Spanish and Portuguese
Departmental Chair: Patricia E. Grieve (on leave, fall term), 305 Casa
Hispánica; 854-4187; [email protected]
Departmental Acting Chair (fall term): Philip W. Silver, 305 Casa
Hispánica; 854-4187; [email protected]
Departmental Adviser: Bruno Bosteels, 408 Casa Hispánica; 854-8363;
[email protected]
Director of Language Program: Julia Caballero, 401 Casa Hispánica; 854-3764
Departmental Office: 307 Casa Hispánica; 854-4187
Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Web: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/spanish/
Subject Areas
About the Courses
Students who do not know Spanish or who feel that they are not prepared for advanced work in the language, but are interested in the literature and culture of Spain and Latin America, should consider the courses given in English, for which no knowledge of Spanish is required in some cases, and only a reading knowledge of Spanish in others.
Students may study at any level of preparedness (elementary, intermediate, or advanced), but they will be required to complete an introductory-level literature course before taking upper-level courses in Spanish. The course in Spanish written and oral style is open to all qualified students whose main goal is to improve and perfect their competence in the language, as distinct from its literature. Courses in Portuguese language and Luso-Brazilian literature and culture are offered on a regular basis, and all levels are open to qualified students.
Language Laboratory
The Language Laboratory, located in 116B Lewisohn, provides intensive practice in pronunciation, diction, and aural comprehension of some 25 modern languages. Exercises in the laboratory are closely integrated with classroom work.
Coordinated tape programs are available and strongly recommended for students registered in Spanish language courses. Taped exercises in pronunciation and intonation, as well as tapes of selected literary works, are also available to all students in Spanish courses. In particular, laboratory attendance is required of all students in Spanish F1101-F1102, W1120, and V1101-V1102. Language laboratory lessons are available for Spanish F1201-F1202 and C1201-C1202 on an optional basis. The times the language laboratory is available varies from term to term because certain times are reserved for use by classes; the hours during which the required individual attendance is permitted are announced by instructors in classes and are available from the laboratory itself.
Portuguese Language
Fall 2000
Introductory Undergraduate Courses
Portuguese W1101x. Elementary course, I. 4 pts. S. Roncador. MTuTh 6:10-7:25 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Grammar, reading, conversation.
Portuguese W1201x. Intermediate Portuguese, I. 4 pts. S. Roncador. MTuWTh 12-12:50.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Prerequisite: Portuguese W1101-W1102 or the equivalent. General review of grammar, with emphasis on self-expression through oral and written composition, reading, conversation, and discussion.
Portuguese W1301x. Comprehensive elementary Portuguese. 4 pts. E. Szoka. TuTh 4:10-6.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Prerequisites: Spanish C1201 or the equivalent, and permission from the department. An intensive beginning language course in Brazilian Portuguese with emphasis on Brazilian culture through multimedia materials related to culture and society in contemporary Brazil. Recommended for students who have studied Spanish or another Romance language and who can acquire by intensive study the equivalent of two full semesters in elementary Portuguese grammar with stress on reading and conversing. May be taken in place of Portuguese W1101-W1102.
Introductory Graduate Courses
Portuguese W4333x. Portuguese immersion through Luso-Brazilian topics [in Portuguese]. 4 pts.
E. Szoka. TuTh 12-2.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Prerequisite: permission of the Departmental Representative. This course is designed mainly for graduate students as it integrates advanced reading, writing, and conversation in Portuguese with an interdisciplinary approach to Luso-Brazilian studies.
Noncredit Courses
Portuguese N0101x. Elementary course, I. 0 pts. S. Roncador. MTuTh 6:10-7:25 evening.
Available to FLP.
Total tuition: noncredit $1,060
Grammar, reading, conversation.
Portuguese N0201x. Intermediate Portuguese, I. 0 pts. S. Roncador. MTuWTh 12-12:50.
Available to FLP.
Total tuition: noncredit $1,060
Prerequisite: Portuguese N0101-N0102 or the equivalent. General review of grammar, with emphasis on self-expression through oral and written composition, reading, conversation, and discussion.
Spring 2001
Introductory Undergraduate Courses
Portuguese W1102y. Elementary course, II. 4 pts. S. Roncador. MTuTh 6:10-7:25 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Continuation of Portuguese W1101x (see fall listing).
Portuguese W1202y. Intermediate Portuguese, II. 3 pts. S. Roncador. MTuWTh 12-12:50.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Prerequisite: Portuguese W1101-W1102 or the equivalent. General review of grammar, with emphasis on self-expression through oral and written composition, reading, conversation, and discussion.
Portuguese W1302y. Comprehensive intermediate Portuguese for Spanish speakers. 4 pts. E. Szoka. TuTh 12-1:50.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Prerequisites: Portuguese W1301 or W1102, and permission from the department. An intensive intermediate language course in Brazilian Portuguese with emphasis on Brazilian culture through multimedia materials related to culture and society in contemporary Brazil. Recommended for students who have studied Spanish or another Romance language and beginning Portuguese and who can acquire by intensive study the equivalent of two full semesters in intermediate Portuguese grammar with stress on reading and conversing. May be taken in place of Portuguese W1201-W1202.
Noncredit Courses
Portuguese N0102y. Elementary course, II. 0 pts. S. Roncador. MTuTh 6:10-7:25 evening.
Available to FLP.
Total tuition: noncredit $1,060
Continuation of Portuguese N0101x (see fall listing).
Portuguese N0202y. Intermediate Portuguese, II. 0 pts. S. Roncador. MTuWTh 12-12:50.
Available to FLP.
Total tuition: noncredit $1,060
Prerequisite: Portuguese N0101-N0102 or the equivalent. General review of grammar, with emphasis on self-expression through oral and written composition, reading, conversation, and discussion.
Spanish Language
Fall 2000
Introductory Undergraduate Courses
Spanish F1101x. Elementary Spanish, I. 4 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: MWTh 1:10-2:25; sec. 2: MTuTh 6:10-7:25 evening; sec. 3: MTuTh 7:40-8:55 evening; sec. 4: MTuWThF 8-8:50 a.m.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Enrollment limited to 21 students per section. An intensive introduction to Spanish grammar and syntax, with stress on oral drill, simple composition, and reading. Recommended parallel: the conversation course F1111.
Spanish V1101x. Elementary Spanish, I. 4 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: MTuWThF 9-9:50; sec. 4: MTuWThF 10-10:50; sec. 5: MTuWThF 12-12:50; sec. 6: MTuWThF 12-12:50; sec. 7: MTuWThF 1-1:50; sec. 8: MTuWThF 12-12:50; sec. 9: MTuWThF 11-11:50; sec. 10: MTuWThF 1-1:50.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Enrollment limited to 21 students per section. An intensive introduction to grammar and syntax, with stress on oral drill, simple composition, and reading. Recommended parallel: the conversation course F1111.
Spanish F1102x. Elementary Spanish, II. 4 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: MWTh 1:10-2:25; sec 2: MTuTh 6:10-7:25 evening; sec. 3: MTuTh 7:40-8:55 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Enrollment limited to 21 students per section. Prerequisite: F1101 or V1101, or the equivalent. Continuation of F1101y (see fall listing).
Spanish V1102x. Elementary course, II. 4 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: MTuWThF 9-9:50; sec. 2: MTuWThF 10-10:50.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Prerequisite: V1101 or the equivalent. Enrollment limited to 21 students per section. Continuation of V1101y (see spring listing).
Spanish F1111x. Elementary conversation, I. 2 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: TuTh 4:10-5:25; sec. 2: MW 7:40-8:55 evening; sec. 3: TuTh 1:10-2:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $1,536
Enrollment limited to 15 students per section. Recommended parallel: Spanish F1101x or V1101x. Intensive oral practice: pronunciation, vocabulary, comprehension, and conversation. Some use of audio aids and other media.
Spanish F1113x. Rapid reading and translation. 3 pts. Instructors to be announced. M 6:10-8 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Primarily for graduate students. Prerequisites: basic knowledge of Spanish. This course may not be used in partial fulfillment of the foreign language requirement. Grammar review, vocabulary development, and basic translation techniques. Translations mostly from Spanish into English.
Spanish W1120x. Comprehensive beginning Spanish. 4 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: MWTh 1:10-2:25; sec. 2: MWTh 6:10-7:25 evening; sec. 3: MWTh 4:10-5:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Prerequisite: Permission from the Director of the Language Program. One-term intensive review of basic grammar and communicative skills. Designed for students who have had one year of Spanish in the past but need further instruction to qualify for Spanish C1201. A student may not receive graduation credit for Spanish W1120 and V1101-V1102 or F1101-F1102.
Spanish C1201x. Intermediate Spanish, I. 4 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: MTuWTh 9-9:50; sec. 2: MTuWTh 10-10:50; sec. 3: MTuWTh 10-10:50; sec. 4: MTuWTh 11-11:50; sec. 5: MTuWTh 11-11:50; sec. 6: MTuWTh 12-12:50; sec. 7: MTuWTh 12-12:50; sec. 8: MTuWTh 1-1:50.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Prerequisite: Spanish V1102 or the equivalent. Enrollment limited to 21 students per section. Emphasis on rapid reading of modern prose, grammar review, composition, and conversation.
Spanish F1201x. Intermediate Spanish, I. 4 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: MTuTh 1:10-2:25; sec. 2: 4:10-5:25; sec. 3: 6:10-7:25 evening; sec. 4: 7:40-8:55 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Prerequisites: Spanish F1102, V1102, or W1120, or permission of the Director of the Language Program. Recommended parallel: the conversation course Spanish F1221. General review and refinement of grammatical structures and vocabulary building, with emphasis on self-expression through oral and written composition, reading, conversation, and discussion.
Spanish F1202x. Intermediate Spanish, II. 3 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: TuTh 1:10-2:25; sec. 2: TuTh 7:40-8:55 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Prerequisites: Spanish F1201 or C1201, or permission of the Director of the Language Program. Recommended parallel: the conversation course Spanish F1222. Continuation of F1201 (or C1201).
Spanish F1221x. Intermediate conversation, I. 2 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1:
MW 2:40-3:55; sec. 2: 6:10-7:25 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $1,536
Prerequisites: Spanish F1102 or the equivalent. Recommended parallel: Spanish F1201. Intensive oral practice: pronunciation, vocabulary, reading, comprehension, conversation, class presentations, and group discussion. Some use of audio aids and other media. Enrollment limited to 15 students per section.
Advanced Undergraduate Courses
Spanish W3101x. Latin American culture through conversation. 2 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: TuTh 2:40-3:55; sec. 2: TuTh 6:10-7:25 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $1,536
Prerequisite: Spanish C1202 or the equivalent. Recommended parallel: Spanish W3200 or W3201. Discussion course to integrate social, political, historical, and cultural information from nonliterary readings about Latin America. Cannot be counted toward the major or concentration or toward fulfillment of the language requirement. Enrollment limited to 15 students per section.
Spanish W3200x. Spanish grammar and composition [in Spanish]. 3 pts. Sec. 1: TuTh 9:10-10:25; sec. 2: MW 6:10-7:25 evening; sec. 3: WF 11-12:15; sec. 4 TuTh 9:10-10:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Instructors to be announced. Recommended corequisite: Spanish W3332. Required for the major or concentration unless exemption granted by the Departmental Representative. An intensive review of the major Spanish grammar points through written and oral practice, with an introduction to the basic principles of composition in the language.
Spanish W3332x. Reading and writing about 20th-century Hispanic literatures [in Spanish]. 3 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec.1: MW 1:10-2:25; sec. TuTh 4:10-5:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Prerequisite: Spanish C1202, W1204, or permission of the Departmental Representative. Recommended corequisite: Spanish W3200. Required for the major unless an exemption is granted by the Departmental Representative. An introduction to important works of 20th-century literature from Spain and Latin America and their critical analysis.
Spanish W3490x. Latin American humanities, I [in English]. 4 pts. Sec. 1: Marrero-Fente,
MW 11-12:50; sec. 2: L. Russ, TuTh 4:10-6; sec. 3: M. Gerbi, MW 4:10-6.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
From the Conquest to 1900.
Introductory Graduate Courses
Spanish W4230x. Spanish immersion through contemporary Mexican topics. 4 pts. R. Borgman. MTuWTh 9-10:50.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Prerequisite: oral pretest to confirm level 2 proficiency of Spanish (ACTFL/ETS scale). An area-language integration course that accelerates students from an advanced level to a superior level of proficiency in Spanish through a comprehensive study of Mexico. Topics include the Mexican Revolution, the economy, education, means of communication, migration, political parties, the family, demography and urbanization, fiestas, customs, art, religion, and literature. All the linguistic input provided to students is authentic speakers' discourse.
Spanish W4900x. Advanced expression and style [in Spanish]. 3 pts. P. Rozencvaig. TuTh 9:10-10:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Prerequisite: Spanish W3200. Continuation of Spanish W3200, with emphasis on the acquisition of a personal style in expository or creative writing. May be substituted for Spanish W3200 with permission of the Departmental Representative.
Spring 2001
Introductory Undergraduate Courses
Spanish F1102y. Elementary Spanish, II. 4 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: MWTh 1:10-2:25; sec. 2: MWTh 6:10-7:25 evening; sec. 3 MWTh 7:40-8:55 evening; sec. 4: MTuWThF 8-8:50 a.m.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Enrollment limited to 21 students per section. An intensive introduction to Spanish grammar and syntax, with stress on oral drill, simple composition, and reading. Recommended parallel: the conversation course F1112.
Spanish V1102y. Elementary Spanish, II. 4 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: MTuWThF 9-9:50; sec. 4: MTuWThF 10-10:50; sec. 5: MTuWThF 12-12:50; sec. 6: MTuWThF 12-12:50; sec. 7: MTuWThF 1-1:50; sec. 8: MTuWThF 10-10:50; sec. 9: MTuWThF 11-11:50; sec. 10: MTuWThF 1-1:50.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Enrollment limited to 21 students per section. An intensive introduction to grammar and syntax, with stress on oral drill, simple composition, and reading. Recommended parallel: the conversation course F1112.
Spanish F1101y. Elementary Spanish, I. 4 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec.1: MTuTh 6:10-7:25 evening; sec. 2: MTuTh 6:10-7:25 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Enrollment limited to 21 students per section. Same course as F1101x (see fall listing).
Spanish V1101y. Elementary course, I. 4 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: MTuWThF 9-9:50; sec. 2: MTuWThF 10-10:50.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
The same course as V1101x (see fall listing).
Spanish F1112y. Elementary conversation, II. 2 pts. Instructors to be announced. MW 2:40-3:55.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $1,536
Enrollment limited to 15 students per section. Prerequisites: Spanish F1101 or V1101. Recommended parallel: Spanish F1102 or V1102. Continuation of Spanish F1111.
Spanish F1113y. Rapid reading and translation. 3 pts. Instructors to be announced. Tu 6:10-8 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Primarily for graduate students. Prerequisites: basic knowledge of Spanish. This course may not be used in partial fulfillment of the foreign language requirement. Grammar review, vocabulary development, and basic translation techniques. Translations mostly from Spanish into English.
Spanish V1120y. Comprehensive elementary Catalán. 3 pts. X. Vila. MW 6:10-8 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
An intensive elementary language course in Catalán with emphasis on grammar, reading, and conversing. Recommended for students who have studied Spanish or another Romance language and who can acquire by intensive study the equivalent of two full semesters of elementary Catalán.
Spanish W1120y. Comprehensive beginning Spanish. Instructors to be announced. 4 pts. Sec. 1: MWTh 1:10-2:25; sec. 2: MWTh 4:10-5:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Instructors to be announced. Prerequisite: Permission from the Director of the Language Program. One-term intensive review of basic grammar and communicative skills. Designed for students who have had one year of Spanish in the past but need further instruction to qualify for Spanish C1201. A student may not receive graduation credit for Spanish W1120 and V1101-V1102 or F1101-F1102.
Spanish C1201y. Intermediate Spanish, I. 4 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec.1: MTuWTh 9-9:50; sec. 2: MTuWTh 10-10:50; sec. 3: MTuWTh 11-11:50.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
The same course as C1201x (see fall listing).
Spanish F1201y. Intermediate Spanish, I. 4 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1 MTuTh 1:10-2:25; sec. 2: MTuTh 6:10-7:25 evening; sec. 3: MTuTh 7:40-8:55 evening; sec. 4: MTuTh 1:10-2:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Prerequisites: Spanish F1102, V1102, or W1120, or permission of the Director of the Language Program. Recommended parallel: the conversation course Spanish F1221. General review and refinement of grammatical structures and vocabulary building, with emphasis on self-expression through oral and written composition, reading, conversation, and discussion.
Spanish C1202y. Intermediate Spanish, II. 3 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: MWF 9-9:50; sec. 2: MWF 12-12:50; sec. 3: MWF 10-10:50; sec. 4: MWF 11-11:50; sec. 5: MWF 11-11:50; sec. 6: MWF 12-12:50; sec. 7: TuTh 11-12:15; sec. 8: MTuTh 1-1:50; sec. 9: MTuTh 1-1:50; sec. 10: MWF 8-8:50 a.m.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Prerequisite: Spanish C1201 or the equivalent. Enrollment limited to 21 students per section. Readings, discussions, and brief reports.
Spanish F1202y. Intermediate Spanish, II. 3 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: MW 1:10-2:25; sec. 2: TuTh 4:10-5:25; sec. 3: MW 6:10-7:25 evening; sec. 4: TuTh 7:40-8:55 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Prerequisites: Spanish F1201 or C1201, or permission of the Director of the Language Program. Recommended parallel: the conversation course Spanish F1222. Continuation of F1201 (or C1201).
Spanish W1204y. Hispanic language and culture. 4 pts. Instructor to be announced. MTuTh 6:10-
7:25 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
This course is designed for students who have studied Spanish for a number of years, and would like to augment their knowledge through lectures and compositions about the culture of contemporary Latin America.
Spanish F1222y. Intermediate conversation, II. 2 pts. Instructors to be announced. TuTh 2:40-3:55.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $1,536
Prerequisites: Spanish F1201 (or C1201) or the equivalent. Recommended parallel: Spanish F1202 (or C1202). Continuation of intensive oral practice in a manner similar to, but more advanced than, Spanish F1221. Enrollment limited to 15 students per section.
Advanced Undergraduate Courses
Spanish W3101y. Latin American culture through conversation. 2 pts. Instructors to be announced. MW 2:40-3:55.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $1,536
Prerequisite: Spanish C1202 or the equivalent. Recommended parallel: Spanish W3200 or W3201. Discussion course to integrate social, political, historical, and cultural information from nonliterary readings about Latin America. Cannot be counted toward the major or concentration or toward fulfillment of the language requirement. Enrollment limited to 15 students per section.
Spanish W3200y. Spanish grammar and composition [in Spanish]. 3 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: TuTh 9:10-10:25; sec. 2: MW 9:10-10:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Recommended corequisite: Spanish W3332. Required for the major or concentration unless exemption granted by the Departmental Representative. An intensive review of the major Spanish grammar points through written and oral practice, with an introduction to the basic principles of composition in the language.
Spanish W3250y. Caribbean identities and societies. 3 pts. P. Rozencvaig. TuTh 2:40-3:55.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Prerequisite: Spanish F1202, C1202, W1204, or permission of the instructor or the departmental representative. An advanced conversation course based on discussions of literary, social science, and journalistic readings that focus on the Hispanic Caribbean.
Spanish W3332y. Reading and writing about 20th-century Hispanic literatures [in Spanish]. 3 pts. Instructors to be announced. Sec. 1: TuTh 5:40-6:55 evening; sec. 2: MW 1:10-2:25; sec. 3:
WF 11-12:15.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Prerequisite: Spanish C1202, W1204, or permission of the Departmental Representative. Recommended corequisite: Spanish W3200. Required for the major unless an exemption is granted by the Departmental Representative. An introduction to important works of 20th-century literature from Spain and Latin America and their critical analysis.
Introductory Graduate Courses
(Available to qualified undergraduates with instructor's permission)
Spanish W4900y Advanced expression and style [in Spanish]. 3 pts. Instructors to be announced. TuTh 9:10-10:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Prerequisite: Spanish W3200. Continuation of Spanish W3200, with emphasis on the acquisition of a personal style in expository or creative writing. May be substituted for Spanish W3200 with permission of the Departmental Representative.
Spanish and Portuguese Studies
Fall 2000
Advanced Undergraduate Courses
Spanish W3265x. Latin American literature in translation. 3 pts. Instructor to be announced.
MW 4:10-5:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Knowledge of Spanish is not required. Discussion of selected texts of Latin American literature organized around a theme, period, or author.
Spanish V3351x. Literature and culture of Latin America: colonial period through "modernismo" [in Spanish]. 3 pts. M. Schuessler. Hours to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
An introduction to literary and cultural texts from Latin America before the 20th century. Replaces Spanish F3310, W3310, and C3725.
Spanish V3353x. Literature and culture of Spain: medieval through Golden Age [in Spanish]. 3 pts. Instructor to be announced. Hours to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Prerequisites: Spanish W3200 and W3332 or permission of the Departmental Representative. Survey of Spanish literature from the Middle Ages to the baroque. Major events and developments, both historical and intellectual, are addressed through the cultural contexts of music, poetry, art, etc.
Spanish W3710x. Twentieth-century Latin American literature. 3 pts. Instructor to be announced.
TuTh 1:10-2:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
A survey of major writers and movements from Modernismo to the present day.
Spanish W3991x. Senior seminar: The city and the 20th-century Spanish novel. 4 pts. P. Rodriguez.
M 6:10-8 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Prerequisites: at least one of the following: Spanish V3351, V3352, or V3353, and at least one other 3000-level literature course from among the Spanish and Portuguese listings. Preference given to majors or concentrators in Spanish, Hispanic studies, Latin American studies, and comparative literature, unless special permission is given by the Departmental Representative.
Introductory Graduate Courses
(Available to qualified undergraduates with instructor's permission)
Spanish G4233x. Latin American chronicles of the Colonial period. 3 pts. R. Marrero-Fente. M 2:10-4.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
A literary chronicle of three centuries as narrated by navigators and explorers, priests and nuns, indigenous nobility and educated criollos, devout Catholics, European travelers, and rebel slaves.
Spanish W4253x. The fiction of Jorge Luis Borges. 3 pts. B. Bosteels. MW 6:10-7:25 evening.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
An in-depth study of Borges' fiction, major themes, narrative devices, and the extent of his influence on modern letters.
Portuguese W4343x. Brazilian culture through literature [in English]. 3 pts. S. Roncador.
MW 9:10-10:25.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Objectives are to achieve an understanding of the major Brazilian writers of this century (with a special emphasis placed on the last four decades), assess their contribution to Brazilian literature and investigate the relation between their works and the society reflected in them.
Spring 2001
Advanced Undergraduate Courses
Spanish V3351y. Literature and culture of Latin America: colonial period through "modernismo"
[in Spanish]. 3 pts. Instructor to be announced. Hours to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
An introduction to literary and cultural texts from Latin America before the 20th century. Replaces Spanish F3310, W3310, and C3725.
Spanish V3352y. Literature and culture of Spain: Enlightenment to the Generation of '98 [in Spanish]. 3 pts. M. Servodidio. Hours to be arranged.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Prerequisites: Spanish W3200 and W3332 or permission of the Departmental Representative. Includes visits to the Spanish Repertory Theater and the Metropolitan Museum.
Spanish W3491y. Latin American humanities, I [in English]. 4 pts. Sec. 1: R. Marrero-Fente, MW 11-12:50; sec. 2: S. McNeal, TuTh 4:10-6; sec. 3: instructor to be announced, MW 9-10:50.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
From 1900 to the present. An introduction to the literature, history, and culture of Latin America. Students are encouraged, but are not required, to take both terms. No knowledge of Spanish required. Students with knowledge of Spanish may read the works in the original language. Courses may count toward the major or concentration.
Spanish W3810y. Don Quixote and the Renaissance imagination [in English]. 3 pts. A. Forcione.
Tu Th 2:40-3:55.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
A critical examination of Don Quixote and its relationship to the modern novel through a study of the various genres that inform Cervantes' work (e.g. pastoral, sentimental, picaresque, ballad, proverb, novella, theatre, and epic). An emphasis on some of Cervantes' particular concerns, such as the freedom of the artist and of the individual in society, religious tolerance, marriage, and the civilizing power of language. A knowledge of Spanish is not required, but students who can are encouraged to read the work in the original.
Spanish W3992y. Senior seminar: U.S. Latino literature. 4 pts. G. Perez Firmat. Tu 2:10-4.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $3,072
Prerequisites: at least one of the following courses: Spanish V3351, V3352, or V3353, and at least one other 3000-level literature course from among the Spanish and Portuguese listings. Preference given to majors or concentrators in Spanish, Hispanic studies, Latin American studies, and comparative literature, unless special permission is given by the Departmental Representative.
Introductory Graduate Courses
(Available to qualified undergraduates with instructor's permission)
Portuguese W4345y. Short story in Brazil [in Portuguese]. 3 pts. E. Szoka. W 12-2.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Development of the short story from Machado de Assis to the post-dictatorship period in Brazil. Authors to be studied include: Joao Antonio, Dalton Trevisan, Murilo Rubiao, Luiz Fernando Emediato, and others.
Comparative Literature-Portuguese W4400y. Post-Colonial literature and society in Lusophone Africa [in English]. 3 pts. E. Szoka. TuTh 12-1:50.
Available to SSP, SMP.
Total tuition: credit $2,750*
Prerequisites: Portuguese W1301 or W1302, and permission of the Departmental Representative. Interdisciplinary study of Lusophone literature and culture in the context of negritude and contemporary Brazilian literature.
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