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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2025
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SPAN 356 001 (CRN: 14589)
UNDERSTANDING CENTRAL AMERICA
Long Title: RACE, GENDER, CLASS, & ENVIRONMENT IN CENTRAL AMERICAN CULTURES
Department: Modrn & Classicl Lit & Culture
Instructor: Esch, Sophie
Meeting: 11:00AM - 11:50AM MWF (25-AUG-2025 - 5-DEC-2025)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in Spanish
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Analyzing Diversity: Yes
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 25
Section Enrolled: 7
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 99)
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 20-APR-2025 12:10PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: This class explores the diverse cultures and complex histories of the seven Central American countries: Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Belize. This panoramic course discusses Central American literature, visual culture, and music with a special emphasis on topics such as race, gender, class, environment, geopolitics, revolution, trauma, and migration. Taught in Spanish. Previously offered as SPPO 356. Mutually exclusive. Credit cannot be earned for SPAN 356 if student has previously taken SPPO 356.