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Spanish 100. Principles of Hispanic Literature & Criticism (4 units)
| Section | Instructor | Days / Time | Room | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Charles Oriel, Lecturer | MWF 10:00-10:50A | 107 Wellman Hall | 50650 |
| 002 | Cristina Gonzalez, Professor | TR 9:00-10:20A | 141 Olson Hall | 50651 |
Course Description: This course is an introduction to textual analysis with readings from Spanish and Spanish American literature and culture. The course will deal with basic genres: narrative, poetry, drama, and essay and will provide students with the opportunity to acquire the basic technical vocabulary of the Hispanic literary and cultural critic.
Prerequisite: Spanish 024/024S or 033.
GE credit (Old): None.
GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities, Oral Literacy, World Cultures and Writing Experience.
Format: Lecture - 3 hours; Extensive Writing or Discussion - 1 hour.
Textbook:
- Carmelo Virgillo, Edward Friedman, and Teresa Valdivieso, Aproximaciones al Estudio de la Literatura Hispánica [Séptima Edición] (McGraw Hill, 2011)
Spanish 115. History of the Spanish Language (4 units)
Robert Blake, Professor
MW 12:10-1:30P
176 Chemistry Building
CRN 53283
Course Description: This course examines the Spanish language from its roots in spoken Latin to modernity. There will be emphasis on the close relationship between historical events and language change, and the role that literature plays in language standardization. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 115S.
Prerequisite: Spanish 024/024S or Spanish 033, or consent of instructor (rjblake@ucdavis.edu); Linguistics 001 recommended.
GE credit (Old): Arts & Humanities or Social Sciences.
GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities or Social Sciences.
Format: Lecture - 3 hours; Extensive Writing or Discussion - 1 hour.
Textbook:
- David A. Pharies, Breve historia de la lengua española: Segunda edición revisada (University of Chicago Press, 2015)
Spanish 131N: Survey of Spanish Literature: 1700 to the Present (4 units)
Charles Oriel, Lecturer
MWF 1:10-2:00P
1130 Hart Hall
CRN 50654
Course Description: This survey course focuses on Spanish literature from the year 1700 through the present day. This long period includes various literary, social, political and cultural movements, such as the Enlightenment, Romanticism, Naturalism, the Generation of ’98 and Surrealism, all of which will be taken into account and discussed in class. Readings include examples of all the main literary genres: essay, poetry, novel, short story and drama.
Prerequisite: Spanish 100/100S or 141/141S or 170/170S.
GE credit (Old): Arts & Humanities.
GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities and World Cultures.
Format: Lecture - 3 hours; Term Paper or Discussion - 1 hour.
Textbooks:
- Fernando Ibarra and Alberto Machado da Rosa, Antología de Autores Españoles, Vol II: Antiguos y Modernos (Prentice Hall, 1995)
- Miguel de Unamuno, Abel Sánchez: Una historia de pasión (Espasa Calpe/Austral, 2005)
Spanish 142. Imágenes de la Guerra Civil española: Cine, novela, fotografía y pintura (4 units)
Cristina Martínez-Carazo, Professor
TR 10:30-11:50A
168 Hoagland Hall
CRN 53222
Course Description: In this course we will explore how Spain deals with historical memory and how different cultural products (film, novel, painting, photography) bring to our present the most traumatic moment in Spain’s 20th Century.
Prerequisite: Spanish 100/100S or 141/141S or 170/170S.
GE credit (Old): Arts & Humanities.
GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities, Oral Skills, World Cultures and Writing Experience.
Format: Lecture - 3 hours; Term Paper.
Textbooks:
- A Course Reader
Spanish 144. Imágenes de la inmigración en España en el tercer milenio (4 units)
Cristina Martínez-Carazo, Professor
TR 1:40-3:00P
166 Chemistry Building
CRN 50656
Course Description: In this course we will analyze the reality of immigration in contemporary Spain. We will deal with the multiple representations of immigration in literature, film, press, photography and the media.
Prerequisite: Spanish 024/024S, or 033.
GE credit (Old): Arts & Humanities.
GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities and World Cultures.
Format: Lecture - 3 hours; Project.
Textbooks:
- A Course Reader
Spanish 159. Cuban Literature and Culture 19th-21st Century (4 units)
Emilio Bejel, Professor
TR 12:10-1:30P
1130 Hart Hall
CRN 53223
Course Description: Special topics in the study of Latin American literature and culture.
Prerequisite: Spanish 100/100S or 141/141S or 170/170S.
GE credit (Old): Arts & Humanities.
GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities and World Cultures.
Format: Lecture - 3 hours; Term Paper or Discussion - 1 hour.
Textbook:
- Cristina Garcia, Dreaming in Cuban (Ballantine Books, 1993)
Spanish 170. Introduction to Latin American Culture (4 units)
Ana Peluffo, Professor
TR 10:30-11:50A
1006 Giedt Hall
CRN 50660
Course Description: Introduction to history, geography and culture of Latin America. Multiple genres of cultural production and representation, with a focus on cultural diversity and regional difference. Introduction to critical reading and textual analysis.
Prerequisite: Spanish 024/024S or 033.
GE credit (Old): Arts & Humanities and Diversity.
GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities, Visual Literacy, World Cultures and Writing Experience.
Format: Lecture - 3 hours; Term Paper.
Textbooks:
- TBA
Spanish 171. Music from Latin America (4 units) Taught in English [Cross-listed with MUS 127]
Carol Hess
Lecture:
TR 9:00-10:20A
105 Music Building
| Disc. Sec. | Discussion Leader | Days / Time | Room | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Discussion Leader TBA | T 12:10-1:00P | 105 Music Building | 54017 |
| 002 | Discussion Leader TBA | F 11:00-11:50A | 105 Music Building | 54018 |
Course Description: Examination of music from Latin America. Characteristic music (i.e., tango, bossa nova, salsa) as well as its implications in other musical genres.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor (cahess@ucdavis.edu).
GE credit (Old): Arts & Humanities.
GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities and World Cultures.
Format: Lecture - 3 hours; Discussion - 1 hour.
Textbooks:
- Course materials will be provided by instructor
Spanish 173. Cinema and Latin American Culture (4 units)
Emilio Bejel, Professor
Lecture: TR 3:10-4:30P
Film Viewing: R 6:10-9:00P
1130 Hart Hall
CRN 53224
Course Description: Understanding Latin American cultures through cinema. History and critical analysis of Latin American film. Focus on a national cinematic tradition. Comparative experiences in different parts of Latin America and/or a particular era. Conducted entirely in Spanish.
Prerequisite: Spanish 024/024S or 033.
GE credit (Old): Arts & Humanities and Social-Cultural Diversity.
GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities, Visual Literacy and World Cultures.
Format: Lecture/Discussion - 3 hours; Film Viewing - 3 hours.
Textbooks:
- Michael Chanan, Cuban Cinema (University of Minnesota Press, 2004)
Spanish 174. Cultura Chicano/a: Movilidad, Justicia, Pertenencia (4 units)
Robert Irwin, Professor
MWF 11:00-11:50A
146 Olson Hall
CRN 54268
Course Description: Este curso presenta un panorama de la cultura chicana/o de los Estados Unidos, con un enfoque especial en asuntos de inmigración, ciudadanía, justicia, pertenencia y exclusión. Recurre a la expresión cultural (literatura, cine, música, testimonio, discurso político, etc.) para mejor comprender los mecanismos históricos a través de los cuales los inmigrantes mexicanos han luchado por volverse mexicano-americanos al integrarse en una comunidad étnica/cultural, o – al contrario – han fallado en acomodarse en los Estados Unidos, debido a obstáculos legales, económicos, políticos, sociales o culturales. Este curso se enfocará en las experiencias vividas de los mexicanos en los Estados Unidos durante diferentes momentos claves de su historia en este país, relatadas desde un punto de vista propio.
Prerequisite: Spanish 024/024S or 033.
GE credit (Old): Arts & Humanities and Social-Cultural Diversity.
GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities, American Cultures Governance & History and Domestic Diversity.
Format: Lecture - 3 hours; Term Paper.
Textbooks:
- TBA