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This course is a study and investigation of the perceptions of Spain that Spanish authors have left us through their novels, articles, poems and plays. Three very rich and powerful literary movements—romanticism, realism and modernism—will be examined. The personality and plays of Federico Garcia Lorca will also be explored.

In this course you will study Spanish literature around 1898. This was a time of crisis in Spanish society from which a group of writers surfaced that made up the Silver Age of Hispanic arts. The period studied is after the Civil War of 1936 with the censor limitations of Franco. Lastly, authors of the restored democracy will be read and studied.In the Spring Semester and Spring Quarter this course is offered in Block B.

Review and development of aspects of Spanish grammar with special attention to idiomatic usage. This course requires students to have completed one year of college-level Spanish.

Throughout history some behaviors have been qualified as criminal and societies have found different ways of punishing them. Still, crime is a current issue and states and international institutions have worked unsuccessfully trying to find and provide solutions. As of late, global society has brought the tension between development and poverty to a critical point and responses in general point to the segregation and discrimination of many people and absolute disdain for human rights.

In this course, will participate in a series of conversational activities in order to develop their spoken Spanish. Activities will focus on building vocabulary, improving pronunciation, and learning culturally appropriate pragmatic conversation skills (turn taking, conventional turns of phrase, formulaic greetings, etc.). This course requires students to have completed one year of college-level Spanish.

In Latin American and Argentine History, you will learn to understand present day Argentina by discussing the country’s main political, social, economic and cultural processes. Using different conceptual and textual tools, you will expand your opportunities for understanding the Spanish language. In this sense, the priority will be speaking and reading comprehension. This course requires students to have completed two years of college-level Spanish.

In Latin American and Argentine Culture, you will learn about Argentine culture and how it relates to Latin America. Using different conceptual and textual tools, you will expand your opportunities for understanding the Spanish language. In this sense, the priority will be speaking and reading comprehension. This course requires students to have completed two years of college-level Spanish.

Like sailing, gardening, politics and poetry, journalism is a craft of place; it works by the light of local knowledge," said James Carey. The pre-structure of Italian journalism is different from that of American journalism and the journalistic tradition, as well as the state of the media of a country, has much to tell us about that culture. Media products do not necessarily mirror reality, but the media themselves, as a powerful symbolic agent that creates reality, are an important piece of the mirror image of society.

Ecuador provides an ideal setting for exploring issues related to sustainable development. This course will examine the tensions, challenges, and possibilities for reconciling development and conservation in the tropical dry forest zone, a critically important and globally imperiled ecosystem. Course activities center around the city of Bahía de Caráquez, which has attempted to rethink its development trajectory after a series of environmental disasters in 1998 and 2016 that exposed the human toll of unsustainable development practices.

London’s vibrant cultural life and history provide the setting for an immersivethree-week course exploring music performed throughout this world capitol. From the serenity of Evensong to the raucousness of a West End musical, students will engage with a wide variety of musical genres throughout the course. Students will learn to listen critically and analytically to music originating from a wide variety of historical eras and born from diverse circumstances. An interdisciplinary approach will encourage students to consider music in relation to the art and culture surrounding its creation.