11343

SPAN 106 Basic Intensive Spanish

Melanie Nicholson

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9:45 am - 11:45 am

OLINLC 118

FLLC

8 credits. This course is designed to enable students with little or no previous knowledge of Spanish to complete three semesters of college Spanish in five months (eight credits at Bard and four credits in Spain or Mexico in June). Students will attend eight hours of class per week plus two hours with the Spanish tutor. Oral communication, reading and writing skills will be developed through a variety of approaches. Prospective students must interview with the instructor prior to registration. Class size: 20

11346

SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I

David Rodriguez-Solas

. T W Th F

10:10am - 11:10am

OLIN 309

FLLC

Cross-listed: LAIS For students who have completed Spanish 106, 110, or the equivalent ( two or three solid years of high school Spanish). This course is designed to perfect the student's command of all four language skills (speaking, aural comprehension, reading, and writing). This will be achieved through an intensive grammar review, conversational practice, reading of modern Spanish texts, writing simple compositions, and language lab work. Prospective students must speak with instructor prior to registration. Class size: 20

11344

SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II

Marcos Wasem

M T . Th .

3:10 pm -4:30 pm

OLINLC 206

FLLC

Cross-listed: LAIS This course continues refining and perfecting the student's mastery of speaking, reading, comprehending, and writing Spanish. Advanced study of grammar is supplemented by a video series and authentic readings on a wide variety of topics related to Spanish and Latin American history, literature, music, and art. Current topics in culture such as the Latin American military dictatorships or issues surrounding the Hispanic presence in the United States will be discussed. In addition to shorter readings, such as excerpts from Don Quixote and indigenous Mexican poetry, students may read a short modern novel. Prerequisite: Spanish 201 or permission of instructor. Prospective students must speak with instructor prior to registration.

Class size: 20

11751

SPAN 230 Latin American Short Narrative

Marcos Wasem

M . W . .

1:30 pm -2:50 pm

HEG 201

FLLC

This course will trace the development of brief narrative forms from the Modernista period at the beginning of the twentieth century to the present. Expanding the boundaries of the traditional short story, we will examine the prose vignettes of Juan Jose Arreola, the ficciones of Jorge Luis Borges, and short novels by Juan Rulfo and Elena Poniatowska. In addition to these authors, we will read works by Horacio Quiroga, Ernesto Sábato, Julio Cortázar, Gabriel García Marquez, Ana Lydia Vega, and Rosario Castellanos. Critical theory of the narrative as well as relevant historical and cultural issues will be part of class discussion. Conducted in Spanish. Class size: 20

11375

SPAN/FILM 234 Buñuel, Saura, Almodóvar: Spanish Auteurs

David Rodriguez-Solas Screenings:

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11:50 am -1:10 pm 6:00 pm -9:00 pm

OLINLC 208 PRE 110

FLLC

Cross-listed: Film This course will consider the filmography of directors who have borne the label "auteur" as a distinction both within Spanish and transnational cinema. Students will explore how "auteristic" cinema has been used as a strategic practice for branding Spanish films, and will study stylistic features associated to each auteur. We will investigate fetishism and dream sequences in Buñuel's filmography (Un chien andalou, Los olvidados, Viridiana). Saura's metaphorical films will be analyzed as representations of the opposition to Francoism (The Hunt, Cría cuervos). We will study Almodóvar's mastering of the language of melodrama in films such as Law of Desire, All About My Mother, and Volver. Finally, we will study lesser-known Spanish auteurs such as Luis García Berlanga (The Executioner), Víctor Erice (El Sur), and Isabel Coixet (The Secret Life of Words). Requirements for this course include short papers, a final research paper, and regular attendance to screenings. Conducted in English. Class size: 18

11348

SPAN 302 Introduction to Latin American Literature

Melanie Nicholson

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1:30 pm -2:50 pm

OLIN 309

FLLC

Cross-listed: LAIS This course serves as an introduction to the interpretation of literary texts from Latin America. It covers a broad range historically—from pre-Conquest times to the present—and presents all literary genres, including poetry, short stories, novels, essays, and plays. This course is intended to prepare students for more advanced and specialized courses in Hispanic literature. A great deal of attention is paid to the development of critical skills, both verbally and in writing. Class size: 15

11350

SPAN 319 Federico García Lorca

David Rodriguez-Solas

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1:30 pm – 3:50 pm

ALBEE 106

FLLC

Poet, playwright, dramaturge, stage director, screenwriter, musician, painter, and artist, Federico García Lorca also symbolizes the resistance to Francoist repression and has become an icon for gay and left-wing activists. His figure epitomizes the collective memory of the Spanish Civil War, and he is arguably the most canonical author in twentieth-century Spanish literature. This course will study Lorca's poetic and dramatic production, from the texts closest to realism, such as the Romancero gitano and Bodas de sangre, to the surrealist Poeta en Nueva York and El público. Besides studying his literary production, we will also analyze how Lorca's life and work have been used in the building of collective identities in Spain. Additional materials will include secondary bibliography, recordings of theater productions, and the television series Lorca, muerte de un poeta. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisites: Spanish 301, 302, or by permission of instructor. Class size: 15