Spanish Upper Division Courses
The Spanish Upper Division consists of all of the courses that count for a major or minor in Spanish, including the bridge course, FLS 202, and courses at the 300 and 400 level. In January 2009, the Spanish curriculum was significantly revised. The 300 level now begins at 331 and courses are taken in numerical sequence. Note that every semester prior to registration, Spanish majors are required to meet with their advisors in order to review the progress they are making towards the major, check to see if they are fulfilling university and college requirements for graduation, choose advised electives which support the major, and plan the new semester accordingly. Those students seeking a Spanish minor should meet with the Spanish minor advisor (Dr. Mark Darhower) while taking FLS 202 or soon thereafter. **Please check prerequisites carefully in the course catalog while registering for upper division courses.
Sequence of Courses:
- FLS 202 --> FLS 331*, 333 --> FLS 332, 340 (333 if not already taken) --> FLS 341, 342, 343, 351, 352, 353
- 300 level electives (any of the 340s or 350s beyond the required nine credits, or 335, 336, 337, 360)
- 400 level electives, FLS 399 if necessary to pass oral proficiency requirement
- FLS 492*
*Spanish Oral Proficiency Test I (FLS 299 on the course audit) must be taken by the end of the first 300 level course, which for most students is FLS 331. Students who do not reach Intermediate High at that time must take Spanish Oral Proficiency Test II (FLS 499 on the course audit) by the beginning of the semester before they plan to graduate.
Model Syllabi for Upper Division Courses:
*Note: These are model syllabi only. Please consult your instructor for the current syllabus for your class.
Registration and Records Course Catalog
Registration and Records Course Schedule
Seminars and Topics courses: Fall 2012:
FLS 492 Seminar in Hispanic Studies (Dawes): Este curso explorará la poesía de Pablo Neruda de 1956 a 1973, época enormemente productiva que también marca un hito importante en el pensamiento poética y político del poeta. Leeremos y discutiremos la poesía y algunos estudios sobre su obra, veremos un par de películas sobre el vate chileno y leeremos algo sobre Neruda mismo.
Seminars and Topics courses: Spring 2012:
FLS 412 Topics in the Cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean (Dawes): Los Años Sesenta
Los años 60 marcan un hito importante en cuanto a la integración deAmérica Latina a la economía y cultura en el mundo (primera etapa de laglobalización o de la época posmoderna). Se dan cambios dramáticos respecto a los géneros, la situación de losindígenas, el rol de los pobres, la juventud, la música, el arte, el cine y laliteratura. Ante lasintervenciones militares de Estados Unidos y sus dictámenes económicos, seaboga, en plena Guerra Fría, por un socialismo nuevo, inspirado por elidealismo político y social de amplios sectores de la poblaciónlatinoamericana. Este cursoabarcará varios cambios en el ámbito cultural en Latinoamérica en estos años.
FLS 492 Seminar in Hispanic Studies (Michnowicz): Language Variation in the Spanish Speaking World
Overview of theories and examples of language variation in Spanish around the world. We will examine the four major types of language variation: historical, geographical, social and stylistic. The class will consist of student-led discussions of scientific articles on language variation, as well as a final project based on linguistic analysis of recordings of native speakers.
FLS 492 Seminar in Hispanic Studies (Pastén): The Latin American Novel and Theories on Narrative Writing
This course provides an overall view of the Latin American Novel from the 19th to the 21st Centuries. Students will read between five and six novels in the course of the semester. Although most are canonical, at least one or two of the novels have been published in the last five years. Besides reading these novels as well as acquiring some knowledge regarding the history of the novel genre in the continent, students will be reading some ten to fifteen articles on narrative theory. In the end, the idea is not only to read for content but also to see how novels work, how, finally, they are constructed products that, though they attempt to represent reality, the reality they present is fictional.
FLS 495 Advanced Special Topics in Spanish (Marí):
Seminars and Topics courses: Fall 2011:
FLS 492 001 Seminar in Hispanic Studies: El muralismo mexicano (H. Jaimes)
El muralismo mexicano fue un movimiento artístico que surgió de la revolución mexicana (1910-1940). Tras haber sido nombrado ministro de educación, el filósofo José Vasconcelos comisionó aJosé Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera y David Alfaro Siqueiros, entre otros, a pintar murales en las paredes de los edificios públicos de la ciudad de Méxicocon la intención de resaltar los valores nacionales. No obstante, los muralistas se apartaron de esta idea para desarrollar un arte más comprometidopolíticamente, y posteriormente cada uno de ellos desarrolló una estética independiente; no programática. El distanciamiento de la vision de Vasconcelos tomó lugar —en parte— debido a que los ideales de la revolución no fueron satisfechos completamente, pero también, debido a la asunción de posturas marxistas por parte de los muralistas. En consecuencia, en este seminario estudiaremos las visiones estéticas de los tres grandes muralistas, a la luz de sus propuestas estéticas, y a la luz de su acercamiento o distanciamiento de la filosofía marxista. Leeremos textos de los muralistas, novelas, textos críticos, y analizaremos sus principales murales.
FLS 492 002 Seminar in Hispanic Studies: Cultura durante y sobre la Unidad Popular en Chile (G. Dawes)
Este curso versa sobre los tres años del gobierno democrático y socialista de Salvador Allende que fue derrocado precipitadamente en 1973. Leeremos literatura de Roberto Bolaño, Pablo Neruda, Ariel Dorfman, Isabel Allende, Diamela Eltit, Nicanor Parra y algunos estudios, estudiaremos el arte de Roberto Matta, Guillermo Núñez y Nemesio Antúnez, veremos varias películas, y analizaremos la música de la Nueva Canción.
Seminars and Topics courses: Spring 2011:
FLS 492 Seminar in Hispanic Studies: “Roberto Bolaño and Narrative Theory” (A. Pastén)
This course has two objectives. First and foremost, to familiarize
students with the short stories and novels of Roberto Bolaño, arguably
Latin America’s most prominent contemporary novelist. Secondly, to study
the narrative theory of the French structuralist critic Gérard Genette.
In the course of the semester the student is expected to read
approximately two collections of short stories, three short novels, and
one meganovel (Los detectives salvajes) by Bolaño in conjunction with
Genette’s text. The grading will be based on small quizzes that will test
whether the student has or has not read the aforementioned texts; critical
reaction papers on each of the texts; and a final 17-20 pages research
paper (excluding the “Works Cited” section) in Spanish.
FLS 492 Seminar in Hispanic Studies: Performance (Garrigan)
