SPAN310

Introduces students to the basic critical skills for literary and cultural analysis, develops reading fluency across genres and literary periods as connected to topics related to the Hispanic world. Representative works and products studied are placed within their historical, cultural and theoretical contexts. Pays particular attention to the development of oral and written argumentation across cultural frameworks. Emphasis is placed on oral interpretations and presentations, critical oral and written responses, and on the original application of critical methodologies in written work. Students may develop writing and research skills pertinent to future coursework in the discipline. Topics may rotate among the following: Gender and Representation in Hispanic Literatures and Film; Short Fictions in the Spanish Speaking World; Identity, Performance and Self-Representation in Spanish-Speaking Cultures; and more.

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