Course Descriptions
Spanish
SPAN 101 - Elementary Spanish I
Pronunciation, grammar essentials, conversation and reading. Three class hours a week with professor plus bi-weekly sessions with lab instructor for additional speaking practice and cultural engagement. Minimal introduction to history and culture of hispanophone countries. For admission into , students must have completed 101, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-.
Frequency: Every semester.
SPAN 102 - Elementary Spanish II
Pronunciation, grammar essentials, conversation and reading. Three class hours a week with professor plus bi-weekly sessions with lab instructor for additional speaking practice and cultural engagement. Minimal introduction to history and culture of hispanophone countries. For admission into , students must have completed 102, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-.
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): with C- or better.
SPAN 110 - Accelerated Beginning Spanish
Accelerated Beginning Spanish meets the goals of Elementary Spanish I and II ( and ) in one semester. It covers pronunciation, grammar essentials, conversation and reading. This course is appropriate for students with prior experience in Spanish or another language and for students who are highly self-motivated and/or able to learn foreign languages quickly. Successful completion allows enrollment in Intermediate Spanish I () or Accelerated Intermediate Spanish (). Students will not receive credit for this course if they have previously taken or been awarded credit for or . Three class hours a week plus two hours of tutorial.
Frequency: Offered occasionally.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. For admission into or , students must have completed 110, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-.
SPAN 151 - Caribbean Literature and Culture: Aesthetics of Resistance
Explore literary, visual and musical expressions of resistance against colonialism and neocolonialism in the Caribbean, and examine street performance as a means of redefining public space and creating community. Students will learn about the tensions between culture and capital. Offered as a First Year Course only.
Frequency: Occasionally.
Cross-Listed as:
SPAN 194 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing.
SPAN 203 - Intermediate Spanish I
Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Three class hours a week with professor plus bi-weekly sessions with lab instructor for additional speaking practice and cultural engagement. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. For admission into , students must have completed 203, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-.
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): or , or an equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-.
SPAN 204 - Intermediate Spanish II
Intermediate Spanish II extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Three class hours a week with professor plus bi-weekly sessions with lab instructor for additional speaking practice and cultural engagement. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries.
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): , or its equivalent, with a grade of C- or better.
SPAN 220 - Accelerated Intermediate Spanish
Accelerated Intermediate Spanish meets the goals of Intermediate Spanish I ( ) and Intermediate Spanish II () in one semester. It extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish, and it introduces the history and culture of Hispanophone countries. This course is designed for students who have successfully completed or , or have tested in at the intermediate level on the placement test. Three class hours per week plus two hours of tutorial. Successful completion with a minimum grade of C- allows enrollment in .
Frequency: Offered occasionally.
Prerequisite(s): or or an equivalent earned with a minimum grade of C-, and permission of instructor. Students will not receive credit for this course if they have previously taken or been awarded credit for and/or .
SPAN 294 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing.
SPAN 305 - Advanced Oral and Written Expression
This course serves as a bridge between the intermediate and advanced courses in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Its main objective is to improve oral and written communication while strengthening grammatical skills and deepening knowledge of Hispanic cultures. Conversations and written essays are based on the cultural and literary themes presented in the textbook, a novel or other literary work, and supporting videos and films. Other course activities vary according to instructors and can include individual and/or group presentations; interviews with native speakers; attending community events related to some celebration of the Hispanic world; or different forms of community engagement.
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): or with a minimum grade of C-, or permission of instructor.
SPAN 306 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers
This course is designed for heritage learners of Spanish: those who grew up speaking Spanish at home, with extended families and in their communities. These students are comfortable speaking Spanish, but their literacy in it was not necessarily developed by formal schooling. Leaning on all of their previous experience with the language, the course seeks to enrich and complement the students' linguistic repertoire by further developing their communicative abilities, both verbal and written, especially in an academic context. Class content will focus on Latin America and the U.S. Latinx population. Students will gain increased confidence in the language and will strengthen their identity as bilinguals and abilities to interact with a more diverse group of speakers, pursue higher-level courses and/or apply this knowledge in their professional endeavors, inside or outside the United States. This course is the equivalent to for those interested in the Spanish major or minor. (Students cannot earn credit for both 305 and 306).
Frequency: Fall semester only.
Prerequisite(s): Course has no explicit prerequisite but is designed for those who grew up speaking Spanish at home, with extended families and in their communities.
SPAN 307 - Introduction to the Analysis of Hispanic Texts
This course presents the student with essential tools for the critical analysis of a broad range of topics and forms of cultural production (literature, cinema, art, e-texts, etc.) in the Hispanic world. It also teaches the student advanced language skills in written composition and public oral presentation. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Spanish major.
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): or .
Cross-Listed as:
SPAN 308 - Introduction to U.S. Latinx Studies
This course provides an interdisciplinary discussion of the Latinx experience in the United States with a focus on Mexican, Puerto Rican, Dominican, and Cuban- Americans. Using fiction, poetry, films and critical essays, we will examine issues of race and ethnicity, language, identity, gender and sexuality, politics, and immigration. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Spanish major.
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): or .
Cross-Listed as: and
SPAN 309 - Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
A linguistic survey of the Spanish language aimed at improving pronunciation and increasing comprehension of the structure of the language, deepening students' understanding of the sound system, word formation, grammar and meaning. Study will emphasize phonetics and provide an introduction to transcription, phonology, morphology and syntax, as well as provide an overview of linguistic change and geographic variation. This course satisfies the Area 3 requirement for the Spanish major.
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): , or consent of instructor.
Cross-Listed as:
SPAN 316 - Mapping the New World: Exploration, Encounters, and Disasters
Europeans were by no means the first peoples to explore new territories and human populations. Renaissance scientific methodology, however, led European travelers to meticulously document each New World encounter in writing and develop new tools with which to navigate and represent space, devices that subsequently became weapons of colonial domination. But as Nature and indigenous populations refused to be subjected to European epistemology, failure and disaster were frequent events: shipwrecks left Old World survivors stranded among unknown lands and peoples in the Americas; Amerindians rejected the imposition of a foreign culture and religion, murdering colonists and missionaries; Africans rebelled against slavery and escaped to mountains and jungles to form autonomous communities. An examination of maps, exploration logs, missionary histories, travel literature, historiography and colonial documents will provide the foundation for this course on the ambivalent reality of the Old World's encounter with the Americas, in which Europeans were often the losers. This course satisfies the Area 1 requirement for the Spanish major.
Frequency: Generally taught alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): or (though recommended) and another 300-level Spanish course, or consent of the instructor.
Cross-Listed as: and
SPAN 325 - Dictators, Revolutions and Insurrections
Modern Hispanic cultural production in response to dictators, revolutions, and socio-political repression was varied and pointed. Students read a variety of contemporary authors and analyze how they represent social realities in discourse that reflects and informs societal changes. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Spanish major.
Frequency: Generally taught alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): or and another 300-level Spanish course or consent of the instructor.
SPAN 330 - Advanced Spanish Grammar: Meaning and Communication
An overview of the intricacies of advanced Spanish grammar, providing extensive oral and written practice to improve students' grammatical accuracy as well as overall understanding of the structure of the language. This course satisfies the Area 3 requirement for the Spanish major.
Frequency: Generally taught alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): or .
SPAN 332 - Spanish in the United States
In this course, students will examine the different varieties of Spanish in the US and the effects of the linguistic contact between Spanish and English. Sociolinguistic aspects relevant to language contact will be addressed, as will related issues such as immigration patterns, bilingualism, Spanglish, and bilingual education. This course satisfies the Area 3 requirement for the Spanish major.
Frequency: Generally taught alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): or , and another 300-level Spanish course or consent of the instructor. recommended.
Cross-Listed as:
SPAN 334 - Spanish in the Workplace
Regardless of the career path chosen, today's college graduates will likely use Spanish in their professions. If they can function in Spanish in the workplace in all four modalities (reading, writing, listening, speaking) and they have the cultural sensitivity to fulfill their responsibilities properly, they will have more professional choices and experiences. In this course students will acquire the knowledge of Spanish for use in the workplace, as well as insights into the cultures, traditions, values and practices related to the bilingual workplace in the US and abroad. Emphasis is placed on the fields of healthcare and medicine, education and social services, legal matters and law enforcement. Students pursue individual interests in specific career areas with a community involvement component. This course satisfies Area 3 of the Spanish major.
Frequency: Generally taught alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): , , or permission of the instructor. recommended.
SPAN 343 - Culture and Politics in Spain from Civil War to Today
This course presents an overview of the evolution of life in Spain since the Civil War, death of Franco, through the socialist period and Spain's entry in the European Union until today. Art, music, literature and film will serve as the basis for lecture and discussions of some of Spain's current challenges and achievements, namely, unemployment, immigration, language and identity, women's rights, terrorism, the impact of the Euro on the economy and the relationship between Catalonia and the Spanish government today. Recommended for students who are planning to study abroad in Spain. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Spanish major.
Frequency: Generally taught alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): , , or consent of the instructor. recommended.
SPAN 354 - Here and There: Superando Limites
Living an identity that is multipositional is a familiar reality for many people in the 21st century. The seventeenth century Hispanic world reveals surprisingly diverse and complex societies in which literature-and sometimes life itself-provided a space for trying on different social clothes, so to speak, in an exploration of early modern identity. This course will allow students to enjoy prose, drama, poetry and historiography from both Spain and Spanish America and to witness how writers from both sides of the Atlantic were pushing aesthetic and societal limits of religion, ethnicity and gender in their writing. We view Baroque art from Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, and colonial Mexico and Peru, and read some pertinent critical perspectives that will help enrich our readings of the literature. To bring the plays to life, students will select fragments of dramas to "rescript" and perform for their classmates. This course satisfies the Area 1 requirement for the Spanish major.
Frequency: Generally taught alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): or consent of the instructor.
SPAN 355 - Cultural Resistance and Survival: Indigenous and African Peoples in Early Spanish America
In the Old World, Spain defined its national identity by locating its "others" in Jews, conversos , Muslims, moriscos , Turks, gypsies, pirates and Protestants. In the New World, Spaniards employed many of the same discursive and legal tactics-along with brute force-to subject Amerindian and African peoples to their will and their cultural norms. But indigenous and African populations in the Americas actively countered colonization. They rejected slavery and cultural imposition through physical rebellion, the use of strategies of cultural preservation and the appropriation of phonetic writing, which they in turn wielded against European hegemony. We will examine a fascinating corpus of indigenous pictographic codexes, architecture, myths, and histories and letters of resistance, along with a rich spectrum of texts in which peoples of African descent affirm their own subjectivity in opposition to slavery and cultural violence. What will emerge for students is a complex, heterogeneous vision of the conquest and early colonization in which non-European voices speak loudly on their own behalf. This course satisfies the Area 1 requirement for the Spanish major.
Frequency: Generally taught alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): and another 300-level Spanish course or consent of the instructor.
Cross-Listed as: and
SPAN 357 - El Quijote as Timeless Text
Miguel de Cervantes' El ingenioso Don Quijote de la Mancha is one of the most beloved and influential literary texts in all of world literature. In this course, students will not only engage in a careful and delightful reading of the entire text, but will also examine limitations and literary creations inspired through time by the classic. In order to understand how Quijote was received according to historical moment, we will explore critical perspectives on the text from across the centuries. Students will enjoy myriad artistic representations of Don Quijote and view and critique contemporary musical and filmic productions inspired by the text. This course satisfies the Area 1 requirement for the Spanish major.
Frequency: Generally taught alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): or consent of the instructor.
SPAN 359 - "Neither Saints Nor Sinners": Women Writers of the Early Modern Hispanic World
Sixteenth- and seventeenth- century women writers were in constant dialogue with their male counterparts and dedicated much of their energy to debunking myths of female purity, passivity and ignorance. To this end, they created female protagonists of great strength and integrity. Exploring themes such as life in the convent, the mujer varonil and the mujer vestida de hombre , we will look at many peninsular as well as New World women authors who were busy challenging both social and aesthetic norms in their writing. This course satisfies the Area 1 requirement for the Spanish major.
Frequency: Generally taught alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): or consent of the instructor.
SPAN 360 - One Hundred Years of Plenitude: Modern and Postmodern Hispanic Fiction
The rise of modern fiction produced a series of remarkable novels in Latin America and Spain throughout the 20th century and into the present. The course will focus primarily on the Latin American "Boom" from the 1960s onwards. We will also study the appearance and enduring presence of postmodernism in Hispanic fiction. The course refines the analysis of literary works from a variety of perspectives (historical, political, social, ethical, aesthetic, etc.) and provides a comprehensive view of the evolution of Hispanic narrative from the dawn of modernity to the present. It targets those students who enjoy literature and believe in the pleasure of the text. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Spanish major.
Frequency: Generally taught alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): or consent of the instructor.
SPAN 361 - The Fight Against Tradition: From the Enlightenment to the Avant-Garde
The course offers a panorama of Hispanic culture from the nineteenth century to the Spanish Civil War. It centers on literature and the arts during the periods of the Enlightenment, Romanticism, Realism, and the Avant-Garde. The period from 1800 to 1936 is crucial to the development of art. We will examine critical issues such as the limits of authority and the freedom of choice; the origins of modern subjectivity/ the pursuit of the ideal and the impossible; the conflict between individualism and nationalism, and that between empire and colonies; the rise of the bourgeoisie and the transition to a secular world; the crisis of reason; and the autonomy of art. Our goal will be to shed light on the Janus-faced mingling of progress with tradition that defines modernity in the Hispanic world. To this end, we will deal with the social, cultural, aesthetic and political dimensions that shape the evolution of literature and the arts during the 19th- and the first half of the 20th- centuries. This course satisfies the area 2 requirement for the Spanish major.
Frequency: Generally taught alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): or consent of the instructor.
SPAN 362 - Modern Hispanic Novel and the Visual Arts
We use an interdisciplinary approach to narrative that focuses on the cooperation between the written and the visual text. For example, how did nineteenth-century painting influenced the novel? Or, what are the connections between cinematic adaptations of narratives? We also consider the perennial dilemma of literal versus personal interpretation. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Spanish major.
Frequency: Generally taught alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): or consent of the instructor.
Cross-Listed as:
SPAN 373 - Translation: Theory/Practice
This course is an introduction to the field of translation studies focusing on the linguistic, ethical, and cultural aspects of translation and interpretation. It aims to give students an understanding of the principles of translation and the role of the translator. It provides an opportunity to improve their language skills and to gain a deeper understanding of the intercultural aspects of the translation activity both in theory and practice. The cousre has a civic engagement component and is taught in partnership with a different community organization each semester (e.g. The Advocates for Human Rights, Centro Tyrone Guzman; James H. Binger Center for New Americans).
Frequency: Generally taught alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): and two other 300-level Spanish courses.
SPAN 375 - History of the Spanish Language
An overview of Modern Spanish as it has developed over time. Course will trace the historical evolution of the most salient phonological, morpho-syntactic and lexical traits of Modern Spanish and will introduce some of the principle theories of language change. Concepts will be reinforced through work with authentic historical texts. This course satisfies the Area 3 requirement for the Spanish major.
Frequency: Generally taught alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): or consent of the instructor.
Cross-Listed as:
SPAN 376 - Spanish Dialectology
A survey of modern dialectal variations of Spanish and Peninsular Spanish varieties. Sociolinguistic issues and historical aspects of language will be addressed, along with other extralinguistic factors. Through this course, students will gain a linguistic understanding of the principal varieties of Modern Spanish. This course satisfies the Area 3 requirement for the Spanish major.
Frequency: Generally taught alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): or consent of the instructor.
Cross-Listed as: and
SPAN 377 - Applied Linguistics: Spanish Second Language Acquisition
An overview of research projects on the acquisition of Spanish as a second language. Students will learn about the theoretical approaches used in these studies as well as the effects of various pedagogical approaches on the development of Spanish interlanguage systems. While the focus of the course is on the acquisition of Spanish as a second language, students will gain a broad and useful understanding of different pedagogical issues directly related to the acquisition/learning process(es) of other second languages. This course satisfies the Area 3 requirement for the Spanish major.
Frequency: Generally taught alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): or consent of the instructor.
Cross-Listed as:
SPAN 382 - Constructing the Nation
The course focuses on the critical analysis of national stereotypes in literature and in other forms of cultural representation known in many languages as Imagology. The course examines the role that textual artifacts have played in shaping the modern image of the Hispanic nations. These texts are sometimes canonical, highbrow manifestations such as novels, poems, or essays. More often though, they are stereotypes or symbols ingrained in the collective psyche of both the Hispanic and the non-Hispanic people: "toreros," "gitanas," "gauchos/as," "guitarras," "sombreros," "flamenco," "samba," "salsa," "fu虂tbol," and many more. As cultural myths, their representational power has proven to be incredibly enduring beyond the time of their formation. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Spanish major.
Frequency: Generally taught alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 307 or consent of the instructor.
SPAN 385 - Frontera: The U.S./Mexico Border
The border region between the United States and Mexico exists as both a physical space and an ideological construct. This seminar uses literary and filmic narratives to explore issues of identity, opportunity, and violence that arise from this contested space. How does the border shape individual and cultural identities? In what ways does the border create opportunities for both advancement and exploitation? How do these works engage conflicts and tensions of race, nationalism, gender, and power? The course will include writers and filmmakers from both countries, and we will read original texts both in Spanish and English. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Spanish major.
Frequency: Generally taught alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): or consent of the instructor.
Cross-Listed as: and
SPAN 386 - Constructions of a Female Killer
Explorations of the relationship between women and violence typically take place from the perspective of women as victims. However, how does the discourse change when the traditional paradigm is inverted and we explore women as perpetrators of violence? This seminar examines representations of women who kill in Latin American and Latino narratives (including novels, short stories, films, and newspapers). Drawing on feminist theory, media studies, criminology, and literary criticism, we will seek to understand the ways women's violence has been read and framed in contemporary society as well as how their violence intersects with discussions of nationalism, race, class, and gender. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Spanish major.
Frequency: Generally taught alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): or consent of the instructor.
Cross-Listed as: and
SPAN 387 - Latinx in the Midwest
This course uses literature, film, and scholarly works to explore the Latinx experience in the Midwest. We will examine how this population creates and sustains community, constructs their own sense of Latinidad, and how that identity and its cultural practices are informed by and impact the region. Events involving the Twin Cities' Latinx communities will enrich our learning and discussions. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement of the Spanish major.
Frequency: Alternate years.
Prerequisite(s):
Cross-Listed as: and
SPAN 394 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing.
SPAN 488 - Senior Seminar
The senior seminar is a capstone course that explores in depth a shifting field of topics. It helps students relate the subjects they have studied in their major field and assists students in demonstrating their familiarity with Hispanic cultures and in methods of analysis and presentation, culminating in the preparation and presentation of a major research project. It is primarily a discussion course that relies heavily on individual as well as collective effort. Required for Spanish majors. Category varies.
Prerequisite(s): For Spanish majors; to be completed in the final semester.
SPAN 494 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing.
SPAN 601 - Tutorial
Category varies.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
SPAN 602 - Tutorial
Category varies.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
SPAN 603 - Tutorial
Category varies.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
SPAN 604 - Tutorial
Category varies.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
SPAN 611 - Independent Project
Category varies. Not available to substitute regularly offered courses.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
SPAN 612 - Independent Project
Category varies. Not available to substitute regularly offered courses.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
SPAN 613 - Independent Project
Category varies. Not available to substitute regularly offered courses.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
SPAN 614 - Independent Project
Category varies. Not available to substitute regularly offered courses.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
SPAN 621 - Internship
Category 3.
Prerequisite(s): Four courses in Spanish numbered or above and permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office.
SPAN 622 - Internship
Category 3.
Prerequisite(s): Four courses in Spanish numbered or above and permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office.
SPAN 623 - Internship
Category 3.
Prerequisite(s): Four courses in Spanish numbered or above and permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office.
SPAN 624 - Internship
Category 3.
Prerequisite(s): Four courses in Spanish numbered or above and permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office.
SPAN 631 - Preceptorship
Preceptorships give students the opportunity to observe and practice teaching skills. Available to highly accomplished students.
Prerequisite(s): Some background reading and training in foreign language teaching and permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs.
SPAN 632 - Preceptorship
Preceptorships give students the opportunity to observe and practice teaching skills. Available to highly accomplished students.
Prerequisite(s): Some background reading and training in foreign language teaching and permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs.
SPAN 633 - Preceptorship
Preceptorships give students the opportunity to observe and practice teaching skills. Available to highly accomplished students.
Prerequisite(s): Some background reading and training in foreign language teaching and permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs.
SPAN 634 - Preceptorship
Preceptorships give students the opportunity to observe and practice teaching skills. Available to highly accomplished students.
Prerequisite(s): Some background reading and training in foreign language teaching and permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs.
Portuguese
PORT 111 - Accelerated Beginning Portuguese
Intensive instruction in speaking, understanding, reading and writing Portuguese. Brazilian usage emphasized. Successful completion with a minimum grade of C- allows enrollment in the second level Portuguese course, . Three class hours per week plus two hours of tutorial.
Frequency: Fall semester.
PORT 194 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing.
PORT 221 - Accelerated Intermediate Portuguese
This course covers the second year of Portuguese in one semester. It extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Portuguese, and it introduces the history and culture of Lusophone countries. Brazilian usage emphasized. This course is appropriate for students who have taken or for highly self-motivated students with appropriate prior experience in Portuguese. Successful completion allows enrollment in . Three class hours per week plus two hours of tutorial. Successful completion of this course satisfies the college language requirement.
Frequency: Spring semester.
Prerequisite(s): with a minimum grade of C- or consent of the instructor.
PORT 231 - Intensive Portuguese for Spanish Speakers
This fast-paced and intensive course is designed for highly self-motivated students with upper-intermediate level skills or higher in Spanish or in another Romance language. It introduces and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Portuguese (speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills) while introducing the history and culture of Lusophone countries and communities worldwide. Completion of this course with a C- or higher allows enrollment in PORT 331. Three class hours per week plus two hours of tutorial.
Frequency: Spring semester only.
Prerequisite(s): or or permission of instructor.
PORT 294 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing.
PORT 331 - Journeys through Brazil
Primarily designed to improve oral communication and to strengthen students' written proficiency and their awareness of grammar intricacies in Portuguese. In relation to writing, it serves as a bridge to upper-level courses. Conversations and compositions are based on the civilization and cultures of Brazil, which despite its continental size and being among the largest world economies, remains a mystery to many. This course explores the socio-historical, political and cultural trajectory Brazil has undertaken while, at the same time, reflecting on how ideas such as nation, identity, race, ethnicity, and class have transformed the face of the country. A wide array of texts and materials -literature, music, painting, sculpture, architecture, dance, and cinema- is used to gain a broad and critical understanding of the Brazilian universe. It involves extensive reading appropriate to the level.
Frequency: Spring semester.
Prerequisite(s): , or , or consent of the instructor.
Cross-Listed as:
PORT 341 - Voices from the Margins: Afro-Brazilian Women Writers
This course focuses on the writing of black women writers from Brazil. We will study the history of race relations in Brazil as the framework of the struggle of Afro-Brazilian women against invisibility and injustice. We will analyze a wide array of texts, which revolve around the experiences and the position Black women have traditionally had within Brazilian society and the way they are now contesting such circumstances and roles through literature, music, art, theater, folklore, Afro-Brazilian religion, and cinema. Students will learn about "escrevive虃ncia", the process of writing the experience of the marginalized and the oppressed.
Frequency: Spring semester.
Prerequisite(s):
PORT 351 - Contemporary Texts from the Portuguese-Speaking Communities of Africa, Asia, and Oceania
This course will critically approach a selection of short stories, poems, music, and a wide array of texts from Portuguese-speaking communities in Africa, Asia, and Oceania. The selection of texts focuses on literary and cultural work produced in the 20th century and the early 21st century. We will analyze the evolution of literary and cultural production within the colonial and postcolonial contexts of these societies.
Frequency: Alternate years.
Corequisite(s): This discussion-based class requires active participation and completion of , or instructor permission.
PORT 381 - Portugal Meets 'the Other', Overseas: Portuguese Navigators from the 15th to 17th Century
In this course we will read travel accounts, official historiography, and literature from the period in which Portugal became the first European overseas empire. The Portuguese linked continents and cultures as never before traveling by sea; indeed this process can be understood as the first globalization because of the cultural cross-pollination that Portugal's voyages stirred up. We will focus on analyzing the way in which the Portuguese managed to portray 'the Other' by two contrary discourses: Portugal's providential mission, and the race for economical profit through trade and war in Africa and the Middle and Far East. We will also study the appropriation and resignification of these matters on works of literature and visual arts produced in the contemporary era. This course satisfies the Area 1 requirement for the Spanish major.
Prerequisite(s): .
PORT 394 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing.
PORT 494 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing.
PORT 601 - Tutorial
Category varies.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
PORT 602 - Tutorial
Category varies.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
PORT 603 - Tutorial
Category varies.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
PORT 604 - Tutorial
Category varies.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
PORT 611 - Independent Project
Category varies. Not available to substitute regularly offered courses.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
PORT 612 - Independent Project
Category varies. Not available to substitute regularly offered courses.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
PORT 613 - Independent Project
Category varies. Not available to substitute regularly offered courses.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
PORT 614 - Independent Project
Category varies. Not available to substitute regularly offered courses.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
PORT 621 - Internship
Category 3.
Prerequisite(s): Four courses in Portuguese numbered 204 or above and permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office.
PORT 622 - Internship
Category 3.
Prerequisite(s): Four courses in Portuguese numbered 204 or above and permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office.
PORT 623 - Internship
Category 3.
Prerequisite(s): Four courses in Portuguese numbered 204 or above and permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office.
PORT 624 - Internship
Category 3.
Prerequisite(s): Four courses in Portuguese numbered 204 or above and permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office.
PORT 631 - Preceptorship
Preceptorships give students the opportunity to observe and practice teaching skills. Available to highly accomplished students.
Prerequisite(s): Some background reading and training in foreign language teaching and permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs.
PORT 632 - Preceptorship
Preceptorships give students the opportunity to observe and practice teaching skills. Available to highly accomplished students.
Prerequisite(s): Some background reading and training in foreign language teaching and permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs.
PORT 633 - Preceptorship
Preceptorships give students the opportunity to observe and practice teaching skills. Available to highly accomplished students.
Prerequisite(s): Some background reading and training in foreign language teaching and permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs.
PORT 634 - Preceptorship
Preceptorships give students the opportunity to observe and practice teaching skills. Available to highly accomplished students.
Prerequisite(s): Some background reading and training in foreign language teaching and permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs.