{"id":2779,"date":"2024-04-24T15:33:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T20:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/spanish\/?page_id=2779"},"modified":"2024-04-24T15:33:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T20:33:04","slug":"spanish-major-courses-fall-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/spanish\/spanish-major-courses-fall-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Major Courses – Fall 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fall 2024: Spanish Major Course Descriptions <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

All courses are taught in Spanish.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spanish 250: Family and Gender Roles in Spain: 1900 to Present<\/strong>
GE: FOL-S & WRI \/ OLE CORE: WLC & WAC
Prof. Kris Cropsey, T 8:00-9:25 \/ Th 8:00-9:20
Prerequisite: Spanish 232 or placement in Spanish 250 or 251<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In this course, you\u2019ll explore Spain\u2019s \u201crevoluci\u00f3n familiar\u201d \u2013 dramatic changes in family structures and  gender roles, the rights of women and members of the LGBTQ+ community, and relationships between  generations. While some of these changes may seem to parallel those that have occurred in other  countries (including the U.S.), the way they came about in Spain is unique. Together we\u2019ll examine the  history of families and gender roles from the early 1900s to the present day through a variety of \u201ccultural  texts\u201d \u2013 informational texts about trends in society at large (from videos to official documents) as well as  narratives that capture the human experiences of individuals and families: both stories of the lives of real  people and a historical novel that creatively portrays a society in transition. In the process, we will work  on developing our academic language skills in Spanish, especially through writing with the use of textual  evidence. The course includes participation in three out-of-class conversation groups. Offered Fall and  Spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key course materials: Novel, Historia de una maestra <\/em>(Josefina R. Aldecoa); films and videos, packet of readings from a variety of sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spanish 250 or 251 is required for the Spanish major (only one of the two courses can count for the major).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: Spanish 250 (equivalent to Spanish 251) is the first course in the Spanish major but is open to any student who has completed Spanish 232 or placed into the 250-level. 250-level courses cannot be repeated, and students cannot count both 250 and 251 for the Spanish major. Either Spanish 250 or 251 counts as the prerequisite for 270-level courses and above.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spanish 250 or 251 is required for the Latin American Studies major.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Counts Toward Majors<\/strong>: Gender & Sexuality Studies, Latin American Studies, Performance, Political  Science, and Women\u2019s and Gender Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Counts Toward Concentrations<\/strong>: Family Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, International Relations,  Management Studies, and Women\u2019s and Gender Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spanish 251: Gender and Race in Latin America<\/strong>
GE: FOL-S & WRI \/ OLE CORE: WLC & WAC
Prof. Mariana Reyes-Pay\u00e1n, Section A, MWF 11:50-12:45
Prof. Maggie Broner, Section B, MWF 12:55-1:50
Prerequisite: Spanish 232 or placement in Spanish 250 or 251<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

This course focuses on gender and race in Latin America and explores gender roles, femicide, intersectionality, activism, and Latin America\u2019s deep-rooted history of activism and resistance to oppression. To capture a wide range of experiences and voices, we work with short stories, articles, podcasts, films, songs, and poems from across Latin America. We include objective sources that focus on providing information, as well as subjective sources that narrate human experiences\u2014people\u2019s stories. In the process, we also work on developing our academic language skills in Spanish, especially through writing with the use of textual evidence. Includes participation in 3 out-of-class conversation groups. Offered Fall and Spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spanish 250 or 251 is required for the Spanish major (only one of the two courses can count for the<\/strong> major).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: Spanish 250 (equivalent to Spanish 251) is the first course in the Spanish major but is open to any student who has completed Spanish 232 or placed into the 250-level. 250-level courses cannot be repeated, and students cannot count both 250 and 251 for the Spanish major. Either Spanish 250 or 251 counts as the prerequisite for 270-level courses and above.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spanish 250 or 251 is required for the Latin American Studies major.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Counts Toward Majors<\/strong>: Gender & Sexuality Studies, Latin American Studies, Performance, Political  Science, and Women\u2019s and Gender Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Counts Toward Concentrations<\/strong>: Gender and Sexuality Studies, International Relations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spanish 273: Cultures of the Latinx\/a\/o U.S. Topic: Narratives of Home: Memory, Displacement, and Community Activism in Latinx Cultural Production<\/strong>
GE: MCD \/ OLE CORE: PAR
Prof. Kristina Medina-Vilari\u00f1o, T 9:35-11:00; Th 9:30-10:50
Prof. Maggie Broner, Section B, MWF 12:55-1:50
Prerequisite: Spanish 250 or Spanish 251 or permission of the instructor<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

In your Spanish gateway course (250\/251) you learned about the shifting definitions of family and gender  in Latin America and\/or Spain. Along the way, you also analyzed the role of religion and other key social  institutions in shaping citizens; and you have learned how political changes and historical events in the  \u201cHispanic world\u201d have constantly transformed definitions of \u201chome,\u201d moral values, and national culture.  These changes often drive communities to new demands for civil rights, education, equity, and social  justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are now ready to talk about how similar processes have shaped Latino\/a communities in the United  States. In this course we will consider the ways in which historical events lead to a multi-layered process  of identity construction for Latino\/xs in the United States. Intended Learning<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outcomes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 You will learn how migration and displacement have shaped the work of Latinx artists,  intellectuals, activists, and community leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 We will examine how different Latinx communities reconstruct their own identity in the United  States, making sense of their histories of displacement, and creating a new space to call their own.  Among the topics to be covered will be gender politics, civil right movements, racial identities,  and education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 We will examine the work of authors such as Sonia Sotomayor\u2019s My beloved dream,  Borderlands\/ La Frontera <\/em>by Gloria Anzald\u00faa, and Tato Laviera\u2019s \u201cPuerto Rican Obituary,\u201d  films such as Frances Negr\u00f3n Muntaner\u2019s Brincando el Charco<\/em>, and community projects  addressing social issues such as \u201cel voto latino.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This course will include a Civic Engagement Component, including visits to community initiatives and  from community leaders. For more information on this requirement please visit http:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/ace\/.  This course may count for Latin American Studies majors and\/or Race and Ethnic Studies with the  Director\u2019s agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Counts as a 270-level elective for the Spanish major. Spanish 273 may be repeated with a different<\/em><\/strong> topic.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Counts Toward Majors<\/strong>: Latin American Studies, Performance, Political Science, Race and Ethnic  Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Counts Toward Concentrations<\/strong>: International Relations, Latin American Studies, Race and Ethnic  Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spanish 275: Exploring Hispanic Literature, Topic: Artistic Portraits and Intertexts in Latin American Literature
<\/strong>GE: ALS-L \/ OLE CORE: CRE
Pro. Kristina Medina-Vilari\u00f1o, T 1:20-2:45 \/ Th 2:15-3:35
Prerequisite: Spanish 250 or Spanish 251<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Ferdinand de Saussure and Julia Kristeva, key figures in the fields of cultural anthropology, linguistics,  and literary theory, have argued that the meaning transferred from reader to writer is always mediated by  a set of codes previously established by other texts. In literature, these sets of codes often stem from  previous artistic works, such as paintings, fashion designs, artistic movements, films, or literary texts. In  this class students will explore literary texts from different genres (poetry, short stories, essays, theater,  and novel and epochs (from Colonial Literature to Postmodernism), which make implicit or explicit  reference to other forms of art and popular culture. In order to analyze each text, we will (a) learn and  apply different literary approaches to form and content, and (b) establish a dialogue between the multiple  codes embedded in them. Some of the works to be discussed are: “Oraci\u00f3n for Marilyn Monroe” a poem  by Ernesto Cardenal; La contadora de cuentos<\/em>, a short novel by Hern\u00e1n Rivera Letelier; and Qu\u00edntuples <\/em>by Luis Rafael S\u00e1nchez. Students will be provided with most texts via public web access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Texts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Novel: La contadora de pel\u00edculas de <\/em>Hern\u00e1n Rivera Letelier (please buy online, it will not be  available at St. Olaf College\u2019s bookstore.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Qu\u00edntuples <\/em>by Luis Rafael S\u00e1nchez (please buy online, it will not be available at St. Olaf  College\u2019s bookstore.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Other readings via Moodle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This course is required for the Spanish major. Spanish 275 cannot be repeated.<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Counts Toward Majors<\/strong>: Latin American Studies, Performance, and Political Science Counts Toward Concentrations<\/strong>: International Relations and Latin American Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spanish 276: Spanish as a First and Second Language<\/strong>
Prof. Maggie Broner, MWF 2:00-2:55
Prerequisite: Spanish 250 or 251<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

\u00bfDe qu\u00e9 se trata Espa\u00f1ol 276?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a1Bienvenides, Bienvenidxs, Bienvenidos, Bienvenidas! al espa\u00f1ol como primera y  segunda lengua. En este curso estudiaremos diferentes aspectos relacionados al uso y  adquisici\u00f3n de la lengua espa\u00f1ola en contextos transnacionales y transculturales. En  particular, usaremos una aproximaci\u00f3n cr\u00edtica (Critical Language Awareness\u2013Clark) para  estudiar el espa\u00f1ol de los Estados Unidos, en Hispanoam\u00e9rica y en Espa\u00f1a. Durante el  curso haremos particular hincapi\u00e9 en los procesos de adquisici\u00f3n del espa\u00f1ol como  primera y segunda lengua en cuanto ata\u00f1e a los hablantes del ingl\u00e9s como primera lengua  y a los hablantes de herencia del espa\u00f1ol en los Estados Unidos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Offered Fall and Spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tentative reading list:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Packet of journal articles and book chapters (available through the Bookstore)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Mi mundo adorado <\/em>by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor (available through the  Bookstore)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Materiales para SPAN 276 (course handouts available through the Bookstore)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This course is required for the Spanish major. Spanish 275 cannot be repeated.<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Counts Toward Majors: <\/strong>Latin American Studies, Performance, Political Science, and Race and Ethnic  Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Counts Toward Concentrations<\/strong>: Applied Linguistic Studies, Latin American Studies, Race and Ethnic  Studies, and International Relations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spanish 314: Literature and Society in Latin America<\/strong>, Topic: \u201cContemporary Argentine Theatre: From Text to Stage\u201d
<\/strong>GE: ALS-L \/ OLE CORE: WRITING IN THE MAJOR
Prof. Ariel Strichartz, T: 9:35-11:00 \/ Th 9:30-10:50
Prerequisite: Spanish 275 <\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Since the beginning of the 20th century, Argentina\u2019s history has been marked by the mass immigration of  impoverished European emigrants seeking to \u201chacer la Am\u00e9rica;\u201d urbanization and the growth of the  middle class; a series of authoritarian governments, the most recent being the military dictatorship of  1976-1983; the democratic transition and the concomitant focus on human rights; and in 2023, amid an  increasingly unstable economic situation, the election as president of the far-Right, populist candidate  Javier Milei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intertwined with this complex history, Argentina\u2019s cultural production is rich and prolific: even those  unfamiliar with the details above automatically think of the tango and the narrative works of Jorge Luis  Borges and Julio Cort\u00e1zar when Argentina is mentioned. But did you know that Argentina has long been  one of the richest centers for theatre in Latin America? In Buenos Aires alone there are more than 300  theatres!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this course we will focus on the many ways in which Argentine theatre has responded to the country\u2019s  political, economic, and social reality during the 20th <\/sup>and 21st <\/sup>centuries. Some of the questions we\u2019ll  explore include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 What is the \u201clandscape\u201d of Argentine theatre today? What is the role in Argentine society of the  various theatre \u201ccircuits\u201d (official; commercial; alternative)? What kinds of works are staged in  each circuit? What kind of spectators make up the different publics?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 How have Argentine playwrights, directors, actors, and other theatre practitioners responded to  the context in which they live and work? Which aspects of theatre as a genre have they employed  in order to communicate with their public?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 What do the plays we study suggest about the nature of theatre itself, its possibilities and  limitations for understanding the world?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the detailed analysis of play texts, which will be enriched and informed by a series of  historical, conceptual, and theoretical readings, course requirements include the following: \u2022 in-class staging of select scenes and one-act plays (in pairs or groups, depending on the  scene\/play)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 creation of a miniature model [maqueta] <\/em>of the scenography of one of the works studied in the  course (in pairs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A tentative <\/em>list of the authors whose work we will study includes Florencio S\u00e1nchez, Armando Disc\u00e9polo,  Roberto Arlt, Carlos Gorostiza, Griselda Gambaro, Roma Mahieu, Javier Daulte, Susana Torres Molina,  and los Macocos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Counts as a 300-level course required for the Spanish major. Spanish 399 may be repeated with a  different topic.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Counts Toward Majors: <\/strong>Performance and Political Science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Counts Toward Concentration<\/strong>: International Relations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spanish 399: Seminar in Spanish Studies<\/strong>, Topic: Cross-cultural Writers of Influence \u2014 the Cases of Mario Vargas Llosa and Isabel Allende<\/strong>
OLE CORE: WRITING IN THE MAJOR
Prof. Le\u00f3n Narv\u00e1ez, MWF 10:45-11:50
Prerequisite: Spanish 250 or 251 and at least one course at the 270 level<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Mario Vargas Llosa <\/strong>and Isabel Allende<\/strong>, prolific writers, have had an impact on Latin American  literature and on many readers. In this course we will explore their lives, their thinking and their  cultural\/intellectual impact through autobiographies and novels written by them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their lives are enriched by participating in more than one culture, by a devotion to communicating  through the written word, and by their activities as public intellectuals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What can we learn from them about a bicultural lifestyle, about critically important values that they  affirm and their reasons for what they believe, about how to be a good citizen, and about what any society  needs to function well to the benefit of its citizens?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key course materials:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mario Vargas Llosa:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

El pez en el agua <\/em>(selections from the autobiography)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La t\u00eda Julia y el escribidor <\/em>(novel)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isabel Allende:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La suma de los d\u00edas <\/em>(selections from the autobiography)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La casa de los esp\u00edritus <\/em>(novel)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Counts as a 300-level course required for the Spanish major. Spanish 399 may be repeated with a  different topic.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Counts Toward Majors: <\/strong>Performance and Political Science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Counts Toward Concentration<\/strong>: International Relations<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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