Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2024-2025
SPAN 402 - THE CITY IN LATIN AMERICA
Long Title: THE CITY IN LATIN AMERICA
Department: Modrn & Classicl Lit & Culture
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
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. Previously offered as SPPO 402. Mutually exclusive. Credit cannot be earned for SPAN 402 if student has previously taken SPPO 402. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Advanced Spanish or permission of instructor.