2009-10 Undergraduate Catalog
Course Descriptions
CAT 3180 Introduction to Catalan 1
Credits: 3; Prereq: completion of second year in another romance language or instructor permission.
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.
CAT 3182 Introduction to Catalan 2
Credits: 3; Prereq: CAT 3180 or instructor permission.
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.
CAT 3280 Intermediate Catalan
Credits: 3; Prereq: CAT 3182 or equivalent.
Review and extend knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, culture; develop oral and written skills; begin reading literary works; consolidate knowledge of Catalan culture.
CAT 4956 Overseas Studies
Credits: 1 to 18; can be repeated with change in topic up to 18 credits. Prereq: Permission of undergraduate adviser.
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.
POR 1130 Beginning Portuguese 1
Credits: 5.
The sequence POR 1130 and 1131 is the basic Portuguese sequence, stressing the language as spoken in Brazil.
POR 1131 Beginning Portuguese 2
Credits: 5; Prereq: POR 1130 with a grade of C or better, or S, or the equivalent.
POR 3010 Introduction to Portuguese and Brazil (accelerated)
Credits: 5; Prereq: FRE 3300, SPN 3300 or equivalent.
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)
POR 3224 Applied Portuguese
Credits: 1 to 5; can be repeated up to 5 credits; Prereq: instructor permission.
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)
POR 3242 Oral and Written Practice
Credits: 3; Prereq: POR 1131, POR 3010 or the equivalent.
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.
POR 3243 Composition and Conversation
Credits: 3; Prereq: POR 1131, POR 3010 or the equivalent.
An intermediate course with continued expansion of vocabulary, review of essential grammar and structures, and development of reading, writing and speaking skills.
POR 3500 Luso-Brazilian Civilization
Credits: 3; Prereq: POR 3242 or the equivalent, or instructor permission.
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)
POR 3502 Brazilian Culture
Credits: 3; Prereq: POR 3242 or instructor permission.
Introduction to the study of modern cultural forms, including folk pageantry, performance arts, literature, film and television.
POR 4420 Advanced Composition and Syntax
Credits: 3; Prereq: Intermediate proficiency in Portugurese (POR 3243, or the equivalent).
A language course that distinguishes Portuguese from related Romance tongues, the more difficult aspects of grammar and structure, specialized vocabulary, different stylistic registers, and application of these to translation and original composition.
POR 4956 Overseas Studies
Credits: 3 to 6; can be repeated with change in topic up to 6 credits. Prereq: Permission of undergraduate adviser.
This revolving topics course provides a mechanism by which course work taken abroad on a UF-sponsored program can be recorded on the transcript and counted toward UF graduation.
POW 3100 Introduction to Literature in Portuguese
Credits: 3; Prereq: POR 3243 or the equivalent, or instructor permission.
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)
POW 3130 Introduction to Brazilian Literature 1
Credits: 3; Prereq: POR 3243 or the equivalent, or instructor permission.
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)
POW 3131 Introduction to Brazilian Literature 2
Credits: 3; Prereq: POR 3243 or the equivalent, or permission of program coordinator.
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)
POW 4380 Contemporary Brazilian Poetry
Credits: 3; Prereq: introductory knowledge of Brazilian literature.
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.
POW 4382 Brazilian Drama
Credits: 3; Prereq: introductory knowledge of Brazilian literature.
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)
POW 4450 The Modernist Movement in Brazilian Literature
Credits: 3; Prereq: introductory knowledge of Brazilian literature.
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.
POW 4454 Nineteenth-Century Brazilian Literature
Credits: 3; Prereq: introductory knowledge of Brazilian literature.
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)
POW 4480 Contemporary Brazil Narrative
Credits: 3.
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)
POW 4700 Machado de Assis and His Contemporaries
Credits: 3; Prereq: introductory knowledge of Brazilian literature.
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)
POW 4905 Individual Work
Credits: 1 to 3; Prereq: instructor permission.
POW 4930 Readings in Luso-Brazilian Literature and Culture
Credits: 3; Prereq: introductory knowledge of Luso-Brazilian literature.
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.
PRT 2490 Modern Brazilian Literature in Translation
Credits: 3.
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)
PRT 3391 Brazilian Cinema
Credits: 4.
Critical analysis of Brazilian film and the relationship of content to social and political forces.
PRT 3930 Special Topics in Lusophone Culture and Civilization
Credits: 1 to 4, variable.
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.
SPN 1130 Beginning Spanish 1
Credits: 5; Prereq: refer to placement section. Not open to bilingual speakers of Spanish.
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.
SPN 1131 Beginning Spanish 2
Credits: 5; Prereq: SPN 1130 or SPN 1180 with a grade of C or better, or S, or the equivalent as proven by placement test score. Not open to bilingual speakers of Spanish.
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.
SPN 1134 Accelerated Spanish Review
Credits: 5.
Offers students a rapid review of basic communicative Spanish as preparation for Intermediate Spanish courses. For students with prior Spanish study but insufficient placement score to move to the 2000 level.
SPN 1180 Elementary Spanish: Review and Progress
Credits: 3; Prereq: refer to placement section. Not open to bilingual speakers of Spanish.
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.
SPN 1182 Preparation for Intermediate Spanish
Credits: 3; Prereq: refer to placement section. Not open to bilingual speakers.
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.
SPN 2032 Spanish for Medical Personnel
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 2201, SPN 2340 or the equivalent, or instructor permission.
Designed to develop the practical medical vocabulary and conversational skills needed in a clinical situation.
SPN 2200 Intermediate Spanish 1
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 1182, SPN 1131 or the equivalent placement score. Not open to bilingual speakers of Spanish.
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.
SPN 2201 Intermediate Spanish 2
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 2200 or the equivalent placement score. Not open to bilingual speakers of 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.
SPN 2240 Intensive Communication Skills
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 2201, the equivalent placement score or the equivalent course work as approved by the undergraduate coordinator. Can be taken concurrently with SPN 3300. Not open to bilingual speakers, who should take SPN 2340.
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.
SPN 2270 Intermediate Spanish Abroad
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 2201 or the equivalent placement scores on SAT II, IB or AP tests and undergraduate coordinator permission.
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.
SPN 2340 Introduction to Reading and Writing for Bilingual Speakers
Credits: 3; Prereq: placement test or department- administered test for bilingual speakers.
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.
SPN 2442 Intensive Intermediate Spanish for Business
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 1131 or the equivalent.
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.
SPN 2471 Accelerated Spanish Abroad
Credits: 1 to 5; Prereq: SPN 2200 or the equivalent placement scores on SAT II, IB, or AP tests and section coordinator or undergraduate adviser permission.
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.
SPN 3224 Applied Spanish
Credits: 1 to 5; can be repeated up to 5 credits; only 3 credits count toward the major or minor. Prereq: SPN 3300, SPN 3350 or permission of coordinator.
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)
SPN 3300 Spanish Grammar and Composition 1
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 2240. Can be taken concurrently with SPN 2240 or SPN 3301. Not open to bilingual speakers of Spanish.
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.
SPN 3301 Spanish Grammar and Composition 2
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3300. Can be taken concurrently with SPN 3300. Not open to bilingual speakers of 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.
SPN 3350 Spanish Grammar and Composition for Bilingual Speakers
Credits: 3; Prereq: placement test or department-administered test for bilingual speakers, or permission of coordinator of bilingual sequence or SPN 2340 with grade of B or better.
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)
SPN 3412 Advanced Spanish Conversation 1
Credits: 1; Prereq: SPN 2240 or instructor permission. Not open to bilingual speakers of Spanish.
Oral/aural practice in an expanded range of communicative situations or genres such as persuasion, evaluation, reporting, giving instructions, etc.
SPN 3414 Advanced Spanish Conversation 2
Credits: 1; Prereq: SPN 2240 or instructor permission. Not open to bilingual speakers of Spanish.
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.
SPN 3440 Commercial Spanish
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3300, SPN 3350 or the equivalent as approved by the undergraduate coordinator.
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)
SPN 3442 Marketing and Advertising in the Spanish-Speaking World
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 2340, SPN 3300 or instructor permission.
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.
SPN 3472 Advanced Communicative Spanish Abroad
Credits: 3; can be repeated up to 6 credits. Prereq: SPN 2240 or SPN 2340, or placement scores on SAT II, IB, or AP tests or equivalent course work approved by the section coordinator or undergraduate adviser.
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.
SPN 3510 Culture and Civilization of Spain
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3300, SPN 3350 or equivalent course work approved by the undergraduate coordinator.
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)
SPN 3520 Culture and Civilization of Spanish America
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3300, SPN 3350 or equivalent course work approved by the undergraduate adviser.
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)
SPN 3572 Revolving Topics Abroad
Credits: 3 to 6.
Rotating topics course focusing on Spanish culture and civilization.
SPN 3700 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3300 or SPN 3350. This course may not be taken by students who have taken LIN 3010 or its equivalent.
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.
SPN 3930 Topics in Spanish and Spanish American Culture and Civilization
Credits: 3, variable. Prereq: SPN 3300, SPN 3350 or permission of undergraduate adviser.
Selected variable topics in Latin American culture and civilization, including racial identity, feminism, regionalism, music, film, art, religion and sports.
SPN 4314 Advanced Composition and Syntax for Bilingual Speakers
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3350 with a grade of B or better, or placement test or department-administered test for bilingual speakers.
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)
SPN 4420 Advanced Composition and Syntax
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3301 or the equivalent, and undergraduate coordinator permission. Not open to bilingual speakers of Spanish.
Emphasizes the finer aspects of Spanish syntax, vocabulary and style that give the advanced student difficulties. Class discussion, drills and written compositions.
SPN 4713 Spanish Second Language Acquisition
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3300 or SPN 3350, and SPN 3700 or LIN 3010.
Overview of second language acquisition theory with discussion of empirical studies on the acquisition of Spanish. Emphasis on research design and the analysis of oral or written production of learners of Spanish.
SPN 4780 Spanish Phonetics
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3300 or SPN 3350, and SPN 3700 or LIN 3010.
Focuses on the precise description of Spanish pronunciation with some attention to dialect features and contrastive English phonetics.
SPN 4822 Sociolinguistics of the Spanish-Speaking World
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3300 or SPN 3350, and SPN 3700 or LIN 3010.
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.
SPN 4830 Introduction to Spanish and Spanish American Dialectology
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3300 or SPN 3350, and SPN 3700 or LIN 3010.
Principles and methods of dialectology applied to the study of regional varieties of Spanish in Spain and in Spanish America.
SPN 4840 Introduction to the History of the Spanish Language
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3300 or SPN 3350, and SPN 3700 or LIN 3010.
The phonological, morphological, syntactic and semantic evolution of the Spanish language from Latin.
SPN 4850 Introduction to the Structure of Spanish
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3300 or SPN 3350, and SPN 3700 or LIN 3010.
Explores syntactic, morphological and semantic aspects of the Spanish language.
SPN 4905 Individual Work
Credits: 1 to 4; only 3 credits count toward the major or minor; Prereq: undergraduate coordinator permission.
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.
SPN 4906 Honors Thesis
Credits: 1 to 3.
SPN 4930 Revolving topics in linguistics and culture
Credits: 3; can be repeated up to 9 credits. Prereq: SPN 3300 or 3350 and SPN 3700 or LIN 3010.
Variable content course providing opportunity for in-depth study of linguistic and cultural topics not offered in other courses and of topics of special current significance.
SPN 4956 Overseas Studies
Credits: 1 to 18; can be repeated with change in topic up to 18 credits. Prereq: Permission of undergraduate adviser.
This revolving topics course provides a mechanism by which course work taken abroad as part of an approved study abroad program can be recorded on the transcript and counted toward UF graduation.
SPT 2101 Masterpieces of Spanish Literature
Credits: 3; not for credit toward the major or minor.
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)
SPT 3511 U.S. Latino/Hispanic Cultures
Credits: 3.
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.
SPW 3030 Survey of Spanish-American Literature: From Discovery to Independence
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3300, SPN 3350 or the equivalent.
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)
SPW 3031 Survey of Spanish-American Literature: From Independence to Contemporary Times
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3300, SPN 3350 or the equivalent.
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)
SPW 3080 Survey of Spanish American Literature: Mexico
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3300, SPN 3350 or the equivalent.
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.
SPW 3100 Intro to Spanish Literature 1
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3300, SPN 3350 or the equivalent.
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)
SPW 3101 Intro to Spanish Literature 2
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3300, SPN 3350 or the equivalent.
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)
SPW 4190 Seminar in Spanish-American Literature and Culture
Credits: 3; Prereq: two SPW 3000-level courses or equivalent.
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.
SPW 4204 Readings in Colonial Spanish-American Literature
Credits: 3; Prereq: two SPW 3000-level courses or equivalent.
Examination of the literature produced in the territories colonized by Spain from the conquest to the declaration of independence by the colonies.
SPW 4213 Spanish Prose Fiction of the Golden Age
Credits: 3; Prereq: two 3000-level courses or equivalent.
Examines a literary landscape of rampant generic diversity before novelistic norms were solidified as we know them today. Readings and lectures in Spanish.
SPW 4233 Readings in Spanish-American Narrative From the Origins to Criollismo
Credits: 3; Prereq: two SPW 3000-level courses or equivalent.
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.
SPW 4263 Readings in the Spanish Novel of the Nineteenth Century
Credits: 3; Prereq: two SPW 3000-level courses or equivalent.
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.
SPW 4270 Readings in Post-war Narrative
Credits: 3; Prereq: two SPW 3000-level courses or equivalent.
Outstanding stories and novels of contemporary Spanish writers in relation to the historical and cultural context of post-civil war Spain.
SPW 4282 Readings in Contemporary Spanish-American Narrative 1
Credits: 3; Prereq: two SPW 3000-level courses or equivalent.
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.
SPW 4283 Readings in Contemporary Spanish-American Narrative 2
Credits: 3; Prereq: two SPW 3000-level courses or the equivalent.
The new narrative or the "boom" and "post-boom" of Latin-American fiction, 1960s to the present.
SPW 4304 Readings in Spanish-American Theatre
Credits: 3; Prereq: two SPW 3000-level courses or equivalent.
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.
SPW 4310 Readings in Spanish Drama of the Golden Age
Credits: 3; Prereq: two SPW 3000-level courses or equivalent.
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.
SPW 4353 Readings in Spanish-American Poetry from Romanticism to Vanguardism
Credits: 3; Prereq: two SPW 3000-level courses or equivalent.
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.
SPW 4354 Readings in Contemporary Spanish-American Poetry
Credits: 3; Prereq: two SPW-3000 level courses or equivalent.
A close reading and critical analysis of masterpieces by the major 20th-century poets of Spanish-America, including some very recent writers.
SPW 4364 Readings in the Spanish-American Essay
Credits: 3; Prereq: two SPW 3000-level courses or equivalent.
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.
SPW 4400 Readings in Medieval Spanish Literature
Credits: 3; Prereq: two SPW 3000-level courses or equivalent.
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.
SPW 4521 U.S. Hispanic Literature
Credits: 3; Prereq: two SPW 3000-level courses or equivalent.
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.
SPW 4532 Introduction to Spanish Romanticism
Credits: 3; Prereq: two SPW 3000-level courses or equivalent.
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.
SPW 4604 Don Quixote
Credits: 3; Prereq: two SPW 3000-level courses or equivalent.
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.
SPW 4720 Readings in Spanish Literature from the Generation of '98 to 1927
Credits: 3; Prereq: two SPW 3000-level courses or equivalent.
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.
SPW 4723 Readings in Spanish Literature from the Generation of 1927 to the Present
Credits: 3; Prereq: two SPW 3000-level courses or equivalent.
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.
SPW 4780 Hispanic Women Writers
Credits: 3; Prereq: two SPW 3000-level courses or equivalent.
A seminar dedicated to the exploration of literary works written in Spanish by women of Spain, Latin America and/or the United States.
SPW 4930 Revolving Topics in Literature and Culture
Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3300 or SPN 3350 and two SPW 3000-level courses.
Variable content course providing opportunity for in-depth study of literary and cultural topics not offered in other courses and of topics of special current significance.
General Education Categories
Consult Schedule of Courses for specific information.
- Biological Sciences (B)
- Composition (C)
- Diversity (D)*
- Humanities (H)
- International (N)*
- Mathematics (M)
- Physical Sciences (P)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (S)
* Students who entered UF prior to Summer B 2007 and/or whose catalog year is not 2007-08: Current students who have not already completed six hours of "I" - international/diversity credits can do so now by taking "D" and "N" courses.
Symbols Used in Course Descriptions
- (WR) indicates the course satisfies the writing requirement.
- (MR) indicates the course satisfies the math requirement.
- (S-U) indicates the course may be taken on a satisfactory-unsatisfactory basis.
- Refer to the Schedule of Courses for specific information.