SP 303 Power and Culture: Utopias and Dystopias

Cultural Diversity. Power and Culture: Utopias and Dystopias in the Hispanic World. This course serves as a bridge between the Acquisition of Spanish courses (I-IV) and upper-division Spanish courses. This course is an introduction to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world of the Iberian Peninsula and the Americas. Students learn about the key events and the fundamental ideas and themes running through the cultures of Spain and Latin America across the centuries as well as introductory literary selections representative of the different periods. Class discussions focus on processes of conquest and colonialism, nation formation, modernization, and on the changing roles of religion, race and gender. Through discussions, presentations, written response papers and exams, students learn to critically read and understand Spanish-speaking cultures, and to develop original arguments.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Take SP 204 or equivalent.

Corequisite

Take CORE 110 or HNr 150 or an OC, Oral Communication, course previously or concurrently.

Distribution

CD,GD

Offered

Annual Spring Semester