Area Courses (SP) - Advanced
| Anthropology in Spanish | ||
| AN/IR320 Latin America: Development and political perspectives from the US and Europe |
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| This course addresses the consequences that the different methods of development have had on rural
farmers and indigenous populations. The course will be divided into three modules. The first one (History of Latin America from the perspective of development)
will review the last two centuries of Latin American history. The second module (Crisis of the 1980s and the globalization process in Latin America) will focus
on the effects of neo-liberal policies in the last two decades, their consequences on the population, and the social movements that have arisen as an alternative
to this process. The final module of this class (International Cooperation: the Development Paradigm in Latin America) will discuss the limitations, consequences
and politics of the methods of developments put into practice. This section will also introduce the tools and methodologies that are presently used in International
Cooperation. Credits: 3 Instructor: Prof. J. Gascon Schedule: Download schedule for IES Courses |
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| Communication in Spanish | ||
| IC/CM329 Language, Culture and Communication: Hispanic Cultures and their Societies |
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| This course has been designed to introduce students to Hispanic cultures
and their societies. Spain and Latin America will be approached from a transatlantic perspective taking into consideration their diversity and
their complexity. Questions related to identity, nation and territory are essential and thus will be analyzed and discussed in class. The course
will also inquire into the concept of culture and cultural identity and it will discuss perceptions of time, society, family, religion and values
in Hispanic societies. Some basic communication theory will be presented and sites of cultural interest visited. Credits: 3 Instructor:TBC Schedule: Download schedule for IES Courses |
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| Cultural Studies in Spanish | ||
| HS/HP/SO345 The Gypsies in Spain |
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| This course offers the contents and tools required in order to understand
the complex reality of the Spanish gypsy community, using their cultural and artistic expressions. The course will emphasize those gypsy artistic
events considered cultural patrimony, such as flamenco music and literature, including oral tradition, that has been absorbed by Spanish culture as
a part of its own national culture. Credits: 3 Instructor:Prof. A. Carrasco Schedule: Download schedule for IES Courses |
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| Film Studies in Spanish | ||
| FS350 Cinema and the City: Barcelona through the Camara Lens |
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| This is a practical documentary film making course, which considers the most important
films of the genre and analyses the concept of the documentary film, along with the ethical question of how to represent reality in film. This course
also follos the history of cinema in Barcelona, helping students to develop their own documentary film of Barcelona.
We will study the basic elements of cinema: script writing, production and edition. The best documentary films produced in class with will
be shown on Barcelona local television. Credits: 3 Instructor: Marta Gonzalez Schedule: Download schedule for IES Courses |
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| History in Spanish | ||
| HS334 Contemporary History of Spain |
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| This course analyis Spanish history, from the crisis of the Restauration in
1923 until the end of the dictatorship, in 1975. The classes are organized in three sections. The first offers a general vision of the history of
Spain, from the middle ages until Primo de Rivera's dictatorship. The second concentrates on the main issues surrounding social history in Spain, the role
of the military and the church, nationalist movements, women and the working classes. Finally, the third section of this course looks at the political
social and economic evolution in Spain, from 1923 to 1975, with special attention paid to the Spanish Civil War and the era of Franco . Credits: 3 Instructor: Prof. J. Grau Schedule: Download schedule for IES Courses |
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| International Relations in Spanish | ||
| AN/IR320 Latin America: Development and political perspectives from the US and Europe |
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| This course addresses the consequences that the different methods of development have had on rural
farmers and indigenous populations. The course will be divided into three modules. The first one (History of Latin America from the perspective of development)
will review the last two centuries of Latin American history. The second module (Crisis of the 1980s and the globalization process in Latin America) will focus
on the effects of neo-liberal policies in the last two decades, their consequences on the population, and the social movements that have arisen as an alternative
to this process. The final module of this class (International Cooperation: the Development Paradigm in Latin America) will discuss the limitations, consequences
and politics of the methods of developments put into practice. This section will also introduce the tools and methodologies that are presently used in International
Cooperation. Credits: 3 Instructor: Prof. J. Gascon Schedule: Download schedule for IES Courses |
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| Literature in Spanish | ||
| LT375 Barcelona and the Latin American Literary Boom |
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| This course is an introduction to a key chapter in the literary history of 20th Century Spain: the
generation of the Latin American Boom. Through the work of various authors - Gabriel García Márquez, Mario Vargas Llosa and José Donoso, among others.
We will consider the crucial role which the city of Barcelona played in the emergence and difusion of these literary talents,
and their reception by critics, editors and literary agents in Barcelona. Credits: 3 Instructor: Prof. J. Vasquez Schedule: Download schedule for IES Courses |
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| Music in Spanish | ||
| MS200 The Music of Spain and Latin America |
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| An introduction to the music of Spain and Latin American within a historical and social context.
The program covers the best possible examples of folkloric, popular and other types of music with the objective of providing a useful and yet concise overview.
Most of the music discussed incorporated dance and poetic text, achieving such standards that have enriched the cultural scene of both Spain and Latin America. Credits: 3 Instructor: Prof. T. Evora Schedule: Download schedule for IES Courses |
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