Spring 2026 Department Course Offerings

Course Offerings: Spring 2026

New Course Highlight!

SPANISH 3798.11 Global May Bolivia, 4 cr. Citizenship GE
May 10th-June 4th, 2026
This interdisciplinary course introduces students to citizenship through the history, politics, cultures, and identities of Bolivia. It explores three geographical regions (the Altiplano or highlands; the valleys, and the tropical lowlands) and the groups of people who live there; the different political and cultural currents within the country and its diverse regions; and examples of contemporary indigenous activism, languages, and movements. Students will engage in hands-on, experiential learning and assemble an experiential learning portfolio over the course of this trip. Among other topics, students will explore the politics of citizenship in Bolivia; the diverse ethnic and cultural groups in the country; and efforts towards environmental and social justice. In the process, students will be encouraged to think critically about their new surroundings and to reflect on what Bolivian approaches to citizenship, justice, and diversity can teach them about the United States and our traditions around these concepts.
12-20 students, No Spanish language requirement; minimum GPA 2.0 Next info session is November 12th Final info session is December 4th - OIA Application deadline is January 6th Questions? Contact Prof. Anna Babel (.6), Prof. Elvia Andia Grageda (.1), or Kennedy Sepsi (.5)

Course Descriptions and Pre-Requisites

Complete course descriptions and pre-requisites are listed in the official OSU Course Catalog. Students may also search specific term Spanish offerings through the Registrar's Schedule of Classes.

Undergraduate Level Course Offerings

PORTGSE 2335 Cannibal Brazil: Cultural Encounters and Negotiations of Identity in Literature and Culture
TuTh 11:10AM - 12:30PM
Explores a fundamental topic within Brazilian culture, from colonial times to present; cannibalism as cultural practice in both literal and discursive realms.
Prereq: GE VPA course. GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts course.

SPANISH 2242 Introduction to Latinx Studies
TuTh 2:20PM - 3:40PM
Introduction to Latinx studies; history, politics, and cultural production of Latinx communities in the U.S. and its borderlands.
Prereq: GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for EthnStd 2242, or CompStd 2242, or 2322. GE cultures and ideas and diversity soc div in the US course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies and race, ethnicity and gender div course. Cross-listed EtnStd and CompStd.

SPANISH 2380 Reinventing America
WeFr 9:35AM - 10:55AM
Introduction to visual and verbal representation of Latin American multi-ethnic cultures through literature and visual arts; emphasis on construction of American identities and nations.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 330. GE VPA and diversity global studies course. GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts course.

SPANISH 2381 Race, Ethnicity & Gender in Spanish Speaking Film & TV
WeFr 11:10AM - 12:30PM
This course will examine how cinema and television in Latin America, the US, and Spain reflect issues of race, ethnicity, and gender and reveal social attitudes and prejudices.
Not open to students with credit for CompStd 2381 or WGSSt 2381. GE foundation race, ethnicity and gender div course. Cross-listed in CompStd and WGSSt.

SPANISH 3450/H Introduction to the Study of Literature and Culture in Spanish
Multiple sections available.
Required course for Spanish majors and minors. An introduction to literary and cultural analysis of texts in Spanish. This course presents strategies for reading and analyzing literary and cultural texts from various Spanish speaking countries to prepare students for more advanced courses in the Spanish program.
Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 3403, 3413, 4603, or 4613. Not open to students with credit for 3450H.

SPANISH 4558 Caribbean Narratives Now
TuTh 11:10AM - 12:30PM
Critical analysis of narratives and cultural productions from Cuba, Puerto Rico, & Dominican Republic. Students will work to rethink race, class, and gender in the islands-nations-regions through examination of representations of nations and space of the Caribbean diaspora in the United States, and the (dis)connections with the Caribbean archipelago.
Prereq: 3450, or 3450H, or permission of instructor.

SPANISH 4561H Introduction to the Culture of Spain
WeFr 12:45PM - 2:05PM
Major developments in the culture of Spain.
Prereq: Honors standing; and a grade of C- or above in 3450H; and GPA 3.4 or above. Not open to students with credit for 561 or 561H. FL Admis Cond course.

SPANISH 4564 Spanish Culture During Francoism
WeFr 11:10AM - 12:30PM
Panoramic view of the culture of Spain during the dictatorship of Franco. Use of literary and filmic productions of that period as representations of the historical, social, political & economic experiences Spain lived during those years.
Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 3450 or 3450H.

SPANISH 4570 Latin Soundscapes: Musical Cultures of Latin America
TuTh 2:20PM - 3:40PM
Since colonial times, the Latin American region has produced a wealth of musical genres, styles, hybrids, & fusions that allows for exploration of relevant social, cultural, economic, and political issues. This course surveys the richness, diversity, & representation of Latin American music through selection of musical, literary, filmic, & historical texts.
Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 3450 (450) or 3450H (450H).

SPANISH 5202 Spanish in the Health Professions II
TuTh 11:10AM - 12:30PM
This course introduces students to the practice of interviewing for health and human services in Spanish. The course analyzes the theoretical, ethical, and sociological dimensions of medical and motivational interviewing in the context of the Spanish-speaking population in the United States:
We know that patients and clients who receive culturally responsive treatment and services have greater satisfaction, greater trust (confianza) in their providers, and improved health outcomes. Students in this course will develop advanced linguistic and cultural skills that will allow them to use Spanish in health interactions, considering the sociocultural contexts of client encounters. Readings are interdisciplinary (e.g., health communication, linguistics, speech-language pathology, and multicultural psychology) and will include a combination of health podcasts, academic articles/chapters, graphic novels, and popular media. The second part of this course sequence will focus on developing counseling skills, motivational interviewing, collaborating with interpreters, and assessment and treatment of specific health conditions.
Prereq: 5201, or permission of instructor.

SPANISH 5660/E Seminar in Latin American Literatures and Cultures
WeFr 12:45PM - 2:05PM
Intensive study of a major theme, author, literary or cultural problem related to Latin America. Required for students completing the Latin American Concentration of the Spanish major. A maximum of 1 course taught in English may be counted toward the Spanish Major program with a Latin American Literatures & Cultures Concentration.
Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 3450 or 3450H, plus any two of: 4515, 4516, 4555, 4555E, 4556, 4558, 4560, 4560H, 4565H, 4570, 4580, 4595.03, or 5640. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 cr hrs.

SPANISH 5670/E Seminar in LatinX Literatures and Cultures
WeFr 12:45PM - 2:05PM
Intensive study of a major theme, author, literary, or cultural problem related to LatinX languages, literatures and cultures. Required for students completing the LatinX track of the Spanish major. Additional courses may be considered for the Concentration requirement with dept approval. Student is not to exceed 2 total courses taught in English for this Concentration of the Spanish Major.
Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 3450 or 3450H, plus any two of: 4542, 4557.10, 4557.20, 4558, 4570, 4582, 4689S, 5201, 5202, 5203, 5389, 5461, 5620; Anthrop 3419; CompStd 3360, 4804; English 4588; HCS 3380. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 cr hrs.

SPANISH 3404 Spanish Phonetics
Multiple sections available.
The fundamental principles of phonetic analysis are introduced in a simple and concise manner to show how Spanish sounds are produced, how they fall into patterns, and how they change in different environments. Major attention is devoted to practice with corrective exercises, introductory training in phonetic transcription and, to a lesser extent, the problems of teaching pronunciation.
Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 2202, or 2213, or Spanish Seal of Biliteracy. Concur: 3401, 3403 or 3413.

SPANISH 4430/H Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
WeFr 11:10AM - 12:30PM
Introduction to the analysis of Spanish from the perspective of modern linguistic theory.
Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 3401 (401), or 3401H (401H) and 3404 (404). Not open to students with credit for 4534 (604), 4534H (604H), 4430H (530H), or 430. FL Admis Cond course.

SPANISH 4534/E Spanish Phonology
WeFr 9:35AM - 10:55AM
Analysis of the phonological structure of Spanish and a comparison with English; practical problems of teaching pronunciation. Embedded Honors section available by permission of instructor.
Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 4430 or 4430H.

SPANISH 5389 - US Latino Languages and Cultures
Tuesdays/Thursdays 3:55-5:15 PM
This course focuses on the languages of Latino communities in the United States. We will discuss the diversity of Latino experiences in the US and the central role of language in the development of a “Latino” identity, as well as its role in local understandings of ethnicity, gender, and social class, among other categories. Course material is drawn primarily from ethnographies of language, which provide a richly contextualized approach to the relationship between language(s) and culture(s). Previous coursework in Latino Studies and/or Sociolinguistics is desirable.
Prereq: 5201 or 4430/H, or equiv, or Grad standing, or permission of instructor.

SPANISH 5630/E Seminar in Hispanic Linguistics
TuTh 2:20PM - 3:40PM
Intensive study of major topic in Hispanic linguistics. Topics vary: e.g., the Spanish pronominal system, American Spanish dialectology, Spanish orthography. Fulfills seminar requirement for students completing the Hispanic Linguistics Concentration of the Honors Spanish Major. Honors Embedded.
Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 4430 or 4430H, plus any two of: 4532, 4534, 4534E, 4536, 4537, 4538, 4595.01, 4610, 4689S, 5389, or Portgse 5611. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 cr hrs.

CATALAN 5502 Catalan for Spanish Speakers II
TuTh 9:35AM - 10:55AM
Continuation of Catalan 5501. Intended for students with at least High Intermediate-level Spanish skills.
Prereq: 5501.

QUECHUA 5501.01 Beginning Quechua I: Classroom
TuWeThFr 12:20PM - 1:15PM
A beginning language course for students with no previous study experience in Quechua. This course will be comprehensive, integrating culture and language from the southern Quechua family spoken in Peru.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 5501.51 or to native speakers. This course is available for EM credit. GE for lang course. GE world languages course.

QUECHUA 5502.01 Beginning Quechua II: Classroom
TuWeThFr 11:15AM - 12:10PM
For students who have taken Quechua 5501.01 or who have previous basic knowledge of Quechua at the beginning level. This course will be comprehensive, integrating culture and language from the southern Quechua family spoken in Peru.
Prereq: 5501.01, or 4 cr hrs of 5501.51; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 5502.51 or 502 or to native speakers. This course is available for EM credit. GE for lang course. GE world languages course.

QUECHUA 5504.01 Intermediate Quechua II: Classroom
TuWeThFr 9:05AM - 10:00AM
Quechua 5504.01 (504) is an intermediate language course intended for students with experience in Quechua. The variety taught will be from the southern Quechua family spoken in Bolivia and Peru. Closed to native speakers of this language.
Prereq: 5503.01, or 4 cr hrs of 5503.51; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 5504.51. This course is available for EM credit. FL Admis Cond course.

QUECHUA 5506.01 Advanced Quechua II: Classroom
TuWeThFr 10:10AM - 11:05AM
An advanced language course intended for students with experience in Quechua. This course is comprehensive, integrating culture and language. It will be useful for students that want to travel to the Andean countries or who have an interest in studying Quechua language, culture and society. The variety taught is from the southern Quechua family spoken in Bolivia and Peru.
Prereq: 5505.01, or permission of instructor.

PORTGSE 3450 Introduction to the Study of Literatures and Cultures
WeFr 12:45PM - 2:05PM
Strategies for reading and extensive practice in analyzing literary and cultural texts from the Portuguese-speaking world.
Prereq: Portgse 3401 (Portgese 401), 3402 (402), 3403 (403) or 5502 (502), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for Portgese 450.

PORTGSE 5502 Portuguese for Spanish Speakers II
WeFr 9:35AM - 10:55AM
Continuation of 501; Portuguese language for students with at least intermediate-level Spanish skills.
Prereq: 5501 (501). Not open to students with credit for 1101.01 (101.01), 1102.01 (102.01), 1103.01 (103.01) and 104.01, or equiv.

PORTGSE 5520 Literatures and Cultures in Portuguese, from Romanticism to Modernism
We 11:30AM - 2:15PM
Overview of literatures and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world in the nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries:
As Oficinas Literárias de Eça de Queirós e Machado de AssisEste curso propõe uma revisitação das obras de dois nomes cimeiros da literatura de língua portuguesa da segunda metade do século XIX, o português Eça de Queirós (1845-1900) e o brasileiro Machado de Assis (1839-1908). Partindo da análise e discussão de exemplos de três dos géneros que cultivaram, nomeadamente o conto, a crónica e o romance, procuraremos entender como se desenvolveram as suas carreiras literárias e como se relacionaram ambos os escritores com os meios literários dos seus respetivos países, e o que essa relação diz sobre a importância que neles foi atribuída às instituições literárias durante este período histórico em que o apelo da literatura e o acesso à literacia se expandiu no mundo ocidental. Sempre que isso seja relevante, também prestaremos atenção à visão que ambos os escritores veiculam sobre os dois países, e sobre si mesmos.
Prereq: 3450 (Portgese 450) with a C- or better, or Grad standing; or permission of instructor.

PORTGSE 3191 Internship & Career Exploration
Internship for academic credit under employer supervision, with enrollment and grade evaluation by a faculty sponsor and program coordinator in the Dept. of Spanish & Portuguese. Student must obtain the internship and submit signed employer and department agreement prior to the start of the internship term. Enrollment in another academic department or college level internship course is not permitted during the same term. This course does not apply to the Portuguese Major or Minor program.
Prereq: 1103, or 5502, or Portuguese Seal of Biliteracy, and GPA of 2.50 or above, and Soph, Jr, or Sr standing; and permission of department. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs or 4 completions. This course is graded S/U.

PORTGSE 5191 Internship in Portuguese
Use of advanced Lusophone linguistic & cultural skills in a professional training context or industry for academic credit under employer supervision, with enrollment and grade evaluation by a faculty sponsor and program coordinator in the Dept. of Spanish & Portuguese. Student must obtain an internship and submit signed employer and department agreement prior to the start of the internship term. Submission of a completed Internship Enrollment Application & Supervisor Agreement is required. Graduate students must obtain faculty advisor approval and confirm work hour commitment and duties each week of the internship term for enrollment in the appropriate number of credit hours. A maximum of 3 cr may be applied to the undergraduate major or minor program with Undergraduate Studies Committee approval.
Prereq: 3450, and GPA of 2.50 or above, and Soph, Jr, or Sr standing, and permission of department. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs or 4 completions. This course is graded S/U.

SPANISH 3191 Internship & Career Exploration
Internship for academic credit under employer supervision, with enrollment and grade evaluation by a faculty sponsor and program coordinator in the Dept. of Spanish & Portuguese. Student must obtain the internship and submit signed employer and department agreement prior to the start of the internship term. Completion of Spanish 2506 and/or Spanish 3005 is recommended, but not required. Enrollment in another academic department or college level internship course is not permitted during the same term. This course does not apply to the Spanish Major or Minor program.
Prereq: 1103, or 1113, or Spanish Seal of Biliteracy, and GPA of 2.50+, and Soph, Jr, or Sr standing. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs or 4 completions. This course is graded S/U.

SPANISH 4606 Advanced Business Spanish
TuTh 11:10AM - 12:30PM
An in-depth study of the Hispanic economic, social, and cultural environment as it relates to business.
Prereq: 3403 (403) or 3403H (403H), or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 606. FL Admis Cond course.

SPANISH 5104 Fundamentals of Court Interpreting - Advanced Language Institute
TuTh 9:35AM - 10:55AM
Advanced Spanish level students will learn and practice the foundational aspects of the profession of court interpreting, with special emphasis on its core ethical principles, protocols, terminology, and skills, as well as the professional identity and role of the court interpreter. This course is designed to produce certifiable Spanish-English/English-Spanish court interpreters.
Prereq: 3403 or 3413; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for CLLC 5104. Cross-listed in CLLC.

SPANISH 5191 Internship in Spanish
Use of advanced Spanish linguistic & cultural skills in a professional training context or industry for academic credit under employer supervision, with enrollment and grade evaluation by a faculty sponsor and program coordinator in the Dept. of Spanish & Portuguese. Student must obtain an internship and submit signed employer and department agreement prior to the start of the internship term. Submission of a completed Internship Enrollment Application & Supervisor Agreement is required. Spanish 3005 or 5689S recommended, but not required. Graduate students must obtain faculty advisor approval and confirm work hour commitment and duties each week of the internship term for enrollment in the appropriate number of credit hours. A maximum of 3cr may be applied to the undergraduate major and/or toward the Immersion Component, or minor program with Undergraduate Studies Committee approval.
Prereq: 3450 or 3450H, GPA of 2.50 or above, Soph, Jr, or Sr standing, and permission of department. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs or 4 completions. This course is graded S/U.

SPANISH 5689S Spanish in Ohio: An Experiential Course
We 2:30PM - 5:15PM
During the 2nd term of the semester, students will be completing fieldwork hours, meeting with the instructor on an individual basis, and preparing a final project for presentation.
Interaction with Hispanic and LatinX community organization representatives, educators and business leaders in Ohio; intensive & extensive practice with Spanish as spoken by native and heritage speakers from the U.S. & abroad. Fulfills the Experiential Component of the Spanish Major.
Prereq: 3450 or 3450H

Graduate Level Course Offerings

SPANISH 7430 Mapping Modern and Contemporary Iberian Literatures and Cultures
Th 11:30AM - 2:15PM
Study of significant socio-cultural moments, issues, problematics, and concepts in Iberian literatures and cultures from the 18th century to the contemporary period:
Memoria, historia y ficción: Releyendo la narrativa española contemporánea
Mucho se ha escrito del papel de la memoria en la definición o construcción de identidades (individuales y nacionales); sin embargo, la memoria tiene diversos niveles que impulsan o generan manifestaciones artísticas diversas. De la misma manera, la incongruencia que se encuentra muchas veces entre las memorias individuales y las memorias colectivas causa una disyunción entre la realidad y la ficción, la historia y la Historia, la memoria individual y la colectiva, etc. La motivación intelectual de este curso es “la constante insistencia a la desmemoria” de la que se acusa a la España contemporánea. Algunos críticos y escritores han señalado que las producciones culturales y literarias de los años de la transición democrática al presente no reflejan el verdadero pasado de España (incluyendo o mayormente el pasado violento y sangriento). Juan Goytisolo inclusive sugiere que, la llamada amnesia voluntaria de la naciones que intentan borrar el pasado histórico (como ha sido el caso de España, según él) “no dur[a], y lo expulsado por la puerta se cuela por la ventana” (Cogitus Interruptus 42). Sin embargo, como el propio Goytisolo dice “sólo la recuperación del pasado, por hiriente que sea, puede apercibirnos para afrontar el futuro sin repetir errores ni horrores ni caer en una amnesia fácilmente colmable con patrañas y mitos” (Cogitus Interruptus 58). Algunos otros escritores coinciden con Goytisolo y por lo tanto es posible observar una producción abundante (especialmente en los últimos años), sobre el tema de la memoria (o la falta de ésta) y/o sus ramificaciones que, de alguna manera sugiere que el olvido no se ha apoderado de toda España; y más aún que existe un ejercicio de recuperación del pasado con el intento de cederle el paso “a una sana pluralidad de voces auguradora de una perspectiva histórica más vasta y compleja” (Goytisolo 65).
Para adentrarnos en el tema de la memoria en España entraremos también en el estudio de algunas teorías como las de Jacques Derrida, Maurice Halbwachs, Friedrich Nietzsche, Pierre Nora y algunos otros. También se explorarán diversas manifestaciones culturales como las novelas de Carmen Martín Gaite, Suso de Toro, Kirmen Uribe y Javier Cercas, entre otras, programas de televisión, espectáculos teatrales, además de películas y canciones para analizar la relación entre memoria, historia y ficción en la España contemporánea. Algunas de la preguntas que guiarán nuestra aproximación a estos temas a lo largo del curso son (pero no están limitadas a): ¿Cuál es la relación entre el recordar/olvidar y la escritura? ¿Por qué se dice que España ha sufrido de desmemoria? ¿Cómo son las reescrituras de la historia (individual y colectiva)?
En un sentido pragmático este es un curso comparativo cuyo objetivo pedagógico es el de ayudarnos a ver conexiones teóricas sobre memoria, historiografía, construcción de identidades, por mencionar algunos.
Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor

SPANISH 6705 Introduction to Latino Studies
Th 12:45PM - 3:30PM
Introduces graduate students to the broad themes, concepts, and questions raised in the interdisciplinary field of Latina/Latino studies:
This is the gateway course for the Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Latinx Studies. Introduction to Latinx Studies is an interdisciplinary approach to the study of Mexican-American/Chicanx, Brazilian, Puerto Rican, Cuban American, Caribbean, and Central/South American communities within the U.S. national project. We will examine social, historical, and political commonalities as well as differences between these Latinx communities. Themes we will explore include: 1) Pros and cons of Latinx identity markers; 2) immigration, migration, and community formation histories; 3) conceptions of gender and sexuality; 4) race and racial constructions; and 5) labor markets; 6) educational experiences; 7) cultural phenomena produced and consumed by and about Latinidad. Other topics to be considered include demographic trends, citizenship, political participation, mass movements, histories and events in Latin American origin communities, and media representation. This course will be made up of faculty-led discussions of the assigned readings, student-led workshops, and engagement with the conceptual tools of Latinx studies at the local level. The goal is to provide you with a range of methods and approaches to understanding the presence (historical, social, political) of Latinx communities in the U.S. as a hemispheric transformative project.
Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor and approved petition to the Graduate School. Not open to students with credit for 705, ArtsSci 705, or CompStd 6425 (705). Cross-listed in CompStd 6425

SPANISH 7580 Studies in Contemporary Latin American Literatures and Cultures
Fr 11:30AM - 2:15PM
In-depth study of a major topic or problem in contemporary Latin American literatures and cultures:
El tema de este curso es el agua en la cultura y literatura latinoamericana. Durante el semestre revisaremos el cuerpo teórico del campo de estudios que se viene denominando humanidades hídricas y/o humanidades azules. Simultáneamente, leeremos novelas, cuentos, poemas y material audiovisual que nos presentan distintas perspectivas sobre su ausencia, exceso, contaminación y apropiación.
Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs.

SPANISH 7780.22 Andean Music Ensemble
We 5:30PM - 7:35PM
In this course students learn to play and perform music from Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia and Argentina. The course explores various musical genres within the Andean region. Students study techniques and methods for playing Andean instruments and learn to sing in Spanish, Quechua and Aymara:
This course is designed to use performance as pedagogy—in this case, music making as an entry point into learning about Andean languages and cultures. The ensemble embraces Andean traditions of participatory music making and introduces students to alternative language- and music-learning approaches that engage with Indigenous practices and decolonial pedagogies.
Students learn how to perform music from Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile and Argentina; sing in Spanish, Quechua, Kichwa and Aymara; explore Andean musical and performance aesthetics; and learn about the cultural background and social significance of the songs. We explore various genres including the Peruvian huayno, the Ecuadorian sanjuanito, Bolivian sikuriadas (panpipes ensemble tunes) and tarkeadas (wooden flute ensemble tunes), and more. We experience instruments like zampoñas or sikuris (Andean panpipes), tarkas (Bolivian festival flutes), quenas/kenas (notched mouthpiece flutes), charangos (Andean string instruments), guitars, bombo (Andean bass drum), chakchas (goat hooves rattles), cajón peruano and quijada (Afro-Peruvian percussion).
There are no auditions and no requirements for prior musical experience or language proficiency. The repertoire changes each semester. This course counts toward the Quechua FLAS Fellowship course requirement and up to 3 credits of the SPPO Graduate Workshop requirement. Learn more about the Andean Music Ensemble at OSU, see videos and listen to our recordings on the SPPO website
Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. Cross-listed in Music.

SPANISH 8650 Seminar in Latin American Cultures
We 2:30PM - 5:15PM
Intensive exploration of a cultural period, topic, or problem; topic varies:
Muchas de las ficciones literarias y cinematográficas de América Latina contemporánea parecieran indicar el surgimiento de una configuración estética que se correspondería a lo que la crítica cultural denomina como “giro oscuro”. Esto es, una ficción que se encuentra cada vez más inmersa en la exploración de lo raro, la extrañeza, la otredad/alteridad: en teoría estas manifestaciones se reconocen como lo siniestro y la fantasía (S. Freud), el fantasma (J. Lacan) y lo abyecto del horror (J. Kristeva), entre otros conceptos. Paradójicamente, estas ficciones no son nuevas, ya que tienen raíces en toda la producción escrituraria latinoamericana del siglo XX y anterior también. En este curso examinaremos este “giro oscuro” y su articulación a través de distintos géneros que analizan cómo se trama o teje el miedo en todos sus espectros –pánico, terror, horror, etc.–, partiendo de lo cotidiano y lo familiar del contexto, en el que oculta y en el que hace aparecer las tensiones realidad-irrealidad, luz-sombra, día noche, para que brote lo siniestro/ominoso, lo macabro desde lo sobrenatural o una segunda naturaleza (un mundo diferente).
Se estudiarán, entre otras, obras literarias de Horacio Quiroga, María Luisa Bombal, Clarice Lispector, Armonía Somers, Juan Rulfo, Julio Cortázar, Carlos Fuentes, Alejandra Pizarnik, Álvaro Mutis, Samanta Schweblin, Mariana Enríquez, Ana Paula Maia, Fernanda Melchor, Mónica Ojeda, Gabriela Wiener y películas de Lucrecia Martel, Carlos Mayolo, Claudia Llosa y Jayro Bustamante entre otros directores reconocidos.
Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs

SPANISH 7320 Spanish Syntax and Semantics
We 11:30AM - 2:15PM
Introduction to structural and semantic characteristics of Spanish in light of recent theoretical frameworks in linguistics:
This course provides an in-depth exploration of Spanish syntax from a generative perspective. The course emphasizes a comprehensive understanding of the generative principles governing sentence formation in Spanish, while also incorporating empirical data and experimental techniques to enrich theoretical insights. Additionally, the course will draw comparisons with other Romance languages, providing a broader linguistic context for analysis.
Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor.

SPANISH 7380 - Spanish Sociolinguistics
Tuesdays 12:45-3:30 PM
This course acts as an introduction to linguistic anthropology, investigating its development as a field of study as well as its ties to related disciplines. We focus on the relationship of micro-level linguistic variation to social and cultural patterns, linking sociolinguistic variation to larger-scale political and economic forces. This class is intended to be flexible and is open to modification depending on the needs and interests of the participants.

CATALAN 5502 Catalan for Spanish Speakers II
TuTh 9:35AM - 10:55AM
Continuation of Catalan 5501. Intended for students with at least High Intermediate-level Spanish skills.
Prereq: 5501.

PORTGSE 5520 Literatures and Cultures in Portuguese, from Romanticism to Modernism
We 11:30AM - 2:15PM
Overview of literatures and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world in the nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries:
As Oficinas Literárias de Eça de Queirós e Machado de Assis
Este curso propõe uma revisitação das obras de dois nomes cimeiros da literatura de língua portuguesa da segunda metade do século XIX, o português Eça de Queirós (1845-1900) e o brasileiro Machado de Assis (1839-1908). Partindo da análise e discussão de exemplos de três dos géneros que cultivaram, nomeadamente o conto, a crónica e o romance, procuraremos entender como se desenvolveram as suas carreiras literárias e como se relacionaram ambos os escritores com os meios literários dos seus respetivos países, e o que essa relação diz sobre a importância que neles foi atribuída às instituições literárias durante este período histórico em que o apelo da literatura e o acesso à literacia se expandiu no mundo ocidental. Sempre que isso seja relevante, também prestaremos atenção à visão que ambos os escritores veiculam sobre os dois países, e sobre si mesmos.
Prereq: 3450 (Portgese 450) with a C- or better, or Grad standing; or permission of instructor.