This is an introductory Spanish language course. On completion of this course, the students will have acquired the basic communication and grammatical skills necessary for speaking, writing, listening and reading in Spanish. Students will demonstrate these skills through their performance in class, by completing several online assignments, and by taking part in three group presentations in addition to two comprehensive exams which focus on the following thematic topics: Greetings, University Life, Family and Leisure. Students will also be introduced to the culture, history and geography of various Spanish and Latin American countries. The content covered in Spanish Elements 1 is the foundation for all consecutive Spanish courses. A placement exam is required to ensure the appropriate level. Your enrollment in Spanish Elements I will not be considered for approval until you have emailed the Spanish Language Director. No new enrollments permitted after 4th class session.

• Days/Times: MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM
• Instructor: Tracy, Michelle Eileen
• Room: Bloomberg 176
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 6/17
• PosTag(s): n/a

This is an introductory Spanish language course. On completion of this course, the students will have acquired the basic communication and grammatical skills necessary for speaking, writing, listening and reading in Spanish. Students will demonstrate these skills through their performance in class, by completing several online assignments, and by taking part in three group presentations in addition to two comprehensive exams which focus on the following thematic topics: Greetings, University Life, Family and Leisure. Students will also be introduced to the culture, history and geography of various Spanish and Latin American countries. The content covered in Spanish Elements 1 is the foundation for all consecutive Spanish courses. A placement exam is required to ensure the appropriate level. Your enrollment in Spanish Elements I will not be considered for approval until you have emailed the Spanish Language Director. No new enrollments permitted after 4th class session.

• Days/Times: MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
• Instructor: Tracy, Michelle Eileen
• Room: Bloomberg 176
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 1/17
• PosTag(s): n/a

This introductory Spanish language course is a continuation of the content covered in Spanish Elements I. On completion of this course, the students will have further developed the communication and grammatical skills necessary for speaking, writing, listening and reading in Spanish. Students will demonstrate these skills through their performance in class, by completing several online assignments, and by taking part in three group presentations in addition to two comprehensive exams which focus on the following thematic topics: Food, Sports, Shopping, Travel, and Health. Students will also be introduced to the culture, history and geography of various Spanish and Latin American countries. The content covered in Spanish Elements II prepares the students for Intermediate Spanish. No new enrollments permitted after 4th class session. Prerequisite: AS.210.111 or appropriate placement exam score.

• Days/Times: MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM
• Instructor: Walls, Alfredo
• Room: Krieger Laverty
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 4/17
• PosTag(s): n/a

This introductory Spanish language course is a continuation of the content covered in Spanish Elements I. On completion of this course, the students will have further developed the communication and grammatical skills necessary for speaking, writing, listening and reading in Spanish. Students will demonstrate these skills through their performance in class, by completing several online assignments, and by taking part in three group presentations in addition to two comprehensive exams which focus on the following thematic topics: Food, Sports, Shopping, Travel, and Health. Students will also be introduced to the culture, history and geography of various Spanish and Latin American countries. The content covered in Spanish Elements II prepares the students for Intermediate Spanish. No new enrollments permitted after 4th class session. Prerequisite: AS.210.111 or appropriate placement exam score.

• Days/Times: MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
• Instructor: Sanchez Paraiso, Maria; Sanchez, Loreto
• Room: Gilman 413
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 4/17
• PosTag(s): n/a

This introductory Spanish language course is a continuation of the content covered in Spanish Elements I. On completion of this course, the students will have further developed the communication and grammatical skills necessary for speaking, writing, listening and reading in Spanish. Students will demonstrate these skills through their performance in class, by completing several online assignments, and by taking part in three group presentations in addition to two comprehensive exams which focus on the following thematic topics: Food, Sports, Shopping, Travel, and Health. Students will also be introduced to the culture, history and geography of various Spanish and Latin American countries. The content covered in Spanish Elements II prepares the students for Intermediate Spanish. No new enrollments permitted after 4th class session. Prerequisite: AS.210.111 or appropriate placement exam score.

• Days/Times: MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
• Instructor: Fabro, Lila
• Room: Krieger Laverty
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/17
• PosTag(s): n/a

This introductory Spanish language course is a continuation of the content covered in Spanish Elements I. On completion of this course, the students will have further developed the communication and grammatical skills necessary for speaking, writing, listening and reading in Spanish. Students will demonstrate these skills through their performance in class, by completing several online assignments, and by taking part in three group presentations in addition to two comprehensive exams which focus on the following thematic topics: Food, Sports, Shopping, Travel, and Health. Students will also be introduced to the culture, history and geography of various Spanish and Latin American countries. The content covered in Spanish Elements II prepares the students for Intermediate Spanish. No new enrollments permitted after 4th class session. Prerequisite: AS.210.111 or appropriate placement exam score.

• Days/Times: MWF 4:30PM - 5:20PM
• Instructor: Patterson, David
• Room: Bloomberg 172
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 13/17
• PosTag(s): n/a

Intermediate Spanish I is a comprehensive study of Spanish designed for students who have attained an advanced elementary level in the language. The course is organized around a thematic approach to topics relevant to contemporary Hispanic culture. Students will practice the four language skills in the classroom through guided grammatical and creative conversational activities and through the completion of three comprehensive exams. Outside of class, students will complete extensive online assignments and write three major compositions (as part of the three exams). In addition, students will broaden their knowledge of Hispanic culture by viewing a Spanish-language film and by reading several literary selections. Successful completion of Intermediate Spanish I will prepare students for the next level of Spanish (Intermediate Spanish II).There is no final exam. No new enrollments permitted after the third class session.

• Days/Times: MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
• Instructor: Clarke, Rhiannon Taylor
• Room: Gilman 186
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 11/17
• PosTag(s): n/a

Intermediate Spanish I is a comprehensive study of Spanish designed for students who have attained an advanced elementary level in the language. The course is organized around a thematic approach to topics relevant to contemporary Hispanic culture. Students will practice the four language skills in the classroom through guided grammatical and creative conversational activities and through the completion of three comprehensive exams. Outside of class, students will complete extensive online assignments and write three major compositions (as part of the three exams). In addition, students will broaden their knowledge of Hispanic culture by viewing a Spanish-language film and by reading several literary selections. Successful completion of Intermediate Spanish I will prepare students for the next level of Spanish (Intermediate Spanish II).There is no final exam. No new enrollments permitted after the third class session.

• Days/Times: MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
• Instructor: Tracy, Michelle Eileen
• Room: Bloomberg 176
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 4/17
• PosTag(s): n/a

Intermediate Spanish I is a comprehensive study of Spanish designed for students who have attained an advanced elementary level in the language. The course is organized around a thematic approach to topics relevant to contemporary Hispanic culture. Students will practice the four language skills in the classroom through guided grammatical and creative conversational activities and through the completion of three comprehensive exams. Outside of class, students will complete extensive online assignments and write three major compositions (as part of the three exams). In addition, students will broaden their knowledge of Hispanic culture by viewing a Spanish-language film and by reading several literary selections. Successful completion of Intermediate Spanish I will prepare students for the next level of Spanish (Intermediate Spanish II).There is no final exam. No new enrollments permitted after the third class session.

• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Sanchez, Loreto; Torres Burgos, Carmen
• Room: 555 Penn 
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 15/17
• PosTag(s): n/a

Intermediate Spanish II is a comprehensive study of Spanish designed for students who have attained a mid-intermediate level in the language or who have completed Spanish 212. The course is organized around a thematic approach to topics relevant to contemporary Hispanic culture. Students will practice the four language skills in the classroom through guided grammatical and creative conversational activities and through the completion of three comprehensive exams. Outside of class, students will complete extensive online assignments and write three major compositions (as part of the three exams). In addition, students will broaden their knowledge of Hispanic culture by viewing a Spanish-language film and by reading several literary selections. Successful completion of Intermediate Spanish II will prepare students for the next level of Spanish (Advanced Spanish I).There is no final exam. No new enrollments permitted after the fourth class session.

• Days/Times: MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM
• Instructor: Martinez-Velez, Naiara
• Room: Gilman 413
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 9/17
• PosTag(s): n/a

Intermediate Spanish II is a comprehensive study of Spanish designed for students who have attained a mid-intermediate level in the language or who have completed Spanish 212. The course is organized around a thematic approach to topics relevant to contemporary Hispanic culture. Students will practice the four language skills in the classroom through guided grammatical and creative conversational activities and through the completion of three comprehensive exams. Outside of class, students will complete extensive online assignments and write three major compositions (as part of the three exams). In addition, students will broaden their knowledge of Hispanic culture by viewing a Spanish-language film and by reading several literary selections. Successful completion of Intermediate Spanish II will prepare students for the next level of Spanish (Advanced Spanish I).There is no final exam. No new enrollments permitted after the fourth class session.

• Days/Times: MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
• Instructor: Martinez-Velez, Naiara
• Room: Gilman 119
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/17
• PosTag(s): n/a

Intermediate Spanish II is a comprehensive study of Spanish designed for students who have attained a mid-intermediate level in the language or who have completed Spanish 212. The course is organized around a thematic approach to topics relevant to contemporary Hispanic culture. Students will practice the four language skills in the classroom through guided grammatical and creative conversational activities and through the completion of three comprehensive exams. Outside of class, students will complete extensive online assignments and write three major compositions (as part of the three exams). In addition, students will broaden their knowledge of Hispanic culture by viewing a Spanish-language film and by reading several literary selections. Successful completion of Intermediate Spanish II will prepare students for the next level of Spanish (Advanced Spanish I).There is no final exam. No new enrollments permitted after the fourth class session.

• Days/Times: MWF 12:00PM - 12:50PM
• Instructor: Martinez-Velez, Naiara
• Room: Bloomberg 276
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 9/17
• PosTag(s): n/a

This course is a comprehensive study of the Spanish language focused on the continuing development of students’ communicative abilities and their knowledge of Hispanic cultures. Students will expand their use of basic structures of Spanish with a special emphasis on more difficult grammatical and vocabulary aspects, and further improve both their oral and written skills. Students will sharper their critical thinking skills and listening abilities utilizing movies and written texts. This course combines an extensive use of an online component with class participation and three exams. Upon successful completion of this course, students will have acquired extended complex language tools that facilitate proficiency in Spanish and its use in various professional contexts. There is no final exam. No new enrollments permitted after the third class session.

• Days/Times: MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
• Instructor: Hubbard, Arancha; Sanchez Paraiso, Maria
• Room: Gilman 413
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 2/15
• PosTag(s): n/a

This course is a comprehensive study of the Spanish language focused on the continuing development of students’ communicative abilities and their knowledge of Hispanic cultures. Students will expand their use of basic structures of Spanish with a special emphasis on more difficult grammatical and vocabulary aspects, and further improve both their oral and written skills. Students will sharper their critical thinking skills and listening abilities utilizing movies and written texts. This course combines an extensive use of an online component with class participation and three exams. Upon successful completion of this course, students will have acquired extended complex language tools that facilitate proficiency in Spanish and its use in various professional contexts. There is no final exam. No new enrollments permitted after the third class session.

• Days/Times: MWF 12:00PM - 12:50PM
• Instructor: Hubbard, Arancha
• Room: Gilman 313
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 12/15
• PosTag(s): n/a

This course is thorough review of the Spanish language focused on the development of students’ communicative abilities and their knowledge of Hispanic cultures. Students will both expand their knowledge of the basic structures of Spanish, with special emphasis on more difficult grammatical and vocabulary aspects, and further improve on oral and written skills. Students will increase their critical thinking skills and listening abilities utilizing movies and written texts. This course combines an extensive use of an online component, class participation and three exams. Upon successful completion of this course, students will have acquired more complex language tools to become proficient in Spanish and its use in various professional contexts. There is no final exam. No new enrollments permitted after the third class session.

• Days/Times: MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
• Instructor: Hubbard, Arancha
• Room: Gilman 381
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 3/15
• PosTag(s): n/a

This course is thorough review of the Spanish language focused on the development of students’ communicative abilities and their knowledge of Hispanic cultures. Students will both expand their knowledge of the basic structures of Spanish, with special emphasis on more difficult grammatical and vocabulary aspects, and further improve on oral and written skills. Students will increase their critical thinking skills and listening abilities utilizing movies and written texts. This course combines an extensive use of an online component, class participation and three exams. Upon successful completion of this course, students will have acquired more complex language tools to become proficient in Spanish and its use in various professional contexts. There is no final exam. No new enrollments permitted after the third class session.

• Days/Times: MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
• Instructor: Hubbard, Arancha
• Room: Gilman 381
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 2/15
• PosTag(s): n/a

This course is thorough review of the Spanish language focused on the development of students’ communicative abilities and their knowledge of Hispanic cultures. Students will both expand their knowledge of the basic structures of Spanish, with special emphasis on more difficult grammatical and vocabulary aspects, and further improve on oral and written skills. Students will increase their critical thinking skills and listening abilities utilizing movies and written texts. This course combines an extensive use of an online component, class participation and three exams. Upon successful completion of this course, students will have acquired more complex language tools to become proficient in Spanish and its use in various professional contexts. There is no final exam. No new enrollments permitted after the third class session.

• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Sanchez, Loreto; Torres Burgos, Carmen
• Room: 555 Penn 
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 13/15
• PosTag(s): n/a

Medical Spanish is a comprehensive examination of vocabulary and grammar for students who either work or intend to work in medicine and health-related fields in Spanish-speaking environments. The student will be able to participate in conversations on topics such as contrasting health systems, body structures, disorders and conditions, consulting your doctor, physical and mental health, first-aid, hospitalization and surgery on completion of this course. In completing the course’s final project students will apply, synthesize, and reflect on what has been learned in the class by creating a professional dossier individualized to their professional interests. There is no final exam. Not open to native speakers of Spanish. No new enrollments permitted after the third class session.

• Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
• Instructor: Ramos, Rosario; Torres Burgos, Carmen
• Room: Gilman 381
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/15
• PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM

Medical Spanish is a comprehensive examination of vocabulary and grammar for students who either work or intend to work in medicine and health-related fields in Spanish-speaking environments. The student will be able to participate in conversations on topics such as contrasting health systems, body structures, disorders and conditions, consulting your doctor, physical and mental health, first-aid, hospitalization and surgery on completion of this course. In completing the course’s final project students will apply, synthesize, and reflect on what has been learned in the class by creating a professional dossier individualized to their professional interests. There is no final exam. Not open to native speakers of Spanish. No new enrollments permitted after the third class session.

• Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
• Instructor: Ramos, Rosario; Torres Burgos, Carmen
• Room: Gilman 381
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 2/15
• PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM

Spanish for international relations is an advanced examination of grammar and an analysis of international relations’ topics in Spanish. By completion of this course the student will have developed the ability to read, critically discuss and demonstrate mastery of political and socio-economic issues in Spanish-speaking environments. Potential topics include a survey of the professions in international relations, NGOs in Latin America, intellectual property, cultural diplomacy, remesas, regional coalitions and treaties, and the environment. Class presentations and final projects will allow students to apply, synthesize, and reflect on what has been learned in the class by participating in a global simulation that will include a written exercise individualized to their professional interests. Not open to native speakers of Spanish. No new enrollments permitted after the 4th class session.

• Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
• Instructor: Ramos, Rosario
• Room: Smokler Center 214
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 8/10
• PosTag(s): n/a

Conversational Spanish surveys high-interest themes, discusses short films by contemporary Hispanic filmmakers and offers a thorough review of grammar. The student will be able to participate in conversations on topics such as personality traits, social media, political power, art and lifestyles on completion of this course. Conversational skills mastered during the course apply to all careers interconnected by Spanish. There is no final exam. Not open to native speakers of Spanish. No new enrollments permitted after the third class session.

• Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
• Instructor: Hubbard, Arancha; Ramos, Rosario; Sanchez Paraiso, Maria
• Room: Shriver Hall 001
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 9/15
• PosTag(s): n/a

Spanish for Public Health is a comprehensive examination of vocabulary and grammar for students who either work or intend to work in the Public Health field such as government agencies, health care organizations, nonprofits, or health insurer companies, in Spanish-speaking environments. On completion of this course, the student will be able to participate in conversations on topics including health systems, reproductive biology, nutrition, epidemiology, mental health, and environmental health. In completing the course’s final project students will apply, synthesize, and reflect on what has been learned in the class by creating a professional dossier individualized to their professional interests.

• Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
• Instructor: Torres Burgos, Carmen
• Room: Gilman 10
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 7/10
• PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM

Contacts and Contrasts in Spanish for the Professions harnesses a comparative approach to reviewing grammar and learning Spanish by offering translation practice from English to Spanish and thrusting synthesis of prior courses into coherent professional tools. Techniques may include comparing texts of medicine, public health, literature, technology, politics, and journalism between Spanish and English. Students will identify and differentiate terminology specific to these various fields and will focus on practicing correct uses of the grammatical structures relevant to English and Spanish in translation and cultural contact. In the course’s term projects, students will apply, synthesize, and reflect on their knowledge of Spanish by completing a translation exercise individualized to their professional interests. Strategies of communication mastered in this course will help students of Spanish throughout their careers. There is no final exam. May not be taken satisfactory/unsatisfactory. Not open to native speakers of Spanish. No new enrollments permitted after the third-class session.

• Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
• Instructor: Ramos, Rosario
• Room: Gilman 313
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 8/12
• PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM

Contacts and Contrasts in Spanish for the Professions harnesses a comparative approach to reviewing grammar and learning Spanish by offering translation practice from English to Spanish and thrusting synthesis of prior courses into coherent professional tools. Techniques may include comparing texts of medicine, public health, literature, technology, politics, and journalism between Spanish and English. Students will identify and differentiate terminology specific to these various fields and will focus on practicing correct uses of the grammatical structures relevant to English and Spanish in translation and cultural contact. In the course’s term projects, students will apply, synthesize, and reflect on their knowledge of Spanish by completing a translation exercise individualized to their professional interests. Strategies of communication mastered in this course will help students of Spanish throughout their careers. There is no final exam. May not be taken satisfactory/unsatisfactory. Not open to native speakers of Spanish. No new enrollments permitted after the third-class session.

• Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
• Instructor: Ramos, Rosario
• Room: Gilman 77
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 4/12
• PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM

This fourth-year course involves a specially designed project related to the student’s minor concentration. On completion of this course, the student will be able to use the Spanish language in real world contexts. The student-designed project may be related to each student´s current employment context or developed in agencies or organizations that complement student’s research and experimental background while contributing to the improvement of his/her language proficiency. There is no final exam. No new enrollments permitted after first week of class.

• Days/Times: T 9:00AM - 11:30AM
• Instructor: Sanchez, Loreto
• Room:  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 3/12
• PosTag(s): n/a

This fourth-year course involves a specially designed project related to the student’s minor concentration. On completion of this course, the student will be able to use the Spanish language in real world contexts. The student-designed project may be related to each student´s current employment context or developed in agencies or organizations that complement student’s research and experimental background while contributing to the improvement of his/her language proficiency. There is no final exam. No new enrollments permitted after first week of class.

• Days/Times: Th 9:00AM - 11:30AM
• Instructor: Sanchez, Loreto
• Room:  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 2/10
• PosTag(s): n/a

In this seminar we will explore psychoanalytic theory as a method for interpreting art, literature, media, and political discourse. Our approach will be structured around an interlinking set of elements: historical stages in the development of Lacan’s theory; dimensions of experience as defined by the theory, specifically the symbolic, the imaginary, and the real; and moments of analytic interpretation, namely, the identification of the symptom, the staging of a fundamental fantasy in transference, and traversing the fantasy through subjective destitution. Readings will include texts from Lacan's seminars and writings as well as commentaries by the Slovenian philosophers Slavoj Žižek and Alenka Zupančič, the Haitian analyst Willy Apollon, the Argentine analyst Juan-David Nasio, and others. The seminar is being offered across several programs and will be taught in English, although students who can are encouraged to do readings in the original language. Attendance and participation are mandatory, but a term paper is not required.

• Days/Times: Th 3:30PM - 5:30PM
• Instructor: Egginton, William
• Room: Gilman 479
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 2/15
• PosTag(s): MLL-SPAN

The main objective of this course is to examine and discuss specific authors and topics in literature in Spanish from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. The course is designed to cover a selection of Hispanic texts from Spain and Latin America. Literary genres to be studied will include narratives, poetry, and drama. The bulk of each class session will be dedicated to the discussion of the assigned readings. This course is taught in Spanish. This course is required for the major in Spanish.

• Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
• Instructor: Ugarelli Risi, Mariangela
• Room: Hodson 301
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 11/18
• PosTag(s): n/a

The main objective of this course is to examine and discuss specific authors and topics in literature in Spanish from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. The course is designed to cover a selection of Hispanic texts from Spain and Latin America. Literary genres to be studied will include narratives, poetry, and drama. The bulk of each class session will be dedicated to the discussion of the assigned readings. This course is taught in Spanish. This course is required for the major in Spanish.

• Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
• Instructor: Williams, Rachel C
• Room: Hodson 216
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 7/18
• PosTag(s): n/a

The aim of this course is to introduce students to Latin American literature and culture, with a particular focus on its intersections with visual media and the emerging field of sound studies. From the 1920s to the present, authors in Latin America have utilized various forms of media such as radio, sound recordings, typewriters, cameras, TVs, and computers to reflect upon and actively engage with various cultural and socio-political processes. Throughout the course, students will explore how Latin American authors used their writings and voices to challenge the constraints imposed by historical conditions, including heteropatriarchy, state violence, exile, and censorship, which were prevalent during dictatorships in different countries during the 20th century. We will delve into the works of authors such as Julio Cortázar, Ulises Carrión, Nicanor Parra, Augusto and Haroldo de Campos, Alejandra Pizarnik, Hilda Hilst, Angélica Freitas, among others. In addition, we will discuss both theoretical and practical approaches to written and vocal performances found in records, video/cinematic materials, and radio/web-based sound productions. Drawing upon a social and historical perspective, we will present literary artifacts to inspire a fresh perspective on contemporary Latin American culture. It is important to note that this course relies heavily on primary sources and secondary literature, most of which are written in Spanish. Portuguese texts, when available, will be presented in their original form alongside Spanish translations. The course will be conducted in Spanish.

• Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
• Instructor: Noah, Marcelo
• Room: Gilman 277
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 4/15
• PosTag(s): MLL-SPAN

Taught in Spanish. This course will explore the fundamental aspects of Latin- America culture from the formation of independent states through the present—in light of the social, political, and economic histories of the region. The course will offer a general survey of history of Latin- America, and will discuss texts, movies, songs, pictures, and paintings, in relation to their social, political, and cultural contexts. May not be taken satisfactory/unsatisfactory.

• Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
• Instructor: Rios Saavedra, Veronica
• Room: Gilman 186
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 12/22
• PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST, INST-CP

This course will explore the fundamental aspects of Spanish culture from the nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries. The course will offer a general survey of the history of Spain and will discuss texts, movies, songs, pictures, and paintings in relation to their social, political, and cultural contexts. This course will be of particular interest for students planning on spending a semester abroad in Spain—specially for those students going to the JHU Fall Semester in Madrid, at Carlos III University. Taught in Spanish. Recommended Course Background: AS.210.311 or appropriate Webcape score. AS.215.390 was formerly numbered AS.211.390

• Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
• Instructor: Pinar Diaz, Alicia
• Room: Gilman 77
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 8/12
• PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, INST-CP

What is an illness? How do we define a sick body? How can literature, films and art convey suffering and healing? How do traditional histories of medicine structure sickness? Is there a perception––and representation––of illness that can be specific to Latin American culture? How does the Spanish language address issues of sickness, disability, and pain? This course will explore experiences of illness, suffering, pain, and healing through the readings of narratives, works of theory and criticism, and the writings of artists themselves, as well as film, artistic practices, and documentaries. Discussions will place the narratives of illness in the intersections with the history of public health, biomedical history, and the sociocultural history of disease in Latin America. Within the framework of the Medicine, Science, and the Humanities major, students will learn to recognize the value and relevance of literature and art to their personal, educational, and professional growth.

• Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
• Instructor: Heffes, Gisela
• Room: Gilman 55
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 3/20
• PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM

Humanists possess a reservoir of scholarly abilities that prime them for contributing to debates well beyond the academy. This semester-long workshop will introduce graduate students to the basics of writing for such broad audience. Each session will be organized around particular topics in public humanities writing, including the pitching, writing, editing, and publishing processes of newspapers, magazines, and online outlets. We will also consider the forms of writing that most allow scholars to draw from their academic training and research: reviews, personal essays, op-eds, interviews, and profiles. Throughout the course we will see how the interdisciplinarity, comparativism, and multilingualism of fields from across the humanities can be helpful for reaching wide audiences. Beyond the nuts and bolts of getting started in so-called “public” writing, this course aspires to teach graduate students how to combine quality writing with academic knowledge, scholarly analysis with a general intellectual readership—and, ultimately, make academic knowledge a public good. Taught in English.

• Days/Times: M 1:30PM - 3:30PM
• Instructor: Seguin, Becquer D
• Room: Gilman 490
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 10/15
• PosTag(s): n/a

Directed readings with Spanish faculty.

• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Heffes, Gisela
• Room:  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 4/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Directed readings with Spanish faculty.

• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Egginton, William
• Room:  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Directed readings with Spanish faculty.

• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Seguin, Becquer D
• Room:  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Research work toward dissertation.

• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Egginton, William
• Room:  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 3/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Research work toward dissertation.

• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Castro-Klaren, Sara
• Room:  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 4/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Research work toward dissertation.

• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Seguin, Becquer D
• Room:  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Directed work toward preparation of the dissertation proposal.

• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Egginton, William
• Room:  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 4/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Directed work toward preparation of the dissertation proposal.

• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Seguin, Becquer D
• Room:  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 4/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Training for professional academic purposes.

• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Egginton, William
• Room:  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 9/15
• PosTag(s): n/a

This is an introductory Spanish language course. On completion of this course, the students will have acquired the basic communication and grammatical skills necessary for speaking, writing, listening and reading in Spanish. Students will demonstrate these skills through their performance in class, by completing several online assignments, and by taking part in three group presentations in addition to two comprehensive exams which focus on the following thematic topics: Greetings, University Life, Family and Leisure. Students will also be introduced to the culture, history and geography of various Spanish and Latin American countries. The content covered in Spanish Elements 1 is the foundation for all consecutive Spanish courses. A placement exam is required to ensure the appropriate level. Your enrollment in Spanish Elements I will not be considered for approval until you have emailed the Spanish Language Director. No new enrollments permitted after 4th class session.

• Days/Times: MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM
• Instructor: Sanchez, Loreto
• Room: Gilman 313
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 6/17
• PosTag(s): n/a

This is an introductory Spanish language course. On completion of this course, the students will have acquired the basic communication and grammatical skills necessary for speaking, writing, listening and reading in Spanish. Students will demonstrate these skills through their performance in class, by completing several online assignments, and by taking part in three group presentations in addition to two comprehensive exams which focus on the following thematic topics: Greetings, University Life, Family and Leisure. Students will also be introduced to the culture, history and geography of various Spanish and Latin American countries. The content covered in Spanish Elements 1 is the foundation for all consecutive Spanish courses. A placement exam is required to ensure the appropriate level. Your enrollment in Spanish Elements I will not be considered for approval until you have emailed the Spanish Language Director. No new enrollments permitted after 4th class session.

• Days/Times: MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
• Instructor: Tracy, Michelle Eileen
• Room: Gilman 413
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/17
• PosTag(s): n/a

This is an introductory Spanish language course. On completion of this course, the students will have acquired the basic communication and grammatical skills necessary for speaking, writing, listening and reading in Spanish. Students will demonstrate these skills through their performance in class, by completing several online assignments, and by taking part in three group presentations in addition to two comprehensive exams which focus on the following thematic topics: Greetings, University Life, Family and Leisure. Students will also be introduced to the culture, history and geography of various Spanish and Latin American countries. The content covered in Spanish Elements 1 is the foundation for all consecutive Spanish courses. A placement exam is required to ensure the appropriate level. Your enrollment in Spanish Elements I will not be considered for approval until you have emailed the Spanish Language Director. No new enrollments permitted after 4th class session.

• Days/Times: MWF 4:30PM - 5:20PM
• Instructor: Staff
• Room: Gilman 479
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 13/17
• PosTag(s): n/a

This introductory Spanish language course is a continuation of the content covered in Spanish Elements I. On completion of this course, the students will have further developed the communication and grammatical skills necessary for speaking, writing, listening and reading in Spanish. Students will demonstrate these skills through their performance in class, by completing several online assignments, and by taking part in three group presentations in addition to two comprehensive exams which focus on the following thematic topics: Food, Sports, Shopping, Travel, and Health. Students will also be introduced to the culture, history and geography of various Spanish and Latin American countries. The content covered in Spanish Elements II prepares the students for Intermediate Spanish. No new enrollments permitted after 4th class session. Prerequisite: AS.210.111 or appropriate placement exam score.

• Days/Times: MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM
• Instructor: Tracy, Michelle Eileen
• Room: Gilman 413
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 9/12
• PosTag(s): n/a

This introductory Spanish language course is a continuation of the content covered in Spanish Elements I. On completion of this course, the students will have further developed the communication and grammatical skills necessary for speaking, writing, listening and reading in Spanish. Students will demonstrate these skills through their performance in class, by completing several online assignments, and by taking part in three group presentations in addition to two comprehensive exams which focus on the following thematic topics: Food, Sports, Shopping, Travel, and Health. Students will also be introduced to the culture, history and geography of various Spanish and Latin American countries. The content covered in Spanish Elements II prepares the students for Intermediate Spanish. No new enrollments permitted after 4th class session. Prerequisite: AS.210.111 or appropriate placement exam score.

• Days/Times: MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
• Instructor: Tracy, Michelle Eileen
• Room: Gilman 413
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 9/16
• PosTag(s): n/a

This introductory Spanish language course is a continuation of the content covered in Spanish Elements I. On completion of this course, the students will have further developed the communication and grammatical skills necessary for speaking, writing, listening and reading in Spanish. Students will demonstrate these skills through their performance in class, by completing several online assignments, and by taking part in three group presentations in addition to two comprehensive exams which focus on the following thematic topics: Food, Sports, Shopping, Travel, and Health. Students will also be introduced to the culture, history and geography of various Spanish and Latin American countries. The content covered in Spanish Elements II prepares the students for Intermediate Spanish. No new enrollments permitted after 4th class session. Prerequisite: AS.210.111 or appropriate placement exam score.

• Days/Times: MWF 4:30PM - 5:20PM
• Instructor: Staff
• Room: Hodson 216
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 15/17
• PosTag(s): n/a

Intermediate Spanish I is a comprehensive study of Spanish designed for students who have attained an advanced elementary level in the language. The course is organized around a thematic approach to topics relevant to contemporary Hispanic culture. Students will practice the four language skills in the classroom through guided grammatical and creative conversational activities and through the completion of three comprehensive exams. Outside of class, students will complete extensive online assignments and write three major compositions (as part of the three exams). In addition, students will broaden their knowledge of Hispanic culture by viewing a Spanish-language film and by reading several literary selections. Successful completion of Intermediate Spanish I will prepare students for the next level of Spanish (Intermediate Spanish II).There is no final exam. No new enrollments permitted after the third class session.

• Days/Times: MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
• Instructor: Martinez-Velez, Naiara
• Room: Gilman 313
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 6/17
• PosTag(s): n/a

Intermediate Spanish I is a comprehensive study of Spanish designed for students who have attained an advanced elementary level in the language. The course is organized around a thematic approach to topics relevant to contemporary Hispanic culture. Students will practice the four language skills in the classroom through guided grammatical and creative conversational activities and through the completion of three comprehensive exams. Outside of class, students will complete extensive online assignments and write three major compositions (as part of the three exams). In addition, students will broaden their knowledge of Hispanic culture by viewing a Spanish-language film and by reading several literary selections. Successful completion of Intermediate Spanish I will prepare students for the next level of Spanish (Intermediate Spanish II).There is no final exam. No new enrollments permitted after the third class session.

• Days/Times: MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
• Instructor: Martinez-Velez, Naiara
• Room: Gilman 313
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/17
• PosTag(s): n/a

Intermediate Spanish I is a comprehensive study of Spanish designed for students who have attained an advanced elementary level in the language. The course is organized around a thematic approach to topics relevant to contemporary Hispanic culture. Students will practice the four language skills in the classroom through guided grammatical and creative conversational activities and through the completion of three comprehensive exams. Outside of class, students will complete extensive online assignments and write three major compositions (as part of the three exams). In addition, students will broaden their knowledge of Hispanic culture by viewing a Spanish-language film and by reading several literary selections. Successful completion of Intermediate Spanish I will prepare students for the next level of Spanish (Intermediate Spanish II).There is no final exam. No new enrollments permitted after the third class session.

• Days/Times: MWF 12:00PM - 12:50PM
• Instructor: Staff
• Room: Gilman 313
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 12/17
• PosTag(s): n/a

Intermediate Spanish I is a comprehensive study of Spanish designed for students who have attained an advanced elementary level in the language. The course is organized around a thematic approach to topics relevant to contemporary Hispanic culture. Students will practice the four language skills in the classroom through guided grammatical and creative conversational activities and through the completion of three comprehensive exams. Outside of class, students will complete extensive online assignments and write three major compositions (as part of the three exams). In addition, students will broaden their knowledge of Hispanic culture by viewing a Spanish-language film and by reading several literary selections. Successful completion of Intermediate Spanish I will prepare students for the next level of Spanish (Intermediate Spanish II).There is no final exam. No new enrollments permitted after the third class session.

• Days/Times: MWF 4:30PM - 5:20PM
• Instructor: Staff
• Room: Hodson 315
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 14/17
• PosTag(s): n/a

Intermediate Spanish II is a comprehensive study of Spanish designed for students who have attained a mid-intermediate level in the language or who have completed Spanish 212. The course is organized around a thematic approach to topics relevant to contemporary Hispanic culture. Students will practice the four language skills in the classroom through guided grammatical and creative conversational activities and through the completion of three comprehensive exams. Outside of class, students will complete extensive online assignments and write three major compositions (as part of the three exams). In addition, students will broaden their knowledge of Hispanic culture by viewing a Spanish-language film and by reading several literary selections. Successful completion of Intermediate Spanish II will prepare students for the next level of Spanish (Advanced Spanish I).There is no final exam. No new enrollments permitted after the fourth class session.

• Days/Times: MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM
• Instructor: Sanchez, Loreto
• Room: Gilman 479
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 2/14
• PosTag(s): n/a

Intermediate Spanish II is a comprehensive study of Spanish designed for students who have attained a mid-intermediate level in the language or who have completed Spanish 212. The course is organized around a thematic approach to topics relevant to contemporary Hispanic culture. Students will practice the four language skills in the classroom through guided grammatical and creative conversational activities and through the completion of three comprehensive exams. Outside of class, students will complete extensive online assignments and write three major compositions (as part of the three exams). In addition, students will broaden their knowledge of Hispanic culture by viewing a Spanish-language film and by reading several literary selections. Successful completion of Intermediate Spanish II will prepare students for the next level of Spanish (Advanced Spanish I).There is no final exam. No new enrollments permitted after the fourth class session.

• Days/Times: MWF 12:00PM - 12:50PM
• Instructor: Martinez-Velez, Naiara
• Room: Hodson 315
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 1/14
• PosTag(s): n/a

This course is a comprehensive study of the Spanish language focused on the continuing development of students’ communicative abilities and their knowledge of Hispanic cultures. Students will expand their use of basic structures of Spanish with a special emphasis on more difficult grammatical and vocabulary aspects, and further improve both their oral and written skills. Students will sharper their critical thinking skills and listening abilities utilizing movies and written texts. This course combines an extensive use of an online component with class participation and three exams. Upon successful completion of this course, students will have acquired extended complex language tools that facilitate proficiency in Spanish and its use in various professional contexts. There is no final exam. No new enrollments permitted after the third class session.

• Days/Times: MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM
• Instructor: Staff
• Room: Gilman 10
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 8/12
• PosTag(s): n/a

This course is a comprehensive study of the Spanish language focused on the continuing development of students’ communicative abilities and their knowledge of Hispanic cultures. Students will expand their use of basic structures of Spanish with a special emphasis on more difficult grammatical and vocabulary aspects, and further improve both their oral and written skills. Students will sharper their critical thinking skills and listening abilities utilizing movies and written texts. This course combines an extensive use of an online component with class participation and three exams. Upon successful completion of this course, students will have acquired extended complex language tools that facilitate proficiency in Spanish and its use in various professional contexts. There is no final exam. No new enrollments permitted after the third class session.

• Days/Times: MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
• Instructor: Torres Burgos, Carmen
• Room: Gilman 186
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 3/15
• PosTag(s): n/a

This course is a comprehensive study of the Spanish language focused on the continuing development of students’ communicative abilities and their knowledge of Hispanic cultures. Students will expand their use of basic structures of Spanish with a special emphasis on more difficult grammatical and vocabulary aspects, and further improve both their oral and written skills. Students will sharper their critical thinking skills and listening abilities utilizing movies and written texts. This course combines an extensive use of an online component with class participation and three exams. Upon successful completion of this course, students will have acquired extended complex language tools that facilitate proficiency in Spanish and its use in various professional contexts. There is no final exam. No new enrollments permitted after the third class session.

• Days/Times: MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
• Instructor: Hubbard, Arancha
• Room: Gilman 479
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 6/15
• PosTag(s): n/a

This course is thorough review of the Spanish language focused on the development of students’ communicative abilities and their knowledge of Hispanic cultures. Students will both expand their knowledge of the basic structures of Spanish, with special emphasis on more difficult grammatical and vocabulary aspects, and further improve on oral and written skills. Students will increase their critical thinking skills and listening abilities utilizing movies and written texts. This course combines an extensive use of an online component, class participation and three exams. Upon successful completion of this course, students will have acquired more complex language tools to become proficient in Spanish and its use in various professional contexts. There is no final exam. No new enrollments permitted after the third class session.

• Days/Times: MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
• Instructor: Hubbard, Arancha
• Room: Gilman 479
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 11/15
• PosTag(s): n/a

This course is thorough review of the Spanish language focused on the development of students’ communicative abilities and their knowledge of Hispanic cultures. Students will both expand their knowledge of the basic structures of Spanish, with special emphasis on more difficult grammatical and vocabulary aspects, and further improve on oral and written skills. Students will increase their critical thinking skills and listening abilities utilizing movies and written texts. This course combines an extensive use of an online component, class participation and three exams. Upon successful completion of this course, students will have acquired more complex language tools to become proficient in Spanish and its use in various professional contexts. There is no final exam. No new enrollments permitted after the third class session.

• Days/Times: MWF 12:00PM - 12:50PM
• Instructor: Sanchez, Loreto
• Room: Gilman 479
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 4/15
• PosTag(s): n/a

Medical Spanish is a comprehensive examination of vocabulary and grammar for students who either work or intend to work in medicine and health-related fields in Spanish-speaking environments. The student will be able to participate in conversations on topics such as contrasting health systems, body structures, disorders and conditions, consulting your doctor, physical and mental health, first-aid, hospitalization and surgery on completion of this course. In completing the course’s final project students will apply, synthesize, and reflect on what has been learned in the class by creating a professional dossier individualized to their professional interests. There is no final exam. Not open to native speakers of Spanish. No new enrollments permitted after the third class session.

• Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
• Instructor: Torres Burgos, Carmen
• Room: Gilman 10
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/12
• PosTag(s): n/a

Medical Spanish is a comprehensive examination of vocabulary and grammar for students who either work or intend to work in medicine and health-related fields in Spanish-speaking environments. The student will be able to participate in conversations on topics such as contrasting health systems, body structures, disorders and conditions, consulting your doctor, physical and mental health, first-aid, hospitalization and surgery on completion of this course. In completing the course’s final project students will apply, synthesize, and reflect on what has been learned in the class by creating a professional dossier individualized to their professional interests. There is no final exam. Not open to native speakers of Spanish. No new enrollments permitted after the third class session.

• Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
• Instructor: Torres Burgos, Carmen
• Room: Gilman 10
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/12
• PosTag(s): n/a

Spanish for international business is an overview of business topics in an international Spanish-speaking context with an emphasis on deep review of grammar and vocabulary acquisition. On completion of this course the student will have developed the ability to read and critically discuss business and government relations in Latin America and will have examine entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, business ethics, human resources and commerce in the Spanish speaking world. In completing the course’s final project students will apply, synthesize, and reflect on what has been covered in the class by creating a professional dossier individualized to their own professional interests. Concepts learned in this course will be directly applicable to careers linked to international relations and will apply to various careers in business. There is no final exam. May not be taken satisfactory/unsatisfactory. Not open to native speakers of Spanish. No new enrollments permitted after the third class session. Language Program Director: Loreto Sanchez-Serrano

• Days/Times: MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM
• Instructor: Hubbard, Arancha
• Room:  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 10/10
• PosTag(s): n/a

Conversational Spanish surveys high-interest themes, discusses short films by contemporary Hispanic filmmakers and offers a thorough review of grammar. The student will be able to participate in conversations on topics such as personality traits, social media, political power, art and lifestyles on completion of this course. Conversational skills mastered during the course apply to all careers interconnected by Spanish. There is no final exam. Not open to native speakers of Spanish. No new enrollments permitted after the third class session.

• Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
• Instructor: Ramos, Rosario
• Room: Hodson 305
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 3/15
• PosTag(s): n/a

Spanish for engineering is a comprehensive examination of vocabulary and grammar for students who either work or intend to work in the engineering field to develop their communicative strategies in the field of engineering. On completion of this course, students will be able to participate in conversations on topics such as applications of biomedical engineering in the diagnosis and treatment of different medical conditions, efficient use of energy and materials, design and construction of public works, development of electrical systems and development of solutions to environmental problems. In completing the course’s final project students will apply, synthesize, and reflect on what has been learned in the class by creating a professional dossier individualized to their professional interests. There is no final exam. May not be taken satisfactory/unsatisfactory. Not open to native speakers of Spanish. No new enrollments permitted after the third-class session.

• Days/Times: MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM
• Instructor: Martinez-Velez, Naiara
• Room:  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 11/12
• PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM

Contacts and Contrasts in Spanish for the Professions harnesses a comparative approach to reviewing grammar and learning Spanish by offering translation practice from English to Spanish and thrusting synthesis of prior courses into coherent professional tools. Techniques may include comparing texts of medicine, public health, literature, technology, politics, and journalism between Spanish and English. Students will identify and differentiate terminology specific to these various fields and will focus on practicing correct uses of the grammatical structures relevant to English and Spanish in translation and cultural contact. In the course’s term projects, students will apply, synthesize, and reflect on their knowledge of Spanish by completing a translation exercise individualized to their professional interests. Strategies of communication mastered in this course will help students of Spanish throughout their careers.

• Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
• Instructor: Ramos, Rosario
• Room: Gilman 10
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/12
• PosTag(s): n/a

Contacts and Contrasts in Spanish for the Professions harnesses a comparative approach to reviewing grammar and learning Spanish by offering translation practice from English to Spanish and thrusting synthesis of prior courses into coherent professional tools. Techniques may include comparing texts of medicine, public health, literature, technology, politics, and journalism between Spanish and English. Students will identify and differentiate terminology specific to these various fields and will focus on practicing correct uses of the grammatical structures relevant to English and Spanish in translation and cultural contact. In the course’s term projects, students will apply, synthesize, and reflect on their knowledge of Spanish by completing a translation exercise individualized to their professional interests. Strategies of communication mastered in this course will help students of Spanish throughout their careers.

• Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
• Instructor: Ramos, Rosario
• Room: Gilman 77
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/12
• PosTag(s): n/a

This fourth-year course involves a specially designed project related to the student’s minor concentration. On completion of this course, the student will be able to use the Spanish language in real world contexts. The student-designed project may be related to each student´s current employment context or developed in agencies or organizations that complement student’s research and experimental background while contributing to the improvement of his/her language proficiency. There is no final exam. No new enrollments permitted after first week of class.

• Days/Times: T 9:00AM - 11:45AM
• Instructor: Sanchez, Loreto
• Room:  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 3/10
• PosTag(s): n/a

This fourth-year course involves a specially designed project related to the student’s minor concentration. On completion of this course, the student will be able to use the Spanish language in real world contexts. The student-designed project may be related to each student´s current employment context or developed in agencies or organizations that complement student’s research and experimental background while contributing to the improvement of his/her language proficiency. There is no final exam. No new enrollments permitted after first week of class.

• Days/Times: Th 9:00AM - 11:45AM
• Instructor: Sanchez, Loreto
• Room:  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 6/10
• PosTag(s): n/a

This course will explore the fundamental aspects of Spanish culture from the nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries. The course will offer a general survey of the history of Spain and will discuss texts, movies, songs, pictures, and paintings in relation to their social, political, and cultural contexts. This course will be of particular interest for students planning on spending a semester abroad in Spain—specially for those students going to the JHU Fall Semester in Madrid, at Carlos III University. Taught in Spanish. Recommended Course Background: AS.210.311 or appropriate Webcape score. AS.215.390 was formerly numbered AS.211.390

• Days/Times: TTh 4:30PM - 5:45PM
• Instructor: Pinar Diaz, Alicia
• Room: Hodson 203
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 9/15
• PosTag(s): n/a

Taught in Spanish. This course will explore the fundamental aspects of Latin- America culture from the formation of independent states through the present—in light of the social, political, and economic histories of the region. The course will offer a general survey of history of Latin- America, and will discuss texts, movies, songs, pictures, and paintings, in relation to their social, political, and cultural contexts. May not be taken satisfactory/unsatisfactory.

• Days/Times: MW 4:30PM - 5:45PM
• Instructor: Walls, Alfredo
• Room: Bloomberg 178
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 9/12
• PosTag(s): n/a

The main objective of this course is to examine and discuss specific authors and topics in literature in Spanish from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. The course is designed to cover a selection of Hispanic texts from Spain and Latin America. Literary genres to be studied will include narratives, poetry, and drama. The bulk of each class session will be dedicated to the discussion of the assigned readings. This course is taught in Spanish. This course is required for the major in Spanish.

• Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
• Instructor: Fabro, Lila
• Room: Krieger 300
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 6/15
• PosTag(s): n/a

This course will explore the varied avant-garde movements that have animated Latin American art and literature from the early 20th century to the late 1960s, examining their impact on today’s artistic and literary voices. We will study how artists and writers have confronted and transformed norms and traditions, developing unique modes of thought and expression. While acknowledging the influence of European counterpart movements, the focus will shift to indigenous and Afro-Latinx perspectives, examining how they have carved out distinctive creative paths and challenged colonial legacies. Topics and materials include the many movements that arose across the continent, such as Creacionismo in Chile, the Estridentismo Mexicano, and Brazilian concrete poetry; books and magazines that provided a platform for such authors as Jorge Luis Borges, Mário de Andrade, Patrícia “Pagu” Galvão, Nicanor Parra, and Clarice Lispector; recordings and other multimedia artifacts. The course will be conducted in Spanish.

• Days/Times: TTh 4:30PM - 5:45PM
• Instructor: Noah, Marcelo
• Room:  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 13/15
• PosTag(s): n/a

What social, political, and economic forces make groups of people appear out of place in a given society? How have literary works contributed to counteracting the marginalization of certain groups? This course will look at how modern Spanish artists, writers, and intellectuals wrestled with questions of identity and marginalization. We will critically examine how the modern Spanish state was forged from restrictions on cultural difference and consider the various marginalized groups that were left in its wake. These groups include various peoples (e.g. the Romani), ideologies (e.g. anarchism, socialism, communism), social and economic classes (e.g. peasants, the working class), and regional identities (e.g. Catalonia, the Basque Country). Key texts in modern Spanish literature will prompt our investigation into how writers and artists reflected on, contested, and expressed the marginality of the country’s various internal others. Taught in Spanish.

• Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
• Instructor: Seguin, Becquer D
• Room: Maryland 309
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 8/18
• PosTag(s): n/a

This survey of Latin American literature and culture introduces students to a mixture of canonical and lesser-known works with a focus on the environment. We will explore a wide variety of ecocultural texts from Latin America, ranging from accounts of Europeans’ first arrival to the foundation of the Nation-States, followed by neoliberalism, globalization and the crisis of mass extinction and anthropogenic climate change today. Through the reading of a significant mix of styles and genres––including poetry, essays, prose fiction and speeches–– we will map out connections between environmental thought and the region’s long and multi-layered history of colonialism. Some questions we will address are what these texts teach us about the relationship between nature and human beings, and how does climate science and scientific evidence reproduce (pos)colonial relations of power? This class is taught in Spanish.

• Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
• Instructor: Heffes, Gisela
• Room: Hodson 301
• Status: Waitlist Only
• Seats Available: 0/12
• PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM

How is painting political? What would it mean for a painting to make a political intervention? Can a painting, through its subject, composition, and style, make political arguments and claims? Understanding painting as a repository for social, economic, and political relations, this course will examine the works of major Spanish painters from El Greco to Picasso. We will pay special attention to the ways in which painters developed a particular “political vision” of Iberia and the world. Paintings will be paired with texts ranging from art history and criticism to literature, history, and political philosophy. Taught in Spanish.

• Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
• Instructor: Seguin, Becquer D
• Room: Mergenthaler 431
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 6/18
• PosTag(s): n/a

This seminar aims to offer graduate students a systematic contact with a representative sample of the literature and scholarship about the mutual relationships between human societies and their natural environments, chiefly in Latin America. Through multi-disciplinary readings, the course will draw extensively from recent critical and theoretical approaches both in United States and the UK and compare it with Latin American stances. The theoretical/critical material will be read in correspondence with a wide range of literary and artistic representations of nature, current environments and the consequences of degradation of local and global places, environmental justice, wilderness ideologies, urban development, deep ecology, cultures of energy, waste studies and ongoing consumption, depletion and land dispossession, Indigenous approaches, new materialism, posthumanism, and more broadly environmental humanities (vis–a-vis its alternative Latin American approach: ecología politica). Although the primary focus will be on the Latin America, the theoretical component of the course will make connections to global trends. Throughout this examination of pertinent environmental scholarship, we will also explore how the interplay between society and the environment evinces preexistent inequalities based on social position, gender and race. This seminar will require students to engaged in original research and intensive readings.

• Days/Times: Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
• Instructor: Heffes, Gisela
• Room: Mergenthaler 431
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 11/12
• PosTag(s): n/a

The stratified nature of medieval and early modern Iberia was long understood to derive not from race per se but from lineage, whereby statutes of limpieza de sangre or blood purity granted an array of privileges to descendants of Christian ancestors while discriminating against those of Jewish or Muslim heritage. Recent scholarship, however, has challenged this paradigm to establish that race was already operative in premodernity, and that skin color was, alongside ethnoreligious genealogy, yet another vector of oppression. This course will explore the racialization of skin complexion in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Iberian drama, particularly in plays featuring Black African and Afro-diasporic characters, such as those by Andrés de Claramonte, Diego Jiménez de Enciso, Lope de Rueda, Lope de Vega, Antonio Mira de Amescua, Rodrigo de Reinosa, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, and Luis Vélez de Guevara. In doing so, students will engage with the field of premodern critical race studies to interrogate how a nascent colorism intersected with historical projects of national and imperial consolidation, global trade, colonialism, slavery, and other racial formations. Many of the readings will be available only in Spanish, though class discussion may be conducted in Spanish or English, depending on the needs of enrolled students.

• Days/Times: T 4:30PM - 7:00PM
• Instructor: Staff
• Room: Gilman 186
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 11/12
• PosTag(s): n/a

Directed readings with Spanish faculty.

• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Egginton, William
• Room:  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Directed readings with Spanish faculty.

• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Seguin, Becquer D
• Room:  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Research work toward dissertation.

• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Egginton, William
• Room:  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 4/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Research work toward dissertation.

• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Seguin, Becquer D
• Room:  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Directed work toward preparation of the dissertation proposal.

• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Egginton, William
• Room:  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 4/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Directed work toward preparation of the dissertation proposal.

• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Seguin, Becquer D
• Room:  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 5/5
• PosTag(s): n/a

Training for professional academic purposes.

• Days/Times:
• Instructor: Sanchez, Loreto
• Room:  
• Status: Open
• Seats Available: 10/10
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