SPAN 1010 – Elementary Spanish

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No previous formal instruction in Spanish, or an SAT II score less than 410. SPAN 1010 is for true beginners only. Students with prior experience with Spanish must take the UVA Spanish placement exam. Students may not self-place in a language course. All students will submit proof of placement by TBA.

Elementary Spanish is a four-credit introductory level hybrid course for true beginners designed to provide a thorough foundation in all the language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This is a technology-enhanced language course in which students will complete online activities on Connect on Tuesdays and Thursdays instead of attending class all five days of the week.  Students should expect an average of 1-2 hours of online homework 5 days a week, plus an extra hour of work that substitutes for class time each on Tuesday/ Thursday. This is a flipped class, which means that students will learn grammar and vocabulary at home, and class time will be devoted to meaningful, authentic, and interactive practice. Class is conducted in Spanish only.

SPAN 1060 – Accelerated Elementary Spanish

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Prerequisites: Placement score of 420-510 on the SAT II Exam or a score of 0-325 on the UVA Placement Exam. Students may not self-place in a language course. All students will submit proof of placement by TBA.

Accelerated Elementary Spanish a four-credit accelerated introductory level hybrid course designed to provide a thorough foundation in all the language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This is a technology-enhanced language course in which students will complete online activities with Connect on Tuesdays and Thursdays instead of attending class all five days of the week.  Students should expect an average of 1-2 hours of online homework 5 days a week, plus an extra hour of work that substitutes for class time each on Tuesday/ Thursday. This is a flipped class, which means that students will learn grammar and vocabulary at home, and class time will be devoted to meaningful, authentic, and interactive practice. Class is conducted in Spanish only.

SPAN 2010 – Intermediate Spanish 

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Prerequisites: SPAN 1020, SPAN 1060, or SAT II score of 520-590, or Placement Test score of 326-409. Students may not self-place in a language course.  All students will submit proof of placement by TBA.

Intermediate Spanish is a three-credit intermediate level course, the third course in a four-course sequence, which fulfills the language requirement.  The goal of this course is to bridge the gap between elementary and advanced levels in the further development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. This is a flipped class, which means that students will learn grammar and vocabulary at home, and class time will be devoted to meaningful, authentic, and interactive practice. Class is conducted in Spanish only.

SPAN 2020 – Advanced Intermediate Spanish 

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Prerequisites: Spanish 2010, SAT II Test score of 600-640, or UVA Placement Test score of 410-535. Students may not self-place in a language course. All students will submit proof of placement by TBA.

Advanced Intermediate Spanish is a three credit intermediate level course, the fourth course in a four-course sequence which fulfills the language requirement. The goal of this course is to bridge the gap between elementary and advanced levels in the further development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. This is a flipped class, which means that students will learn grammar and vocabulary at home, and class time will be devoted to meaningful, authentic, and interactive practice. Class is conducted in Spanish only.

SPAN 3000 – Phonetics with Joel Rini

TuTh 2:00-3:15PM in New CAB 107

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 or equivalent.

Spanish Phonetics provides an introduction to the sound system of both Peninsular and Latin American Spanish. Class discussions focus on how the sounds of Spanish are produced from an articulatory point of view, and how these sounds are organized and represented in the linguistic competence of their speakers. When appropriate, comparisons will be made between Spanish and English or Spanish and other (Romance and non-Romance) languages. This course seeks to improve the student's pronunciation.

SPAN 3010 – Grammar and Composition I 

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Prerequisite: SPAN 2020 (or equivalent); or UVA placement test score of 536-650; or AP score of 4; or SAT II score of 641-700; or IB Spanish (High) score of 7.

This course seeks to develop advanced literacy in Spanish through extensive reading, writing, analysis, and discussion of authentic literary texts and videos. Emphasis is placed on how grammatical forms codify meaning and how grammar and meaning interact to construct the language and textual structure expected in the following academic genres: the critical review, the persuasive essay, and the research paper.

SPAN 3020 – Grammar and Composition II 

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Prerequisites: SPAN 2020 (or equivalent) AND either of the following: a UVA placement test score of 651+; an AP score of 5; an SAT II score of 701-800; an IB Spanish A1 or A2 score of 5, 6 or 7.

This course seeks to develop advanced literacy in Spanish through extensive reading, writing, analysis, and discussion of authentic literary texts and videos. Emphasis is placed on how grammatical forms codify meaning and how grammar and meaning interact to construct the language and textual structure expected in the following academic genres: the comparative essay, the argumentative essay, and the research paper.

SPAN 3030 – Cultural Conversations

ThTh 2:00-3:15PM in Dell 2 102

Prerequisite: SPAN3010 or the equivalent level of Spanish, in which case students will need to speak with the instructor ahead of time for permission to take the course.

Please direct inquiries to the instructor.

SPAN 3040 – Business Spanish 

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Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 or departmental placement

Please direct inquiries to the instructor.

SPAN 3050 – Spanish for Medical Professionals with Alicia Lopez Operé

• Section 001  TuTh 11:00-12:15PM in New CAB 191  
• Section 002  TuTh 12:30-1:45PM in New CAB 191  

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 or departmental placement

This course is designed for students planning to work in the health care field and who want to develop fundamental written and oral skills and vocabulary for the assessment of Spanish speaking patients in a variety of settings. Students will gain familiarity with non-technical and semi-technical functional vocabulary, along with idiomatic expressions and situational phrases that are used in medical Spanish.

SPAN 3300 – Texts and Interpretation 

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Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 or departmental placement. (Note: SPAN 3300 or instructor permission is prerequisite for any course in Spanish literature or culture with a number above SPAN 3300.)

In this course we will be covering a variety of basic approaches to literary texts that enable us to analyze and understand them better. The course will be organized on the basis of literary genre (narrative, theater, poetry, etc.), with a portion of the semester dedicated to each. Short texts in Spanish for readings will be drawn from both Spanish and Latin American literature, and from a range of time periods.

SPAN 3410 – Survey of Spanish Literature ll (1700-Present) with Paula Sprague and Alicia Operé

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement.

This course offers a survey of the main cultural evolution of Spain since the age of Enlightenment to today, focusing on some of the most outstanding literature, architecture, and painting of the period. The course also wishes to improve your spoken and written Spanish. Grade will depend on class participation, short papers, quizzes, a mid-term and a final exam.

Section 002  -  MWF 9:00-9:50AM in Bryan 328 with Paula Sprague

Section 003  -  TuTh 2:00-3:15PM in Bryan 328 with Alicia Lopez Operé

SPAN 3430 – Survey of Latin American Literature II (1900 to Present) with Gustavo Pellón 

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement.

Section 001 – TuTh 12:30-1:45PM in New CAB 132 with Randolph Pope

Please direct inquiries to the instructor.

Section 003 –  TuTh 11:00-12:15PM in New CAB 332 with Gustavo Pellón

Si eres Spanish major y estás en tu cuarto año no debes estar en un curso panorámico. Hay algunas excepciones. En caso de duda habla conmigo.

Este curso ofrece un panorama de la literatura hispanoamericana moderna. El curso tiene como meta exponer al estudiante a los autores, obras, y movimientos literarios principales de Hispanoamérica desde fines del siglo XIX a nuestros día. Vamos a leer poemas y selecciones breves de prosa en la antología Letras de Hispanomérica y además la novela Boquitas pintadas de Manuel Puig.

SPAN 4040 – Translation from Spanish to English 

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Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement

Please direct inquiries to the instructor.

SPAN 4202 – Hispanic Sociolinguistics with Omar Velázquez-Mendoza  

TuTh 11:00-12:15AM in New CAB 395

Prerequisite: SPAN 3200 and 3010, or 3000 and 3010, or departmental placement.

This course examines the Spanish language within its social context by exploring the following topics: language versus dialect; the standard language; linguistic variation and its main variables: geography, gender, age, etc.; language variation and language change; language contact and bilingualism; Spanish in the US; code switching. Course conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 3200 or 3000.

SPAN 4310 – Latin American Women Writers from 1900 to the Present with María-Inés Lagos  

TuTh 11:00-12:15AM in New CAB 291

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement.

Note: Spanish majors who are prohibited from taking survey of literature courses may use this class as a substitute for the survey of Latin American literature requirement (SPAN 3430).

Study of major Latin American women writers from 1900 to the present—poets, essayists, playwrights, and fiction writers. We will read works by authors of various generations and countries as well as essays on gender theory. Discussion will focus on the literary representation of issues related to gender and culture, and their intersection with other variables, such as class, race, historical period, etc. Emphasis on how women from different backgrounds have articulated female experience in societies that establish strong differences between the roles of men and women. Films and other audiovisual materials will be used to illustrate the social and cultural context. Class participation, oral presentation, two exams, several short essays, one research paper.

SPAN 4413 – Modern Spanish Literature with Staff  [Course CANCELLED]

This course has been cancelled and will not be offered during the Fall 2017 term.

SPAN 4500 – Special Topics Literature Seminar “Love, Power & Politics” with María-Inés Lagos

TuTh 2:00-3:15PM in New CAB 383

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement

Note: Spanish majors who are prohibited from taking survey of literature courses may use this class as a substitute for the survey of Latin American literature requirement (SPAN 3430).

In this course we will examine contemporary literary works focusing on the interaction between love, power and politics. We will read Gabriel García Márquez’s El coronel no tiene quien le escriba, Carlos Fuentes’s Aura, José Emilio Pacheco’s Batallas en el desierto, Senel Paz’s El lobo, el bosque y el hombre nuevo, Luisa Valenzuela’s Cambio de armas, Rosario Ferré’s Maldito amor, Diamela Eltit’s Jamás el fuego nunca, Alejandro Zambra’s Formas de volver a casa, and two plays, La malasangre by Griselda Gambaro and Entre Pancho Villa y una mujer desnuda by Sabina Berman, among other texts; we will watch film versions of these works, and read brief  theoretical essays.  2 exams, quizzes on the readings, 2 papers.

SPAN 4510 – Special Topics Literature Seminar “Federico García Lorca” with Andrew Anderson

MWF 10:00-10:50AM in New CAB 383

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement

Note: Spanish majors who are prohibited from taking survey of literature courses may use this class as a substitute for the survey of Spanish literature requirement (SPAN 3410).

This course will provide an in-depth approach to the work of this famous early 20C Spanish writer. We will read several of his collections of poetry and several of his plays, ones that students are unlikely to have encountered in other previous courses. We will also look at other aspects of his literary and artistic output: lectures, drawings, music, etc.

SPAN 4520 – Special Topics Culture & Civ Seminar “20th & 21st Century Cuba” with Charlotte Rogers

TuTh 12:30-1:45PM in New CAB 168

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement

This course examines the vibrant cultures of Cuba from Independence to the present. Students will become familiar with the diverse and syncretic forms of cultural production in Cuba, including art, music, dance, film, food, journalism, and literature. Special emphasis will be placed on continuities and ruptures in Cuban culture before and after the Revolution. Students will research and present on contemporary topics in Cuban culture.

SPAN 4530 - Special Topics Language "Spanish to English Translation II" with Melissa Frost

MWF 1:00-1:50PM in Wilson 214

Span 4530 is a continuation of Span 4040. The course focuses on twentieth-century Latin America. We will translate poems, short stories and essays from some of the most influential authors of the era. Each translation will be followed by discussions on the bibliographical, political and historical context of both author and text. Relevant theories and methods of translation that will assist students in their development as translators will also be considered.

SPAN 4600 – Literature and Cinema 

• Section 001 – TuTuTh 2:00-3:15PM in New CAB 132 with Randolph Pope

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement.

Note: Spanish majors who are prohibited from taking survey of literature courses may use this class as a substitute for the survey of Spanish literature requirement (SPAN 3410) or the survey of Latin American literature requirement (SPAN 3430).

We will study narrative texts from Spain and Latin America, and the films or TV series inspired by them. Weekly comments, two brief papers, mid-term, and final exam.

• Section 002 – MoWe 5:00-6:15PM in New CAB 332 with Maria Isabel Richart Marset

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SPAN 4620 – Hispanic Women Writers with Maria Isabel Richart Marset

MoWe 3:30-4:45PM in New CAB 107

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement.

Note: Spanish majors who are prohibited from taking survey of literature courses may use this class as a substitute for the survey of Latin American literature requirement (SPAN 3420 or 3430).

[Please contact instructor for course description.]

PORT 1110 – Beginning Intensive Portuguese with Lilian Feitosa

• Section 001 MWF 11:00-11:50AM in New CAB 303
• Section 002 MWF 12:00-12:50PM in New CAB 303
• Section 003 MWF 10:00-10:50AM in New CAB 303

Prerequisite: Completion of FREN 2020 or SPAN 2020, or instructor permission.

Introduces speaking, understanding, reading and writing Portuguese, especially as used in Brazil. Five class hours and one laboratory hour. Followed by PORT 2120. 

PORT 3010 – Readings in Literature in Portuguese with Eli Carter

TuTh 11:00-12:15PM Nau Hall 241

Studies advanced grammar through analysis of written and audiovisual texts; includes extensive practice in composition and topical conversation. 

POTR 4260 (Cross-listed with MDST 4559) – Brazilian Media with Eli Carter

TuTh 2:00-3:15PM New CAB 291

The objective of this course is to examine the development of Brazilian television from its origins in 1950 to modern-day broadcast television, Pay TV, and Internet programming.  To this end, the course will focus on key policies and players—networks, screenwriters, directors, and independent production companies—formats, different modes of production, and financing mechanisms.  Much of the discussion and analysis will revolve around a selection of contemporary works that, in contrast to the traditionally dominant telenovela, have emerged as a result of Brazilian television’s slow transition out of the network era and into one characterized by an increase in viewing options.

ITAL 1010 – Elementary Italian I

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Prerequisites:  No prior instruction in Italian. Students with previous experience in Italian must take the Italian placement exam (Date TBA). Students may not self-place in a language course.

Italian 1010 is the first class in a sequence of four courses that fulfills the language requirement. It is a beginner level class for those who have no prior knowledge of Italian. Italian 1010 is designed to provide a thorough foundation in all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.  Audio-visual material and readings focus on contemporary Italian lifestyle and provide insight into Italy’s vibrant society and rich cultural heritage. Class is conducted in Italian only.

ITAL 2010 – Intermediate Italian I

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Prerequisites: Passing grade in ITAL 1020 or department permission. Students may not self-place in a language course. Students who did not complete ITAL 1020 are required to take the Italian placement exam (Date TBA). All students will submit proof of placement by TBA.

ITAL 2010 Intermediate Italian I is the third class in the four-course sequence which fulfills the language requirement. Students will further develop their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills as well as deepen their cultural literacy in Italian. You will accomplish these goals with the guidance of your instructor, through review of grammar, short readings, compositions, and listening and speaking activities. Students will also have the opportunity to listen to songs, comment on works of art, watch commercials and short films, read newspaper articles, and meet natives of Italy in your quest to become more confident and competent users of the Italian language.

ITAL 3010 – Advanced Italian I with Adrienne Ward

MWF 11:00-11:50AM in New CAB 207

Prerequisite: ITAL 2020

Speak Italian like a native, or close to it!  This course will perfect your spoken and written Italian, through a variety of techniques.  You’ll converse, recite, debate, command and even sing in Italian, to train your brain in its linguistic patterns and music.  Reading and writing exercises will challenge you to move from foundational language skill to more complex Italian interactions.  Vieni, che cosa aspetti??

ITAL 3110 – Medieval and Renaissance Masterpieces with Enrico Cesaretti

TuTh 12:30-1:45PM in New CAB 303

Please direct inquiries to the instructor.

ITTR 3559 (Cross-listed with WGS 3559) – “My Body, My Choice: Women’s Rights in Modern Italy” with Francesca Calamita

MoWe 3:00-4:15PM in New CAB 027

Taught in English. This course explores how Italian literature, cinema and the arts have represented the quest for women’s rights from the 1960s to the present. The second wave of Italian feminism scored major legal and socio-cultural achievements, which include - but are not limited to - the use of the contraceptive pill, access to safe abortion and the abolition of honour killings in the law system. Complete equality has been theoretically achieved but often undermined, such as in the Silvio Berlusconi years (since 1994). Through a close reading of Italian novels, films and other visual arts, these lectures will provide a platform to discuss the evolution of women’s rights from bodily autonomy to equal pay as well as emergencies related to women’s socio-cultural perception such as the high rate of feminicide, rape and other forms of gender-based violence. What can Italian literature, cinema and arts from the recent past teach us about the global backlash of patriarchy against women in the 2010s?  

ITTR 3770 (Cross-listed with DRAM 3775) – The Culture of Italian Comedy with Adrienne Ward

MWF 12:00-12:50PM in New CAB 207

Taught in English. Learn the unique history and characteristics of Italian-style comedy!  Study main strains of Italian comic culture starting with medieval and early modern traditions (theater, poetry, opera, song), then modern expressions of Italian humor in film, short fiction, online periodicals and cartoons. Discover differences in comedic traditions among regions (eg Tuscan vs Neapolitan humor), and learn theories of comedy by Pirandello, Benigni, Eco.  Because a fundamental component of Italian comic culture derives from Tuscan traditions, study of these aspects will make the course especially interesting for students planning to go to or just returned from UVa study abroad programs in Siena and Florence                    

ITTR 4820 – Italian Pop Culture from the 1960s to the Present with Enrico Cesaretti

TuTh 11:00-12:15PM in New CAB 303

Taught in English. This course is an historical examination of the cultural, environmental and socio-political transformations that took place in Italy during its recent history. By discussing different cultural products (film, literature, music, comic books) in the period under consideration and a selection of critical essays dealing with various aspects of Italian culture, we shall reflect on the following questions: does Italy still have space for works that resist populist and consumer culture? What are the ethical and socio-political consequences of Italy’s present cultural condition? Is there a ‘real’ Italian identity?

KICH 1010 – Introduction to Maya K’iche’ I with Maria Esther Poveda Moreno

TuTh 4:00-5:15PM in Clemons Library 320

La utz awach? This class is an introduction to K’iche’, a Maya language spoken by some one million people in the western Highlands of Guatemala. Over the course of the semester, you will learn the basic sentence structure, syntax, verb paradigms, and pronunciation rules of the language, as well as an overview of concepts like ergativity, historical linguistics, and language preservation and revitalization. The course is taught at Vanderbilt University by professor Mareike Sattler (Anthropology). UVa students (like our partners at Duke) attend through CISCO telepresence and conduct online office hours through Skype. The course is offered as part of the Duke-Vanderbilt-UVa Consortium for Less Commonly Taught Languages. After taking 1010, you will be eligible to continue to 1020 in the spring, or to apply for a summer fellowship to study level II in Nahualá as part of the Vanderbilt program.

KICH 2010 – Intermediate Maya K’iche’ I with Maria Esther Poveda Moreno

TuTh 2:00-3:15PM in Clemons Library 320

This class is the 3rd level of a 4-part sequence in K’iche’. Here you will builds from your previous coursework (1010-1020) and develop greater competencies in writing in K’iche’ and translation to/from K’iche’. We will also cover more advanced grammar (verb modalities), a broader range of scripts (colonial vs. modern orthography), and begin to conduct research in K'iche' using the Oral History archive at the University of New Mexico. As part of your final project for the course, you will select a story from the online archive, listen to the audio, correct the transcription, and rewrite it in modern orthography. You will also translate the document into contemporary English and present the story to your classmates, leading your peers in a close reading of the text.

SPAN 5350 – Golden Age with Ricardo Padrón

Mo 3:30-6:00PM in New CAB 036

This course provides a graduate-level introduction to the canonical literature of early modern Spain ca. 1520-1680. Critical readings of narrative (the picaresque novel, Cervantes), lyric (Italianate poetry from Garcilaso to Quevedo), and dramatic texts (primarily the comedia) will constitute the core of the course, although some attention will be paid to literary and cultural history, as well as questions of critical method. The course is intended for M.A, students and Distinguished Majors in Spanish, but any graduate student is welcome, as long as he or she has the necessary language competency.

SPAN 7220 – History of the Language with Omar Veláquez-Mendoza

TuTh 2:00-3:15PM in New CAB 395

This course traces the historical development of the Spanish language (mainly) from its origins as a spoken Latin variety to the present. Topics include: The relationship between language change and language variation; the Indo-European language family; Romanization of the Iberian Peninsula; Classical vs. 'Vulgar' Latin; Spanish among the Romance varieties; Visigothic and Arab influence on the Spanish language; Latin and Medieval Spanish word order; Latin/Romance Diglossia in the High Middle Ages; Koineization in Medieval Spanish; Renaissance and Colonial Spanish. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. No previous coursework in linguistics required. Conducted in Spanish. Fulfills the historical requirement for the M.A. program.

SPAN 7850 – Themes and Genres "Storms in Lit of the Americas" with Charlotte Rogers

Section 001 – Tu 3:30-6:00PM in New CAB 283 with Charlotte Rogers

“Savage Storms in Narratives from the Americas”

This course takes an eco-critical approach to literature by examining how hurricanes in the Americas shape the societies and stories that lie in their paths. Tropical storms have long given rise to tales of wonder and fear from the Caribbean islands and coastal Central America to Mexico and New Orleans. We will read works by authors who reinvent storms in literary works as major climactic and climatic events.  The broader goal of the course is to consider how human activities aggravate or ameliorate the effects of storms on peoples of the Americas, from Katrina to Cuba.  By examining storytelling about storms, we can better envision our future amid rising ocean temperatures and the increasing frequency and intensity of tropical weather events.

Section 002 – This section has been cancelled and will not be offered during the Fall 2017 term.

SPAN 8210 – Teaching Foreign Languages with Emily Scida

TuTh 11:00-12:15PM in New CAB 287

Please direct inquiries to the instructor.

SPAN 8560 –Seminars: Spanish America Modern Period "Borges and Theory" with Gustavo Pellón

Tu 3:30-6:00PM in New CAB 283

Este curso se propone estudiar la obra de Jorge Luis Borges con énfasis en sus cuentos, sin excluir algunos ensayos y poemas.   El curso examinará la obra de Borges desde la perspectiva de la literatura comparada y a Borges como lector y escritor de literatura mundial.  En particular, prestaremos atención al interés de Borges en la teoría literaria y al interés de la teoría literaria por la obra de Borges.

Lecturas:

Ficciones (1944)

El Aleph (1949)

El informe de Brodie (1970)

Poesía completa.

Textos en Collab.

KICH 1020 – Introduction to Maya K’iché II on TuTh 4:00-5:15PM in Clemons Library 320 with M. Esther Poveda Moreno

The second part of a year-long sequence that introduces students to Maya K’iche’, this course focuses on three main areas: K’iche’ language, Maya linguistics, and Maya culture. The language and linguistics elements of the course will allow students to learn and understand complex relationships – the relationship of sound to syntax, of language to literature – in an entirely new cultural context and content area, building from their knowledge of K’iche’ I to expand and enrich their studies. Students will thus learn how to apply their work in other classes, especially linguistics, anthropology, Spanish, and Latin American studies, to a new body of content, recognizing how their study of other languages, literary forms, and issues in global development can enhance their study of K’iche’, and how to communicate those insights through the target language.

KICH 2020 – Intermediate Maya K’iché II on TuTh 2:00-3:15PM in in Clemons Library 320 with M. Esther Poveda Moreno

As the Maya K'iche' capstone course in the Duke-UVa-Vanderbilt consortium for the teaching of less commonly taught languages, this class asks students to apply their introductory study of grammar to original research with primary and secondary sources, print and oral alike. Having studied the difference between colonial-era and contemporary orthographies in KICH 2010, students will now work with primary sources and different translations of K’iche’ texts; for example, they might compare Dennis Tedlock’s translation of the Popol Vuh with and Allen Christenson’s more recent work, or they might choose to write their final essay on the work of contemporary poet Sam Colop. By collaborating with the Vanderbilt-based instructor of K’iche’, students will identify a research topic that reflects their larger academic and professional interests, learning how to integrate their work in other classes, especially linguistics, anthropology, comparative literature, Spanish, and Latin American studies, to their study of K’iche’. This capstone course will also ask that they recognize how their study of other languages, literary forms, and issues in global development can enhance their study of K’iche’, and how to communicate those insights through the target language.

SPAN 5300 – Middle Ages and Early Renaissance with E. Michael Gerli

Th 3:30-6:00PM in New Cabell 411

The course will deal with the “canonical” works of the Iberian Middle Ages and the early, early modern period. It will seek to provide an overview of current thinking regarding their nature and origin, while at the same time seeking to interrogate many of the prevailing assumptions and received ideas of Spanish literary historiography and, indeed, literary history itself. Works and topics to be addressed are: literacy and orality; manuscript culture and textual transmission; the medieval Iberian lyric in its Pan-European context plus its problematic connection to Arabic muwashshaat (i.e., the kharjas); the Castilian epic, especially the Poema de Mio Cid, in relation to the Romance epic in general; clerical poetry and the rise of literacy (Berceo, the so-called mester de clerecía, and the Libro de buen amor); the institutional rise and uses of vernacular prose (Alfonso X and the discourses of cultural authority: historiography, law, and science); the advent of imaginative prose and the class interests of the aristocracy (Don Juan Manuel and El conde Lucanor); medieval quest, sentimental, and etiological romances (Libro del cavallero Zifar, Cárcel de Amor); and, finally, humanistic comedy (Celestina) and courtly culture.

Course Requirements: Two papers (10-15 pp. each).

SPAN 7840 – Spanish-American Fiction with María-Inés Lagos

Th 3:30-6:00PM in New Cabell Hall 038

This course will present a panorama of contemporary Spanish American literature’s main trends through the study of novellas published between 1935 and the present. These texts raise issues related to literature and writing, as well as gender and family relations, the interaction between individual subjects and society, evoke political and social conditions, and follow the various literary developments of their era. Authors include María Luisa Bombal (La última niebla), Juan Carlos Onetti (El pozo), Julio Cortázar (El perseguidor), Felisberto Hernández (Las hortensias), Carlos Fuentes (Aura), Clarice Lispector (La hora de la estrella) Gabriel García Márquez (Crónica de una muerte anunciada), Elena Poniatowska (Querido Diego), Mario Vargas Llosa (Los cachorros), Luisa Valenzuela (“Cuarta versión” and “Cambio de armas”), Diamela Eltit (Los vigilantes), Senel Paz (El lobo, el bosque y el hombre nuevo), Antonio Skármeta (No pasó nada), César Aira (Cómo me hice monja), Mario Bellatin (Salón de belleza), Horacio Castellanos Moya (Insensatez) among others. We will also watch some films on related topics and read theoretical essays. Class participation, critique and presentation of an article, research paper and peer review of a classmate’s paper.

SPAN 7850 – Themes and Genres “Larra's World” with David Gies

We 3:30-6:00PM in New Cabell Hall 283

This class, taught in Spanish, will be a doctoral seminar focused on the complete works (articles) of Mariano José de Larra (1809-1837), Spain's best-known nineteenth-century journalist. We will read all of his published articles, which cover wide areas of costumbrismo and social commentary, political satire, theatrical criticism, and personal revelation. Students will use the Crítica edition (ed. Alejandro Pérez Vidal) and will access all of the rest of the articles in Collab. Supplementary readings, weekly presentations, and a final paper.

SPAN 8540 –Seminars: Modern Spanish Literature “Lorca, Dalí, Buñuel” with Andrew Anderson

Tu 3:30-6:00PM in New Cabell 064

This seminar will be concerned primarily with the decade 1920-30 when Federico García Lorca, Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel became close friends.  We will study a range of cultural activities, literary texts, paintings, films, etc. whose immediate context is provided by these friendships.  Starting with the Residencia de Estudiantes as the primary locus of these encounters, we will consider student activities at the “Resi” (e.g. production of Don Juan Tenorio), the literary avant-garde, Lorca’s literary output most influenced by Dalí and Buñuel (e.g. “Oda a Salvador Dalí”, Poemas en prosa), Lorca’s drawings, Lorca’s lectures, Dalí’s cubist and surrealist paintings, Dalí’s poems and prose poems, Buñuel’s plays, poems and prose poems, Buñuel and Dalí’s early films (Un chien andalou, L’Âge d’or), and much more.  Seminar participation and end-of-semester research paper.

SPAN 1020 – Elementary Spanish

Please check SIS for sections, dates, times, locations, and instructors.

Prerequisites:  Passing grade in SPAN 1010. SPAN 1020 is for true beginners only. Students with prior experience with Spanish in high school must take the UVA Spanish placement exam. Students may not self-place in a language course. All students will submit proof of placement by January 19 (MWF sections) and January 23 (TuTh sections).

Elementary Spanish (SPAN 1020) is a four-credit introductory level hybrid course for true beginners designed to provide a thorough foundation in all the language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This is a technology-enhanced language course in which students will complete online activities on Connect on Tuesdays and Thursdays instead of attending class all five days of the week.  Students should expect an average of 1-2 hours of online homework 5 days a week, plus an extra hour of work that substitutes for class time each on Tuesday/ Thursday. This is a flipped class, which means that students will learn grammar and vocabulary at home, and class time will be devoted to meaningful, authentic, and interactive practice. Class is conducted in Spanish only.

SPAN 1060 – Accelerated Elementary Spanish

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Prerequisites: Placement score of 420-510 on the SAT II Exam or a score of 0-325 on the UVA Placement Exam. Students may not self-place in a language course. All students will submit proof of placement by January 19 (MWF sections) and January 23 (TuTh sections).

Accelerated Elementary Spanish a four-credit accelerated introductory level hybrid course designed to provide a thorough foundation in all the language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This is a technology-enhanced language course in which students will complete online activities with Connect on Tuesdays and Thursdays instead of attending class all five days of the week.  Students should expect an average of 1-2 hours of online homework 5 days a week, plus an extra hour of work that substitutes for class time each on Tuesday/ Thursday. This is a flipped class, which means that students will learn grammar and vocabulary at home, and class time will be devoted to meaningful, authentic, and interactive practice. Class is conducted in Spanish only.

SPAN 2010 – Intermediate Spanish 

Please check SIS for sections, dates, times, locations, and instructors.

Prerequisites: SPAN 1020, SPAN 1060, or SAT II score of 520-590, or Placement Test score of 326-409. Students may not self-place in a language course.  All students will submit proof of placement by January 19 (MWF sections) and January 23 (TuTh sections).

Intermediate Spanish is a three-credit intermediate level course, the third course in a four-course sequence, which fulfills the language requirement.  The goal of this course is to bridge the gap between elementary and advanced levels in the further development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. This is a flipped class, which means that students will learn grammar and vocabulary at home, and class time will be devoted to meaningful, authentic, and interactive practice. Class is conducted in Spanish only.

SPAN 2020 – Advanced Intermediate Spanish 

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Prerequisites: Spanish 2010, SAT II Test score of 600-640, or UVA Placement Test score of 410-535. Students may not self-place in a language course. All students will submit proof of placement by January 19 (MWF sections) and January 23 (TuTh sections).

Advanced Intermediate Spanish is a three credit intermediate level course, the fourth course in a four-course sequence which fulfills the language requirement. The goal of this course is to bridge the gap between elementary and advanced levels in the further development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. This is a flipped class, which means that students will learn grammar and vocabulary at home, and class time will be devoted to meaningful, authentic, and interactive practice. Class is conducted in Spanish only.

SPAN 3000 – Phonetics with Omar Velázquez-Mendoza

TuTh 12:30-1:45PM in New CAB 207

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 or equivalent.

Spanish Phonetics provides an introduction to the sound system of both Peninsular and Latin American Spanish. Class discussions will focus on how the sounds of Spanish are produced from an articulatory point of view, and how these sounds are organized and represented in the linguistic competence of their speakers. When appropriate, comparisons will be made between Spanish and English or Spanish and other (Romance and non-Romance) languages. This course seeks to improve the student’s pronunciation. Conducted in Spanish.

SPAN 3010 – Grammar and Composition I 

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Prerequisite: SPAN 2020 (or equivalent); or UVA placement test score of 536-650; or AP score of 4; or SAT II score of 641-700; or IB Spanish (High) score of 7.

[From Course Catalog] This course seeks to develop advanced literacy in Spanish through extensive reading, writing, analysis, and discussion of authentic literary texts and videos. Emphasis is placed on how grammatical forms codify meaning and how grammar and meaning interact to construct the language and textual structure expected in the following academic genres: the critical review, the persuasive essay, and the research paper.

SPAN 3020 – Grammar and Composition II 

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Prerequisites: SPAN 2020 (or equivalent) AND either of the following: a UVA placement test score of 651+; an AP score of 5; an SAT II score of 701-800; an IB Spanish A1 or A2 score of 5, 6 or 7.

[From Course Catalog] This course seeks to develop advanced literacy in Spanish through extensive reading, writing, analysis, and discussion of authentic literary texts and videos. Emphasis is placed on how grammatical forms codify meaning and how grammar and meaning interact to construct the language and textual structure expected in the following academic genres: the comparative essay, the argumentative essay, and the research paper.

SPAN 3030 – Cultural Conversations

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Prerequisite: SPAN3010 or the equivalent level of Spanish, in which case students will need to speak with the instructor ahead of time for permission to take the course.

[From Course Catalog] Conversation course devoted to different aspects of Spanish, Spanish American, or Latino culture. Student-led discussion of materials ranging from films and music videos to radio programs, newspapers, and the Internet.    

SPAN 3032 – Conversation Cinema – Spain with David Gies

TuTh 12:30-1:45PM in New Cabell Hall 303

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement.

Oral interview with Professor Gies (dtg@virginia.edu) required for admission. This course uses current Spanish film as a basis for conversation; fluency, comprehension, grammar, accuracy, improvement in vocabulary, and pronunciation will be tracked (grade based on improvement).  Closed to native/heritage speakers and students who have had a conversation class.  Daily activities, vocabulary quizzes, one written paper, oral final exam. 

SPAN 3040 – Business Spanish 

Please check SIS for sections, dates, times, locations, and instructors.

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 or departmental placement

Please direct inquiries to the instructor.

SPAN 3050 – Spanish for Medical Professionals with Alicia Lopez Operé

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 or departmental placement

[From Course Catalog] This course is designed for students planning to work in the health care field and who want to develop fundamental written and oral skills and vocabulary for the assessment of Spanish speaking patients in a variety of settings. Students will gain familiarity with non-technical and semi-technical functional vocabulary, along with idiomatic expressions and situational phrases that are used in medical Spanish.

• Section 001  TuTh 9:30-10:45AM in New Cabell Hall 068  
• Section 002  TuTh 11:00AM-12:15PM in Nau Hall 187   

SPAN 3300 – Texts and Interpretation 

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Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 or departmental placement. (Note: SPAN 3300 or instructor permission is prerequisite for any course in Spanish literature or culture with a number above SPAN 3300.)

In this course we will be covering a variety of basic approaches to literary texts that enable us to analyze and understand them better. The course will be organized on the basis of literary genre (narrative, theater, poetry, etc.), with a portion of the semester dedicated to each. Short texts in Spanish for readings will be drawn from both Spanish and Latin American literature, and from a range of time periods.

SPAN 3400 – Survey of Spanish Literature I (Middle Ages to 1700) with Ricardo Padrón

MoWeFr 2:00-2:50PM in New Cabell Hall 338

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement

This course covers the history of Spanish literature from its medieval origins through the year 1700, covering such indispensable classics as the Poema de Mío Çid, Don Quixote, the poetry of Garcilaso de la Vega, the theater of Calderón, and others. We will spend some time on the historical and cultural context of each of these texts, but emphasis will fall upon reading and understanding the texts themselves. Pre-Requisite: SPAN 3300, Texts & Interpretations, or departmental placement.

SPAN 3430 – Survey of Latin American Literature II (1900 to Present)

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement.

• Section 001  TuTh 12:30-1:45PM in New Cabell Hall 383 with María-Inés Lagos

Este curso ofrecerá una visión panorámica de las principales corrientes literarias hispanoamericanas desde fines del siglo XIX hasta el presente. Al analizar y estudiar las obras tendremos en cuenta no solo la tradición literaria sino también el contexto socio histórico necesario para entender el trasfondo cultural al que se refieren las obras. Leeremos cuentos, ensayos, poemas y una novela corta, y utilizaremos materiales audiovisuales  sobre temas relacionados con las obras o el periodo estudiados. La clase estará dedicada al análisis de los textos, de los materiales audiovisuales asignados y a aprender de las circunstancias históricas, sociales y culturales de las que emergen las obras literarias. Es muy importante preparar las lecturas antes de la clase. La responsabilidad de participar en las discusiones de clase depende del estudiante. Quizzes, 2 pruebas, ensayos y tareas.  

Advertencia importante: este es un curso interactivo en el que los estudiantes deben leer los textos asignados para cada clase y participar en las actividades. Habrá un quiz al comienzo de cada clase. 

Textos:

Huellas de las literaturas hispanoamericanas. Second Edition. J. F. Garganigo, editor. Este libro se puede comprar por internet y habrá un ejemplar en la reserva de Clemons (3 horas).  

No pasó nada, novela corta de Antonio Skármeta.

• Section 002  MoWeFr 12:00-12:50PM in New Cabell Hall 338 with Charlotte Rogers

This course is a survey of Modern Spanish American literature to introduce students to major authors, works, and literary movements of Spanish America from 1900 to the present. Students will read poetry, essays and short prose selections as well as a novel. Class participation and attendance, papers, exams and other assignments.

SPAN 4040 – Translation from Spanish to English 

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Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement

Please direct inquiries to the instructor.

SPAN 4203 – Structure of Spanish with Joel Rini

MoWe 2:00-3:15PM in New Cabell Hall 332

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 (or equivalent) and SPAN 3000; or SPAN 3010 (or equivalent) and 3200

This is an advanced introduction to the study of the fundamental structures of the grammatical system of the Spanish language. The course will analyze present-day structures of the language as well as the linguistic processes and changes involved in the development of those structures. Prior coursework in linguistics is expected.

SPAN 4210 – History of the Spanish Language II with Omar Velázquez-Mendoza 

TuTh 2:00-3:15PM in New Cabell Hall 207

Prerequisite:  SPAN 3010 (or equivalent) and SPAN 3000; or SPAN 3010 (or equivalent) and 3200

This course traces the historical development of the Spanish language from its origins as a spoken Latin variety to the present. Topics include: The relationship between language change and language variation; the Indo-European language family; Romanization of the Iberian Peninsula; Classical vs. 'Vulgar' Latin; Visigothic and Arab influence on the Spanish language; expected and unexpected outcomes of nasalization; Latin and Medieval Spanish word order; Golden Age and Judeo-Spanish; Colonial Spanish. Conducted in Spanish.

SPAN 4401 – Spanish Literature of the Golden Age with E. Michael Gerli

TuTh 12:30-1:45PM in New Cabell Hall 332

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300 and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement

(Note: Spanish majors who are prohibited from taking survey of literature courses may use this class as a substitute for the survey of Spanish literature requirement -- SPAN 3400 or 3410.)

Readings from representative literary genres of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: poetry, theater, prose narrative. The class is taught from the perspective of the `history of ideas' and emphasizes the role of the Spanish cultural, political, and religious environment of the period in adapting the major ideas of European Thought to a Hispanic context. Emphasis will also be given to theoretical literary aspects of the works we read, particularly the positioning and definition of the human subject in the texts.

SPAN 4402 – Don Quixote with Ricardo Padrón

MoWeFr 12:00-12:50AM in New Cabell Hall 191

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300 and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement

(Note: Spanish majors who are prohibited from taking survey of literature courses may use this class as a substitute for the survey of Spanish literature requirement -- SPAN 3400 or 3410.)

In this class, we will read Cervantes’s masterpiece almost in its entirety, in Spanish. We will try to figure out whether the protagonist is a hero, a fool, or a criminal.  We will see what the novel has to say about Spanish imperialism, the Renaissance, and the Reformation.  We will explore its concerns with pacifism, the role of women in society, and philosophical skepticism.  We will learn how the novel plays with us in many ways, including some that seem almost postmodern.  And we will discover what it has to say to us today about truth, authenticity, identity, love, friendship, and many other things that matter deeply.

SPAN 4500 – Special Topics Literature Seminars with Anne-Garland Mahler and Charlotte Rogers

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement

• Section 001 "Afro-Latinidad"  TuTh 2:00-3:15PM in New Cabell Hall 303 with Anne-Garland Mahler

(Note: Spanish majors who are prohibited from taking survey of literature courses may use this class as a substitute for the survey of Latin American literature requirement -- SPAN 3420 or 3430.)

This course is a survey of the history and literature of the African diaspora in Latin America from the Caribbean, Mexico, and the Río de la Plata to the “Latin American” cities of New York and Miami. From the earliest days of Spanish colonization to fighting in the wars of independence to forging global political and cultural networks from the early cold war to present-day, African-descended peoples have had an undeniably central role in defining Latin America’s history and its present. Yet Afro-Latin American experiences and literatures are often made invisible in mainstream media and scholarship. In this course, we will engage a wide array of texts and films on the experiences of peoples of African descent in Latin America, ranging from narratives about black conquistadors to testimonies of runaway slaves to Afro-Latin@ contributions to the origins of hip-hop in the United States. The primary objectives of this course are to expose students to both texts produced by and about Afro-Latin Americans and to the social and historical context in which those texts were produced, as well as to assist students in further developing their critical writing and speaking skills in Spanish.

• Section 002 "Dictatorship in Latin Am Literature"  MoWeFr 12:00-12:50PM in Gibson Hall 141 with Charlotte Rogers

(Note: Spanish majors who are prohibited from taking survey of literature courses may use this class as a substitute for the survey of Latin American literature requirement -- SPAN 3430.)

This course examines the representation of dictatorship in twentieth-century literature from Latin America.  Themes to be explored include the relationship between the dictator and the writer and the notions of authorship, authority, and authoritarianism.  The class will also examine the figure of the dictator within the context of Latin American caudillismo, machismo, and authorial strategies of resistance.

SPAN 4520 – Special Topics Culture & Civilization Seminar: “The World of Cervantes” with Ricardo Padrón  

MoWeFr 1:00-1:50PM in Nau Hall 242

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300 and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement

This course covers the history and culture of Spain during its so-called “Golden Age,” from 1492 through 1700.  We will discuss the rise and fall of the Spanish empire, the nature and role of the Inquisition, the rise of modern subjectivity, the creation of a proto-national identity, the fortunes of women, Muslims, and Jews, and other topics. Our readings will include history, art history, and period literature.

SPAN 4530 – Special Topics Language Seminars with Emily Scida and Melissa Frost

• Section 001 “Second Language Acquisition”  TuTh 11:00-12:15PM in New Cabell Hall 315 with Emily Scida

  Prerequisites: SPAN 3010; AND SPAN 3000 or SPAN 3200 or another course in Linguistics.

How do people learn a second language (L2)?  How are first language acquisition and second language acquisition different?  Why are some learners more successful than others in learning a second language?  How do we measure “success” in second language acquisition?  How do we define “competence”?  I invite you to join me in the exploration of these and other exciting questions.  Together we will discover the processes and mechanisms that drive language acquisition by studying how various disciplines have contributed to the major theories and ideas informing the field of Second Language Acquisition.

• Section 003 “Spanish to English Translation II” TuTh 2:00-3:15PM in New Cabell Hall 395 with Melissa Frost

Please direct inquiries to the instructor.

Span 4700 – Spanish Culture and Civilization with Fernando Operé

MoWe 2:00-3:15PM in Maury Hall 115

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300 and one of the following: SPAN 3400, 3410, 3420 or 3430 or departmental consent.

This course deals with Spain in the 20th and 21st centuries.  It will begin with the most important political events since 1900 (end of the Monarchy of Alfonso XIII, the 2nd Republic, Spanish Civil War, Franco Dictatorship), up to the present political events of modern Spain ruled by a parliament under a monarchy, and integrated into the European Community.  Special emphasis will be put in understanding Spain in its complexity, social composition and decomposition, fiestas, and the main social changes of the Spanish society after the death of Franco in 1975 (immigration, nationalism).  Part of the course will be dedicated to the study of the Spanish artistic movements and its most relevant contemporary representatives in the field of music (flamenco and popular), painting (Dalí, Picasso, Sorolla), architecture (Gaudí, Calatrava), dance.

Span 4704 – Islamic Iberia with E. Michael Gerli  [Course CANCELLED]

This course has been CANCELLED and will NOT be offered in Spring 2018.

Span 4710 – Latin American Culture and Civilization with Fernando Operé

MoWe 3:30-4:45PM in New Cabell Hall 207

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement

This course intends to acquaint the student with the history and culture of two important countries in Latin America: Argentina and Mexico. We will start with pre-Columbian cultures, and the historical evolution from colonial times, the Independent period up to the present. Half of the course will be dedicated to study cultural and social topics: identity; race and ethnicity; city and countryside; artistic and music production; food and cuisine; fluctuations in the economy; religion and its many manifestations; and violence and resistance among others. The methodology is the consistent comparison of these two countries in the most important faces of their history and development.

PORT 2120 – Intermediate Intensive Portuguese with Lilian Feitosa

Prerequisite: Completion of FREN 2020 or SPAN 2020, or instructor permission.

• Section 001 MoWeFr 11:00-11:50AM in New Cabell Hall 291
• Section 002 MoWeFr 12:00-12:50PM in New Cabell Hall 211
• Section 003 MoWeFr 1:00-1:50PM in New Cabell Hall 211

[From Course Catalog] Introduces speaking, understanding, reading and writing Portuguese, especially as used in Brazil. Five class hours and one laboratory hour. Followed by PORT 2120. 

POTR 4559 – New Course: Contemporary Brazilian Cinema with Eli Carter

MoWe 3:30-4:45PM in New Cabell Hall 056

The objective of this class is to provide a general overview of film production in Brazil since 1990. We will screen and discuss a variety of documentary and feature-length fiction films. Each of the films falls into at least one of five thematic categories: 1) the urban city 2) the underdeveloped countryside 3) identity 4) politics and 5) consumption. With these broader themes in mind, we will pay special attention to the films’ respective portrayals of violence, race, class, and sexuality, particularly as they unfold in a context increasingly marked by globalization and neoliberalism.

ITAL 1020 – Elementary Italian II

Please check SIS for sections, dates, times, locations, and instructors.

Elementary Italian II is the second class in the four-course sequence that is necessary to complete the foreign language requirement. In this course, students will learn to narrate in all tenses of the indicative, express opinions, make hypotheses, and give orders. They will improve their writing skills by producing a number of original texts, including blog posts, essays, and articles. Students will also develop their ability to understand spoken Italian by listening to songs, commercials, and movie clips, and they will read and study song lyrics, newspaper headlines, poems, and some short stories. Students of Elementary Italian II will also have many occasions to learn more about life in contemporary Italy as they study the country’s language.

60% of this course will take place face to face during regularly scheduled class meetings on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, while 40% of the work must be completed online both through the Connect website and the students’ personal e-Portfolios.

ITAL 2020 – Intermediate Italian II

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ITAL 2020 Intermediate Italian II is the fourth class in the four-course sequence which fulfills the language requirement. In this course, students will further develop their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills as well as deepen their cultural literacy in Italian. You will accomplish these goals with the guidance of your instructor, through review of grammar, short readings, compositions, and listening and speaking activities. Students will also have the opportunity to listen to songs, comment on works of art, watch commercials and short films, read and write newspaper articles, analyze how the Italian language reflects the movement towards gender parity, and meet natives of Italy in your quest to become more confident and competent users of the Italian language.

Much like learning to play a sport or a musical instrument, studying a foreign language requires constant practice. Therefore, all course activities will be conducted in Italian.

ITAL 2030 – Intermediate Italian for Professionals with Sandro Puiatti

MoWeFr 1:00-1:50AM in New Cabell Hall 027

Intermediate Italian II for Professionals is the fourth class in the four-course sequence which fulfills the language requirement. In this course, students will further develop their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills as well as deepen their cultural literacy in Italian. You will accomplish these goals with the guidance of your instructor, through review of grammar, short readings, compositions, and listening and speaking activities. Students will also have the opportunity to understand and appreciate Italian cultural practices in professional and commercial contexts, and to learn the specific listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills that are necessary in a professional environment.

This is a flipped class, which means that students will learn grammar and vocabulary at home, and class time will be devoted to meaningful, authentic, and interactive practice relative to real-world scenarios. Much like learning to play a sport or a musical instrument, studying a foreign language requires constant practice. Therefore, all course activities will be conducted in Italian.

ITAL 3020 – Advanced Italian II with Enrico Cesaretti

MoWeFr 12:00-12:50PM in Nau Hall 242

Prerequisite: ITAL 2020

ITAL 3020 - This course focuses on a selective review of Italian grammar and especially aims at boosting students' language skills. Emphasis will be on conversation, composition and vocabulary enrichment. 

ITAL 3720 – Novella (Italian Short Narrative) with Enrico Cesaretti

MoWeFr 11:00-11:50AM in Nau Hall 242

The main objective of this course is to introduce students to the long-standing and flexible genre of the Italian "novella" (short story) and to assess its continuous efficacy as a medium able to synthetically address a wide range of aesthetic, ethical, political and social-environmental issues. The course also aims at boosting students’ language skills and, therefore, requires extensive reading, discussing and writing in Italian.

ITTR 2260 – Dante in Translation with Deborah Parker

MoWe 2:00-3:15PM in New Cabell Hall 042

T.S. Eliot wrote that “Dante and Shakespeare divide the world between them. There is no third.” We’ll pursue this bold statement through a close reading of the Inferno, the most intricate account of the afterlife ever written. This course will examine what makes this brilliant poem one of the acclaimed classics of western culture. We will explore the organization of Hell, its inhabitants, the nature of evil, Dante’s exile, and the rich tradition of visual material the poem has inspired from manuscript illustrations to Botticelli to more recent artists such as Gustave Doré and William Blake. Lectures will draw on The World of Dante (www.worldofdante.org) a multimedia site that offers a wide range of digital materials related to the Comedy.

ITTR 3680 (Cross-listed with WGS 3680) – Eve's Sinful Bite: Foodscapes in Women's Writing Culture and Society with Francesca Calamita

MoWeFr 11:00-11:50AM in Dell 2 101

This course explores how Italian women writers have represented food in their short stories, novels and autobiographies in dialogue with the culture and society from late nineteenth century to the present. Looking how cooking and serving meals to others, while denying themselves the pleasure of eating, are depicted in Italian women’s writing helps us understand the role food and food-related-activities have played, and still play, in women’s lives. These lectures will offer a close reading of the symbolic meaning of food in narrative and the way it intersects with Italian women’s socio-cultural history and the feminist movement, addressing issues of gender, identity and politics of the body.

ITTR 3960 – Mafiosi vs. Goodfellas: Organized Crime on Film in Italy & the USA with Sarah Annunziato

MoWeFr 1:00-1:50PM in Gibson Hall 141

Whether called “the mob,” “the Mafia,” “Camorra,” “’Ndrangheta,” or “Cosa Nostra,” organized crime has fascinated filmmakers in both Italy and the United States for decades.  But, how does each country’s cinematic tradition typically portray this phenomenon and its effects on law, politics, and the individual? Do the differing origins of organized crime in both nations influence the ways in which filmmakers depict it? How much do real-life law enforcement officials and mobsters influence films about organized crime in both countries?  How does audience reaction affect the portrayal? What effect do mob films have on the southern question in Italy, or on the perpetuation of stereotypes in the U.S.A.?

This course will examine these questions through a close-reading of films from both Italy and the United States. During the semester, students will become conversant with basic aspects of film theory and analysis, study the origins of organized crime in each nation, discuss the effects of this type of crime on Italy and the Italian diaspora in America, and examine the similarities and differences in the cinematic representations of this phenomenon in both countries.

KICH 1010 – Introduction to Maya K’iche’ I  with Maria Esther Poveda Moreno

TuTh 4:00-5:15PM in Clemons Library 320

KICH 2010 – Intermediate Maya K’iche’ I  with Maria Esther Poveda Moreno

TuTh 2:00-3:15PM in Clemons Library 320