HISP 216 - Topics in Multidisciplinary Analysis

Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
1 unit(s)

This course develops a set of methodological and theoretical tools for the investigation of cultural practices such as literature, popular and mass culture, social movements and institutions in Spanish-speaking countries. Mr. Cesareo (a); Ms. Paravisini (b).

Topic for 2014a/15: Reading and Writing Short Stories. This course explores ways of reading the Latin American short story in the context of its historical development, while unctioning as a creative writing workshop in Spanish. Mr. Cesareo.

Topic for 2014/15b: Latin American Culture through Music. This course explores the history, culture and geographies of Latin America through its musical traditions, with particular attention to modern theories of cultural interpretation. Materials for analysis will include music videos, literary texts, film and art as we seek to piece together the social, anthropological and personal dimensions of the region’s music. Ms. Paravisini.

Prerequisite: HISP 206 or permission of the instructor.

Two 75-minute periods.