Spanish Undergraduate Courses

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Updated 3/29/12

FALL 2012 - SPRING 2012 COURSES

 

FALL 2012 COURSES

ROSP 20201              INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I              VARIOUS TIMES MWFSpanish 20201 follows an information-based task approach based on the idea that languages are best learned when real-world information becomes the focus of classroom activities. Class time is dedicated primarily to interactive discussion. Therefore, you will exchange real-life information about you and your classmates. Prerequisite: 10102, 10115, or placement by exam.

ROSP 20202               INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II            VARIOUS TIMES MWFSpanish 20202 is a continuation of ROSP 20201 with equal focus on oral and written production. It includes a review of basic grammar but quickly transitions into more difficult features of Spanish. Students learn to discuss and write about Spanish and Spanish American cultural topics, current events, and literary texts. This course may be used as one of the two 200-level electives for the Spanish major. Prerequisite: 20201, or placement by exam.

ROSP 20237          CONVERSATION AND WRITING        VARIOUS TIMES MWF
G. Ameriks/S. Williams
Intended to develop writing proficiency and cultural awareness through reading and discussion of representative contemporary topics of Spain and Spanish America while continuing to promote the development of oral proficiency. This course may be used as one of the two 200-level electives for the Spanish major. Prerequisite: 20202, 20211, 20215, or placement by exam.

ROSP 20450                  SPANISH FOR BUSINESS                      MWF 12:50-1:40
I. Menes
This course is intended to provide intermediate-level students with the necessary skills and intercultural competence to manage administrative and commercial written and spoken business in Spanish.  The main goal of ROSP 20450 is to help students improve their communicative abilities for everyday activities as well as for professional business settings.  The content of this course serves as a foundation for lessons on language, business concepts, and related cultural issues that exist in the Spanish-speaking world.  The traditional business Spanish language and Hispanic cultural aspects will be combined with service learning, practical professional knowledge, and up-to-date protocols used in real business situations.  Upon completion of this course, students should be able to carry out typical business transactions in Spanish and function effectively in an increasingly important commercial language, whether locally, nationally, or internationally.

ROSP 20660                STUDIES IN ANDEAN CULTURE                  TR 12:30-1:45
G. Maldonado
The purpose of the course is to help students achieve communicative fluency in Spanish while also exploring Peru's Andean culture, a product of the interactions between Hispanic culture and Peru's indigenous civilizations. Skills in both written and oral communication will be developed through exercises involving Andean beliefs, customs, and myths. Emphasis will be placed on dynamic and imaginative activities that will allow students to acquire both the linguistic competence and the cultural knowledge necessary for effective communication. This course may be used as one of the two 200-level electives for the Spanish major. Prerequisite: 20202, 20211, 20215, or placement by exam. Crosslisted with LAST 20403.

ROSP 20810   COMMUNITY-BASED SPANISH: LANGUAGE, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY
R. Parroquin                                                                   TR 12:30-1:45           This fifth-semester language and culture course is designed for students who want to improve their communication skills in Spanish and broaden their understanding of the Hispanic world through connecting with the local Spanish speaking community. Each section may focus on different topics, such as health care, education, social services, history of immigration, and intercultural competence. The course has a required Community-Based-Learning component in which students engage with the Latino community through placements in such areas as health care, youth mentoring or tutoring programs, English as a New Language (ENL) classes, and facilitating educational workshops with parents. In this course, students integrate their service experiences with the academic components of the class through readings, research, reflective writing, and discussion.

ROSP 27500               APPROACHES TO HISPANIC CULTURES THROUGH WRITING
E. Mangione-Lora                                       MWF 9:35-10:25/10:40-11:30         This content-driven course is intended for students who want to further broaden their knowledge of the Spanish language and related cultures, as well as improve both their understanding of the Hispanic world and their communication skills in the Spanish language. Development of advanced structures is achieved through intensive practice in speaking and writing. Each course focuses on a different aspect of Hispanic culture.

ROSP 27500               APPROACHES TO HISPANIC CULTURES THROUGH WRITING
M. Coloma                                                       MWF 1:55-2:45/3:00-3:50         This content-driven course is intended for students who want to further broaden their knowledge of the Spanish language and related cultures, as well as improve both their understanding of the Hispanic world and their communication skills in the Spanish language. Development of advanced structures is achieved through intensive practice in speaking and writing. Each course focuses on a different aspect of Hispanic culture.

ROSP 30310                   TEXTUAL ANALYSIS              VARIOUS TIMES MWF/TRSpanish Textual Analysis is a practical introduction to the analysis and explication of Spanish-language literary texts. The course is designed for students ready to move from 200-level Spanish classes to upper-level literature and survey courses. The goal is to develop students' skills of critical reading, as well as students' ability to articulate judgments, feelings and opinions in Spanish; to establish a point of view and argue it effectively. The premise is that these skills of critical reading will increase the enjoyment and appreciation of fine writing. Some class sessions will be devoted to discussion of techniques and terminology of literary analysis. Most class sessions will involve a close reading and discussion of specific texts selected from the anthology Aproximaciones al estudio de la literatura hispánica, a selection of Hispanic prose, poetry and theater from different regions and periods. Students will also write two or three short analytical essays (3-4 pages) during the semester. Prerequisite: ROSP 20202, 20211, 2021, 20237, 27500 or equivalent.

ROSP 30320-01/02       ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND WRITING                
MWF 12:50-1:40/1:55-2:45
G. Ameriks
This course offers a further refinement of Spanish speaking and writing skills. It is designed for students returning from abroad who wish to further improve their proficiency in Spanish, and for students already in the 300-400 sequence who still need to work on their writing skills. Majors can usually accommodate ROSP 30320 by covering one or more distribution requirement with a 400-level course. For further information see Undergraduate Coordinator. ROSP 30320 requires permission from the Assistant Chair.

ROSP 30710-01/02          SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE I                     
TR 9:30-10:45/2:00-3:15
E. Juarez/J. Vitulli
This course is a survey of Spanish literature from the medieval period through the 17th century. We will study representative works with a view to understanding the cultural, intellectual and historical forces that shaped the literary production of the period. Much emphasis will be placed on the thematic threads of the evolving literary creation of the Castilian hero and the notion of love in relation to diverse literary conventions. Works to be read include Poema de Mio Cid, El conde Lucanor, La Celestina, Lazarillo de Tormes, Renaissance and Baroque poetry (Garcilaso, Góngora y Quevedo), a play by Lope de Vega, and excerpts from Cervantes' Don Quixote. Active student participation is required. Lecturing will be kept to a minimum so as to allow more time for analysis and discussion of the texts. This course satisfies the early Spanish Peninsular requirement. Sophomore and junior majors only. Pre-requisite: ROSP 30310. Cross-listed with MI 30500-01/02.

ROSP 30720-01/02    SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE II: MODERN SPANISH CULTURE   
C. Jerez-Farrán/TBA                           MW 11:45-1:00/1:30-2:45
The primary aim of this course is to give students a general knowledge of and appreciation for the most representative authors, artistic expressions, and movements of peninsular Spanish literature, from Neoclassicism (the XVIII-century) up to the present. We will examine a variety of literary, cinematic and other visual arts in connection with concurrent cultural and historical events.  These texts will also be explored as a reflection of the experiences and events meaningful to modern Spanish society during. We will emphasize the ways in which literature and other cultural artifacts in modern Spain articulate value systems, traditions, and beliefs.  This course satisfies the Modern Peninsular requirement. Recommended pre-requisite: ROSP 30310.

ROSP 30810-01/02         SURVEY OF SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE I
C. Jauregui/V. Miseres                                    TR 11:00-12:15/ MW 1:30-2:45
This course provides a panoramic survey of Spanish American literature during the Colonial period, from the time of the first encounter (1492) through the 19th century. We will read from chronicles, autobiographies, short stories, travel accounts, as well as poetry and texts of indigenous peoples. We will complement our reading with the viewing of selected films set in the colonial period. Selections will be chosen from Náhuatl and Maya literature, Christopher Columbus, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Inca Garcilaso, Bernardo de Balbuena, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, and others. This course satisfies the early Spanish American requirement. Pre-requisite: ROSP 30310. Crosslisted with LAST 30400-01/02.

ROSP 30820-01/02       SURVEY OF SPANISH-AMERICAN LITERATURE II   
B. Heller/ M. Moreno                                              TR 11:00-12:15/12:30-1:45
This course provides a panoramic survey of Spanish American literature from roughly 1880 to the present, with attention also to principal literary trends and concepts of literary analysis in Spanish. We will read essays, poetry, short stories, plays, and a short novel. We will read works by authors such as José Martí, Rubén Darío, Pablo Neruda, Jorge Luis Borges, Octavio Paz, Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes and others, with an eye towards understanding the social and historical contexts in which the works took shape. Students will be expected to read carefully and participate actively in class discussions. This course fulfills the modern Spanish American requirement. Sophomore and junior majors only.  Recommended pre-requisite: ROSP 30310. Cross-listed with LAST 30401.

ROSP 37815                   STUDIES IN EARLY SPANISH AMERICA
J. Anadon                                                                               MW 11:45-1:00
This advanced 300-level course is intended for students who want to further broaden their knowledge and understanding of the Hispanic world through literature, art, film, and other cultural manifestations .  Each course focuses on a different aspect of the culture of early Spanish America.  Enrollment is limited to FY, sophomore and junior majors.  Prerequisite: ROSP 30310 or 30320.

ROSP 37825   STUDIES IN MODERN SPANISH AMERICA: IMAGINING LATIN AMERICA          
K.Ibsen                                                                                      TR 12:30-1:45
This course will explore how Latin America represented itself and how it was represented in the popular imagination as a result of its interactions with the United States and Europe. We will discuss the opposing forces of nationalism and foreign intervention through an examination of historical documents, literature, art and film.  Most readings and all class discussions will be in Spanish. 
This third-year course is roughly equivalent to the surveys in terms of general expectations and amount of reading and writing required and fulfills the Modern Spanish American II distribution requirement.  It is open to both majors and non-majors. Requirements: weekly readings, two short papers, oral activities including one presentation, final exam.  Prerequisite ROSP 27500, 30310, 30320 or instructor permission. This class is only open to freshmen, sophomores, and juniors.

ROSP 40422                     LOVE, DESIRE, AND THE DIFFERENCE BOTH MAKE: NEW APPROACHES TO MODERN SPANISH POETRY                    MW 1:30-2:45
C.JerezFarrán                                                                                                         The Romantic period, together with the first decades of the twentieth century in Spain have left us with some of literature’s most enduring and thought-provoking explorations of the experience of love and desire. The latter period, known as La edad de plata, turns the expression of love and desire in unprecedented directions, giving us some of the most powerful and best-known love lyric in the Spanish language at the same time it sets new trends for twentieth-century verse.  By way of comparison, we will look at some of the poets of the Spanish canon that give us with much food for thought on this subject matter:  Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Antonio Machado, Pedro Salinas, Luis Cernuda, Federico García Lorca, Gil de Biedma, Concha Méndez, Brines, and Ana Rossetti among others.  We will consider how they differ from lyric both in form and in their approach to the topic of love.  This course satisfies the Modern Peninsular Spanish requirement. Pre-requisite: ROSP 30310.

ROSP 40764        JORGE LUIS BORGES AND THE ETHICS OF BETRAYAL 
TR 9:30-10:45
C. Jauregui
The goals of this class are twofold: 1) an introductory yet focused review of the literary work of renowned Argentine poet, essayist and writer of short stories Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986); and 2) the literary interrogation of moral, religious, political, and cultural betrayal through a critical survey of Borges’ work (poetry, essay and short story) and the study of the fluid relation of his writings with 20th century philosophy and cultural theory. We intend to explore in his work the fragile discursive boundary that both separates and connects perfidy and fidelity, traitors and converts. This class has a weekly reading requirement. This course satifies the Modern Spanish-American Literature requirement (30820) or the 40000-level elective.

ROSP 40875               MIGRANT VOICES: LATINO/A LITERATURE THROUGH SERVICE-LEARNING                                                                     TR 2:00-3:15
M. Moreno
For decades, U.S. Latinos have been leaving an indelible mark in the cultural landscape of this country.  The stories they have to tell often speak to the sacrifice, courage, and determination to survive in a society that has often undervalued and even rendered invisible their contributions to their host country.  In South Bend, where an established Mexican migrant community has become more diverse due to the influx of Venezuelans, Dominicans, Salvadorans, Puerto Ricans and other Latin American peoples, their struggles and dreams remain unfamiliar to the wider dominant society.  In this course students will learn about the local Latino community through the study of U.S. Latino literature and the service-learning they conduct at Casa de Amistad.  In other words, this course seeks to bridge theory and experience in order to bring literary works to life.  By examining the common links that can be established between literature and reality, we aim to provide a more holistic understanding of Latinos at the local and the national levels.  For this purpose, students will read works by Mexican-American, Puerto Rican, Cuban-American and Dominican-American authors, paying close attention to the intersection of race, class, and gender as it emerges in the context of transnationalism.  Students will be required to conduct service-learning at Casa de Amistad for an average of two hours per week, in addition to our scheduled meeting times.  Course requirements include: course journal, several short essays, midterm exam, and final class project to be presented to Casa de Amistad, among other.  Readings will be conducted in English and Spanish.  All discussion and written work will be in Spanish. This course may be applied to the Spanish major as a 400 level elective.It is open to both majors and non-majors. Pre-requisite 27500, 30310, 30320 or placement by exam. Crosslisted with ILS 40907/LAST 40429.

ROSP 53000         SENIOR SEMINAR: SPANISH GOLDEN AGE THEATER   
TR 12:30-1:45
J. Vitulli
            The seminar will focus on early modern Spanish theater and its contexts. The course will explore the development of the Golden Age Spanish drama for more than two centuries. The class will include Renaissance and Baroque plays. Readings will consist on different genres—such as comedias, autos sacramentales, loas, and entremeses—as well as selected criticism and theory. There will be a reading assignment and a short written exercise for each work/author. Participation in the dialogue will be a fundamental aspect of the seminar. In consultation with the instructor, students will develop an 8 to 10-pages paper. The course will be conducted in Spanish; the seminar paper must be written in Spanish as well as the two exams (Midterm and Final). Evaluation will be based on class work, exams, written exercises, and the seminar paper.

SPRING 2012 COURSES

ROSP 20201           INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I                 VARIOUS TIMES MWF Spanish 20201 follows an information-based task approach based on the idea that languages are best learned when real-world information becomes the focus of classroom activities. Class time is dedicated primarily to interactive discussion. Therefore, you will exchange real-life information about you and your classmates. Prerequisite: 10102, 10115, or placement by exam.

ROSP 20202          INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II      VARIOUS TIMES MWF           Spanish 20202 is a continuation of ROSP 20201 with equal focus on oral and written production. It includes a review of basic grammar but quickly transitions into more difficult features of Spanish. Students learn to discuss and write about Hispanic and Latin American cultural topics, current events, and literary texts. This course may be used as one of the two 200-level electives for the Spanish major. Prerequisite: 20201, or placement by exam.

ROSP 20237       CONVERSATION AND WRITING           VARIOUS TIMES MWFIntended to develop writing proficiency and cultural awareness through reading and discussion of representative contemporary topics of Spain and Latin America while continuing to promote the development of oral proficiency. This course may be used as one of the two 200-level electives for the Spanish major. Prerequisite: 20202, 20211, 20215, or placement by exam.

ROSP 20460   SPANISH FOR THE MEDICAL PROFESSION   
MWF 1:55-2:45/3:00-3:50
M. Coloma
This course introduces students who have mastered the rudiments of Spanish grammar to a vocabulary allowing them to discuss medicine and health care with the Spanish-speaking population in the United States.

ROSP 27500-01/02                 CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE OF SPAIN        
MWF 9:35-10:25/10:40-11:30
I. Menes
This course is a comprehensive study of Spain’s cultural identities from prehistoric to contemporary times. Civilization and Culture of Spain offers the possibility of getting to know the most important intellectual aspects of Spanish society while furthering the student’s knowledge of the Spanish language. We will examine the geography, the history, the art, the literature, and the social development of Spain from its beginnings to the present period. We will also analyze the salient characteristics of the autonomic regions that represent the Spain of the new millennium. Popular culture will also be introduced in the form of music, typical cuisine, main holidays and celebrations, and relevant traditions. In order to complement the readings and class discussions, students will watch movies or documentaries, create oral presentations and projects, and examine closely each of the most representative communities that comprise Spain today.

ROSP 27500-03, 04                APPROACHES TO HISPANIC CULTURE THROUGH WRITING                                                                   MWF 1:55-2:45/3:00-3:50
R. Parroquin
This section will focus on issues faced by immigrants and immigrant communities both locally in the South Bend community as well as domestically and internationally.  Topics covered will include education, health care, social services, acculturation vs. biculturalism, and cross-cultural communication.  The course has a required Community-Based-Learning component in which students will work with a community partner in the Latino community during 12 weeks of the semester. Cross-listed with ILS 20991-02/01.

ROSP 27500-05                         LA TELENOVELA                         TR 9:30-10:45
E. Mangione-Lora       
In this course students will participate in an integrated multidisciplinary learning experience in which they study the telenovela; learning about its formulas, archetypical characters and cultural impact, while they also learn linguistic and technical aspects of screenwriting, production, acting and post-production (editing) through the creation of their own “telenovela.” Cross-listed with ILS  20901/FTT  20260/LAST  20402     .

ROSP 30310                    TEXTUAL ANALYSIS             VARIOUS TIMES MWF/TRSpanish Textual Analysis is a practical introduction to the analysis and explication of Spanish-language literary texts. The course is designed for students ready to move from 200-level Spanish classes to upper-level literature and survey courses. The goal is to develop students' skills of critical reading, as well as students' ability to articulate judgments, feelings and opinions in Spanish; to establish a point of view and argue it effectively. The premise is that these skills of critical reading will increase the enjoyment and appreciation of fine writing. Some class sessions will be devoted to discussion of techniques and terminology of literary analysis. Most class sessions will involve a close reading and discussion of specific texts selected from the anthology Aproximaciones al estudio de la literatura hispánica, a selection of Hispanic prose, poetry and theater from different regions and periods. Students will also write two or three short analytical essays (3-4 pages) during the semester. Prerequisite: ROSP 20202, 20211, 2021, 20237, 27500 or equivalent.

ROSP 30320-01/02 ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND WRITING    
MWF 1:55-2:45/3:00-3:50
I. Menes
            This course offers a further refinement of Spanish speaking and writing skills. It is designed for students returning from abroad who wish to further improve their proficiency in Spanish, and for students already in the 300-400 sequence who still need to work on their writing skills. Majors can usually accommodate ROSP 30320 by covering one or more distribution requirement with a 400-level course. For further information see Undergraduate Coordinator. ROSP 30320 requires permission from the Assistant Chair.
ROSP 30710-01/02                 SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE I                                                                         MW 11:45-1:00/TR 11:00-12:15
E. Juárez-Almendros/J. Vitulli
This course is a survey of Spanish literature from the medieval period through the 17th century. We will study representative works with a view to understanding the cultural, intellectual and historical forces that shaped the literary production of the period. Much emphasis will be placed on the thematic threads of the evolving literary creation of the Castilian hero and the notion of love in relation to diverse literary conventions. Works to be read include Poema de mio Cid, El conde Lucanor, La Celestina, Lazarillo de Tormes, Renaissance and Baroque poetry (Garcilaso, Góngora y Quevedo), and excerpts from Cervantes' Don Quixote. Active student participation is required. Lecturing will be kept to a minimum so as to allow more time for analysis and discussion of the texts. This course satisfies the early Spanish Peninsular requirement. Sophomore and junior majors only. Pre-requisite: ROSP 30310.Cross-listed with MI 30500-01/02.

ROSP 30720-01/02                 SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE II
 MW 1:30-2:45/TR 12:30-1:45
C. Jerez-Farran/P. Martinez Diente
This course is designed as an introduction to modern Spanish Peninsular literature and to basic concepts of literary analysis in Spanish. The class consists of lectures and class discussions of a selection of 19th and 20th century Spanish plays, poetry and novels and their relation to the history and culture of the period. The course will focus on representative works of the last two centuries, literary movements of Spain and their critical analysis: Romanticism, Realism, The Generation of 1898, The Generation of 1927, and the post-Civil War novel, poetry and theatre. This course fulfills the modern Spanish Peninsular requirement. Recommended pre-requisite: ROSP 30310.

ROSP 30810-01/02     SURVEY OF SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE I
                                                                          MW 8:00-9:15/TR 11:00-12:15
J. Anadón/C. Jauregui
This course provides a panoramic survey of Spanish American literature during the Colonial period, from the time of the first encounter (1492) through the 19th century. We will read from chronicles, autobiographies, short stories, travel accounts, as well as poetry and texts of indigenous peoples. We will complement our reading with the viewing of selected films set in the colonial period. Selections will be chosen from Náhuatl and Maya literature, Christopher Columbus, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Inca Garcilaso, Bernardo de Balbuena, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, and others. This course satisfies the early Spanish American requirement. Pre-requisite: ROSP 30310.

ROSP 30820   SURVEY OF SPANISH-AMERICAN LITERATURE II   TR 11:00-12:15
B. Heller
This course provides a panoramic survey of Spanish American literature from roughly 1880 to the present, with attention also to principal literary trends and concepts of literary analysis in Spanish. We will read essays, poetry, short stories, plays, and a short novel. We will read works by authors such as José Martí, Rubén Darío, Pablo Neruda, Jorge Luis Borges, Octavio Paz, Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes and others, with an eye towards understanding the social and historical contexts in which the works took shape. Students will be expected to read carefully and participate actively in class discussions. This course fulfills the modern Spanish American requirement. Sophomore and junior majors only.  Recommended pre-requisite: ROSP 30310.Cross-listed with LAST 30401-02.

ROSP 37825               STUDIES IN MODERN SPANISH AMERICA: EL CARIBE EN LA POESÍA: DE MARTÍ A MARTÍN ESPADA                              TR 2:00-3:15
B. Heller
This course focuses on  the Hispanic Caribbean as represented in poetry from Cuba, The Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. (U.S. Latino poets). We consider physical, historical and cultural aspects of the region and how poetry makes sense of them in the creation of complex Caribbean identities. We will give special attention to: 1) island nature; 2) slavery and its aftermath; 3) afro-Caribbean religion; 4) the search for social justice and U.S.-Caribbean relations; 5) language and bilingualism. Taking a broadly cultural, interdisciplinary approach we will read a sweep of Caribbean poets, including many of the following: José Martí, Julián del Casal, Nicolás Guillén, Luis Pales Matos, José Lezama Lima, Reinaldo Arenas, Nancy Morejón, Rosario Ferré, Julia Alvarez and Martín Espada. This third year discussion-based course is roughly equivalent to the surveys (30710 through 30820) in terms of general expectations and amount of reading and writing required.  Requirements: weekly readings, two short papers, oral activities including one presentation, final exam. This class open to non-majors; class conducted in Spanish. This course fulfills the modern Spanish American requirement. It is open to both majors and non-majors. Recommended pre-requisite: ROSP 30310.

ROSP 40233   TROUBLED SOCIETY AND CONFLICTED LOVE AT THE DAWN OF MODERNITY: CERVANTES AND ZAYAS’ SHORT NOVELS            MW 1:30-2:45
E. Juárez-Almendros
The aim of this course is to examine the complexities of a highly controlled society as well as the problematic relationships between men and women during the first half of seventeenth century Spain through the artistic imagination of two major writers of short novels, a popular genre in the period. We will first discuss the various ways that Miguel de Cervantes evades, undermines or coincides with social and literary paradigms in his Novelas ejemplares (1613). In the second part of the semester we will examine how María de Zayas, in her Novelas amorosas y ejemplares (1637) and Desengaños amorosos (1647), denounces traditional love relationships and the subjection of women while supporting female creativity and independence. The course includes oral presentations, midterm and final exams and a research paper (12-15 pages).  No previous knowledge of the subject is required to enroll, but a solid command of written and oral Spanish is necessary since readings, papers, class discussions, oral presentations and exams will be in Spanish.  Cross-listed with MI 40511.

ROSP 40780                      MEXICAN LITERATURE                       MW 3:00-4:15
K. Ibsen
This course will focus on Mexican literature from 1945 to the present day.  Through a close reading of novels, short stories, drama and poetry, this class will examine the works of representative authors both in terms of their socio-historical context and their wider relation to their respective genres.  Authors examined will include Octavio Paz, Juan Rulfo and Sabina Berman.  Although the reading load will vary, students should be prepared to read up to150 to 200 pages a week and participate actively in class discussions. Grades will be determined by one 10-12 or two 5-7 page term papers, two exams and class participation. ROSP 40780 may be used to fulfill the Modern Spanish American (30820) requirement or 400-level elective.

ROSP 40876            RACE AND ETHNICITY IN U.S. LATINA/O LITERATURE
TR 11:00-12:15
M. Moreno Anderson
In this course, students will examine the key issues of race and ethnicity in U.S. Latina/o literary production, particularly in the works of Afro-Latina/o, Andean-Latina/o (and other Latinos of indigenous descent), and Asian-Latina/o authors.  The range of races, ethnicities, and nationalities of the established and emerging authors studied in the course will enhance the students’ understanding of the complexity and heterogeneity of that group that we call “Latinos.”  The course will be divided into three major units: Caribbean, Central American, and South American Latinos.  Students will read works by migrants from a range of countries, including Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panamá, Perú, Ecuador, and Colombia.  This course has a significant community-based learning component.  Students will be required to spend two hours per week volunteering at the local Hispanic community center Casa de Amistad and will have the opportunity to participate in a local immersion weekend.  The course will be conducted in Spanish.  Participation, short essays, journal, midterm, final exam, and a final project will determine the final grade.

ROSP 40955  GENDER AND NATION IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY LATIN AMERICA                                                                                MW 11:45-1:00
V. Miseres
This course will focus on gender relations and the ways they affect and are affected by national projects and processes in nineteenth-century Latin American literature. We will examine the ways in which literature usually portrays nations as masculine public spaces creating a problematic situation for women who seek active participation into the newly emergent or already existing nation. Nevertheless, we will analyze through both canonical and non-canonical texts from the period that women have always been central to the constructions and reproductions of the nation.
Although this course is primarily developed around the nature of the woman-nation relationship, it is not solely about women, for one must understand “womanhood” as a relational category. Thus, we will explore the ways in which the constructions of nation and nationalisms usually involve very specific notions of “manhood” as well as “womanhood.”
 Our investigations of gender and nation will concentrate in the nineteenth-century but will also deal with the impact of this period on ideas of nation and gender on twentieth-century literature and cultural production. We will use as texts a wide range of materials, from novels, essays, periodicals

ROSP 53000      SENIOR SEMINAR: REVOLUTION AND NATIONAL IDENTITY IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE HISPANIC CARIBBEAN                 TR 9:30-10:15
T. Anderson
In this course we will explore, through readings of literary, political, and historical texts, the social, political, and cultural revolutions that promoted impassioned quests for national identity throughout Central American and the Hispanic Caribbean in the 19th and 20th centuries.  Works by the following authors will be studied: Ernesto Cardenal, Alejo Carpentier, Horacio Castellanos Moya, Rubén Darío, Rosario Ferré, Gabriel García Márquez, Nicolás Guillén, José Martí, Pedro Mir, Nancy Morejón, Luis Palés Matos, and others.

FALL 2011 COURSES

ROSP 20201       INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I                       Various times MWF
Spanish 20201 follows an information-based task approach based on the idea that languages are best learned when real-world information becomes the focus of classroom activities. Class time is dedicated primarily to interactive discussion. Therefore, you will exchange real-life information about you and your classmates. Prerequisite: 10102, 10115, or placement by exam.

ROSP 20202            INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II                 Various times MWF
     Spanish 20202 is a continuation of  ROSP 20201 with equal focus on oral and written production. It includes a review of basic grammar but quickly transitions into more difficult features of Spanish. Students learn to discuss and write about Hispanic and Latin American cultural topics, current events, and literary texts. This course may be used as one of the two 200-level electives for the Spanish major. Prerequisite: 20201, or placement by exam.

ROSP 20237        CONVERSATION AND WRITING           Various times MWF
Intended to develop writing proficiency and cultural awareness through reading and discussion of representative contemporary topics of Spain and Latin America while continuing to promote the development of oral proficiency. This course may be used as one of the two 200-level electives for the Spanish major. Prerequisite: 20202, 20211, 20215, or placement by exam.

ROSP 20660-01    STUDIES IN ANDEAN CULTURE                 12:30-01:45 TR
G.Maldonado       The purpose of the course is to help students achieve communicative fluency in Spanish while also exploring Peru's Andean culture, a product of the interactions between Hispanic culture and Peru's indigenous civilizations. Skills in both written and oral communication will be developed through exercises involving Andean beliefs, customs, and myths. Emphasis will be placed on dynamic and imaginative activities that will allow students to acquire both the linguistic competence and the cultural knowledge necessary for effective communication. This course may be used as one of the two 200-level electives for the Spanish major. Prerequisite: 20202, 20211, 20215, or placement by exam. Cross List LAST 20403.

ROSP 27500      APPROACHES TO HISPANIC CULTURES THROUGH WRITING
M. Coloma, R. Parroquin                                                                                         VARIOUS TIMES   MWF
This content-driven course is intended for students who want to further broaden their knowledge of the Spanish language and related cultures, as well as improve both their understanding of the Hispanic world and their communication skills in the Spanish language. Development of advanced language structures is achieved through intensive practice in speaking and writing. This course may be used as one of the two 200-level electives for the Spanish major. ROSP 27500 is highly recommended for students interested in the Spanish major. Prerequisite: ROSP 20202, 20211, 20215, 20237 or placement by exam.
Each section of ROSP 27500 will focus on a different aspect of Hispanic culture and civilization:

LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE THROUGH FILM          01 ,02 , 03                   
M. Coloma                              09:35-10:25, 10:40-11:3012:50-01:40 MWF           
This course will use informative and thought-provoking films to focus on the contemporary history, art and culture of Latin America. Films will include fictional portrayals of real-world events and dramatizations that portray the various viewpoints and opinions that exist in Latin America regarding its history and current events. Supplementary literature, texts, articles, video clips,  music and presentations will provide background to historical events and further analysis to enhance the understanding of the circumstances and themes that each of the films addresses.  Debates and activities that promote effective communication of abstract themes with high-intermediate use of grammatical structures will be emphasized. The goal of the course is to improve oral and written communication and the development of new and more complex vocabulary.    
                                          
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES   04, 05
R. Parroquin                                         01:55-02:45, 03:00-03:50  MWF
      This section will focus on issues faced by immigrants and immigrant communities both locally in the South Bend community as well as domestically and internationally.  Topics covered will include education, health care, social services, acculturation vs. biculturalism, and cross-cultural communication.  The course has a required Community-Based-Learning component in which students will work with a community partner in the Latino community during 12 weeks of the semester.

ROSP 30310       TEXTUAL ANALYSIS                Various times TR, MW
Spanish Textual Analysis is a practical introduction to the analysis and explication of Spanish-language literary texts. The course is designed for students ready to move from 200-level Spanish classes to upper-level literature and survey courses. The goal is to develop students' skills of critical reading, as well as students' ability to articulate judgments, feelings and opinions in Spanish; to establish a point of view and argue it effectively. The premise is that these skills of critical reading will increase the enjoyment and appreciation of fine writing. Some class sessions will be devoted to discussion of techniques and terminology of literary analysis. Most class sessions will involve a close reading and discussion of specific texts selected from the anthology Aproximaciones al estudio de la literatura hispánica, a selection of Hispanic prose, poetry and theater from different regions and periods. Students will also write two or three short analytical essays (3-4 pages) during the semester. Prerequisite: ROSP 20202, 20211, 20237, 27500 or equivalent.

ROSP 30320-01, 02      ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND WRITING
G. Ameriks                                      12:50-01:40; 01:55-02:45 MWF
This course offers a further refinement of Spanish speaking and writing skills. It is designed for students returning from abroad who wish to further improve their proficiency in Spanish, and for students already in the 300-400 sequence who still need to work on their writing skills. Majors can usually accommodate ROSP 30320 by covering one or more distribution requirements with a 400-level course. For further information see Undergraduate Coordinator. ROSP 30320 requires permission from the Assistant Chair.

ROSP 30710          SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE I         Various time TR
This course is a survey of Spanish literature from the medieval period through the 17th century. We will study representative works with a view to understanding the cultural, intellectual and historical forces that shaped the literary production of the period. Much emphasis will be placed on the thematic threads of the evolving literary creation of the Castilian hero and the notion of love in relation to diverse literary conventions. Works to be read include Poema de mio Cid, El conde Lucanor, La Celestina, Lazarillo de Tormes, Renaissance and Baroque poetry (Garcilaso, Góngora y Quevedo), and excerpts from Cervantes' Don Quixote. Active student participation is required. Lecturing will be kept to a minimum so as to allow more time for analysis and discussion of the texts. This course satisfies the early Spanish Peninsular requirement. Sophomore and junior majors only. Pre-requisite: ROSP 30310. Cross List MI 305002.

ROSP 30720-01, 02     SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE II 
TBD, C. Jerez-Farran               11:45-01:00 MW, 01:30-2:45 MW       
This course is designed as an introduction to modern Spanish Peninsular literature and to basic concepts of literary analysis in Spanish. The class consists of lectures and class discussions of a selection of 19th and 20th century Spanish plays, poetry and novels and their relation to the history and culture of the period. The course will focus on representative works of the last two centuries, literary movements of Spain and their critical analysis: Romanticism, Realism, The Generation of 1898, The Generation of 1927, and the post-Civil War novel, poetry and theatre. This course fulfills the modern Spanish Peninsular requirement. Recommended pre-requisite
ROSP 3010

ROSP 30810-01     SURVEY OF SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE I         
J. Anadón                        08:00-09:15 MW
This course provides a panoramic survey of Spanish American literature during the Colonial period, from the time of the first encounter (1492) through the 19th century. We will read from chronicles, autobiographies, short stories, travel accounts, as well as poetry and texts of indigenous peoples. We will complement our reading with the viewing of selected films set in the colonial period. Selections will be chosen from Náhuatl and Maya literature, Christopher Columbus, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Inca Garcilaso, Bernardo de Balbuena, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, and others. This course satisfies the early Spanish American requirement.Pre-requisite:ROSP30310.CrossListLAST30400.

ROSP 30820-01, 02             SURVEY OF SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE
B. Heller, M. Moreno Anderson            11:00-12:15, 12:30-01:45, TR
This course provides a panoramic survey of Spanish American literature from roughly 1880 to the present, with attention also to principal literary trends and concepts of literary analysis in Spanish. We will read essays, poetry, short stories, plays, and a short novel. We will read works by authors such as José Martí, Rubén Darío, Pablo Neruda, Jorge Luis Borges, Octavio Paz, Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes and others, with an eye towards understanding the social and historical contexts in which the works took shape. Students will be expected to read carefully and participate actively in class discussions. This course fulfills the modern Spanish American requirement. Sophomore and junior majors only.  Recommended pre-requisite: ROSP 30310.Cross List LAST 30401.

ROSP 37825   STUDIES IN MODERN SPANISH AMERICA: LA LITERATURA, EL ARTE Y EL CINE AL SERVICIO DEL           PUEBLO / LITERATURE, ART, AND FILM AT THE SERVICE OF THE PEOPLE

 T. Anderson                                                                                                                                                             1:30-2:45  MW                  
This course will focus on literary texts, works of public art, and films from the Hispanic Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic), which were produced with the expressed goal of educating the public (and especially the rural majority) on a variety of topics such as health, education, human rights, community building, public safety, and the importance of traditional cultural manifestations.  This course will include a mandatory Community-Based-Learning component at Perley Fine Arts Academy in South Bend, where students will spend approximately one hour per week (from 2:30-3:30 on any one of the following days: Mon.-Thurs) in an exciting after-school arts program that will draw heavily on the themes treated in the course.  Students in this course will also contribute to the organization of an exhibit of "didactic" art from Puerto Rico, which will be displayed at the Snite Museum of Art.  Texts and course lectures/discussion will be in Spanish.  This course fulfills the modern Spanish American requirement. It is open to both majors and non-majors. Recommended pre-requisite: Cross List ILS 30903.

ROSP 40231          DON QUIJOTE                      12:30-1:45 TR
E. Juarez
A close reading of Cervantes’ novel and its artistic narrative innovations in relation to the Renaissance prose tradition: the Italian novella, the pastoral romance, the romance of chivalry, the humanist dialogue, and the picaresque novel. We will also pay attention to the historical, social and cultural context of the work. Students in this seminar must participate actively in class discussions. Each student will be required to make oral presentations (fifteen minutes) and write a well researched term paper (12 to 15 pages) on a topic individually agreed upon and discussed with the instructor. To take this course a solid knowledge of Spanish is required. Cross List MI 40504

ROSP 40536           THE MATRIARCHATE IN SPANISH FILM AND LITERATURE             C. Jerez-Farran                                        3:00-4:15 MW
Drawing upon the literature and film of the last one hundred years or so in Spain, this course will explore archetypal women in the context of matriarchal and patriarchal value system, with emphasis on the former. We will examine representations of the matriarchy in a selection of plays, novels, short stories and film from a perspective which highlights the interrelationship between matriarchy and the patriarchal order, orthodoxy and enlightenment, anarchy and authoritarianism, patriarchal mothers and the bourgeois order. Other issues to be studied include matriarchy as a projection of the patriarchy and as the scapegoat of its crimes, the displacement of political issues onto the domestic realm of the family, socio-political factors that contribute to portray matricide as revenge against the patriarchal order and as a metaphor for the patricidal impulse that aroused it. These representations of the matriarchate will be read against a background of contemporary feminist theories on the subject and the political, social and cultural of the time. Cross List LAST 40403/GS 40517. Some of the texts we will study include  Doña Perfecta (Pérez Galdós), La casa de Bernarda Alba, (García Lorca) Julia  (Ana María Moix),  Furtivos or Camada negra  (Borau) Cría cuervos (Carlos Saura), Todo sobre mi madre or Tacones lejanos (Pedro Almodóvar), and Esther Tusquets’ “Carta a la madre.” This upper division course will be given in Spanish, is cross-listed with the Program of Gender Studies, and is primarily intended for majors in Spanish.  It can be taken in lieu of a 300-level survey of peninsular Spanish literature II.

 

ROSP 40660-01  TR 11-12:15
Going Native and the Colonial Imagination
C. Jáuregui

Tales about Europeans who assimilated to the indigenous appear as early as the Discovery. The “encounter” with the American native, primitive, and “savage” often caused the destabilization of identity for the “civilized.” Indeed, one of the first discoveries in the New World was that civilization—just as savagery—was not a definitive but a shifting condition; it was always possible for the civilized to “relapse”, to go native. Going native is a metaphor for cultural degeneration and the fall from civilization, where Europeans imagined themselves transformed into ‘savages,’ abandoning their inhibitions and their signs of civility and cultural superiority. At the same time, going native also refers to an imaginary return to a state of freedom and happiness, a liberating departure from the restrictions of the normalized parameters of identity. Going native is then both a cautionary and a utopian colonial tale. Using an interdisciplinary and comparative approach, at the intersection of literary criticism, cultural theory, ethics, and anthropology, this course focuses on a selection of ethnographic, historical and literary narratives (Early Modern colonial accounts as well as some modern texts and films) about conquerors, missionaries, captives, and ethnographers who face the predicament of becoming-other (go native), resisting, suffering or enjoying their own collapse as they surrender themselves to other cultures.

ROSP 40875-01   MIGRANT VOICES: LATINO/A LITERATURE THROUGH
M. Moreno   COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING
02:00-03:00 TR, 05:00-06:00 W                                                                                                                              
Migrant Voices is a course designed to bridge together the study of U.S. Latino/a literature and the pedagogy of community-based learning or service-learning.  Students will read foundational and contemporary works by U.S. Latinos/a authors from various backgrounds and nationalities (Mexican/Chicano, Salvadoran, Dominican, Puerto Rican, Colombian, Peruvian, etc.) that are representative of the local Michiana U.S. Latino population.  Issues of race, ethnicity, gender, class, and transnationalism will be central to our discussions and will be examined through both a literary lens and an experiential perspective.  For the service-learning aspect of the course, students will be required to engage in a minimum of 2 hours of service per week throughout the semester at local Casa de Amistad.  Students will also have the opportunity to participate in an “immersion weekend” in the local Hispanic community.  The final grade will be calculated based on: participation, journal, essays, midterm/final exams, and a final group research project that will draw from the service experience at Casa de Amistad.  This class will be conducted in Spanish.

ROSP 40901    Human Rights and Social Justice in Latin America through Literature and Film
T. Anderson                 11:45-1:00 MW
This is a new course will be structured around geographical areas, with approximately equal time divided among the Hispanic Caribbean, the Andean Region and the Amazon, the Southern Cone, Central America and Mexico.  For each class students will read literary texts and related secondary readings that deal specifically with human rights issues such as torture, poverty, economic exploitation, women’s and children’s rights, racism, religious and cultural oppression, etc.  Students will also be required to watch approximately 10 films, all of which will be related to the readings.  Reading, lectures, and discussions will be in Spanish. Cross List LAST 40431 

ROSP 53000-01     SENIOR SEMINAR:
TBD                      12:30-01:45 TR
The Senior Seminar may actually be any ROSP course number in the range 53000-53999. This course is restricted to Senior Spanish majors only and includes an in-depth study of a particular author, theme, genre or century. In addition to treating primary texts, some critical material will be required reading. The course culminates in a substantial research paper. May be taken either fall or spring term.

SPRING 2011 COURSES

ROSP 20201               INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I                 VARIOUS TIMES MWF

     Spanish 20201 follows an information-based task approach based on the idea that languages are best learned when real-world information becomes the focus of classroom activities. Class time is dedicated primarily to interactive discussion. Therefore, you will exchange real-life information about you and your classmates. Prerequisite: 10102, 10115, or placement by exam.

 ROSP 20202               INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II                 VARIOUS TIMES MWF

     Spanish 20202 is a continuation of ROSP 20201 with equal focus on oral and written production. It includes a review of basic grammar but quickly transitions into more difficult features of Spanish. Students learn to discuss and write about Hispanic and Latin American cultural topics, current events, and literary texts. This course may be used as one of the two 200-level electives for the Spanish major. Prerequisite: 20201, or placement by exam.

 ROSP 20237               CONVERSATION AND WRITING         VARIOUS TIMES MWF
G. Ameriks, A. Topash-Rios
Intended to develop writing proficiency and cultural awareness through reading and discussion of representative contemporary topics of Spain and Latin America while continuing to promote the development of oral proficiency. This course may be used as one of the two 200-level electives for the Spanish major. Prereq:ROSP 20202, 20211, 20215, or placement by exam.

ROSP 20460-01, 02          SPANISH FOR MEDICAL PROFESSION
M. Coloma                                                                                 12:50-01:40,1:55-2:45 MWF          
This course is designed for students interested in any health profession. The principle goal will be to gain confidence approaching and effectively interacting with Spanish-speaking patients and their families. Meetings consist mainly of class discussions using creative and dynamic activities. Active participation is required. Topics and methods include practical terminology, a review of hospital settings, multimedia simulations, films, recorded doctor-patient interactions, and current medical events. Experiential/service learning in local hospitals is part of the course. Grammar will focus on the formal way to address a Spanish-speaking patient. The course will also increase awareness of Latino cultural and moral beliefs. This course may be used as one of the two 200-level electives for the Spanish major. Prereq: ROSP 20202, 20211, 20215, or placement by exam.

ROSP 27500      APPROACHES TO HISPANIC CULTURES THROUGH WRITING

This content-driven course is intended for students who want to broaden their understanding of the Hispanic world and improve their communication skills in Spanish through intensive practice in speaking and writing. Each section will focus on a different aspect of Hispanic culture and civilization, below. ROSP 27500 is highly recommended for students interested in the Spanish major and may be used as one of the two 200-level electives. Prerequisite: ROSP 20202, 20211, 20215 or placement by exam.           
                                                           
ROSP 27500-01, 02       LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE THROUGH FILM
M. Coloma09:35-10:25 MWF, 10:40-11:30 MWF
This course will use informative and thought-provoking films to focus on the contemporary history, art and culture of Latin America. Films will include fictional portrayals of real-world events and dramatizations that portray the various viewpoints and opinions that exist in Latin America regarding its history and current events. Supplementary literature, texts, articles, video clips,  music and presentations will provide background to historical events and further analysis to enhance the understanding of the circumstances and themes that each of the films addresses.  Debates and activities that promote effective communication of abstract themes with high-intermediate use of grammatical structures will be emphasized. The goal of the course is to improve oral and written communication and the development of new and more complex vocabulary.

ROSP 27500-03, 04
A. Topash-Rios                                               12:50-01:40, 01:55-02:45 MWFDescripción: Este curso presenta una introducción a la cultura y
civilización de varios países americanos de habla española  desde el período precolombino hasta el presente.  Los temas incluirán el desarrollo histórico, político, económico y socio-cultural de la región y su múltiple variedad en el mundo latinoamericano.  Durante el semestre se ofrecerá una visión panorámica de los momentos y conceptos claves en la historia de América Latina.  Así mismo, se expondrá a los estudiantes a la riqueza y diversidad cultural pasada y presente del mundo latino.  Las metas y objetivos fundamentales del curso incluyen lo siguiente: 1) Familiarizarse con la cultura latinoamericana por medio de lecturas, ensayos, películas, música y presentaciones orales; 2) Mejorar la fluidez en el habla y hacer más precisa la escritura del español.

ROSP 30310                           TEXTUAL ANALYSIS                 VARIOUS DAYS/TIMES

Spanish Textual Analysis is a practical introduction to the analysis and explication of Spanish-language literary texts. The course is designed for students ready to move from 200-level Spanish classes to upper-level literature and survey courses. The goal is to develop students' skills of critical reading, as well as students' ability to articulate judgments, feelings and opinions in Spanish; to establish a point of view and argue it effectively. The premise is that these skills of critical reading will increase the enjoyment and appreciation of fine writing. Some class sessions will be devoted to discussion of techniques and terminology of literary analysis. Most class sessions will involve a close reading and discussion of specific texts selected from the anthology Aproximaciones al estudio de la literatura hispánica, a selection of Hispanic prose, poetry and theater from different regions and periods. Students will also write two or three short analytical essays (4-5 pages) during the semester. Prerequisites: ROSP 20202, 20211, 20215 or placement by exam. ROSP 20220 or 27500 are highly recommended.

ROSP 30320-01, 02            ADVANCED GRAMMAR & WRITING
                                                      01:55-02:45, 03:00-03:50  MWF
G. Ameriks                                                                                               
This course offers a further refinement of Spanish speaking and writing skills. It is designed for students returning from abroad who wish to further improve their proficiency in Spanish, and for students already in the 300-400 sequence who still need to work on their writing skills. Majors can usually accommodate ROSP 30320 by covering one or more distribution requirement with a 400-level course. Prerequisites: ROSP 20202, 20211, 20215 or placement by exam. ROSP 30320 requires departmental approval.

ROSP 30710-01, 02               SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE I
E. Juarez, J. Vitulli                                   02:00-03:15, 11:00-12:15 TR
This course is a survey of Spanish literature from the medieval period through the 17th century. We will study representative works with a view to understanding the cultural, intellectual and historical forces that shaped the literary production of the period. Much emphasis will be placed on the thematic threads of the evolving literary creation of the Castilian hero and the notion of love in relation to diverse literary conventions. Works to be read include Poema de mio Cid, El conde Lucanor, La Celestina, Lazarillo de Tormes, Renaissance and Baroque poetry (Garcilaso, Góngora y Quevedo), and excerpts from Cervantes' Don Quixote. Active student participation is required. Lecturing will be kept to a minimum so as to allow more time for analysis and discussion of the texts. The class will be conducted in Spanish. This course satisfies the early Spanish Peninsular requirement.  Recommended pre-req: 30310 Cross List MI 30500

ROSP 30720-01, 02       SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE II              01:30-02:45 MW,
C. Jerez-Farran, P.Diente                                                                           03:00-03:50 MWF
This course is designed as an introduction to modern Spanish Peninsular literature and to basic concepts of literary analysis in Spanish. The class consists of lectures and class discussions of a selection of 19th and 20th century Spanish plays, poetry and novels and their relation to the history and culture of the period. The course will focus on representative works of the last two centuries, literary movements of Spain and their critical analysis: Romanticism, Realism, The Generation of 1898, The Generation of 1927, and the post-Civil War novel, poetry and theatre. This course fulfills the distribution requirement for modern Spanish Peninsular literature. Recommended pre-requisite: ROSP 30310.

ROSP 30810-01, 02    SURVEY OF SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE I 
J. Anadon,                                         08:00-09:15, 01:30-02:45 MW
This course provides a panoramic survey of Spanish American literature during the Colonial period, from the time of the first encounter (1492) through the 19th century. We will read from chronicles, autobiographies, short stories, travel accounts, as well as poetry and texts of indigenous peoples. We will complement our reading with the viewing of selected films set in the colonial period. Selections will be chosen from Náhuatl and Maya literature, Christopher Columbus, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Inca Garcilaso, Bernardo de Balbuena, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, and others. This course satisfies the early Spanish American lit requirement.  Pre-req 30310.

 ROSP 30820-01, 02    SURVEY OF SPANISH-AMERICAN LITERATURE II   
P.Boyer, B. Heller                                  03:00-04:15 MW, 11:00-12:15 TR
This course provides a panoramic survey of Spanish American literature from roughly 1880 to the present, with attention also to principal literary trends and concepts of literary analysis in Spanish. We will read essays, poetry, short stories, plays, and a short novel. We will read works by authors such as José Martí, Rubén Darío, Pablo Neruda, Jorge Luis Borges, Octavio Paz, Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes and others, with an eye towards understanding the social and historical contexts in which the works took shape. Students will be expected to read carefully and participate actively in class discussions. This course fulfills the distribution requirement for modern Spanish-American literature.  Recommended Prereq ROSP 30310  Cross List LAST 30401

                                            The Making of Modern Barcelona:
                                        Introduction to Catalan Culture, Literature,
ROSP 37725-01                               Architecture
C. Jerez-Farran                                                                                               11:45-01:00 MW
The course aims at providing a cultural, political and social introduction to Catalonia. It will trace the development and consolidation of its nationalist movement known as Catalanisme, a movement that advocates the political autonomy of the region and, in some cases, independence from Spain. We will explore different aspects of Catalan life, history, architecture and culture, with strong emphasis on the latter, especially on its literary production These aspects will be studied within the larger context of the Spanish peninsula. ROSP 47725

ROSP 40615   STUDIES IN COLONIAL LITERATURE: IMPERIALISM,
P. Boyer                            COLONIALISM & HUMANISM                                04:30-05:45 MW                                                                                                                                                                     This course will examine the ways that colonial writers, chroniclers and intellectuals negotiated the sometimes competing, often coextensive emergent discourses of humanism and imperialism.  Particular attention will be given to questions of representation, ethical debates about the conquest, and the development of a "new world" aesthetic.  Authors studied will include Bartolomé de las Casas, Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, Alonso de Ercilla, el Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, and others.  The final grade will be based on class participation,
a short midterm paper and a longer final paper. This course satisfies the Early Spanish American requirement and/or the 400-level elective.                                

ROSP 40768 WORKING MEMORIES: NEW APPROACHES TO THE 1970’S AND  1980’S IN THE SOUTHERN   CONE
M.R. Olivera-Williams                                                03:00-04:15 MW
This upper-level seminar aims to analyze the role of memory in the reconstruction of the history of the 1970s and 1980s in the countries of the Southern Cone of Latin America: Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. We will study the different ways in which revolution and dictatorship have been represented in fiction, poetry, testimonials, and films. We will pay special attention to the civilian and military complicities during dictatorship and post-dictatorship, the search for justice, and the ways in which a generation that did not live the events of the 1970s and 1980s re-visits the recent past in order to find answers for their own present. Topics such as nostalgia, trauma, ruins, subjectivities, and gender will be part of our discussions. Thus, theoretical and critical texts on these subjects will also be included. The seminar will be conducted in Spanish. Students who enroll in this seminar will be offered an intensive, academically specialized experience that will seek to improve critical thinking skills, as well as skills in oral expression and writing. This course fulfills the modern Spanish American requirement and/or 400 level elective. First and supplementary majors only. Crosslisted with LAST 40427.

ROSP 40876       Race and Ethnicity in U.S. Latina/o Literature
M. Moreno                                                                            11:00-12:15 TR
In this course, students will examine the key issues of race and ethnicity in U.S. Latina/o literary production, particularly in the works of Afro-Latina/o, Andean-Latina/o (and other Latinos of indigenous descent), and Asian-Latina/o authors.  The range of races, ethnicities, and nationalities of the established and emerging authors studied in the course will enhance the students’ understanding of the complexity and heterogeneity of that group that we call “Latinos.”  The course will be divided into three major units: Caribbean, Central American, and South American Latinos.  Students will read works by migrants from a range of countries, including Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panamá, Perú, Ecuador, Uruguay and Colombia.  This course will have a service-learning component.  Students will be required to spend two hours per week volunteering at the local Hispanic community center Casa de Amistad.  Cross List Last 40428/ILS 40944, AFST 43575

ROSP 47725-01            The Making of Modern Barcelona:
                       Introduction to Catalan Culture, Literature, Politics, and Architecture
C. Jerez-Farran                                                                                               11:45-01:00 MW
The course aims at providing a cultural, political and social introduction to Catalonia. It will trace the development and consolidation of its nationalist movement known as Catalanisme, a movement that advocates the political autonomy of the region and, in some cases, independence from Spain. We will explore different aspects of Catalan life, history, architecture and culture, with strong emphasis on the latter, especially on its literary production These aspects will be studied within the larger context of the Spanish peninsula. ROSP 37725

ROSP 53000-01         SENIOR SEMINAR: THE BAROQUE IN SPAIN
J.Vitulli                                                                                                        09:30-10:45 TR 
The course will explore the development of the Baroque in Spain, with emphasis on (1) The Baroque and its relationship to the Spanish cultural context; (2) Characteristics of baroque literature; (3) The relationship between Renaissance and baroque styles; (4) The connection between power and subjects in Early Modern Spanish culture; (5) the Baroque and its links with modern culture among other topics. We will focus on poetry, narrative and theatrical texts.
Texts: Elias L. Rivers, Renaissance and Baroque Poetry of Spain (Waveland P)Lope de Vega, Fuenteovejuna (Juan de la Cuesta)Tirso de Molina, El burlador de Sevilla (Juan de la Cuesta)
Pedro Calderón de la Barca, La vida es sueño (Juan de la Cuesta) María de Zayas, Novelas ejemplares y amorosas (course pack) Miguel de Cervantes, Novelas ejemplares (selections)
Catalina de Erauso. Historia de la monja alférez Juan Pérez de Montalbán. La monja alférez (Juan de la Cuesta) Lope de Vega. Rimas de Tomé de Burguillos (Selections) Selected essays by Maravall, Welleck, Riley, Johnson, Terry, Mckendrick, et al.

FALL 2010 COURSES

ROSP 20201     INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I          Various times MWF
ROSP 20201 follows an information-based task approach based on the idea that languages are best learned when real-world information becomes the focus of classroom activities. Class time is dedicated primarily to interactive discussion. Therefore, you will exchange real-life information about you and your classmates. Prerequisite: 10102, 10115, or placement by exam.

ROSP 20202     INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II          Various times MWF
ROSP 20202 is a continuation of ROSP 20201 with equal focus on oral and written production. It includes a review of basic grammar but quickly transitions into more difficult features of Spanish. Students learn to discuss and write about Hispanic and Latin American cultural topics, current events, and literary texts. This course may be used as one of the two 200-level electives for the Spanish major. Prerequisite: 20201, or placement by exam.

ROSP 20220      INTERMEDIATE GRAMMAR AND WRITING          
S.Williams         12:30:45, 02:00-03:15 TR        
Emphasis on refinining oral and written language competence. This course is especially appropriate for first-year students with advanced proficiency in high school Spanish. It is also open to students coming through the regular language sequence who may need additional review of grammar points prior to study abroad. Students who have already taken courses at the 300-level or above should take ROSP 30320. This course may be used as one of the two 200-level electives for the Spanish major. Prerequisite: 20202, 20211, 20215, or placement by exam.

ROSP 20237      CONVERSATION AND WRITING           
G. Ameriks, A. Topash-Rios  Various times MWF
Intended to develop writing proficiency and cultural awareness through reading and discussion of representative contemporary topics of Spain and Latin America while continuing to promote the development of oral proficiency. This course may be used as one of the two 200-level electives for the Spanish major. Prerequisite: 20202, 20211, 20215, or placement by exam

ROSP 20660   STUDIES IN ANDEAN CULTURE               
I. Callalli       12:30:45 TR
The purpose of the course is to help students achieve communicative fluency in Spanish while also exploring Peru's Andean culture, a product of the interactions between Hispanic culture and Peru's indigenous civilizations. Skills in both written and oral communication will be developed through exercises involving Andean beliefs, customs, and myths. Emphasis will be placed on dynamic and imaginative activities that will allow students to acquire both the linguistic competence and the cultural knowledge necessary for effective communication. This course may be used as one of the two 200-level electives for the Spanish major. Prerequisite: 20202, 20211, 20215, or placement by exam. Crosslisted with LAST 20403 5.

ROSP 27500      APPROACHES TO HISPANIC CULTURES THROUGH WRITING
G. Ameriks, I. Menes, M. Coloma                         Various Times MWF
This content-driven course is intended for students who want to further broaden their knowledge of the Spanish language and related cultures, as well as improve both their understanding of the Hispanic world and their communication skills in the Spanish language. Development of advanced language structures is achieved through intensive practice in speaking and writing. This course may be used as one of the two 200-level electives for the Spanish major. ROSP 27500 is highly recommended for students interested in the Spanish major. Prerequisite: ROSP 20202, 20211, 20215, 20237 or placement by exam.

Each section of ROSP 27500 will focus on a different aspect of Hispanic culture and civilization:

Contemporary Themes in Hispanic Culture                 
G. Ameriks                                               12:50:40; 01:55-02:45 MWF
This course offers an analysis and discussion of contemporary themes in Latin American and Spanish  culture through the study of literature, film, art, history and music. The class will consider themes related to identity, ethnicity, gender roles, social justice, religion and transnational migration in an attempt to understand the forces that have shaped modern Hispanic society.   Active student participation will be encouraged through in-class discussions, student presentations and debates. Students will improve their speaking and writing skills while learning more about the culture of the Spanish-speaking world.

Civilization and Culture of Spain       
I. Menes          09:35-10:25; 10:40-11:30 MWF
This course is a comprehensive study of Spain’s cultural identities from prehistoric to contemporary times. Civilization and Culture of Spain offers the possibility of getting to know the most important intellectual aspects of Spanish society while furthering the student’s knowledge of the Spanish language. We will examine the geography, the history, the art, the literature, and the social development of Spain from its beginnings to the present period. We will also analyze the salient characteristics of the autonomic regions that represent the Spain of the new millennium. Popular culture will also be introduced in the form of music, typical cuisine, main holidays and celebrations, and relevant traditions. In order to complement the readings and class discussions, students will watch movies or documentaries, create oral presentations and projects, and examine closely each of the most representative communities that comprise Spain today.    
                                
Latin American Culture through Film                             
M. Coloma                                                                       03:00-03:50 MWF
This course will use informative and thought-provoking films to focus on the history, art and culture of Latin America. Supplementary texts and articles will provide background historical events and analysis to enhance the understanding of the circumstances and themes that each of the films address. Activities that promote effective communication of abstract themes with high-intermediate use of grammatical structures will be emphasized. The goal of the course is to improve oral and written communication and the development of new, more complex, vocabulary.

ROSP 30310     TEXTUAL ANALYSIS                
Various times TR, MWF
Spanish Textual Analysis is a practical introduction to the analysis and explication of Spanish-language literary texts. The course is designed for students ready to move from 200-level Spanish classes to upper-level literature and survey courses. The goal is to develop students' skills of critical reading, as well as students' ability to articulate judgments, feelings and opinions in Spanish; to establish a point of view and argue it effectively. The premise is that these skills of critical reading will increase the enjoyment and appreciation of fine writing. Some class sessions will be devoted to discussion of techniques and terminology of literary analysis. Most class sessions will involve a close reading and discussion of specific texts selected from the anthology Aproximaciones al estudio de la literatura hispánica, a selection of Hispanic prose, poetry and theater from different regions and periods. Students will also write two or three short analytical essays (3-4 pages) during the semester. Prerequisite: ROSP 20202, 20211, 2021, 20237, 27500 or equivalent.

ROSP 30320     ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND WRITING
I. Menes                                                12:50:40; 01:55-02:45 MWF
This course offers a further refinement of Spanish speaking and writing skills. It is designed for students returning from abroad who wish to further improve their proficiency in Spanish, and for students already in the 300-400 sequence who still need to work on their writing skills. Majors can usually accommodate ROSP 30320 by covering one or more distribution requirement with a 400-level course. For further information see Undergraduate Coordinator. ROSP 30320 requires permission from the Assistant Chair.

ROSP 30710    SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE I               
E. Juárez-Almendros, S. Ward           09:30-10:45 TR; 03:00-03:50 MWF
This course is a survey of Spanish literature from the medieval period through the 17th century. We will study representative works with a view to understanding the cultural, intellectual and historical forces that shaped the literary production of the period. Much emphasis will be placed on the thematic threads of the evolving literary creation of the Castilian hero and the notion of love in relation to diverse literary conventions. Works to be read include Poema de mio Cid, El conde Lucanor, La Celestina, Lazarillo de Tormes, Renaissance and Baroque poetry (Garcilaso, Góngora y Quevedo), and excerpts from Cervantes' Don Quixote. Active student participation is required. Lecturing will be kept to a minimum so as to allow more time for analysis and discussion of the texts. This course satisfies the early Spanish Peninsular requirement. Sophomore and junior majors only. Pre-requisite: ROSP 30310. Crosslisted with MI 305002.

ROSP 30720     SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE II
S. Ward, Staff                                           9:35-10:25; 01:55-02:45 MWF
This course is designed as an introduction to modern Spanish Peninsular literature and to basic concepts of literary analysis in Spanish. The class consists of lectures and class discussions of a selection of 19th and 20th century Spanish plays, poetry and novels and their relation to the history and culture of the period. The course will focus on representative works of the last two centuries, literary movements of Spain and their critical analysis: Romanticism, Realism, The Generation of 1898, The Generation of 1927, and the post-Civil War novel, poetry and theatre. This course fulfills the modern Spanish Peninsular requirement. Recommended pre-requisite: ROSP 30310.

ROSP 30810         SURVEY OF SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE I   
J. Anadón, P. Boyer                            08:00-09:15; 01:30-02:45 MW
This course provides a panoramic survey of Spanish American literature during the Colonial period, from the time of the first encounter (1492) through the 19th century. We will read from chronicles, autobiographies, short stories, travel accounts, as well as poetry and texts of indigenous peoples. We will complement our reading with the viewing of selected films set in the colonial period. Selections will be chosen from Náhuatl and Maya literature, Christopher Columbus, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Inca Garcilaso, Bernardo de Balbuena, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, and others. This course satisfies the early Spanish American requirement. Pre-requisite:ROSP30310. Crosslisted with LAST 30400.

ROSP 30820    SURVEY OF SPANISH-AMERICAN LITERATURE II
T. Anderson, P. Boyer                         11:00-12:15 TR, 04:30-05:45 MW
This course provides a panoramic survey of Spanish American literature from roughly 1880 to the present, with attention also to principal literary trends and concepts of literary analysis in Spanish. We will read essays, poetry, short stories, plays, and a short novel. We will read works by authors such as José Martí, Rubén Darío, Pablo Neruda, Jorge Luis Borges, Octavio Paz, Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes and others, with an eye towards understanding the social and historical contexts in which the works took shape. Students will be expected to read carefully and participate actively in class discussions. This course fulfills the modern Spanish American requirement. Sophomore and junior majors only.  Recommended pre-requisite: ROSP 30310. Crosslisted with LAST 30401.

ROSP 37825  STUDIES IN MODERN SPANISH AMERICA:
EL CARIBE EN LA POESÍA: DE MARTÍ A MARTÍN ESPADA
B. Heller           12:30:45 TR                                                              
This course focuses on representations of the Hispanic Caribbean in poetry from Cuba, The Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. (in the production of U.S. Latino poets). We consider diverse physical, historical and cultural aspects of the region and how poetry makes sense of them in the creation of complex Caribbean identities. We will give special attention to: 1) island nature; 2) slavery and its aftermath; 3) afro-Caribbean religion; 4) the search for social justice and U.S.-Caribbean relations; 5) language and bilingualism. Taking a broadly cultural, interdisciplinary approach we will read a sweep of Caribbean poets, including many of the following: Martí and Casal, Guillén, Pales Matos and del Cabral, Lezama Lima and Gatón Arce, Retamar and Padilla, Ferré and Laviera, Reina María Rodríguez, Alexis Gómez, Martín Espada and Adrián Castro. This third year discussion-based course is roughly equivalent to the surveys (30710 through 30820) in terms of general expectations and amount of reading and writing required.  Requirements: weekly readings, two short papers, oral activities including group presentation, final exam. Class conducted in Spanish. This course fulfills the modern Spanish American requirement. It is open to both majors and non-majors. Recommended pre-requisite: ROSP 30310 or 30320. Crosslisted with ILS 30903, ROSP 47825.

ROSP 40236             PICARESQUE AND GOLDEN AGE AUTOBIOGRAPHY
E. Juárez-Almendros                     11:00-12:15 TR
A study of major themes, structure and discursive models that give literary shape to autobiographical narratives in early modern Spanish literature. Works to be read in this course include Lazarillo de Tormes, Santa Teresa de Jesús' Libro de la Vida, Guzmán de Alfarache, El Buscón, Alonso de Contreras' Discurso de mi vida, Vida  i sucesos de la Monja Alférez, and some selections by Cervantes. Active student participation in the analysis and discussion of the texts is required.  The class will be conducted in Spanish. Requirements for the course include one term paper of approximately 10 pages, one midterm exam, individual presentations, and a final exam. This course satisfies the early Spanish Peninsular requirement and/or 400 level elective. First and supplementary majors only. Crosslisted with MI 40510 2.

ROSP 40720   GREAT SPAN-AM POETS OF 20TH CENTURY TEXTS IN CONTEXT:
THE POETRY AND POLITICS OF CONTEMPORARY SPANISH AMERICA
B.Heller                                                                   11:00-12:15 TR
This course is an in-depth exploration of major Spanish American poets of the 20th and 21st centuries, from the post avant-garde movement through to the present. We will read selected poems of Lezama Lima, Paz, Cardenal, Dalton, Pizarnik, Morejón, Zurita, Bellessi and others. The main goal will be to understand the many ways in which the poems are shaped by historical and political context and how the poems in turn are a form of social action. We will also examine the forging of personal and social selves through identification with particular places and in dialogue with historical circumstances. This is a seminar style course requiring active student engagement. One oral presentation, two papers (one short, one longer), and a final exam. This course fulfills the modern Spanish American requirement and/or 400 level elective. First and supplementary majors only.

ROSP 40726      GABRIELA MISTRAL Y SU MUNDO
M.R. Olivera-Williams                               03:00-04:15 MW
This course designed as an upper-level seminar for advanced Spanish students will focus on the lyric work of Gabriela Mistral. The poetry of the 1945 Nobel Laureate Gabriela Mistral is a modern classic. She creates a new and strong voice in order to forge a Latin American identity at a time when the world was experiencing violent changes (The two World Wars). Furthermore, through her poetry Mistral questions traditional gender roles, proposing multiple performances of the feminine. We will do close-readings of Desolación, Lagar, Tala, and Poema de Chile in their historical and cultural context, paying particular attention to the aesthetic evolution of her poetry and to its social and religious aims. Mistral’s letters and other writings will also be discussed in order to discover the process of becoming Gabriela Mistral as a Latin American intellectual, poet and contemporary woman. The seminar will be conducted in Spanish.  Requirements: Students must participate actively. In addition, each student will lead at least one class discussion, write reaction papers and develop two substantial analytical essays. This course fulfills the modern Spanish American requirement and/or 400 level elective. First and supplementary majors only. Crosslisted with LAST 40425, GSC 40566.

ROSP 40875 MIGRANT VOICES: LATINO/A LITERATURE THROUGH SERVICE-LEARNING
M.Moreno                                                       11:45:00 MW
For decades, U.S. Latinos have been leaving an indelible mark in the cultural landscape of this country.  The stories they have to tell often speak to the sacrifice, courage, and determination to survive in a society that has often undervalued and even rendered invisible their contributions to their host country.  In South Bend, where an established Mexican migrant community has become more diverse due to the influx of Venezuelans, Dominicans, Salvadorans, Puerto Ricans and other Latin American peoples, their struggles and dreams remain unfamiliar to the wider dominant society.  In this course students will learn about the local Latino community through the study of U.S. Latino literature and the service-learning they conduct at Casa de Amistad.  In other words, this course seeks to bridge theory and experience in order to bring literary works to life.  By examining the common links that can be established between literature and reality, we aim to provide a more holistic understanding of Latinos at the local and the national levels.  For this purpose, students will read works by Mexican-American, Puerto Rican, Cuban-American and Dominican-American authors, paying close attention to the intersection of race, class, and gender as it emerges in the context of transnationalism.  Students will be required to conduct service-learning at Casa de Amistad for an average of two hours per week, in addition to our scheduled meeting times.  Course requirements include: course journal, several short essays, midterm exam, and final class project to be presented to Casa de Amistad, among other.  Readings will be conducted in English and Spanish.  All discussion and written work will be in Spanish. This course may be applied to the Spanish major as a 400 level elective. It is open to both majors and non-majors. Recommended pre-requisite 30310, 30320 or placement by exam. Crosslisted with LAST/ILS.

ROSP 40994 IMAGINING HOME FROM ABROAD:
LATIN AMERICAN TRAVELERS IN EUROPE AND THE US
V.Miseres   09:30-10:45 TR
This course will focus on the concept of cultural encounter and identity formation in the context of the theme of travel. Following a chronological order, we will explore notions of selfhood and otherness through the reading of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Latin American travel narratives on Europe and the US. We will examine not only how travelers deal with the foreign, but also how the places and cultures portrayed in the texts enable them to express ideas about their personal and national identities. Thus, we will reflect on the political and cultural implications of these stories of contact raising questions on concepts such as gender, “race”, class, imperialism, colonialism and modernity. This course may be used to fulfill either the early Spanish American requirement or the modern Spanish American requirement and/or as a 400-level elective.  It is open to both majors and non-majors. Pre-requisite: ROSP 30310 or equivalent.

ROSP 47825  STUDIES IN MODERN SPANISH AMERICA:
EL CARIBE EN LA POESÍA: DE MARTÍ A MARTÍN ESPADA
B. Heller           12:30:45 TR                                                              
This course focuses on representations of the Hispanic Caribbean in poetry from Cuba, The Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. (in the production of U.S. Latino poets). We consider diverse physical, historical and cultural aspects of the region and how poetry makes sense of them in the creation of complex Caribbean identities. We will give special attention to: 1) island nature; 2) slavery and its aftermath; 3) afro-Caribbean religion; 4) the search for social justice and U.S.-Caribbean relations; 5) language and bilingualism. Taking a broadly cultural, interdisciplinary approach we will read a sweep of Caribbean poets, including many of the following: Martí and Casal, Guillén, Pales Matos and del Cabral, Lezama Lima and Gatón Arce, Retamar and Padilla, Ferré and Laviera, Reina María Rodríguez, Alexis Gómez, Martín Espada and Adrián Castro. This  course is cross-listed with ROSP 37825.  Students taking the  course for 400-level credit will be responsible for the same amount  of weekly readings and exams, but will be required to write one short  midterm essay and a longer term paper at the end of the semester. This course fulfills the modern Spanish American requirement. It is open to both majors and non-majors. Recommended pre-requisite: ROSP 30310 or 30320. Crosslisted with ILS 30903, ROSP 37825.

ROSP 53000    SENIOR SEMINAR: HISPANIC CARIBBEAN
T. Anderson                                                      09:30-10:45 TR
For more than five centuries the Hispanic Caribbean islands and the surrounding region have shared the legacies of exploration, slavery, colonialism, and imperialism all of which have had a profound impact on the countries’ political, economic, and cultural development.  Despite the region’s many similarities with the rest of its Latin American neighbors, the Hispanic Caribbean has always possessed its own distinctive and defining characteristics, many of which are reflected in its literature.  In this class we will study a variety of authors and literary genres that are representative of the rich literary tradition of the contemporary Hispanic Caribbean, with a special focus on questions of national identity in Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.  All reading and class discussions will be in Spanish.  Students will be required to write journal entries for each class, several short papers, and a final essay.  There will also be mid-term and final exams. First and supplementary majors only.

SPRING 2010

ROSP 20201                INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I           MWF VARIOUS TIMES
J. Fisher-McPeak, H. Karahalios, E. Mangione-Lora, J. Martell, A. Topash- Ríos, S. Ward
Spanish 20201 follows an information-based task approach based on the idea that languages are best learned when real-world information becomes the focus of classroom activities. Class time is dedicated primarily to interactive discussion. Therefore, you will exchange real-life information about you and your classmates. Prerequisite: 10102, 10115, or placement by exam.

ROSP 20202                INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II          MWF VARIOUS TIMES
M. Coloma, E. Mangione-Lora, V. Miseres
Spanish 20202 is a continuation of ROSP 20201 with equal focus on oral and written production. It includes a review of basic grammar but quickly transitions into more difficult features of Spanish. Students learn to discuss and write about Hispanic and Latin American cultural topics, current events, and literary texts. This course may be used as one of the two 200-level electives for the Spanish major. Prerequisite: 20201, or placement by exam..

ROSP 20237           CONVERSATION AND WRITING      MWF VARIOUS TIMES
G. Ameriks, A. Topash-Rios
Intended to develop writing proficiency and cultural awareness through reading and discussion of representative contemporary topics of Spain and Latin America while continuing to promote the development of oral proficiency. This course may be used as one of the two 200-level electives for the Spanish major. Prereq:ROSP 20202, 20211, 20215, or placement by exam.

ROSP 20460         SPANISH FOR MEDICAL PROFESSION         1:55-2:45 MWF
M. Coloma
This course is designed for students interested in any health profession. The principle goal will be to gain confidence approaching and effectively interacting with Spanish-speaking patients and their families. Meetings consist mainly of class discussions using creative and dynamic activities. Active participation is required. Topics and methods include practical terminology, a review of hospital settings, multimedia simulations, films, recorded doctor-patient interactions, and current medical events. Experiential/service learning in local hospitals is part of the course. Grammar will focus on the formal way to address a Spanish-speaking patient. The course will also increase awareness of Latino cultural and moral beliefs. This course may be used as one of the two 200-level electives for the Spanish major. Prereq: ROSP 20202, 20211, 20215, or placement by exam.

ROSP 21205      PRE-STUDY ABROAD                                       5:30-7:00 M
Staff                                                                            
This 1.0 credit course, designed for students preparing to spend a semester or year abroad in one of Notre Dame's international study programs in Spanish-speaking countries, is an introduction to themes and methods of study and research. While there will be a special focus on Chile, Mexico and Spain, all students with an interest in international study are welcome. The class will be comprised of lectures by faculty and informal discussions with students on a variety of topics in Iberian and Latin American literature and culture. The course will conclude with a roundtable with Spanish program faculty in which students will be able to ask questions and discuss their own research interests, receive additional information on research opportunities, and plan learning objectives for their experience abroad.  Class sessions will begin in March.  Further details will be available on the departmental website.  Recommended prerequisite:ROSP 20237 or above.  Sophomores and juniors only

ROSP 27500       APPROCHES TO HISPANIC CULTURES THROUGH WRITING
G. Ameriks, I. Menes                                                  MWF  VARIOUS TIMES
        This content-driven course is intended for students who want to broaden their understanding of the Hispanic world and improve their communication skills in Spanish through intensive practice in speaking and writing. Each section will focus on a different aspect of Hispanic culture and civilization, below. ROSP 27500 is highly recommended for students interested in the Spanish major and may be used as one of the two 200-level electives. Prerequisite: ROSP 20202, 20211, 20215 or placement by exam.

CONTEMPORARY THEMES IN HISPANIC CULTURE01, 02
G. Ameriks                                                 9:35-10:25, 10:40-11:30 MWF
This course offers an analysis and discussion of contemporary themes in Hispanic culture through the study of literature, film, art, history and music. The class will consider themes related to identity, ethnicity, feminism, social justice, religion and transnational migration in an attempt to understand the forces that have shaped Hispanic society. Active student participation will be encouraged through in-class discussions, vocabulary practice, student presentations and frequent short essays and film critiques. Students will improve their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills while learning more about the culture of the Spanish-speaking world.

APPROACHES TO HISPANIC CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION     03, 04
I. Menes                                                                                                    12:50-1:40, 1:55-2:45 MWF
This course will present a thematic approach to Hispanic culture consisting of readings, both historical and contemporary, that serve to introduce the student to various aspects of Hispanic traditions, customs, and values.  Most of the points apply equally to Spain and to Spanish America, although some treat one or the other exclusively.  A strong emphasis is placed on culture contrasting in order for the student more readily to relate the material to his or her own experience.  Key Hispanic artists and authors will also be included in the program in order to raise awareness of their importance in shaping the Spanish and Latin America past and modern societies.  Conversation, written essays, oral presentations, and debates will be integrated in this course as a way to improve the students’ proficiency in the Spanish language.

ROSP 30310                  TEXTUAL ANALYSIS         VARIOUS DAY/TIMES
D. Colon, K. Ibsen, H. Karahalios, V. Miseres, M.R. Olivera-Williams, S. Ward
Spanish Textual Analysis is a practical introduction to the analysis and explication of Spanish-language literary texts. The course is designed for students ready to move from 200-level Spanish classes to upper-level literature and survey courses. The goal is to develop students' skills of critical reading, as well as students' ability to articulate judgments, feelings and opinions in Spanish; to establish a point of view and argue it effectively. The premise is that these skills of critical reading will increase the enjoyment and appreciation of fine writing. Some class sessions will be devoted to discussion of techniques and terminology of literary analysis. Most class sessions will involve a close reading and discussion of specific texts selected from the anthology Aproximaciones al estudio de la literatura hispánica, a selection of Hispanic prose, poetry and theater from different regions and periods. Students will also write two or three short analytical essays (4-5 pages) during the semester. Prerequisites: ROSP 20202, 20211, 20215 or placement by exam. ROSP 20220 or 20750 are highly recommended.

ROSP 30320 ADVANCED GRAMMAR & WRITING   9:35-10:25, 10:40-11:30 MWF
I. Menes
This course offers a further refinement of Spanish speaking and writing skills. It is designed for students returning from abroad who wish to further improve their proficiency in Spanish, and for students already in the 300-400 sequence who still need to work on their writing skills. Majors can usually accommodate ROSP 30320 by covering one or more distribution requirement with a 400-level course. Prerequisites: ROSP 20202, 20211, 20215 or placement by exam. ROSP 30320 requires permission from the Assistant Chair.

ROSP 30710, 02               SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE I
E. Juarez-Almendros, J. Vitulli              11:45-1:00 M/W, 11:00-12:15 T/R
This course is a survey of Spanish literature from the medieval period through the 17th century. We will study representative works with a view to understanding the cultural, intellectual and historical forces that shaped the literary production of the period. Much emphasis will be placed on the thematic threads of the evolving literary creation of the Castilian hero and the notion of love in relation to diverse literary conventions. Works to be read include Poema de mio Cid, El conde Lucanor, La Celestina, Lazarillo de Tormes, Renaissance and Baroque poetry (Garcilaso, Góngora y Quevedo), and excerpts from Cervantes' Don Quixote .Active student participation is required. Lecturing will be kept to a minimum so as to allow more time for analysis and discussion of the texts. The class will be conducted in Spanish. Requirements for the course include one paper (8-9 pages) on topics approved by the instructor (30%), one oral presentation (10%), class participation (20%), a midterm exam (20%), and a final exam (20%). This course satisfies the early Spanish Peninsular requirement.  Recommended pre-req: 30310

ROSP 30720        SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE II    1:30-2:45 M/W
C. Jerez-Farran                                                            
This course is a survey of Spanish literature from the medieval period through the 17th century. We will study representative works with a view to understanding the cultural, intellectual and historical forces that shaped the literary production of the period. Much emphasis will be placed on the thematic threads of the evolving literary creation of the Castilian hero and the notion of love in relation to diverse literary conventions. Works to be read include Poema de mio Cid, El conde Lucanor, La Celestina, Lazarillo de Tormes, Renaissance and Baroque poetry (Garcilaso, Góngora y Quevedo), and excerpts from Cervantes' Don Quixote. Active student participation is required. Lecturing will be kept to a minimum so as to allow more time for analysis and discussion of the texts. This course satisfies the early Spanish Peninsular distribution requirement. Pre-requisite: ROSP 30310.

ROSP 30810, 02, 03       SURVEY OF SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE I 
J. Anadon, P. Boyer                       8:00-9:15, 11:45-1:00 M/W, 3:30-4:45  T/R
This course provides a panoramic survey of Spanish American literature during the Colonial period, from the time of the first encounter (1492) through the 19th century. We will read from chronicles, autobiographies, short stories, travel accounts, as well as poetry and texts of indigenous peoples. We will complement our reading with the viewing of selected films set in the colonial period. Selections will be chosen from Náhuatl and Maya literature, Christopher Columbus, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Inca Garcilaso, Bernardo de Balbuena, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, and others. This course satisfies the early Spanish American lit requirement.  Pre-req 30310.

ROSP  30820,02          SURVEY OF SPANISH-AMERICAN LITERATURE II   
T. Anderson, B. Heller                            1:30-2:45 M/W, 11:00-12:15  T/R
This course provides a panoramic survey of Spanish American literature from roughly 1880 to the present, with attention also to principal literary trends and concepts of literary analysis in Spanish. We will read essays, poetry, short stories, plays, and a short novel. We will read works by authors such as José Martí, Rubén Darío, Pablo Neruda, Jorge Luis Borges, Octavio Paz, Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes and others, with an eye towards understanding the social and historical contexts in which the works took shape. Students will be expected to read carefully and participate actively in class discussions. This course fulfills the distribution requirement for modern Spanish-American literature.  Recommended Prereq ROSP 30310

ROSP 40231                CERVANTES: DON QUIJOTE        1:30-2:45  M/W
J. Vitulli                                  
This course will center on a close reading and analysis of Don Quijote, with attention to the critical tradition of the novel and its role in the development of narrative fiction. We will also pay attention to the historical, social and cultural context of the work. Cervantes’s novel is arguably the most important text in Spanish literature, and it is worth the effort (and extremely enjoyable) to read. Students in the class will need to be prepared for a heavy reading load, up to 60 pages per class, 120 pages per week. No prior knowledge of Cervantes is necessary to take this course, but a solid knowledge of Spanish is required. Students in this seminar must participate actively in class discussions. There will be a reading assignment and a short writing exercise for each class. The texts will include the Thomas Lathrop edition of Don Quijote and selected critical essays. Attendance and participation will be fundamental components of the course. Evaluation will be based on class work and written exercises, two tests and a 12-page final paper. This course satisfies the early Spanish Peninsular literature requirement and/or 400-level elective.

ROSP 40505                FILMS OF PEDRO ALMODOVAR           3:00-4:15  M/W
C. Jerez-Farran          
This course is designed as an introduction to contemporary Spanish culture and society through a selection of Almodovar's most representative cinematic output. We will view an average of ten of his best-known films, focusing our discussion on important features such as postmodernist aesthetics, questions of national identity, pop culture, the controversial representation of gender roles and sexuality in general, and the celebration of heterodox desires vis à vis repressive social conventions. It will be offered in Spanish and limited to Spanish first and supplementary majors in their senior year. Active participation in class required. Course participants will be required to write a two semester papers and a give a class presentation. Crosslisted with Gender Studies and FTT. This course satisfies the modern Spanish Peninsular literature requirement and/or400-level elective.                      

ROSP 40767          WOMEN’S NARRATIVE IN THE SOUTHERN CONE                3:30-4:45  T/R
M.R. Olivera-Williams
This course designed as a seminar for upper-level Spanish students aims to critically analyze some of the most important narrative trends by twentieth-century Argentine, Chilean and Uruguayan women authors. Some of the writers to be studied include Somers, Geel, Guido, Peri-Rossi, Arce, and Eltit, among others Our readings of the selected works will be informed by the social and political circumstances of their time, which will enable us to understand the emergence of feminine subjectivities and their fictional representations. Concepts of gender, sex, and sexuality will be central to our discussions. Thus, theoretical and critical texts on feminism will also be included. Course participants will be required to actively participate in class, prepare weekly readings, two reaction papers, a class presentation on one or more of the authors studied, midterm and a final paper. Cross-listed with LAS and Gender Studies. This course satisfies the modern Spanish American literature requirement or 400-level elective.

ROSP 40774                GOOD NEIGHBORS? HISPANIC CARIBBEAN & CENTRAL AM LITERATRY REPRESENTAIONS OF THE US  
T. Anderson                                                             11:45-1:00   M/W          
In this course we will examine the relationships between the United States and the Hispanic Caribbean and Central American nations as seen through the eyes of writers, intellectuals, and leaders.  Though we will focus primarily on literary texts, we will also consider works from other fields such as politics, history, and economics.  Through their readings, students will come to appreciate that despite the diversity of opinions that the people of the Caribbean and Central America have of the United States, there is an overwhelming sentiment that their neighbor to the north is an aggressive nation with self-serving and imperialistic ambitions. The authors to be studied will include Pedro Albizu Campos (Puerto Rico), Claribel Alegría (El Salvador), Miguel Ángel Asturias (Guatemala), Fidel Castro (Cuba), Rubén Darío (Nicaragua), Gabriel García Márquez (Colombia), Che Guevara (Cuba), José Martí (Cuba), Pedro Mir (Dominican Republic), Nancy Morejón (Cuba), and others.  All readings and lectures will be in Spanish.  Students will be required to write several short papers and one final paper, as well as biweekly writing assignments in a class journal. Crosslisted with LAST and ILS. This course satisfies the modern Spanish-American literature requirement and/or 400-level elective.

 ROSP 53000   SENIOR SEMINAR: HYBRIDS, IMAGINARY AND REAL: CULTURAL MIXING AND THE DISCOURSE OF SPANISH AMERICN IDENTITY     
B. Heller 2:00-3:15 T/R
This senior seminar explores the importance of cultural mixing (hybridity, mestizaje, sincretism, transculturation) to the discourse of Latin American identity, in authors such as Martí, Vasconcelos, Fernández Retamar, and others. We also closely examine correlative images of animal-human hybrids which betray a profound anxiety about this mixing, in a series of Spanish-American literary texts stretching from Columbus’s Primer diario to Sarmiento’s Facundo (1845), as well as in a series of twentieth century novels, short stories, poems and films by Borges, Cortázar, Lezama Lima, Puig, del Toro, and others. Substantial readings in history, theory, and criticism will accompany our discussions. Assignments will include weekly reaction papers, class presentations, and a substantial research paper (20-25 pages).

ROSP 53000-02 SENIOR SEMINAR: HONOR, LOVE & SOCIETY: GOLDEN AGE COMEDIA                  E. Juarez                            9:30-10:45 T/R
Golden Age theater was a genre that flourished on both sides of the Atlantic. In this course students will read and analyze works by playwrights from Spain and Latin America during the end of the 16th and the 17th century. Representative dramatic pieces by Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, Ruiz de Alarcón, Calderón de la Barca and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, among others, will be examined in their historical and cultural context. The readings, literary analyses and discussions of Golden Age theatre will be supplemented with video and DVD recordings of the plays. Students should have a solid command of the target language since all class activities and assignment will be in Spanish. They should have a strong interest in Spanish literature and be able to understand the live performances of the plays in Spanish. Ideally students with international experience will be better suited for this class. The class size is limited to ten students. Requirements for the course include oral presentations, a term paper (20-25 pages) and a report on the live performances.

FALL 2009

ROSP 20201 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I Various times MWF M. Coloma, A. Topash- Ríos, J. Sonza, S. Ward, S. Williams
Spanish 20201 follows an information-based task approach based on the idea that languages are best learned when real-world information becomes the focus of classroom activities. Class time is dedicated primarily to interactive discussion. Therefore, you will exchange real-life information about you and your classmates. Note for continuing students: Prereq: 10102, 10115, or placement by exam.

ROSP 20202 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II Various times MWF M. Coloma, E. Mangione-Lora, A. Topash- Ríos V. Miseres
Spanish 20202 is a continuation of ROSP 20201 with equal focus on oral and written production. Includes a review of basic grammar but quickly transitions into more difficult features of Spanish. Students learn to discuss and write about Hispanic and Latin American cultural topics, current events, and literary texts. Note for continuing students: This course may be used as one of the two 200-level electives for the Spanish major. Prerequisite: 20201, or placement by exam.

ROSP 20220 INTERMEDIATE GRAMMAR AND WRITING 9:35-10:25 MWF G. Ameriks
Emphasis on refinement of oral and written language competence. This course is especially appropriate for first-year students with advanced proficiency in high school Spanish. It is also open to students coming through the regular language sequence who may need additional review of grammar points prior to study abroad. Students who have already taken courses at the 300-level or above should take ROSP 30320.

ROSP 20237 CONVERSATION AND WRITING G. Ameriks 11:45-12:35, 12:50-1:40, 1:55-2:45 MWF
Intended to develop writing proficiency and cultural awareness through reading and discussion of representative contemporary topics of Spain and Latin America while continuing to promote the development of oral proficiency. This course may be used as one of the two 200-level electives for the Spanish major. Note to continuing students: Prereq: ROSP 20202, 20211, 20215, 20202 or placement by exam.

ROSP 20660 STUDIES IN ANDEAN CULTURE 12:30-1:45 TR I. Callalli
The purpose of the course is to help students achieve communicative fluency in Spanish while also exploring Peru's Andean culture, a product of the interactions between Hispanic culture and Peru's indigenous civilizations. Skills in both written and oral communication will be developed through exercises involving Andean beliefs, customs, and myths. Emphasis will be placed on dynamic and imaginative activities that will allow students to acquire both the linguistic competence and the cultural knowledge necessary for effective communication.

ROSP 27500 APPROACHES TO HISPANIC CULTURES THROUGH WRITING Various Times MWF E. Mangione-Lora, I. Menes
This content-driven course is intended for students who want to further broaden their knowledge of the Spanish language and related cultures, as well as improve both their understanding of the Hispanic world and their communication skills in the Spanish language. Development of advanced language structures is achieved through intensive practice in speaking and writing. Each section will focus on a different aspect of Hispanic culture and civilization. Further information will be made available on the department website for specific topics before registration begins. This course may be used as one of the two 200-level electives for the Spanish major. ROSP 27500 is highly recommended for students interested in the Spanish major. Prerequisite: ROSP 20202, 20211, 20215 20237 or placement by exam.

Contemporary Themes in Hispanic Culture - 01, 02 8:30-9:20, 9:35-10:25 MWF E. Mangione-Lora

Civilization and Culture of Spain 04, 05 12:50-1:40, 1:55-2:45 MWF I. Menes This course is a comprehensive study of Spain’s cultural identities from prehistoric to contemporary times. Civilization and Culture of Spain offers the possibility of getting to know the most important intellectual aspects of Spanish society while furthering the student’s knowledge of the Spanish language. In ROSP 27500 we will examine the geography, the history, the art, the literature, and the social development of Spain from its beginnings to the present period. We will also analyze the salient characteristics of the autonomic regions that represent the Spain of the new millennium. Popular culture will also be introduced in the form of music, typical cuisine, main holidays and celebrations, and relevant traditions. In order to complement the readings and class discussions, students will watch movies or documentaries, create oral presentations and projects, and examine closely each of the most representative communities that comprise Spain today. Conversation, reading, listening, and writing are all components of the course. It is expected that students would acquire a greater level of oral fluency as well as an improvement of their written skills. Civilization and Culture of Spain will be conducted in Spanish. It is a course recommended for students who have completed ROSP 20202 or any other high intermediate course and for students planning to study abroad in Spain or Latin America.

ROSP 30310 TEXTUAL ANALYSIS Various Times TR, MWF K. Ibsen, V. Miseres, C. Perez-Abreu, M.R. Olivera-Williams, S. Ward
Spanish Textual Analysis is a practical introduction to the analysis and explication of Spanish-language literary texts. The course is designed for students ready to move from 200-level Spanish classes to upper-level literature and survey courses. The goal is to develop students' skills of critical reading, as well as students' ability to articulate judgments, feelings and opinions in Spanish; to establish a point of view and argue it effectively. The premise is that these skills of critical reading will increase the enjoyment and appreciation of fine writing. Some class sessions will be devoted to discussion of techniques and terminology of literary analysis. Most class sessions will involve a close reading and discussion of specific texts selected from the anthology Aproximaciones al estudio de la literatura hispánica, a selection of Hispanic prose, poetry and theater from different regions and periods. Students will also write two or three short analytical essays (3-4 pages) during the semester. Prerequisite: ROSP 20202, 20211, 2021, 20237, 27500 or equivalent

ROSP 30320 ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND WRITING 9:35-10:25, 10:40-11:30 MWF I. Menes
This course offers a further refinement of Spanish speaking and writing skills. It is designed for students returning from abroad who wish to further improve their proficiency in Spanish, and for students already in the 300-400 sequence who still need to work on their writing skills. Majors can usually accommodate ROSP 30320 by covering one or more distribution requirement with a 400-level course. For further information see Undergraduate Coordinator. ROSP 30320 requires permission from the Assistant Chair.

ROSP 30710 SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE I 11:45-1:00 MW, 9:30-10:45 TR E. Juárez-Almendros, J. Vitulli
This course is a survey of Spanish literature from the medieval period through the 17th century. We will study representative works with a view to understanding the cultural, intellectual and historical forces that shaped the literary production of the period. Much emphasis will be placed on the thematic threads of the evolving literary creation of the Castilian hero and the notion of love in relation to diverse literary conventions. Works to be read include Poema de mio Cid, El conde Lucanor, La Celestina, Lazarillo de Tormes, Renaissance and Baroque poetry (Garcilaso, Góngora y Quevedo), and excerpts from Cervantes’ Don Quixote. Active student participation is required. Lecturing will be kept to a minimum so as to allow more time for analysis and discussion of the texts. The class will be conducted in Spanish. This course satisfies the early Spanish Peninsular requirement. Recom pre-req: ROSP 30310.

ROSP 30720 SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE II 8:00-9:15, 3:00-4:15 MW S. Amago, C. Jerez-Farran
This course is designed as an introduction to modern Spanish Peninsular literature and to basic concepts of literary analysis in Spanish. The class consists of lectures and class discussions of a selected group of 19th and 20th century Spanish plays, poetry and novels and their relation to the history and culture of the period. The course will focus on representative works of the last two centuries’ literary movements of Spain and their critical analysis: Romanticism, Realism, The Generation of ‘98, ‘The Generation of ‘27, and the post-Civil War novel, poetry and theatre. This course fulfills the distribution requirement for modern Spanish Peninsular literature.

ROSP 30810 SURVEY OF SPANISH–AM LIT. I 9:30-10:45, 12:30-1:45 TR J. Anadon, P. Boyer This course provides a panoramic survey of Spanish American literature during the Colonial period, from the time of the first encounter (1492) through the 19th century. We will read from chronicles, autobiographies, short stories, travel accounts, as well as poetry and texts of indigenous peoples. We will complement our reading with the viewing of selected films set in the colonial period. Selections will be chosen from Náhuatl and Maya literature, Christopher Columbus, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Inca Garcilaso, Bernardo de Balbuena, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, and others. This course satisfies the early Spanish American literature requirement. Recommended pre-requisite: ROSP 30310.

ROSP 30820 SURVEY OF SPANISH-AM LIT. II 11:45-1:00 MW T. Anderson This course is intended to be an introduction to the principal literary trends in Spanish America from Modernismo, at the beginning of the 20th-century, to the present day. Special attention will be given to the evolution of the narrative of fiction, poetry and essay, as well as to a number of political, cultural and historical phenomena. Lectures, class discussions, and presentations will be in Spanish. Students are encouraged to participate actively. This course satisfies the modern Spanish American lit requirement.

ROSP 30820-02 SURVEY OF SPANISH-AM LIT. II 11:00-12:15 TR B. Heller
This course provides a panoramic survey of Spanish American literature from roughly 1880 to the present, with attention also to principal literary trends and concepts of literary analysis in Spanish. We will read essays, poetry, short stories, plays, and a short novel. We will read works by authors such as José Martí, Rubén Darío, Pablo Neruda, Jorge Luis Borges, Octavio Paz, Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes and others, with an eye towards understanding the social and historical contexts in which the works took shape. Students will be expected to read carefully and participate actively in class discussions. This course fulfills the distribution requirement for modern Spanish-American literature. Recommended pre-requisite: ROSP 30310

ROSP 40220 RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE POETRY OF SPAIN 11:00-12:15 TR E. Juárez-Almendros
Drawing on both the popular epic and lyric tradition and the literate Italian tradition, Spanish verse flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries, both in quantity and quality. As imitation of established topics and stories prevailed over the modern ideal of originality, our approach will focus on themes rather than individual authors. However, due attention will be paid to the peculiarities of great poets such as Garcilaso de la Vega, Luis de León, St. John of the Cross, Francisco de Quevedo and Luis Góngora in their social, historical and cultural context. First and Supplementary Majors Only

ROSP 40521 UNDERSTANDING MULTICULTURAL SPAIN THROUGH ITS CINEMA 3:00-4:15 MW S. Amago
According to a recent study, the legal foreign-born population of Spain has quadrupled in less than a decade. During that time, Spanish culture–cinema in particular–has reflected increasingly the new ethnic and racial diversity of the country. This seminar will investigate the multicultural dimensions of Spanish cinematic production and explore how film is implicated in the articulation of national, subnational and transnational identities. Through the dual lens of cultural theory and film analysis, we will seek to answer the question: What role do Spain’s new immigrant communities play as the country struggles to define itself at the subnational (urban and regional), national, and transnational (European Union) levels? Substantial weekly readings in film theory and criticism will accompany our discussion of Spanish cinema. Students will give presentations, lead discussions and write three seven-page papers. This course satisfies the 40000 elective requirement. First and Supplementary Majors Only

ROSP 40720 SPANISH AMERICAN POETRY 12:30-1:45 TR B. Heller
This course is an in-depth exploration of major Spanish American poets of the 20th and 21st Centuries, from the post avant-garde (1930s) through to the present. We will read selected poems of Lezama Lima, Paz, Cardenal, Pacheco, Pizarnik, Morejón, Zurita and others, with particular attention to close reading, theories of poetry (poetics), and the historical contexts of the works. First and Supplementary Majors Only

ROSP 40776 LITERATURE AND POPULAR CULTURE IN MODERN CUBA 1:30-2:45 MW T. Anderson
This course will offer a panoramic view of Cuban literature written over the last 150 years. Through readings of short fiction, novels, poetry, theater, and essays by authors such as Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, José Martí, Nicolás Guillén, and Alejo Carpentier, we will explore various topics such as colonialism, slavery, U. S. imperialism, and the Cuban Revolution. First and Supplementary Majors Only

ROSP 40891: Beyond the Islands: US Latino/a Caribbean Literature and Culture C. Perez-Abreu 11:00-12:15 TR
U.S. Latinos/as from the Spanish-speaking Caribbean have become a strong cultural presence across the United States in the last century. In this course we will examine literary works by Puerto Rican, Cuban-American, and Dominican-American authors. Readings from various disciplines such as history, sociology, and anthropology will help students understand the reasons behind the massive movements of peoples from the Hispanic Caribbean to the U.S., as well as their current conditions in their new homeland. Issues of migration, transnationalism, biculturalism, poverty, gender, and racial and class discrimination will be central to our discussions. Some of the authors studied include: José Luis González, Pedro Juan Soto, Pedro Pietri, Piri Thomas, Lino Novás Calvo, Gustavo Pérez Firmat, Cristina García, Junot Díaz, and Julia Álvarez. Some of the readings will be conducted in English. There will be several short essays, a final paper, a midterm and a final exam. Knowledge of Spanish is required. Class discussions and written work will be in Spanish. This course also has a community-based learning (CBL) component. Students are expected to spend two hours per week volunteering with the local Hispanic community at Casa de Amistad. Students will keep a service-learning journal and hand in a final reflection about their experience at the end of the semester.

ROSP 40991 REALISM, IMAGINATION, & SOCIAL CRISIS IN CONTEMPORARY MEXICAN LITERATURE J. Anadon 2:00-3:15 TR
We will study diverse contemporary themes such as identity, urban chaos, exile, nature, autobiography, and also stressing varied examples of vanguardist techniques, in the following novels by Arturo Azuela: El tamaño del infierno, La mar de utopias, Estuche para dos violins, and Extravíos y maravillas. In these novels we will analyze a maritime novel taking place in several Latin American countries and Portugal, a travel adventure through Southern Cone countries discussing the present and future of Latin America, the development of “city” and “rural” themes through five families, and a historical representation of the theme of music through several countries in the United States, Europe, and Mexico. First and Supplementary Majors Only

ROSP 40935 SPANISH-AMERICAN SHORT STORY 12:30-1:45 TR K. Ibsen
This course will provide an overview of the principal aesthetic and socio-historical tendencies that have characterized short fiction (short story and nouvelle) in XXth Century Spanish America. Authors discussed will include Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, Gabriel García Márquez, Juan Rulfo and Luisa Valenzuela. Although the reading load will vary, students should be prepared to read between 50 and 100 pages per week. Therefore, it is the student's responsibility to pace him or herself in order to complete reading assignments by the day of the discussion. This course may be used to fulfill the modern Spanish American literature requirement and/or the 400-level elective. First and Supplementary Majors Only

ROSP 53000 SENIOR SEMINAR: THE REPRESENTATION OF THE BODY IN SPANISH GOLDEN AGE LITERATURE J. Vitulli 3:00-4:15 MW
The seminar will focus on Early Modern Spanish literature and its cultural contexts. Specifically, the course will explore how the body was conceived and represented in Renaissance and Baroque Hispanic texts. We will analyze recurrent body metaphors used by different authors in order to explain their multifaceted reality. Simultaneously, we will discuss the political, philosophic and aesthetic effects of this persistent rhetorical device. Readings will consist of different literary genres—such as comedias, novelas, short stories, and poetry—as well as medical treatises, sermons, and selected criticism. There will be a reading assignment and a short written exercise for each work/author. Participation in the dialogue will be a fundamental aspect of the seminar. In consultation with the instructor, students will develop an 8 to 10-page paper. The course will be conducted in Spanish; the seminar paper must be written in Spanish. Evaluation will be based on class work, written exercises, and the seminar paper. The primary texts will include Cervantes’s La Numancia; Lope de Vega’s El Alcalde de Zalamea; La estrella de Sevilla; Guillén de Castros' Las mocedades del Cid; Calderón’s El médico de su honra; Quevedo’s Buscón; Cervantes's Novelas ejemplares, and María de Zayas’s Novelas amorosas y ejemplares, and selected poetry by Lope de Vega, Quevedo and Góngora. First and Supplementary Majors Only

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