media approach: the war seen through Spanish and foreign novels, poetry, film, painting, journalism, songs, and posters. Recommended prerequisite(s): Third-year Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 377 - THE SPANISH AVANT-GARDE
Long Title: THE SPANISH AVANT-GARDE
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This cross-genre, multimedia course examines the contributions of major figures (Picasso, Gris, Dali, Diego, Alberti, Lorca, Bunuel, Gomez de la Serna) to the Spanish avant-garde in the 20th century. Recommended prerequisite(s): Third-year Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 378 - CURRENT ISSUES IN SPAIN
Long Title: CURRENT ISSUES IN SPAIN
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Exploration of diverse cultural aspects of today's Spain through films and newspaper articles. The topics discussed will serve as a springboard for further development of writing skills. Recommended prerequisite(s): Third-year Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 380 - SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
Long Title: SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION: LINGUISTIC, COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL DIMENSIONS
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Second language acquisition seeks to describe the development of a second language. It also attempts to provide an explanatory account of the internal and external factors that guide this process. This course surveys various theoretical approaches to the analysis of second language (L2) acquisition. Recommended prerequisite(s): Third-year Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 383 - SPANISH CREATIVE WRITING
Long Title: SPANISH CREATIVE WRITING
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course will explore Spanish creative writings through an aesthetic experience. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Third year Spanish or permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.
SPAN 384 - LIT FROM THE SOUTHERN CONE
Long Title: LITERATURES FROM THE SOUTHERN CONE
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: An introduction to the literature of the region known as "Cono Sur." Often considered the national literature of Argentina and Uruguay, the "gaucho literature" encompasses a wide variety of texts, from traditional ballads to novels, plays and poetry. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Third Year Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 385 - FOUNDATIONS OF SPAN-AMER LIT
Long Title: FOUNDATIONS OF SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: How did Spanish American literature acquire an identity of its own? This course attempts to answer this question by analyzing a number of foundational works of Spanish American literature in conjunction with later works that revise and rewrite key themes in the continent's literary tradition. Recommended prerequisite(s): Third-year Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 386 - CULTURE & POWER IN LAT AM
Long Title: CULTURE AND POWER IN LATIN AMERICA
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course uses a variety of materials and sources to examine the epistemologies of coloniality in Latin America, with a focus on their European and Western origins. Explores various aspects of the discourses of coloniality and subalternity in a range of cultural productions (cinema, poetry, narrative, salsa, Latin rock music). Recommended prerequisite(s): Third-year Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 388 - THE LATIN AMERICAN SHORT STORY
Long Title: THE LATIN AMERICAN SHORT STORY
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Latin American writers have achieved great distinction in the genre of the short story. This course studies texts by some of the continent's best-known short-story writers, such as Cortazar, Borges, Monterroso, Rulfo, Fuentes, Garcia Marquez, Elena Garro, Ana Lydia Vega, Clarice Lispector, Benedetti, Uslar Pietri, Massiani, Lemebel, Asis, and Carpentier. Recommended prerequisite(s): Third-year Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 389 - CONTEMP MEX SHORT FICTION
Long Title: CONTEMPORARY MEXICAN SHORT FICTION
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course examines important Mexican short story writers from modernism, in the late nineteenth century, to the present. The works of Juan Rulfo, Juan Jose Arreola, Carols Fuentes, Elena Garro, Juan Garcia Ponce, Elena Poniatowska, Jose Emilio Pacheco will be explored in a comparative context with other great writers of the genre. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Third-year Spanish or permission of the instructor.
SPAN 390 - HISPANIC CINEMA
Long Title: HISPANIC CINEMA
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course examines the ways in which films in both Spain and Latin America have represented the cultural contexts of their countries. Focus is on the theme of power, and the consequences on social and individual lives. Cross-list: SWGS 390. Recommended prerequisite(s): Third-year Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 391 - CARIBBEAN LITERATURE
Long Title: CARIBBEAN LITERATURE
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course will introduce you to major writers and theories of Caribbean literature, by focusing on the representation of places, peoples, and practices. Close attention will be paid to historical and cultural contexts, while conducting an in-depth analysis of literary texts from different genres. Taught in Spanish. Topics vary. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Third year Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 392 - TRENDS IN CUBAN CULTURE
Long Title: A REVOLUTION FROM WITHIN: TRENDS IN CONTEMPORARY CUBAN CULTURE
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This research seminar will explore contemporary trends in Cuban culture through literary texts, films, music and works of art. We will examine the ways in which politics and the practices of artistic representation intersect in post-revolutionary Cuba. A research trip to Cuba has been organized as part of this seminar. Course taught in Spanish. Instructor Permission Required.Cross-list: FILM 339, HART 304. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Third year Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 396 - CHICANO/A LITERATURE
Long Title: CHICANO/A LITERATURE
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: A mixed-genre course focusing on the Chicano movement, the Chicano renaissance, and alternative literary and mythic traditions associated with them. Cross-list: ENGL 371, SWGS 354.
Course URL: http://www.english.rice.edu
SPAN 397 - LATIN AMERICAN AUTOBIO FICTION
Long Title: EXPLORING LATIN AMERICAN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL FICTION
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Readings of intimate, first person fictions (short stories, novels, and some film) by 20th and 21st century Latin American writers. Critical approaches will include anthropological, feminist, and post-modern readings. Close reading, interpretation and appreciation of (fictional) autobiography, in original Spanish, will be the focus of class discussion, presentations and critical essays. Taught in Spanish. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Ability to read and speak fluent Spanish.
SPAN 401 - READINGS IN LATIN AMERICAN LIT
Long Title: CRITICAL READINGS IN LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Course offers methodologies for the analysis of Latin-American cultural practices, including letters (fiction), diverse modalities of visual culture (film, plastic art, photography, spectacles). Combines theoretical reading sand corresponding analytical practices. Useful for students of literature, psychology, history, political science, sociology and history of art. Recommended prerequisite(s): Advanced Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 402 - THE CITY IN LATIN AMERICA
Long Title: THE CITY IN LATIN AMERICA
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
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.
SPAN 403 - LATIN AMER LIT & ENVIRONMENT
Long Title: LITERATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN LATIN AMERICA
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course aims to offer students a systematic contact with a representative sample of the literature and scholarship about the mutual relationships between human societies and their natural environments, particularly but not exclusively in Latin America. Taught in Spanish. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Advanced Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 405 - LATIN AMER LIT IN THE MOVIES
Long Title: LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE IN THE MOVIES
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course analyzes the relation between literary texts and the movies, and establishes connections and adaptations of both. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Advanced Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 406 - LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA
Long Title: LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course explores the national cinemas of various regions of Latin America. Special attention is given to the different periods of its development, to the close relationship between political contexts and filmmaking, to the understanding of Latin American cinema from cultural studies views, and to the current shaping of Latin America in light of globalization. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Advanced Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 408 - BRAZILIAN VISUAL CULTURE
Long Title: BRAZILIAN VISUAL CULTURE: FILM AND ART
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: In this course we will study Brazilian cinema and visual arts in the 20th century. We will discuss Brazilian history and how filmmakers and artists responded to the changing national culture from dictatorship to democracy, and including issues of class, geography, and race. The course will be taught in English. Cross-list: HART 411.
SPAN 412 - DON QUIXOTE
Long Title: DON QUIJOTE
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Cervantes's masterpiece is studied in its relationship to the books of knight errantry, and to the picaresque and pastoral novels, with emphasis on the innovative techniques of Cervantes which contribute to the birth of the modern novel. Recommended prerequisite(s): Advanced Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 430 - 20TH-CENTURY SPANISH NOVEL
Long Title: 20TH CENTURY SPANISH NOVEL
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course examines the evolution of the Spanish novel as a work of art while exploring how cultural issues are incorporated into fictional worlds. Recommended prerequisite(s): Advanced Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 435 - THE MODERN SPANISH ESSAY
Long Title: THE MODERN SPANISH ESSAY
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Readings from representative essayists who attempt to define Spain's situation in response to the challenges of European modernity. Spanish "Europeanizers" vs. defenders of Spain's "differences" from Europe, scientific vs. anti-scientific rhetorical models, hierarchies of gender and genre, interpretations of Spanish landscape. Recommended prerequisite(s): Advanced Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 450 - CIVILIZATION & BARBARISM
Long Title: CIVILIZATION AND BARBARISM
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Since the Conquest, Latin America has been viewed by the European imagination as an "empty" continent, lacking in culture and history. This image of a "savage" continent has been interiorized by Latin America's own intellectuals. This course examines and deconstructs various manifestations of these ideological representations of Latin America. Recommended prerequisite(s): Advanced Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 453 - BORDER NARRATIVES
Long Title: BORDER NARRATIVES
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course will analyze certain types of cultural productions (fiction, movies, etc.) produced in geographical contact zones, that generate hybrid languages and genres. These are products of migrations and nomadic people. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Advanced Spanish or permission of the instructor.
SPAN 456 - LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN'S CULTURE
Long Title: LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN'S CULTURE
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Studies the cultural production (literary, artistic, cinematic) of intellectual women in Latin America. Examines the struggles for interpretive power in works by women from the colonial period to the present. Cross-list: SWGS 466. Recommended prerequisite(s): Advanced Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 462 - BOOM-BOOM-CRACK:LATIN AM NOVEL
Long Title: BOOM-BOOM-CRACK: LATIN AMERICAN NOVEL
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Works by Asturias, Carpentier, Rulfo, Onetti, Vargas Llosa, Cortazar, Fuentes, and others. Examines how Spanish American novelists from the 1940s onward appropriated the techniques of European modernist literature and infused them with new cultural content. Recommended prerequisite(s): Advanced Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 468 - OCTAVIO PAZ
Long Title: OCTAVIO PAZ
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Studies the literary and intellectual career of Nobel prize- winning Mexican poet and essayist Octavio Paz. Topics to be covered include: poetry and modernity; literature and national identity; art and the avant-garde; Paz's role in political debates in Mexico; the reception of his work at home and abroad. Recommended prerequisite(s): Advanced Spanish or permission of instructor.
SPAN 471 - CHICANA/O LITERATURE
Long Title: STUDIES IN CHICANO/A LITERATURE
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: A variable topics course designed to build on student knowledge of Chicano/a literature and culture gained earlier in the curriculum. Past topics have included the Chicano/a novel, and Transistions and Translations Chicano/a Autobiography. Cross-list: ENGL 471. Repeatable for Credit.
SPAN 490 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
Long Title: INDEPENDENT STUDY
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Independent Study
Credit Hours: 1 TO 4
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Research in Hispanic literature, Hispanic linguistics, Hispanic culture and civilization. Open to qualified juniors and seniors interested in a topic not covered in other courses. Instructor Permission Required. Recommended prerequisite(s): Advanced Spanish and permission of instructor. Repeatable for Credit.
SPAN 495 - HONORS THESIS
Long Title: HONORS THESIS
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Independent Study
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Independent research projects by outstanding Hispanic Studies majors leading to a substantial honors essay, undertaken in close cooperation with a departmental faculty member, who must first approve the thesis proposal. Instructor Permission Required. Recommended prerequisite(s): Advanced Spanish and permission of instructor.