University of Calgary : Spanish SPAN

Spanish SPAN

SPAN 604 606 608 612 616 626 628 632 637 643

For more information, see the School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures: slllc.ucalgary.ca.

Graduate Courses

Spanish 604

Topics in Literary, Film, and Cultural Theories

Advanced studies of modern literary, film, and cultural theories and various schools of thought, with application to works of Hispanic literatures, cultures, and film.
Course Hours: 3 units; (3-0)
Also known as: (formerly Spanish 601)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

Spanish 606

Topics in Early Modern Literature Written in Spanish

An in-depth study of early-modern literary texts (prose, theatre, and/or poetry) taking into account their historical and sociocultural context as well as secondary criticism and relevant theoretical approaches.
Course Hours: 3 units; (3-0)
Also known as: (formerly Spanish 615)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

Spanish 608

Specialized Studies in Hispanic Linguistics and Language Teaching

A critical and comprehensive review of any subfield within Hispanic Linguistics and/or an in-depth study of the acquisition and/or the teaching of Spanish.
Course Hours: 3 units; (3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

Spanish 612

Cervantes Studies

An in-depth study of Miguel de Cervantes’ works taking into account its historical and sociocultural context as well as secondary criticism and relevant theoretical approaches.
Course Hours: 3 units; (3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

Spanish 616

Topics in Spanish and Spanish American Poetry

An in-depth study of Hispanic poetry, major works and authors, aesthetic movements, and selected themes, including exile and migration, violence, mourning and memory.
Course Hours: 3 units; (3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

Spanish 626

Topics in Spanish and Spanish American Prose Fiction

Critical analysis of the most important trends in Spanish and Spanish American prose fiction of the 20th/21st Century. Selected topics might include, among others, the relationship between body and nation building, the bildungsroman, violence and resistance, travel, displacement and sense of place.
Course Hours: 3 units; (3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

Spanish 628

Feminisms and Gender Studies

Critical analysis of historical and contemporary debates in feminist and gender studies. Focus on feminist theories to analyze works by 20th and 21st Century Latin American or Spanish women writers. Examination of the relationship between sex and gender, and the multiple factors (power relations, space, ethnicity, class, nationality) that influence the construction of both femininities and masculinities.
Course Hours: 3 units; (3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

Spanish 632

Critical Analysis of Hispanic Film

A critical and comprehensive study of Hispanic Film, including genres, movements, histories, distribution, and cultural reception. Content can be organized based on region, topic, genre, filmmakers and/or by identifiable traditions. Additional focus on contemporary theories and cinematographic techniques.
Course Hours: 3 units; (3-0)
Also known as: (formerly Spanish 641)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

Spanish 637

Identities and Post-Colonial Voices

An in-depth study of cultural identity formations in works by Latin American writers by using post-colonial theories proposed by Walter Mignolo, Nestor García Canclini, Sara Castro-Klaren, and Santiago Castro Gómez among many others.
Course Hours: 3 units; (3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

Spanish 643

Special Topics in Hispanic Culture, Language or Literature

An intensive examination of special topics and approaches to the study of the Hispanic world. Delivered in seminar format or independent research and/or reading project that culminates in a major final paper.
Course Hours: 3 units; (3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

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