Academic Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Listing
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Courses listed below are grouped together alphabetically by subject prefix. To search for a specific course, please follow the instructions in the course filter box below and click on “Filter.”
Departments and interdisciplinary programs are described in detail on the Majors, Minors, and Other Programs page within this catalog. Please refer to the detailed sections on each area of study for more information. Requirements to fulfill a major or minor appear within each program or area of study.
All students must also complete the courses in the Common Curriculum (General Education), including Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) requirements and other requirements that pertain to the undergraduate degree. Courses are numbered as follows.
000-049 - Non-credit courses.
050-099 - Common Curriculum (General Education) courses and others that do NOT count toward the major.
100-199 - Introductory-level courses which count for the major.
200-299 - Sophomore/junior-level courses that can be taken by non-majors. (Some departments may use 200-249 and 250-259 to delineate between sophomore and junior level offerings.)
300-399 - Upper-level courses intended primarily for majors - these are courses representing the depth component of the major.
400-499 - All advanced courses for seniors, including those used to fulfill WS (Senior Writing Experience requirement), small seminars, research, thesis, and independent studies.
Wherever possible, the departments have indicated the instructor and the term during which a course is given. Some courses are offered only occasionally and are so indicated. The College retains the right not to offer a course, especially if enrollment is insufficient.
A few courses are not valued at full course credit, and some carry double credit.
A full course unit may be equated to five quarter-credit hours, or three and one-third semester credit hours.
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SPN 207T - The Spanish Language Studied Abroad 4 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) See International Programs.
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SPN 208T - Spanish Cultures and Societies Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) See International Programs.
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SPN 209T - Mexican Cultures and Societies Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff)
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SPN 250T - The Spanish Language Studied Independently Abroad 1 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff)
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SPN 251T - The Spanish Language Studied Independently Abroad 2 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff)
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SPN 295H - Spanish Honors Independent Study 1 Course Units: 0.0
(TBD: Staff)
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SPN 296H - Spanish Honors Independent Study 2 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) CC: HUM
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SPN 304 - XX and XXI Spanish Theater Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course examines representative works by Spain’s leading playwrights from the 1930’s to the present (Garcia Lorca, Sastre, Buero Vallejo, Muniz, Arrabal, Lopez Rubio, Cabal, Pedrero, Diosdado, Onetti). The course will focus on the dramatic exploration of Spanish cultures and their histories, the formation of identities, and self and other, studied from diverse theoretical and literary perspectives in order to reflect on the representation of the many performed realities that, woven together, comprise this genre. Prerequisite(s): SPN 203 or permission of the instructor. Prereq/Corequisite(s): SPN 203 or permission of the instructor. CC: LCCS, HUL
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SPN 306 - Narrative and New Media in Contemporary Spanish Literature Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) The contemporary Spanish authors known as “Generacion Nocilla” or the Mutantes are well-connected and savvy users of new media and social networking sites. They maintain their own web pages, they write blogs, produce videos and book trailers, and adopt narrative techniques from digital media. Who are they? And how have they disrupted literary traditions through fiction? Students in this course will critically explore the relationship between identity, technology, and storytelling through theoretical texts on rhizomes, topology, sampling, and remaking. They will then engage in a close reading and analysis of the most influential novel of the time: Nocilla Dream by Agustín Fernandez Mallo. And as a class, students will work collaboratively to write and design a critical-creative remake of the novel with the goal of sending it to the author himself. Prerequisite(s): SPN 203 or permission of the instructor. CC: LCCS, HUM, HUL
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SPN 308 - The Spanish Movida: Explosive Youth Culture of the 1970s and 80s Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) The Spanish Movida was an explosive artistic youth cultural movement that emerged during the Spanish transition to democracy in the 1970’s and ‘80s. Although short-lived, it left a lasting mark on Spanish cultural history because Spanish youth used music, art, photography, fashion, film, fanzines, comics, sculpture, architecture, and design to challenge social norms, question assumptions, open new spaces, and give expression to their vision of a new democratic Spain. How and why did the vibrant Movida come about? Who were the major contributors to this cultural explosion? And what was their lasting legacy? Through the step-by-step development of a research project and student-centered conversations and workshops, this course engages with the prolific multi-disciplinary expressions of individual artists and visionaries of the Movida. Prerequisite(s): SPN 203 or permission of the instructor. CC: LCCS
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SPN 311 - Otherness and Citizenship in Contemporary Spanish Theater and Cinema Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) An introduction to the study of the dramatic and film genres through the analysis and discussion of contemporary works by Spanish playwrights (Alonso deSantos, Moral, Onetti, Pedrero) and filmmakers (Almodovar, Bollain, De la lglesia, Leon de Aranoa, Pons, Uribe). Theoretical readings and diverse critical approaches to theater and cinema frame the course around the portrayal of the Other (women, North African and Latin American immigrants, LGBT communities, Roma people, and the poor). The analysis of primary texts will center on how the authors/directors weave representations of difference into narratives of nationhood, engaging in cultural and political debates about citizenship. The course also aims to familiarize students with Spanish visual culture and performance from “la Movida” (immediate post-Franco period) to the new millennium. Prerequisite(s): SPN 203 or permission of the instructor. CC: LCCS, HUM, JCAD, JCHF, JLIT, JWOL
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SPN 312T - Immigration in Spanish Cinema Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course examines the filmic representation of migration in Spain in the context of contemporary debates related to cultural, economic, and political change throughout Europe. The course seeks as well to grasp in an interdisciplinary way immigration’s racial, gender, sexual, religious, and other identity locations, as the Spanish nation and its people negotiate–often in paradoxical ways–national and social proximity with demographic realities. The course will analyze miscellaneous printed (newspapers, magazines, literary and economic-political texts) and visual media (digital and not) dealing with the topic of migration in the context of re-settlement, human rights and institutional, cultural, and national beliefs. CC: LCCS
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SPN 314 - Spain is Different: Current Debates Shaping Spain’s Future Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) The slogan “Spain is different” was coined by Francisco Franco’s dictatorial regime in the 1960s as part of its campaign to advertise Spain to its northern neighbors as an exotic tourist destination characterized by sunny beaches, siestas, flamenco, and bullfights. Today, many Spaniards use the phrase colloquially, not to celebrate their country’s uniqueness, but rather to comment on its perceived backwardness in comparison to other industrialized countries. The evolving meaning of this slogan epitomizes Spain’s sometimes contradictory efforts to maintain local traditions and values while aligning with broader European and global identities. These opposing forces of change and tradition are at the root of many of the economic, social, and cultural issues dividing public opinion in Spain today. In this course we will examine a few of the current debates around workers’, women’s, and animal rights through discussion of literature, cinema, and the media. Prerequisite(s): SPN 203 or permission of the instructor. CC: LCCS, HUM
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SPN 318 - Mis/Representations Course Units: 1
In this course students study, discuss, and understand how some “minority” communities, such as indigenous people from the Amazon and the Andes, Afro-Latin American, Women, and the LGBTQ+ community, have been (mis)represented in Latin American culture from the end of the 19th century to the 21st century. Therefore, we will first engage with the history of the term “minority.” After that starting point, students will reflect on the cultures, their realities, and the challenges these communities have faced and continue facing by reading literary texts and viewing some fictional and non-fictional audiovisual materials. At the same time, through our discussion in class, students will draw connections between social problems in the past and current struggles in the U.S. today, such as those highlighted by the Me Too and Black Lives Matter movements, or the fight of native peoples against climate change. Prerequisite: SPN 203 or permission of the instructor CC: HUL, LCC, WAC
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SPN 319 - Basque Cinema Course Units: 1
The Basque Country of northern Spain is known for its unique language, lush green landscapes, and antagonistic relationship with the Spanish State. This course explores how films have helped to shape a Basque identity that is distinct from the rest of Spain. From the pioneering 1968 experimental documentary Ama Lur (Tierra Madre) to the Netflix-produced comedy Fe de etarras (2015), Basque cinema has always been deeply tied to the construction (and questioning) of a Basque nation. We will examine how cinematic portrayals of terrorist violence, rural landscapes, giants, and witches articulate different definitions of Basqueness. This course encompasses films from a wide variety of genres, including thriller, art-house film, documentary, drama, comedy, and horror, directed by the most celebrated Basque filmmakers. We will analyze how in these films national, linguistic, and cultural identities intersect with gender, sexuality, class, race, religion, age, and ability. Prerequisite(s): SPN 203 CC: LCC, HUM, WAC
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SPN 325 - Staging Conflict: Studies in One-Act Mexican Theater Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course surveys contemporary one-act Mexican theater focusing on the theatrical devices, trends, and discourses adopted by playwrights to explore conflictive issues in Mexican society and culture: urban violence, generational clashes within the family, sexual diversity, gender roles, consumerism, among others. The course offers an introduction to the study of drama and the analysis of theatrical signs, and it attempts to complement the students’ term abroad experience in Mexico by focusing on and contextualizing linguistic and cultural aspects in the texts. Students read texts by Emilio Carballido, Victor Hugo Rascon Banda, Sabina Berman, Hugo Salcedo, among others. Prerequisite(s): SPN 203 or permission of the instructor. CC: LCCS, HUL
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SPN 327 - The Nation at Home: Family and Nationhood in Spanish American Theater Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) An introduction to the study of the dramatic genre through the analysis and discussion of representative works by Spanish American playwrights (Triana, Wolff, Diaz, Gambaro, Arguelles, Berman, Canales, among others). Theoretical readings and diverse critical approaches to theater frame the course around the representation of family as a microcosm in which narratives of nationhood are contested, revised, and imagined. Prerequisite(s): SPN 203 or permission of the instructor. CC: LCCS, HUL
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SPN 328 - Inquiring Latin American Identities: Reading Context, Space and Cultural Artifacts Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course reflects on how Latin American identities are constructed through the lenses of written, visual, and oral texts. Latin-American cultural identities are conceived as processes initiated and sustained by the merging of radically different cultures that framed and continue to shape people’s lives. Particularly, the course explores the impact of gender relations, ethnicity, urban spaces, cultural practices and beliefs on identity. Substantive theoretical readings will complement the assignments. Prerequisite(s): SPN 203 or permission of the instructor. CC: LCCS, HUM, WAC
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SPN 329 - Tradition and Interruption in Spanish American Poetry Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Octavio Paz describes modern literature as a “tradition of discontinuity,” one that constantly rebels against itself in search of innovation. This course examines Paz’s assertion through the study of Spanish American poets, and it aims to introduce students to the genre while surveying major poetic traditions and trends in Spanish America. The course’s objectives are centered on strengthening the student’s process of language acquisition, developing critical skills, and reinforcing linguistic proficiency and intercultural competence through reading and analysis of poetic texts. Prerequisite(s): SPN 203 or permission of the instructor. Prereq/Corequisite(s): SPN 203 or permission of the instructor. CC: LCCS, HUL
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SPN 330 - Contemporary Hispanic Women’s Short Fiction Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course focuses on Latin American and Spanish women’s contemporary (20th & 21st centuries) short fiction. It centers on the close reading of selected works that deal with some of the most significant formative female experiences and perspectives in contemporary Latin-American societies and in the analyses of selected films. The course examines how women’s creative expressions explore political and social realities that question the laws and myths surrounding their formation, call critical attention to the foundations and manifestations of a patriarchal order, and offer alternative visions of, or models for, a renewed social life. Prerequisite(s): SPN 203 or permission of the instructor. CC: LCCS, HUL
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SPN 332 - An Introduction to Afro-Hispanic Literatures and Cultures Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course exposes students, through selected readings dealing with the black experience in Latin America, to African diaspora literature particular to Spanish- and Portuguese- speaking regions. It bridges various genres and artistic media (narrative, poetry, drama, film, music) in order to provide a general sense - aesthetic, material and cultural, theoretical and cross-temporal - of different manners in which black diasporic expressions have intervened in the re-creation, transformation, and interrogation of Afro identities in Latin America. As such, this course examines these expressions as locutions that enrich our perceptions of social, cultural, economic, religious, gender, and sexual social orders and identities related to the black experience in the hemisphere. Prerequisite(s): SPN 203 or permission of the instructor. CC: LCCS, HUL
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SPN 334 - Cartographies of Disasters Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) The association between Latin America and catastrophe paints a unidimensional picture that does not correlate with the region’s political, social, and geographical reality. With its history of colonialism, natural disasters, civil wars, dictatorships, and economic and political crises, Latin America is repeatedly constructed on the myth of disaster–whether natural or man-made. Disaster, by definition, is a serious disruption that causes great damage and involves human, material, economic and/or environmental loss. As such, it oftentimes leaves no room for discussion even if what constitutes a disaster can be subjective. In this class, we will tease out the problematic association between disaster and Latin America by exploring the effects of a disaster beyond the physical. Through concrete examples and its cultural representations, we will study the ways in which disaster is defined and experienced while analyzing its implications, political and otherwise. By drawing connections between disasters, their representations, and their relationship to politics and history, we will discuss issues including identity, class, power, extraction, and accessibility. Prerequisite(s): SPN 203 or permission of the instructor. CC: LCCS, HUM, LACS, WAC
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SPN 336 - Troubling Gender in Contemporary Argentine Literature and Cinema Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course is an introduction to contemporary Argentine literature and film with a focus on gender dynamics. We will study representative works in various genres (narrative, drama, poetry, and film) within their cultural context. Although there is a brief survey of canonical authors from the first two thirds of the 20th century, the course emphasizes cultural production after 1990. Besides the literary texts and films, we will also discuss substantive readings related to the course topics. Discussions will center on how writers, playwrights, and filmmakers deal with the following topics: the gendering of national identity; the construction of gender and sexual identities; the impact of toxic masculinities; gender notions under repressive regimes; the representation of LGBTQ subjectivities; human trafficking and violence against women. In addition to acquainting students with significant works of Argentine literature and film, the course seeks to strengthen speaking and reading abilities, to sharpen writing and critical skills, and to familiarize students with critical approaches to various literary genres and film. Class discussions and writing assignments are in Spanish. Prerequisite(s): SPN 203 or permission of the instructor. CC: LCCS, HUL, HUM, JLIT, JWOL
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SPN 340 - Food for Thought Course Units: 1
Food is life. To satisfy the biological need to eat, people around the globe display diverse cultural practices to produce, distribute, prepare, and consume food. This course explores the cultural impact of food in Latin America from pre-Columbian times to the present as it examines how food is present in political, economic, sociocultural, linguistic, and literary contexts. The course aims to increase students’ cultural knowledge related to food and food practices in Latin America and to develop effective interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communication in Spanish through substantive readings from the field of Food Studies, Social Sciences, Sciences and Humanities. Class conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite(s): SPN 203 or permission of the instructor CC: LCC, HUM, WAC
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SPN 351 - Border Identities Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course explores Chicano culture through essays, literature, and films that represent current and historical issues of the Mexican-American border. Readings will provide research and data, while literary texts and films will offer varying interpretations and representation of the border culture that will allow you to consider critically the complexities of 20th and 21st century issues that include immigration, working conditions, socio-economic status, the role of women, and identity. The course should also help you improve your proficiency in Spanish at all levels: building vocabulary, speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Prerequisite(s): SPN 203 or any other 300-level Spanish course. CC: LCCS, HUL
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SPN 352 - Imagining Latinx Identities Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course is an introduction to contemporary US Latinx literature with a focus on Cuban-Americans, Dominican-Americans, Mexican-Americans/ Chicanxs, and Puerto Ricans. We will study representative works of various genres (narrative, drama, poetry, and film) within their cultural context. Our exploration of US Latinx production seeks to reflect on the plurality and diversity of (self-) representation and the various ways in which Latinx authors and artists imagine and construct their identities and communities in the United States. In addition to acquainting students with significant works of US Latinx literature, the course seeks to strengthen reading ability and sharpening writing and critical skills. Class discussions and writing assignments are in Spanish. Prerequisite(s): SPN 203 or permission of the instructor. CC: LCCS, HUL
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SPN 360 - Spanish Communication: Speaking and Writing in Contemporary Settings Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) The goal of this course is to build oral proficiency in Spanish at advanced levels. Oral communication will be supported by readings and intensive writing in the target language. Acquisition of linguistically and culturally appropriate oral skills will allow students to communicate successfully in academic and professional settings as well as daily life. CC: LCCS, HUM
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SPN 375 - Reality Interrupted in Hispanic Narratives Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course explores the disruption of reality in narratives from the Hispanic world (Spain, Latin America, and US Latinx communities), surveying the myriad representations of reality through the subconscious, the magical real, and the unreal or fantastic. In addition to acquainting students with major literary trends affecting the depiction or construction of reality in Hispanic literature, the course seeks to strengthen speaking and reading abilities, to sharpen writing and critical skills, and to familiarize students with critical approaches to various literary genres and film. Class discussions and writing assignments are in Spanish. Prerequisite(s): SPN 203 or permission of the instructor. CC: LCCS, HUL
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SPN 376 - Down to Earth: Cross-Cultural Explorations of the Hispanic World Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course furthers the development of cultural competency while maximizing language skills and providing the foundation for further studies in language, literature, and culture. “Down to Earth” broadens students’ knowledge of the Spanish-speaking world by focusing on shared past and present issues affecting people living in similar geographic regions. CC: LCCS, HUM
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SPN 380 - What’s Love Got to Do with It: Gender and Nation in Hispanic and US Latino Literatures Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) An introduction to the study of literary genres thematically anchored in the intersection of gender dynamics, national politics, and the construction of identity (sexual, cultural, national). Students will read narrative, poetry, and drama from Spain, Spanish- America, and U.S. Latino communities. Theoretical readings and diverse critical approaches to literature frame the course around the portrayal of romantic/sexual relationships that acquire broader dimensions when scrutinized from the perspective of gender and national politics. How are gender and sexual identities inscribed in national identity? How cultural artifacts project and reflect the gendered body of the nation? Prerequisite(s): SPN 203 or permission of the instructor. CC: LCCS, HUL
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SPN 381 - Hauntings in Hispanic Fiction Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Ghost stories evoke both fear and delight in readers, listeners, or viewers. But beyond entertaining us, tales of haunting can reveal memories, traumas, and social figures that an individual or society has repressed or maybe just never noticed before. For example, a ghostly apparition may serve to remind a nation of historical violence that it has sought to forget. Or it may represent a silenced social figure clamoring to be heard from the margins. In this course we will explore haunting as a theoretical concept and storytelling device. To do so we will analyze a variety of ghostly narratives - both literary and cinematic - from the Hispanic world. As we summon these fictional phantoms and work to interpret their messages, we will situate each text within its particular cultural, sociopolitical, and intellectual contexts. Prerequisite(s): SPN 203 CC: HUM, HUL, LCCS
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SPN 401 - XX and XXI Century Latin American Narrative Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course examines a selection of some of the most representative but also less canonical manifestations of the Latin American novel, in the context of cultural and national formations that marked Latin American history. By highlighting the particular developments and contradictions explored in these works, students will reflect upon political movements, artistic trends, and intellectual debates that have shaped Latin America. Prerequisite(s): Two 300-level courses. CC: LCCS, HUL
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SPN 405 - Lost and Found in Translation Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course was created to provide advanced students of Spanish with foundational knowledge of the emergent field of Translation and Interpretation Studies. The course complements the curriculum in Spanish Language and Literatures by (1) building upon the Studies in Contemporary Communications cluster at the 300-level and (2) by honing advanced language skills, broadening cultural knowledge, and sharpening critical thinking skills. The course also makes connections with other fields in the Humanities–mainly Japanese, Classics, Theater, and Philosophy–by forging understandings on how notions of interpretation are enacted in these specific disciplines. Class will be taught in Spanish. CC: WAC, HUM, LCC
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SPN 406 - Film of the Mexican American Border Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Through the study of 9 films, students will gain an understanding of cinematic techniques and the ways in which the directors of these films use them to convey differing perspectives of the Mexican-American border, with emphasis on the Mexican side. The films will be presented thematically in reference to the border as the perceived locus of perversion and violence, emigration/immigration, and identity. Readings for the course will come from texts on film, and from book chapters and articles. By the end of the term students will have a better understanding of the history and social dynamics of the Mexican- American border. They will also better understand how to “read” film through different theoretical approaches. They will also be able to discuss and write analytically about what a director does and why. CC: LCCS, HUM
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SPN 407 - Cultures in Contact (and Conflict) in Contemporary Spain Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) What is a nation? We will develop complex answers to this question as we explore the case of Spain, a plurinational state where the definition of nation is under constant debate. To do so, we will examine narrative, essay, theater, film, political documents, news, and television shows from culturally and linguistically distinct regions of Spain. We will analyze these texts through the lenses of various theories of nationalism. Prerequisite(s): Take any two 300-level Spanish courses. CC: LCCS, HUL
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SPN 408 - Digital Storytelling in the Hispanic World Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) In this course students will explore contemporary Hispanic literature as it moves from the printed page to digital screen. Students will analyze contemporary novels, poems, microtexts and hypertexts in digital and printed formats by authors from Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Columbia and the U.S., among others. The interpretation of these texts will allow us to question how digital literature alters our understanding of reading and writing. What is gained and what is lost when the design of digital spaces alter an author’s mode of expression? What assumptions are questioned along the way? Can a Twitter text, for instance, be considered “literature”? Why, or why not? Coursework includes the writing of several critical blogs and a final interpretive paper expressed in digital format. Prerequisite(s): Two 300-level SPN courses. CC: LCCS, HUL
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SPN 409 - Rebels with a Cause: Spanish Youth Culture and Protest Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course examines fiction, film, visual arts and social media of Spanish writers and directors from 1975 until today. Students consider critical perspectives on the development and expression of youth from the Spanish Movida (1975-85), Generation X (1990-2000), the Mutantes (2000-2010) to the M-15 Movement. What are the socio-historical and cultural developments that have influenced these groups of writers? How have they reacted and represented their social realities? How did they define their identities, question and rebel against society? To what degree did North American popular and commercial culture and developments in media technologies infuse their storytelling practices on thematic and technical levels? Students in this course will read short stories and extracts from novels, magazines, newspaper articles, and blogs, and will analyze films and other multi-media products. Prerequisite(s): Two 300-level courses. CC: LCCS, HUM
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SPN 415 - What Remains: Waste in Latin American Cinema, Literature, Media, and Art Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course examines the presence and impact of trash, disposed objects and life, and landfills/wastelands in the context of expiry, renewal, and globalization in Latin America. Borrowing from philosophy and urban sociology and anthropology, Latin American, cultural, media and cinema, and environmental studies, the course teases out the aesthetic, political, and economic aspects of “trash” as an intricate stockpile of modern, industrial, digital, and postindustrial traces of discarded and remnant history as well as a multifaceted symbolic index with particular trajectories and manifestations in Latin America contexts. The course will revisit cultish films like Amores Perros (Gonzalez Inarritu, 2000) and lesser known films like La sociedad del semaforo (Mendoza, 2010) and Buscando a Miguel (Fisher, 2006); examine Photography work by Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Miguel Río Branco, and Enrique Meinitides and conceptual art by Teresa Margolles and Doris Salcedo, among others; explore documentary and environmental work looking at waste, neoliberalism, and recovered and precarious life such as Sequia (Sanchez Macias, 2009), Cartoneros (Livon-Grosman, 2006),Lixo extraordinario (Walker, Jardim, Harly 2010), El tren blanco (Garcia, Perez Gimenez y Garcia, 2003), and Yasuni: dos segundos de vida (Leonardo Wild, 2010); and finally, analyze select literary and alternative initiatives related to “basura” (Ibargoyen, Bolanos, Restrepo, editorial Eloisa Cartonera, Spregelburd, among others). Prerequisite(s): Take two SPN 300 level courses. CC: LCCS, HUM
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SPN 417 - Death and Revenge in the Southern Cone Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course examines the dictatorship in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. Through analysis of cultural products including narrative, theater, and film, students will reflect on themes and questions such as the effects of torture and terrorism on society, the constraints of censorship, and revenge. We will read texts by Marta Traba, Luisa Valenzuela, Diana Raznovich, Eduardo Pavlovsky, Ariel Dorfman, among others. Films will include Camila and Death and the Maiden, among others. Prerequisite(s): Two 300-level courses. CC: LCCS, HUL
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SPN 418 - Readings on Contemporary Mexican Theater Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) The course explores Mexican theater from the 1950’s to the present focusing on playwrights that seek to stage and imagine the nation and their communities either contesting or legitimizing hegemonic narratives of cultural uniformity, normative gender and sexual roles, and a cohesive political state. We will analyze dramatic texts by Luisa Josefina Hernandez, Emilio Carballido, Hugo Arguelles, Leonor Azcarate, Víctor Hugo Rascon Banda, Jesus Gonzalez Davila, Sabina Berman, Hugo Salcedo, among others. Prerequisite(s): Two 300-level courses. CC: LCCS, HUL
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SPN 431 - Latin America in Colonial Times Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course examines European, indigenous, mestizo and African chronicles of the encounter between Europeans, slaves and native Americans that started in the fifteenth century with the emergence of the “New World.” By looking closely at the colonization and subsequent reconfiguration of communities and their cultures, the course analyzes the chronicle and representation of this trans-Atlantic collision and exchange from a historiographic and literary perspective. We will read travel journals, poetry, drama, histories, ethnographies, and other types of textual/visual production such as films and codices, a diverse production that bore witness to the many ways in which the various peoples of and in the Americas documented, perceived, and imagined the old and the new, themselves and others. Prerequisite(s): Two 300-level courses. CC: LCCS, HUL
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SPN 432 - Islands Adrift: Race, Politics, and Diasporas in the Hispanic Caribbean Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Introduction to the literatures and cultures of Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico centering on how the region continues to approach its development tempered by an array of colonial legacies-from the slave plantation system to globalization-that impact on social, political, economic, and cultural dynamics. Diverse critical approaches will frame the analysis of literary, visual, and musical texts by Luis Pales Matos, Nicolas Guillen, Pedro Mir, Heberto Padilla, Tomas Gutierrez Alea, Aida Cartagena Portalatin, Celia Cruz, Ana Lydia Vega, Juan Luis Guerra, Reinaldo Arenas, Mayra Montero, among others. Prerequisite(s): Two 300-level courses. CC: LCCS, HUL, HUM, WAC, JLIT, JWOL
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SPN 433 - Latin American Colonial Crossroads at the Movies Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) This course explores critically filmic approaches to colonial Latin American literature and history. Its main objectives are to analyze films preoccupied with historical events and life in colonial times, to engage the filmic representation of the cultural, political, and religious encounters and tensions informing our desire to revisit contact among Amerindians, African slaves and Europeans, and to familiarize students with debates pertaining to reconstructing the colonial past for contemporary consumption. Prerequisite(s): Two 300-level courses. CC: LCCS, HUM
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SPN 473 - Spain on Screen Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) In this course we will examine the works of some of Spain’s most prominent filmmakers, focusing especially on how they portray traditional definitions of “Spanishness,” represent Spain’s regional and ethnic diversity, grapple with evolving social norms, and engage with European and global filmmaking traditions and markets. You will become familiar with the conventions of a variety of genres, from arthouse to romantic comedy. Throughout the course you will gain analytical skills and technical vocabulary that will enable you to enjoy a deeper understanding of cinema and discuss it fluently in Spanish. Prerequisite(s): Two 300-level courses. CC: LCCS, HUM, WS
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SPN 489 - Honors Senior Seminar Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) For seniors who qualify for departmental honors; please contact the department during the winter term. CC: LCCS
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SPN 490 - Spanish Independent Study 1 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Individual directed readings in the field of Spanish or Spanish-American literature. Prerequisite(s): At least one course in Spanish at the 400-level and permission of the instructor.
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SPN 491 - Spanish Independent Study 2 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Individual directed readings in the field of Spanish or Spanish-American literature. Prerequisite(s): At least one course in Spanish at the 400-level and permission of the instructor.
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SPN 492 - Spanish Independent Study 3 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Individual directed readings in the field of Spanish or Spanish-American literature. Prerequisite(s): At least one course in Spanish at the 400-level and permission of the instructor.
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STA 064 - Statistical Thinking Course Units: 1.0
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Seeks to provide the conceptual foundation and analytical skills required to understand a complex, data-rich and uncertain world, and to navigate through the daily bombardment of data from all sides. Significant emphasis is given to understanding the difficulties in acquiring high-quality data, before moving on to graphical and statistical analysis of data, in order to draw actionable conclusions. Prereq/Corequisite(s): Not open to students who have passed STA 104 , ECO 243 , MER 301 , PSY 200 or a college calculus course. CC: QMR
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STA 104 - Introduction to Statistics Course Units: 1.0
(Fall, Winter: Staff) This course is intended to provide the conceptual foundations, and also analytical skills, for students to be able to quantify uncertainty, and further, to make rational decisions in the face of uncertainty. It addresses collection of high-quality data, basic statistical analysis of such data, including use of computer software, and drawing actionable conclusions from analyses. These conclusions include understanding the limitations of statistical analyses. The integration of subject matter knowledge with data analysis within the sequential cycle of scientific inquiry will be emphasized. This course is also intended to prepare students for more advanced statistics courses, such as those in experimental design or regression analysis. Prereq/Corequisite(s): This course is designed for first year students and sophomores, and preference will be given to such students in accepting petitions. Not open to students who have passed STA 064 , STA 164 , STA 264 , MTH 115 , MER 301 , IMP 120 , ECO 243 or PSY 200 CC: QMR
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STA 128 - Probability Course Units: 1.0
(Winter: Staff) Probability theory and applications. This course is a survey of the basic concepts of probability theory including permutations and combinations, conditional probability, Bayes’ formula, independence, discrete and continuous random variables, expectation and variance, the Central Limit Theorem, and selected topics. Cross-Listed: MTH 128 Prerequisite(s): MTH 102 , MTH 112 , or MTH 113 . NOTE: Not open to students who have passed or are taking MTH 199 . Students who intend to minor in Mathematics or Financial and Actuarial Mathematics, or major in Mathematics should take MTH 228 /STA 228 as credit is not normally given for both MTH 128 /STA 128 and MTH 228 /STA 228.
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STA 164 - Strategies of Experimentation: Statistical Design and Analysis of Experiments Course Units: 1.0
(Spring: Staff) Experimentation is at the heart of the scientific method, both in the physical and social sciences. Not only do experiments validate or disprove existing hypotheses, but often unexpected results lead to the development of new hypotheses and new theoretical understanding. This course will focus on strategies to accelerate the scientific method when experimenting with multiple variables. Specific topics include design options, such as simple comparative experiments, factorials and fractional factorials, and response surface designs, as well as analysis methods such as graphical methods, analysis of variance, and regression models. Prerequisite(s): STA 104 ,STA 128 /MTH 128 , STA 264 , STA228/MTH 228 , MER 301 , ECO 243 , PSY 200 or permission from the Chair. CC: QMR
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STA 264 - Regression Analysis Course Units: 1.0
(Winter: Staff) Regression analysis is one of the most important and influential methods in statistics, finding application in virtually all disciplines, from business to healthcare to sociology to the hard sciences. This course will cover both the science of regression analysis - its underlying mathematical theory, as well as the art of its practical application. The course project will involve development of a regression model to fit a real data set. Lectures will be given primarily in matrix notation, i.e., using linear algebra. While the course will not be all-encompassing in itself due to time constraints, it would be good preparation for more advanced modeling courses involving data mining, machine learning, “Big Data”, and so on. Prior understanding of statistical concepts is assumed Prerequisite(s): MTH 115 and STA 104 , ECO 243 , STA 164 , PSY 200 , MER 301 or permission from the Chair.
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STA 295H - Statistics Honors Independent Project 1 Course Units: 0.0
(TBD: Staff)
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STA 296H - Statistics Honors Independent Project 2 Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff)
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STA 364 - Big Data Analytics Course Units: 1.0
(Spring: Staff) This course focuses on the analysis of large data sets in diverse application areas using statistical programming languages. Students will develop an understanding of the role of machine learning methods within the context of the scientific method. They will analyze real data sets using downloadable statistical programming packages, including on a course project of their own choosing. This analysis will include exploratory data analysis, visualization, and use of more sophisticated classification and predictive algorithms including nearest neighbor, naïve Bayes, classification and regression trees (CART), neural networks, and others. During the course we will pay special attention to validating models using the “train and test” regimen, as well as through cross validation and bootstrapping. In the process of studying the machine learning methods themselves, students will develop an ability to manipulate big data to accomplish the previous objectives. This includes downloading, merging, appending and reshaping data, and creating new variables. Successful completion of this course would be advantageous for those considering graduate study or employment in the areas of statistics, data science, machine learning, computer science, econometrics, or related disciplines. Prerequisite(s): STA 264 or ECO 243 or permission from the Chair. CC: JDQR
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STA 490 - Statistics Independent Study Course Units: 1.0
(TBD: Staff) Independent study in a particular area of statistics under the supervision of a faculty member. Note: Subject to faculty availability and Chair approval.
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