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Hispanic Crime Fiction

In this course we will examine how detective fiction in the Hispanic world evolved from the classic British mystery or “enigma” and the North American hard-boiled genre toward the crime Read More

(Des)articulaciones del Boom latinoamericano

The Latin American Boom of the 1960s and 1970s was a moment of great literary innovation, a collective drive for global impact and maximum international fame by authors who have Read More

Women in the Middle Ages

What was life like in the middle ages for the medieval woman? How has life changed? A discussion and analysis of many of the seminal works of the Castilian middle Read More

Capstone seminar: Poetry, Marxism and Capitalism in Latin America (New!)

The aim of this course is to inform new generations on the struggle between Capitalism and Marxism that has taken place in Latin America over the years. Exploring this struggle Read More

Reading Women’s Oppression in Latin America (New!)

This course explores the history of violence in women’s lives in the midst of the political, social and artistic moments that shaped Latin America. Using primary literary texts, film, art, Read More

“Canción de protesta”: Music, Religion, and Revolution

What is the contribution of music to the process of shaping political and social identities in Spain, Latin America and the Caribbean during the second half of the 20th century? How instrumental

Latin American Film

In this course we will examine major historical and present-day problems in Latin America through both classic and popular films. We will study key film techniques, movements, and major artists Read More

Obras maestras del Siglo de Oro

This course explores canonical literary texts from Golden Age literature, from the Renaissance to the Baroque. We will read works by Rodríguez de Montalvo, Garcilaso de la Vega, Cervantes, Lope Read More

Witchcraft in the Middle Ages

Magic in the Middle Ages. This course talks about witches, heretics, inquisitors, the Holy Grail, alchemy, miracles and relics. In this course we’ll look at magic from as a cultural Read More

Sex, Science, and the Social Order: Women in the Middle Ages

What was life like in the middle ages for the medieval woman? How has life changed? A discussion and analysis of many of the seminal works of the Castilian middle Read More