2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
    Dec 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog
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SPN 323 - The Hispanic World Today

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR (students beginning prior to Fall 2024): Meets general academic requirements HU and DE.
Prerequisite(s): SNC 301 Conversation & Debate  or SNC 303 Spanish for Heritage Speakers II  
Latin America and Spain are today vibrant reflections of each other’s history and culture: we see this in contemporary social movements, political struggles, and, of course, an extraordinary weave of Spanish language media that crosses the Atlantic with ease. Today’s Spanish- and Spanglish-speaking communities, and the English-speaking sons and daughters of those communities, are connected by something we call Hispanic culture… but what does that mean? In this course we provide tools and strategies for exploring contemporary political, social, intellectual, artistic, and literary movements in the Spanish-speaking world. We will examine the key historical moments and the rise of marginalized voices (including women, gitanos, indigenous, and immigrant voices) that continue to shape contemporary society on both sides of the ocean, seeking a deeper understanding of the tensions and connections that define Spain and Latin America. Conducted in Spanish, this course builds on language and intercultural skills.



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