Students acquire a working knowledge of the Catalan language and the aspects of Catalan culture and society. No previous experience with Catalan required, although knowledge of another Romance language (through intermediate level) is required.

To expand the linguistic and cultural knowledge acquired in CAT 3180 and to further develop an understanding of Catalan art, culture and society. Emphasis on speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Review and extend knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, culture; develop oral and written skills; begin reading literary works; consolidate knowledge of Catalan culture.

This revolving topics course provides a mechanism by which course work taken abroad as part of an approved student program can be recorded on the transcript and counted toward UF graduation.br />

This course and its sequel, FRE 1131, constitute the basic sequence in French for the development of overall skill in the language. Open to students with little or no background in French.

For students who have previous experience in French but who are not yet prepared for advanced elementary work in the language. FRE 1180 confirms overall skill in the language and prepares students for FRE 1131.

Alternative to FRE 1131 for students who have had four years of high school French or equivalent, but whose placement scores are not high enough for FRE 2200. This course combines the material of FRE 1130 and 1131 in one semester. Course meets three times per week. FRE 2200 follows this course in the sequence.

Devoted to grammar review and composition, this course and its sequel, 2201, develop reading and writing skills in French.

Continued grammar review. Emphasizes practice in reading and developing vocabulary. Selected readings in French and Francophone fiction.

Develops conversational skills.

Develops conversational skills. (H, N)

An immersion language course integrating the experience, observations and impressions of students living abroad with a French family (site announced annually). Emphasis on development of language proficiency and cultural awareness. Class meets 12 hours a week. The course enhances speaking, reading, writing proficiency and the ability to communicate with native speakers.

An accelerated introduction to French. Assumes no previous knowledge of French. Offers a four-skill introduction to the language for those who have completed intermediate level study in another Romance language.

French-language reading and discussion section designed to accompany and complement courses of diverse content offered in other departments. Readings and discussions will be in French to develop specific vocabulary and fluency related to the content of the companion course, as well as to provide students an international perspective on the issues of the main course. (N)

Systematic examination of French grammar. Practice of writing at several levels (summary of texts, descriptions, compositions). Textual analysis of literary and journalistic materials.

Develops advanced writing skills through the stylistic study of literary and journalistic texts. Writing assignments will focus on development of a variety of skills, including summaries, literary analyses, argumentative essays, etc. Aspects of French grammar will be highlighted along with analytical terms and key vocabulary from texts.

This course refines and develops oral and comprehension skills. Students will acquire a more precise vocabulary relating to different domains. New vocabulary ranging from the colloquial to the most refined of discourses allows students to recognize and use words and expressions in the proper context; course material allows students to move from discussions about themselves to situations they are likely to encounter in daily life abroad, through interviewing techniques and professional interaction in the target language.

An introduction to business practices in France with particular emphasis on active use of business vocabulary and salient cultural differences. Major topics include written business communication, financial institutions, trade and advertising. (S, N)

Continues the acquisition of business language with special attention paid to technical readings, marketing, case studies and the role of France in the European Union. Emphasis is also placed on oral communication skills and contrasting U.S. and French business culture.

This course situates France in space and time, studies the principal historical events that have formed and transformed the nation state, its mentality and its cultural production. Special attention is given to the significant political, intellectual, religious, social and artistic currents that have marked France and its image from ancient times to the present. (H, N)

This course informs students about the cultures of countries or regions where French is used as the (or one of the) official language(s) or, in a less official capacity, by a segment of the population. Study of some of the historical, conceptual, practical and problematic aspects of Francophonie. In the second part of the semester, the course concentrates on one specific area (the Caribbean or West Africa or Quebec, etc., on a rotating basis). Literary samples are included.(H, N)

An overview of contemporary France. May include the study of such topics as politics, economics, education and the arts, as well as ideas of national and ethnic identity and France's place in the EU. (H, N).

A survey of the units of speech cast in practical terms and organized by classes of sounds with particular emphasis on rhythm, vowels, nasalization, diphthongs and the complex phenomena that occur at word transitions in French. The course is taught in French, in an audio laboratory, with the instructor as monitor and with a manual designed for individualized instruction.

Oral practice with emphasis on the structure of oral communication and oral presentation. Students learn to utilize organizational frames, highlight transitions and make their oral reports clear and accessible. Speech acts and alternative options in communication are given ample attention. Especially useful to persons planning to use French in a variety of professions.

Advanced writing course that provides a systematic study (or review) of French syntax, vocabulary and style with the help of drill sessions. The course also may include some training in literary translation. A number of quizzes and written compositions.

An introduction to French phonological processes, providing explanatory evidence for the production of speech sounds, for the classification of sounds, for their interrelationship with one another (gliding, nasalization, assimilation), for morphological and syllable structure, for specifically French phenomena such as liaison, elision, final consonant drop, schwa drop, and for the relationship of morphology to phonology, especially in the verb system.

Sociolinguistic issues in the French-speaking world: language variation, discourse analysis, attitudes toward varieties of French and contact with speakers of other languages.

Explores the French language as a system of communication and mental representation. This course analyzes the morphological, syntactic and semantic aspects of contemporary French, and emphasizes the historical, psychological and sociological dimension of linguistic investigation.

For advanced major and minors who seek independent work not offered in another course. Must be arranged individually with French faculty.

Directed research leading to a 30 - 40 page essay. Topic must be approved by thesis director and registration for two semesters is highly recommended. Not a substitute for a required French major course.

This revolving topics course provides a mechanism by which course work taken abroad as part of an approved student program can be recorded on the transcript and counted toward UF graduation.

Selected readings in English translation of major works of French literature. Designed for students with no knowledge of French; not for credit in the major. (H, N) (WR)

Rotating topics in French literature and culture, taught in English.

A critical, theoretical and historical study of French cinema. Topics vary from year to year and will be announced. Past courses introduced the study of key directors, 1930s cinema, nostalgia and masculinity in 1980s films, World War II cinema, Colonial and Postcolonial cinema. The class is open to French majors and non-majors and is taught in English. Topics may vary. (H, N)

An introduction to the rich heritage of feminist traditions in France and Francophone countries through an exploration of women writers and thinkers (filmmakers, theorists), primarily of the 19th and 20th centuries. Selected topics include L'écriture féminine (Writing the Feminine), autobiographical writing by French and Francophone women, women in French cinema, and representations of women in French film and literature. Students will read, discuss and analyze a broad spectrum of primary and secondary sources from a feminist viewpoint. (H, I, S)

Provides knowledge of different cultures, languages and identities that make up contemporary European cinemas.

This revolving topics course provides a mechanism by which course work taken abroad as part of an approved student program can be recorded on the transcript and counted toward UF graduation.

This course provides an overview of French Medieval, Renaissance and Classical literature and culture, and acquaints students with major literary, intellectual and historical trends through study of representative works from each period. Special emphasis is placed on close reading of texts to train students to read critically and to familiarize them with major authors, genres and interpretations. (H, N)

Selected readings of outstanding authors of prose fiction, poetry and theatre from the 18th to the 20th century. Provides the historical context for major literary movements and authors, and trains students to read and write critically. The course is generally organized thematically. (H, N)

Through a selection of texts by authors such as Alphonse Daudet, Marcel Pagnol, Jean Giono and Henri Bosco, students will receive a progressive initiation to regional literature, and site visits will allow students to better understand the literary inspiration behind Provencal literature.

Selected topics.

Selected readings with an emphasis on the history of ideas, the moralistes and culture in the early modern period. Texts include Descartes, Cyrano de Bergerac, Pascal, Fontenelle, La Rochefoucauld, La Fayette, La Bruyère and Sévigné.

Rotating topics course exploring the fiction, theatre or intellectual prose of the Enlightenment. Special emphasis placed on the cultural climate and productions of the Ancient Régime.

This course examines representative novels in 20th-century French literature from Proust to the New Novel and beyond. Course emphasis may include study of genre, narrative techniques, literary modernism and major themes. The course combines an historical approach with close textual readings. Authors frequently studied include Proust, Gide, Malraux, Céline, Camus, Sartre, Robbe-Grillet, Butor, Sarraute and Duras.

Theory and practice of dramaturgy in the classical period as reflected in plays of Corneille, Molière and Racine. Close textual analysis to disengage aesthetic and ideological problematics posed by each play.

A study of selected plays (by Jarry, Claudel, Giraudoux, Camus, Anouilh, Ghelderode, Beckett, Ionesco, Genet, etc.), dramatic techniques and the evolution of modern French theatre as a genre.

This course combines an historical approach with close readings of poetic texts. It also introduces students to a number of theoretical and critical writings. Although poetic texts taken from the traditional canon are studied, students are also presented with the works of less frequently-taught poets.

A critical and historical study of the representation of gender and ethnicity in French cinema.

A rotating topics course tracing the development and the main tenets of 19th-century French Romanticism. The class concentrates on various themes and genres (including poetry, theater, the novel, etc.) exploited by Romantic artists as well as the socio-economic and cultural matrices that fostered the movement. Specific attention may be devoted to the relationship between literature and the visual arts, constructions of gendered, cultural and artistic subjectivities, exoticism (spatial, temporal and mystical voyages), representations of Paris and French society, etc. Beginning with pre-Romantic authors, the course moves on to writers such as Lamartine, Stendhal, Hugo, Vigny, Balzac, Sand, Musset, Desbordes-Valmore, Nerval and Baudelaire.

A rotating topics course introducing students to the development and the main tenets of latter 19th-century literary, artistic and cultural productions. Over the semester students may concentrate on various themes and genres (including poetry, theatre, the novel, etc.) exploited by writers of the period, as well as the socio-economic and cultural matrices that fostered the plethora of movements arising between 1850 and the fin de siècle. Specific attention may be devoted to definitions of Realism, Naturalism and Symbolism; representations of modern life and the industrialization of the literary market; the infiltration of scientific and mechanistic thought into literary productions (poetry or prose); and representations of women and the female body, of Paris and Parisian society.

Rotating topics in the literatures and cultures of the Francophone world, including North America (Quebec), Europe (Belgium, Switzerland and regional France), Asia (Vietnam, Indian Ocean) and the Middle East.

This course explores the production of Sub-Saharan African writers from its inception to the present. The course examines several representative works and figures, genres (epics, poetry, drama, novels), discourses and critics that inform the productions. Particular attention is paid to historical, political and cultural issues that figure in the development and orientation of African literature in French. Occasional inclusion of Caribbean literature for purpose of comparison.

Review and comparative analysis of approaches to literature from Romanticism to Deconstructionism. The act of reading and writing is examined through the eyes of Sainte-Beuve, Taine, Lanson, Bachelard, the Geneva School, Ricoeur, Bataille, Blanchot, Barthes, Foucault, Genette, Lacan, Kristeva, Todorov, Derrida and others.

A rotating topics course for French majors and minors in the senior year. Topics rotate given research interests or field of specialization of the teaching faculty. Recent topics have included La Poésie du Voyage; L'Ecriture Féminine; Le Discontinu chez La Rochefoucauld et La Bruyére; Charles Baudelaire: poète/critique de la vie moderne; Qu'est-ce que la Révolte?

This course and its sequel, HAI 1131, constitute the basic sequence for the development of overall skills in the language. Conversational approach with essentials of grammar.

Second part of the basic Haitian Creole sequence.

This course concentrates on conversation, readings and introduction to Haitian culture through music and film.

Continued concentration on conversation with added emphasis on reading and perspectives on issues related to the Haitian way of living.

Central aspects of history, politics, environment and development are addressed, including gender relations, medicine, education, work, race and class. No knowledge of Haitian Creole is required.

Must be arranged individually with Haitian faculty.

An examination of representations of Haiti and its culture through Haitian literature, art, film and music. (GE-H, I)

Central aspects of history, politics, environment and development are addressed, including attention to gender relations, medicine, education, work, race and class. No knowledge of Haitian Creole is required.(H, N,S) (WR)

This course and its sequel, ITA 1131, constitute the basic sequence in Italian. Emphasis on the development of broad competence in the language. Oral-aural approach ensures competence in the four skills.

This course is designed to enhance the student's knowledge of Italian in all four skills: listening, reading, speaking and writing. The goal is to create communicative competence that will allow students to advance to third year study and to benefit from their visits to Italy. (H, N)

Completes second year sequence with emphasis on composition, literature and communication skills. (H, N)

An intensive course designed primarily for speakers or students with knowledge of another Romance language or strong linguistic abilities in another foreign language. Assumes no prior study of Italian and offers a complete four-skill (listening, speaking, reading and writing) introduction to the language.

Italian-language reading and discussion to accompany and complement courses in other departments. Readings and discussions will be in Italian to develop vocabulary and fluency related to the content of the companion course and to provide an international perspective on the issues of the main course. (N)

Intensive language course designed to master grammatical principles, to increase vocabulary and to enhance writing and composition skills.

Variable topics class that introduces Italian civilization in historical, artistic and literary contexts. (H, N)

Variable topics class focusing on modern Italy through literature, art and mass media, and current events. (H, N)

Only three credits can count toward the minor. For advanced minors who seek independent work not offered in another course. Must be arranged individually with Italian faculty.

Major Italian authors from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance. Designed especially for students with no knowledge of Italian. Satisfies general education. (H, N)

Study of modern Italian narrative and its adaptation to film by major Italian directors. (H, N)

Through lectures, readings and discussions in English, this course considers the continuing presence of Rome and other Italian cities as metaphors and focal points of Italian artistic and literary sensibilities.(H, N)

A critical and historical study of Italian film and directors. Topics may vary. (H, N)

Selected topics in Italian literature, civilization and culture, including crossover influence of media. Can focus on one epoch's influence on another.

This revolving topics course provides a mechanism by which course work taken abroad as part of an approved student program can be recorded on the transcript and counted toward UF graduation.

The origins of early Italian literature, its central themes and the cultural factors that influenced its development. The course develops an ability to read in Italian and to read critically. (H)

The major Italian authors from the Renaissance through the 20th century. (H)

The sequence POR 1130 and 1131 is the basic Portuguese sequence, stressing the language as spoken in Brazil.

This course is designed for those with knowledge of another Romance language (usually Spanish) through study or home experience. The class is a complete introduction to the language, assuming that students have no previous study of Portuguese. It also satisfies the CLAS and Journalism foreign-language requirement in one semester. (H, N)

Portuguese-language reading and discussions to accompany and complement courses of diverse content offered in other departments. Readings and discussions will be in Portuguese to develop vocabulary and fluency related to the content of the companion course and to provide an international perspective on the issues of the main course. (N)

This intermediate course, emphasizing all four skills, consists of printed and electronic readings, writing essays and taking notes, oral discussions and presentations, lab activities and grammar review.

An intermediate course with continued expansion of vocabulary, review of essential grammar and structures, and development of reading, writing and speaking skills.

Introduction to the central historical events, political institutions, intellectual currents and artistic movements in the foundation and development of Portugal, Brazil and Lusophone Africa. Preview of topics studied in other literature and culture courses. (H, N)

Introduction to the study of modern cultural forms, including folk pageantry, performance arts, literature, film and television.

This revolving topics course provides a mechanism by which course work taken abroad as part of an approved student program can be recorded on the transcript and counted toward UF graduation.

A survey covering literature written in Portuguese by major authors from Portugal, Brazil and Lusophone Africa. Primary emphasis falls on narrative and comparisons of developments in Portugal and the former colonies. (H, N)

A survey of literary production in Brazil 1500-1900, including the literature of discovery, colonial manifestations and the major works of Romanticism, Realism and Parnassianism. (H, N)

A survey of 20th-century literary movements: premodernism, modernism and regionalism in prose and poetry, with an emphasis on the fiction of contemporary writers. (H, N)

A study of lyric - both literary and musical - in the second half of the 20th century, including experimental trends, political verse, popular music and youth movements.

A survey of the milestones of Brazilian theatre with an emphasis on the plays of the 20th century. In addition to the plays themselves, the course will present the theoretical framework and political context of theatrical production in Brazil. (H, N)

Readings in fiction, poetry and essay of the nationalist and avant-garde decades of the 1920s and 1930s. Discussions are designed to situate Brazilian letters in diverse national and international contexts. Literary works are complemented by considerations of concurrent production in music and the fine arts.

This course traces the major literary trends of the 19th century primarily in fiction (Romanticism, Realism and Naturalism), poetry and essays to familiarize students with representative works of each literary movement and genre. (H, N)

Rotating topics may include studies in genre (e.g., the short story, the novel), theme (reading in science fiction) or author (Rubern Fonseca, Clarice Lispector, Guimaraes Rosa). (H, N)

Machado de Assis, the 19nth-century master of Brazilian letters, produced writings of every literary genre, including literary criticism, poetry and drama, in addition to his ingenious short stories and novels. This course surveys Machado's work and compares his novels to those of his contemporaries. (H, N)

Diverse subjects in Brazilian and Portuguese studies fall under this rubric, including the Brazilian Northeast, the Afro-Brazilian world, the culture of dictatorship, popular genres and popular music. In addition to readings of original texts, courses may incorporate sound recordings and film.

Readings of outstanding Brazilian novels, short stories, poetry and plays. Designed especially for students with little or no knowledge of Portuguese who desire to study Brazilian life, character and culture as portrayed in the writings of some of Brazil's greatest authors. (H, N) (WR)

Critical analysis of Brazilian film and the relationship of content to social and political forces.

Variable topics in Brazilian, Portuguese or Luso-African culture and civilization, including globalism, regionalism, song literature, film and video, negritude, women's movements and Amazonian discourse.

This is the first course in the basic Spanish language sequence. Focus is on developing basic communication skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening. Course meets five times per week.

This is the second course in the basic Spanish language sequence. Focus is on developing basic communication skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening. Course meets five times per week.

Alternative to SPN 1130 for students who have some previous experience in Spanish. This course covers the material of SPN 1130 and meets three times per week. SPN 1131 follows this course in the sequence.

Alternative to SPN 1131 for students who have had four years of high school Spanish or equivalent, but whose placement scores are not high enough for SPN 2200. This course combines the material of SPN 1130 and 1131 in one semester, and meets three times per week. SPN 2200 follows this course in the sequence.

Designed to develop the practical medical vocabulary and conversational skills needed in a clinical situation.

This course is the first of the intermediate Spanish language sequence. Focus is on developing intermediate skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening. The primary goals are to build communicative competence and enhance social and cultural awareness of the Spanish-speaking world. The course is taught entirely in Spanish.

This course is the second of the intermediate Spanish language sequence. Focus is on continued development of intermediate skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening. The primary goals are to further enhance communicative competence and social and cultural awareness. The course is taught entirely in Spanish.

Preparation for 3000-level courses. The course concentrates on developing the ability to understand oral and written Spanish. This course is required of all majors and minors who are not bilinguals, unless they initially placed above this level.

This course is the equivalent of SPN 2240, the obligatory first course in the Spanish major and minor for non-bilinguals. The course prepares the student to participate in upper-division Spanish courses, to promote cultural awareness and to develop an active command of the language by means of intensive interaction with the people and current issues and events of the Spanish-speaking host city and surrounding area.

An intermediate-level course for bilingual speakers of Spanish who have achieved a certain speaking and listening ability outside the classroom, but who have had little or no formal exposure to the language (e.g., one or two years of high school Spanish). Emphasizes practice in reading and developing vocabulary. Introduction to grammar and orthographic rules. Selected literary readings from Hispanic/ Latino and Spanish or Spanish-American writers. This course is required of all majors and minors who are bilinguals, unless they initially placed above this level.

This is an intensive intermediate-level course for the student interested in learning Spanish in the context of the business world. Introduces students to the vocabulary and business practices of the Hispanic world.

This course reviews major aspects of grammar in a context that enhances understanding of the Spanish or Spanish-American way of life and modes of expression. Reading comprehension and composition are further developed through readings on diverse topics related to Latin America and Spain.

Spanish-language section designed to accompany and complement courses offered in other departments. Readings and discussions will be in Spanish to develop vocabulary and fluency related to the content of the companion course and to provide an international perspective on the issues of the main course. (N)

Intensive language course designed to develop mastery of grammatical principles, increase vocabulary and enhance writing and composition skills. This course (or SPN 3350 for bilingual speakers) is a prerequisite for most 3000 and 4000 level courses in Spanish.

Continues review of Spanish grammar begun in SPN 3300, concentrating on intensive practice in writing expository Spanish. Highly recommended for majors and minors in Spanish who are not taking the bilingual sequence. This course is a prerequisite for SPN 4420, Advanced Composition and Syntax.

Emphasizes the normative aspects of the language as well as the areas of grammar that are problematic for students who have learned the language through extended exposure outside the classroom (formal training of three or four years in high school) and whose speaking and comprehension abilities are more developed than their writing and reading skills. Develops vocabulary, style and ability to use different levels of language. Weekly compositions. This course (or SPN 3300 for non-bilinguals) is a prerequisite for most 3000 and 4000 level courses in Spanish. (C)

Oral/aural practice in an expanded range of communicative situations or genres such as persuasion, evaluation, reporting, giving instructions, etc.

Authentic materials of the Hispanic world are used to improve listening-comprehension and speaking skills. Oral expression is used in conversation and in formal and informal presentations on a variety of topics.

An introduction to the vocabulary and business practices of the Hispanic world. Emphasis on oral and written business communications. Overview of cultural differences within the Hispanic world and between the U.S. and the Hispanic world, with emphasis on their impact on business. (S, N)

An introduction to the related fields of marketing and advertising as they pertain to the Spanish-speaking world. Focuses on marketing campaigns and advertising strategies, in print and on television. Emphasis on the cultural element(s) and context(s) of marketing/advertising campaigns. Covers a representative sampling of Spanish-speaking countries, with special attention to the cases of Spain, Mexico, Argentina and the United States. Group work required for some class projects.

Designed to give students practical, in-class communication exercises in comprehension, speaking, reading and writing. Classroom activities are coordinated with homework activities that directly stress communication. The foreign setting also serves as a living language laboratory.

A survey of Spanish history, customs and the arts from ancient times to the present. The course devotes considerable attention to life in contemporary Spain since the death of General Franco in 1975. (H, N)

The course focuses on the rich and often conflicting diversity of the Americas, as well as the historical experiences that allow us to speak of the Americas as a whole: The conquest, the colonial period, the struggles for independence against (neo)colonialism, the clashing and mixing of cultures, the yoke of slavery and servitude, the formation of rigid social hierarchies, and the frustrated search for democracy and economic development. The traces of these phenomena are followed in a variety of artistic media, from painting to poetry and from music to film. (H, N)

Rotating topics course focusing on Spanish culture and civilization.

Initial overview of central theories and applications of linguistic analysis in the study of Spanish. The phonological, grammatical, discursive and social structures of Spanish are considered within five areas of popular inquiry in Hispanic linguistics: history of Spanish, language variation and change, Spanish in contact with other languages, political and educational linguistics, and acquisition of Spanish as a first and second language. Conducted entirely in Spanish. This course is a prerequisite for all 4000 level courses in Hispanic linguistics.

Selected variable topics in Latin American culture and civilization, including racial identity, feminism, regionalism, music, film, art, religion and sports.

Emphasizes aspects of Spanish style, syntax and registers that are problematic for the bilingual speaker (as defined in SPN 2340 and SPN 3350). Some formal training in the language is expected (SPN 3350 or equivalent in a Spanish-speaking country). Prospective students must take a department placement test and/or see the faculty member in charge of the course. (C)

Emphasizes the finer aspects of Spanish syntax, vocabulary and style that give the advanced student difficulties. Class discussion, drills and written compositions.

Overview of second language acquisition theory with dicsussion of empirical studies on the acquisition of Spanish. Emphasis on research design and the analysis of oral or written production of learners of Spanish.

Focuses on the precise description of Spanish pronunciation with some attention to dialect features and contrastive English phonetics.

General overview of sociolinguistic issues of the contemporary Spanish-speaking world: language variation, language contact, discourse analysis, language attitudes, policy and planning, and social factors in language acquisition and use.

Principles and methods of dialectology applied to the study of regional varieties of Spanish in Spain and in Spanish America.

The phonological, morphological, syntactic and semantic evolution of the Spanish language from Latin.

Explores syntactic, morphological and semantic aspects of the Spanish language.

For advanced majors and minors who seek independent work not offered in another course. Must be arranged individually with Spanish faculty. For honors thesis use SPN 4906.

Variable content course providing opportunity for in-depth study of topics not offered in other courses and of topics of special current significance.

This revolving topics course provides a mechanism by which course work taken abroad as part of an approved student program can be recorded on the transcript and counted toward UF graduation.

Selected readings in English translation of major works of Spanish literature. Designed especially for students with no knowledge of Spanish. Satisfies general education. (H, N)

Examines major cultural trends in U.S. Latino/Hispanic communities; explores music, dance, film, literature, theatre, oral culture, art, food and fashion. This course is taught in English and draws on readings, film, video, and slide viewing, lectures and class discussions.

Provides an overview of Spanish-American literature and its cultural context from the European conquest of the Americas to the 19th century. Introduces principal literary movements and authors, and trains students to read critically and to appreciate literary Spanish. (H, N)

End of the 19th century to the present. Introduces principal literary movements and authors, and trains students to read critically and to analyze literary Spanish. Reading of major authors who may include Borges, García Márquez, Neruda, Fuentes and Ferré. (H, N)

Instruction in critical reading and writing about selected works from representative authors and movements in Mexican literature. The course will focus on issues of genre, historical development and Mexican culture.

Selected readings in epic, lyric, ballad and popular poetry, early forms of recreational and didactic prose, and dramatic works from Spain's Medieval and Golden Ages are presented with attention to form and historical context. (H, N)

Provides an overview of Spanish literature and its cultural context from the 18th century to the present. Introduces principal literary movements and authors, and trains students to read critically and to analyze literary Spanish. (H, N)

The advanced study of a writer, period, movement, region or topic of Spanish-American literature not ordinarily offered in the department. Refer to department Web site for specific description.

Examination of the literature produced in the territories colonized by Spain from the conquest to the declaration of independence by the colonies.

Examines a literary landscape of rampant generic diversity before novelistic norms were solidified as we know them today. Readings and lectures in Spanish.

A guide to the narrative fiction of Spanish America before the "take-off" of the 1940s-1950s that prepared for the "boom" of the Spanish-American new narrative of the 1960s. It covers the period between the 19th century (Romanticism) and the 1930s.

Readings in the Spanish novel of the 19th century. A survey of major authors from costumbrismo to the realism and naturalism of Galdos, Clarín and Pardo Bazan.

Outstanding stories and novels of contemporary Spanish writers in relation to the historical and cultural context of post-civil war Spain.

The period of modernization of fiction and the development of new narrative modes in the 1940s and the 1950s; this may include magical realism, the detective story and the new urban narratives.

The new narrative or the "boom" and "post-boom" of Latin-American fiction, 1960s to the present.

The analysis of selected plays and films from Spanish-America and an introduction to the history, theory and practice of the theatrical arts in the region with comparisons to theatre of other regions (e.g., the U.S., Europe, Brazil), and a focus on the 20th century.

Variable readings in Spanish Classical Theater by Lope de Vega, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Tirso de Molina and others, including entremeses and Autos sacramentales. The course focuses on the comedia's appeal to lettered and unlettered spectators and its potential for mass control and social protest.

A close reading and critical analysis of the masterpieces of Spanish-American poetry from Romanticism to the Avant-Garde movements of the 20th century, including Modernism. Authors may include Heredia, Echeverria, Hernández, Avellaneda, Martí, Darío and the women writers of posmodernismo.

A close reading and critical analysis of masterpieces by the major 20th-century poets of Spanish-America, including some very recent writers.

Examination of major texts from the early 19th century to the present focusing on such themes as the search for identity and the definition of ethnic, racial, social and class categories.

Analysis of plays and films in the context of contemporary Spanish society such as the crisis of traditional institutions, the shifting roles of women and the impact of immigration.

Anything but dark, Spain's Middle Ages were illuminated by Jewish, Muslim and Christian cultural expressions. This course explores the diverse legacy left on literature composed or recorded in romance or early Spanish. Readings may include La dança de la muerte, El libro del Conde Lucanor and La tragicomedia de Calixto y Melibea.

Reading, discussion and analysis of works by U.S. Hispanic or Latino/a writers with an examination of the cultural life and social conditions of the Puerto Rican, Cuban and Chicano communities in the U.S.

By studying the canonical works of that moment (Rousseau, Feijoo, Cadalso, Jovellanos, Miranda, Bolivariable, Zorrilla, Rivas, Larra, Espronceda, Gomez de Avellaneda, Goya) the class will explore the achievements, contradictions and failures of the enlightenment as well as the new organization by Romanticism in Spain and Latin America.

A close reading of Cervantes' masterpiece that emphasizes the origins of the modern novel as a genre and its implication in the history of ideas.

A survey of turn-of-the-century Spanish crises from the perspective of the first generation of Spanish modernists. Authors include Unamuno, Costa, Machado, Valle-Inclán, Baroja and Ortega y Gassett.

Studies the development of Spanish literature in this century beginning with the brilliant poets of the generation of 1927, continuing with representative fiction, drama and poetry of the years after the Civil War and concluding with fiction and poetry of the 1990s.

A seminar dedicated to the exploration of literary works written in Spanish by women of Spain, Latin America and/or the United States.