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DEPARTMENT OF SPANISH & PORTUGUESE

2026-2027

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NOTE FROM OUR CHAIR Israel Reyes The Department of Spanish and Portuguese offers students a comprehensive program of study that integrates language, literature, and culture through innovative course design, experiential learning, and social and community engagement. Students will find courses that range from the beginning language sequences in Spanish and Portuguese to topics courses on literature, film, visual arts, music, dance, theater, and performance. The diverse critical approaches in these courses open a window on the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking worlds, exploring everything from key historical moments like the Spanish Civil War, the Cuban Revolution, the Latin American independence movements, slavery, colonialism, and the patterns of migration and diaspora across national and cultural borders. Students examine these histories and cultures through the lenses of environmental humanities, media studies, politics, philosophy, and race, gender, and sexualities studies. We also offer six study-abroad programs in Spain, Argentina, and Brazil where students gain advanced language and cultural competencies while encountering face-to-face the real-life experiences and diverse viewpoints of Spanish, Argentinian, and Brazilian native speakers. At the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, students, faculty, and staff are all integral parts of a vibrant, intellectual community that is dedicated to creating inter-cultural connections on campus and across the globe.

Chair

Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Professor

Spanish and Portuguese

LSA+ Buenos Aires Winter 2026

OUR MISSION

There are as many reasons to study Spanish or/and Portuguese as there are people. Some reasons are very personal, like the fact that they just love speaking other tongues, or the fact that their grandparent's mother tongue is Portuguese. Some other reasons have to do with work. Everybody knows that mastering a second or third language like Spanish or Portuguese will make a person perhaps twice as appealing to an employer as the other candidate. For companies and organizations doing business with Latin America, Spain, and the Lusophone countries, it may be strategic to hire someone who can communicate in both Spanish and Portuguese. Besides the personal, practical, or economic reasons for speaking another language you may have, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese believes that studying other languages through literature, theater, and performance, lyric, and music, film, visual artifacts, philosophy, and other cultural objects and texts will provide you with deep intellectual insight into other people's worldviews and mindsets. Those insights are keys to developing your social sensitivity, your inter-cultural understanding, and a more meaningful global citizenship.

Why Spanish & Portuguese? Where does majoring/minoring in Spanish and Portuguese take you?

“Portuguese is among the eight most spoken languages in the world. With various accents and slight differences in vocabulary and syntax, Portuguese is the official language of countries in Europe and the Global South: Portugal, Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique,‌ Mozambique, East Timor, São Tomé and Príncipe, Guinea-Bissau, and Brazil. It is also spoken as a heritage language in Goa and Macau. The Portuguese language is the gateway to exploring diverse cultures and acquiring a broader understanding of social, political, and environmental realities. Finally, many Portuguese-speaking countries are major players in the world economy, and mastering Portuguese can be a differential in your CV and open up professional opportunities.”‌ - Prof. Franconi & Prof. Minchillo “Languages are intricate communication systems that reveal the unique worldviews of their speakers. The first Holy Roman Emperor, Charlemagne (748-814), reportedly said that to know another language is to possess a second soul. Dartmouth Professor John Rassias (1925-2015) remarked that giving someone an additional language is like adding a new palette of paints to a painter’s repertoire. Learning another language empowers us to understand others’ perspectives, which is the ultimate embodiment of empathy. I don’t have the solutions to all the challenges confronting humanity, but fostering empathy seems like a worthwhile place to start.” - Prof. Citron “Studying a new language allows you to imagine yourself walking in someone else’s shoes, seeing the world with a fresh set of eyes, understanding its complexities and interrelationships. It makes you appreciate the stories and histories of those places the new language takes you, and it complicates your own place in the world, given how a special alchemy takes place, one that makes the familiar unrecognizable.” - Prof. Martín "Learning a foreign language is opening yourself up to a culture, a beauty, you can otherwise never access. It is the greatest mode of connection, an effort I will never regret making. In a global, modernizing world, those with the courage and tenacity to learn languages will be in a position to help, lead, empower, and enjoy the beauty and greatness this life has to offer." - Cole Basler, Student ‘26 “When studying abroad as an undergraduate, I visited a labyrinth in a park in Barcelona with a copy of Jorge Luis Borges' Ficciones tucked into my back pocket. As an unabashed bookworm, I had wanted to read pieces by that great theorist of labyrinths in a suitable setting and in the original. The experience did not disappoint, but even more importantly it was a moment where I realized just how much learning Spanish could open up many new paths—both those leading me to a specific destination and those that might take me somewhere unexpected.” - Prof. Carter

CAFEZINHO

Painting Credit |The Adoration of the Magi (Vasco Fernandes) — by Vasco Fernandes (Grão Vasco) (c. 1501–1506)

WEEKLY MONDAYS LA CASA

Join us for weekly Portuguese language practice and coffee.

BEGINNERS WELCOME!

Tarsila do Amaral Tapestry Tarsila do Amaral - Antropofagia 2016 By Kamy (reimagination)

PROGRAMS

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PROGRAMS

Major | Hispanic Studies

The major program in Hispanic Studies consists of at least 9 courses numbered 20 or higher taught in Spanish. One department course taught in English may be included in the major. Requirements | Prerequisites: SPAN 9 or SPAN 15 (or equivalent).

Courses may be distributed as follows 1.SPAN 20

2. Spanish Survey Courses and Foreign Study Programs

Survey Courses, Foreign Study Programs, SPAN 30, 31, 32 AND/OR Foreign Study Courses: SPAN 33, SPAN 34, SPAN 35, SPAN 36

Modified Major | Lusophone Studies The Modified Major in Lusophone Studies consists of ten courses, at least six of which must be in Portuguese and the remaining five from appropriate Major-level courses offered by other departments:

Requirements | Prerequisites: PORT 8 or PORT 9 The six Portuguese courses must be distributed as follows: 1.Survey Course: PORT 20 2.Upper Level courses (PORT 35.01, PORT 6063), Language Study Abroad Plus (PORT 35 and PORT 36, and Independent Study (PORT 83). Students must take four of the courses in this list.

Minor | Lusophone Studies Requirements | Prerequisite: PORT 8 or PORT 9 Courses must be distributed as follows: 1.Survey Course: PORT 20 2.Upper level courses (PORT 60-63), Language Study Abroad Plus (PORT 10 and 12), and Independent Study (PORT 83), Students must take four of the courses on this list.

3. Topics Study Courses: SPAN 40-77 4. Independent Study: SPAN 83

5. Culminating Experience: Senior Seminar: SPAN 80

Minor | Hispanic & Lusophone Studies Students wishing to pursue a Minor in Hispanic and Lusophone Studies must take courses in Spanish and Portuguese, one serving as their primary language, the other as their secondary. This minor option will prerequisites listed above for the Major in Hispanic Studies or Minor in Lusophone Studies. Six of these courses will be selected among the course offerings of the primary languages and four from the secondary. Students will work closely with the Major Advisor in coordinating their course of study.

Minor | Hispanic Studies Requirements | Prerequisite: SPAN 9 or SPAN 15 (or equivalent) The Minor in Hispanic Studies consists of at least 5 additional courses, which must be distributed as follows: 1.SPAN 20: required for the Minor 2.Survey Courses (SPAN 30-32) and FSP Courses (SPAN 33-36) 3.Upper-Level Courses (Span 40-77) and Independent Study (Span 83).

Bema Path

Big Green Path

language requirement Previous Language Experience

Options for satisfuing the requirement

Students who have placed into a first-year language course (eg SPAN 2, PORT 11)

SPAN 1, 2 & 3 (depending on placement) or PORT 11 and 3 (depending on placement) or Language Study Abroad (LSA) program

Students who have have placed into intermediate or advanced courses (eg Span9, Port8)

Courses marked as LADV on the Course Catalog SPAN 9, SPAN 15, SPAN 20 or LSA+

PORT 8, PORT 9, or BLISS

Courses in the basic language sequence: SPAN 1 and SPAN 2

PORT 11

BLISS

Lone Pine Path

Students who have demonstrated competency in a language not taught at Dartmouth (an advanced speaker of Quechua, a native speaker of Hindi)

Waiver

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT

Effective for the Class of 2027. Spanish & Portuguese courses that satisfy the new

Students who are native or near-native speakers of a language taught at Dartmouth (eg native Spanish or Portuguese speakers)

Students who have been granted a language waiver from the Language Waiver Committee.

Courses marked as LRP on the Course Catalog Spanish 53: Topics in Spanish Linguistics, Rhetoric, and Poetics SPAN 53.01: History of Spanish Language SPAN 53.02: Hispaniphilia and Hispanophobia SPAN 53.03: Bilingualism Courses in the basic language sequence: SPAN 1 and 2 or PORT 11 or

Language Study Abroad (LSA) program

Complete the course assigned by the Language Waiver Committee.

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No need to take the placement exam, just enroll in Spanish 1!

In most cases you won’t need to take the placement test!

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No worries! Take the placement exam to find the right class for you

Is Portuguese your first language? S YE

Have you studied Portuguese? (ie you have studied the language, before, you speak in the family, or you have lived abroad)?

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EXAM VILLE

Reach out to Professor Mauricio Acuña before taking the test so we can place you in the right language placement path

If you are not sure which of these cases applies to you, don’t worry; just reach out to Roberto Rey Agudo

Is Spanish your first language? Did you live in a Spanish-speaking country for more than six months? S YE

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LANGUAGE PLACEMENT

FIND YOUR PATH!

Qualified students pursuing any of the major options offered by the Spanish and Portuguese department may apply to research and write an honors thesis. Applicants must identify a topic of interest and a faculty advisor who will serve as the director of the Honors Project. Students will prepare a written proposal and submit it to their advisor and to the department for approval. The proposal should be submitted by the end of the term prior to registering for Spanish or Portuguese 90. All students pursuing an Honors Program must take the Honors Course (SPAN 90 or PORT 90) and complete an Honors Thesis (SPAN 91 or PORT 91).

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students writing an honors thesis in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese can expect to achieve the following learning objectives: 1. Initiate and develop to completion an extended, independent research opportunity about a compelling topic of interest. 2. Gain experience in self-directed analysis of literary, theatrical, filmic, visual and other cultural and critical productions from the Luso-HispanicLatino world (Spain, Portugal, Latin America, Brazil, and the U.S.). 3. Undertake an intensive writing tutorial. 4. Develop advanced language skills in Spanish and/or Portuguese. 5. Prepare for the rigorous demands of graduate study and/or professional school. 6. Produce writing sample for graduate and/or professional school applications.

SENIOR HONORS THESIS

ABOUT

Please contact Greg LeBlanc, Department DA, gregory.a.leblanc@dartmouth.edu or reach out to spanish.and.Portuguese@dartmouth.edu with questions.

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STUDY ABROAD

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2 continents 6 cities 6 programs

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

In collaboration with the Department of Environmental Studies at Dartmouth.

For more information, please visit our Department Webpage – spanport.dartmouth.edu!

Prerequisites | SPAN 9, 15, or equivalent The program offers the following: SPAN 20 (Writing and Reading - A Critical and Cultural Approach) SPAN 22 (Modern and Contemporary Spanish Artistic and Cultural Production) Production) SPAN 32 (Introduction to Hispanic Studies III: 20th-21st Centuries). **Occasionally, the program may offer SPAN 30 or 31.**

Madrid, Spain

fall

Prerequisites | SPAN 20 (one survey course: SPAN 30, 31, or 32) The program offers the following SPAN 24 (Spanish Cultural Heritage) SPAN 34 (Society, Culture, and Politics in Spain) SPAN 36 (Studies in Modern and Contemporary Spanish Literature)

LSA + winter

Barcelona, Spain Prerequisites | SPAN 9, 15, or equivalent The program offers the following: SPAN 20 (Writing and Reading - A Critical and Cultural Approach) SPAN 22 (Modern and Contemporary Spanish Artistic and Cultural Production) Production) SPAN 32 (Introduction to Hispanic Studies III: 20th-21st Centuries). **Occasionally, the program may offer SPAN 30 or 31.**

Buenos Aires, Argentina Prerequisites | SPAN 9, 15, or equivalent The program offers the following courses: SPAN 20 (Writing and Reading: A Cultural Approach) SPAN 21 (Argentine Identities, a Cultural and Historical Historical Approach) SPAN 32 (Introduction to Hispanic Studies: 20th and 21st Centuries).

FSP Buenos Aires, Argentina

Spring

FSP

LSA + Buenos Aires, Argentina

winter

Santander, Spain

Summer

LSA +

Prerequisites | SPAN 20 (one survey course: SPAN 30, 31, or 32) This program offers the following: SPAN 23 (Argentine Cultural Heritage) SPAN 33 (Argentine Civilization: Society, Culture, and Politics Politics in Argentina) SPAN 35 (Studies in Spanish-American Literature and Culture)

BLISS Brazil

SPRING

new!

FALL +

FALL

STUDY ABROAD

BLISS is an innovative model of study abroad that combines advanced topic courses in English with Portuguese-language course options for all levels, from beginner to native speaker. Therefore, students do not need to have previous knowledge of Portuguese to join the program. Drawing from the social sciences sciences and the humanities, BLISS provides a crossdisclipnary opportunity to study Brazil from multiple angles.

SPAN 15

Latinx Writing Composition

Welcome!

This course draws on the strengths of Latinx Language Learners to enhance their skills in composition and creative writing. Using a variety of media and genres, students will explore the cultural experiences of US Latinx communities and the Spanish-speaking world. Spanish 15 is a community; It brings together students from a variety of backgrounds and Latinx cultures, their unique experiences, similar struggles, and multiple achievements. We learn about ourselves as people in this country while creating art, writing, and bettering our understanding of grammar in normative Spanish. There is always something fun happening in this class: We’ve worked with the Book Arts Workshop, the Baker Library, the Dartmouth Center for Social Impact, the Hood and the Hop, and with Upper Valley organizations like WISE, The Collaborative, and LISTEN; and others farther way, like Vida Senior Centers (Washington, DC) to celebrate, growth and promote a deeper understanding of our communities, collaborate and create art! One more thing, this class it is thought in Spanish (and it has a pre-requisite of Spanish 3).

LSA+

Experience the distinctive charm of the Atlantic coast city, with its sun-kissed beaches, archaeological sites, and world- renowned museums. You will embark on weekly field trips to explore nearby national parks and Unesco World Heritage Sites such as Altamira Caves.

SUMMER 2027

SPAIN SANTANDER

LSA+

Hosted by the historic University of Barcelona, the program offers a memorable language study experience in the heart of the city. Explore Barcelona’s iconic landmarks, including Las Ramblas, its dynamic sporting scene, and renowned museums that feature works by Picasso and other master artists.

WINTER 2028

SPAIN BARCELONA

FSP SPAIN MADRID

Explore Madrid’s iconic architecture, historic sites, and vibrant arts scene, while studying Spain’s cultural and political history at the prestigious Universidad Complutense. Reside with a local homestay family for an authentic cultural immersion and connect with residents throughout your stay.

FALL 2027

new program!

FALL +

This three-week program explores Puerto Rico’s culture and history through art, literature, and music, with a focus on colonialism and environmental justice. Students visit local communities and learn about resistance, environmental harm, and sustainable futures.

FALL 2027

PUERTO RICO SAN JUAN

LSA+

Enrich your language skills and cultural understanding in the vibrant landscape of Buenos Aires while studying at the prestigious Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (UTDT). Participate in cultural activities and excursions within and outside the city, fostering direct contact with Argentineans from diverse backgrounds.

WINTER 2028

ARGENTINA BUENOS AIRES

FSP

Explore Argentine literature, history, and society through dynamic classroom sessions and immersive excursions at the renowned Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (UTDT) in Buenos Aires. Deepen your insight with guided study trips to Mendoza, Jujuy, or the breathtaking Patagonian region.

SPRING 2028

ARGENTINA BUENOS AIRES

BLISS

Embark on a unique learning experience in the Brazil Learning Immersion in São Paulo and Salvador (BLISS) program. With a five-week stay in São Paulo and four weeks in Salvador, Bahia, the program’s project-based courses on urban studies and Afro-Brazilian culture capitalize on each city’s distinct features.

SPRING 2028

BRAZIL SÃO PAULO & SALVADOR

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LA CASA OUR LANGUAGE COMMUNITY

ABOUT US

La Casa is a language community sponsored by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese designed to serve as a center and meeting place for a wide variety of activities related to Hispanic, Latino, Latin American, Spanish, and LusoBrazilian cultures and languages. Throughout the academic year, La Casa hosts a diverse range of events including invited speakers, workshops, video and film series, meals, roundtable discussions, gatherings of student organizations, 'fiestas,' and more. Residents of La Casa actively contribute to programming and organizing events for the house and the broader Dartmouth community. The primary goal of La Casa is to provide students with a rich cultural, social, and linguistic immersion experience. The official languages spoken within La Casa are Spanish and Portuguese, fostering an environment where residents engage in language and cultural practices. Located at 42 North College Street in Hanover, NH, La Casa offers housing for up to 10 students and plays a pivotal role in campus cultural life. La Casa distinguishes itself for social awareness, creating brave/safe spaces, and hosting several clubs and organizations, including CoFIRED, Fossil Free Dartmouth, and FUERZA, which won the Social Justice Award 2024.

María Clara de Greiff has been the live-in faculty and advisor for La Casa since 2018. She is a native Spanish speaker who completed her education in Mexico and is a talented independent journalist, writer, and translator. At Dartmouth, she is a Spanish and Humanities Senior Lecturer. In 2020, she co-founded Fuerza Farmworkers' Fund, an organization that supports migrant farmworkers in the Upper Valley as they navigate invisible borders, labor exploitation, and the daily challenges of living and working far from home. Through direct aid, advocacy, and community-based support, the fund works to honor the dignity, resilience, and essential labor of farmworkers who sustain the region

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FUERZA FARMORKERS FUND

In the event of the March 2020 COVID-19 outbreak, the FUERZA Farmworker Fund was born. They then founded FUERZA Farmworkers’ Fund to construct horizontal relations with a social group buried in the shadows of invisibility. FUERZA Farmworkers’ Fund was born without a trace of paternalism, and even less a trace of charity, which reinforces the hierarchies of inequity. FUERZA Farmworkers’ Fund arose from an empathetic gaze, creating a brotherhood that latched on to the stories of breakdown and collapse within an extremely resilient population. From its beginning, the organization walked hand in hand with our migrant friends, with a sense of equity, appreciation, and respect.

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CO-FIRED The Coalition for Immigration Reform and Equality (CoFIRED) is a COSO recognized organization on campus that was founded in 2017, to advance the rights of undocumented students at Dartmouth College, and undocumented peoples of the Upper Valley. In 2022, due to COVID, the group was no longer active, until in November 2023, members of La Casa and previous members of CoFIRED worked together to be active once more. Since then CoFIRED has worked on many things such as fresas con crema and conchas fundraising for the Immigrant Community Support Fund, Know Your Rights, established paid fellowships for undocumented students with the English department, The Free Market, and Thayer School of Engineering.

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FOSSIL FREE DARTMOUTH Fossil Free Dartmouth is a group of students who organize in community to call on Dartmouth to disassociate from Fossil Fuels by establishing a Fossil Free Research and Fossil Free Recruitment policy. The group hosts teach-ins, actions, and community events and collaborates across other campus organizations to form a community of engaged and dedicated student advocates. This organization meets regularly at La Casa, they cook, eat and organize events with guests about environmental justice.

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CAFECITO LOS MIÉRCOLES

LOS MIÉRCOLES

Because speaking is an art... come to LA CASA

Good coffee, tea, snacks and excellent conversations...

4:30-6:00 pm

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SPAN 3

SPAN 2

SPAN 1

SPAN 9 OR SPAN 15

LSA+ SANTANDER

LSA+ BARCELONA

LSA+ BUENOS AIRES

SPAN 20

FSP MADRID

FSP BUENOS AIRES

30-LEVEL COURSE

+ ONE COURSE = MINOR

+ FIVE COURSES = MAJOR

HONORS THESIS

+ THREE COURSES = MINOR

+ SEVEN COURSES = MAJOR

Plan Your Journey! SPANISH

PORT 3

PORT 11

PORT 8

PORT 20

A Multi-Level Program in Brazil

BLISS

No Previous Portuguese Courses!

HONORS THESIS

+ FOUR OR FIVE UPPERLEVEL COURSES = MODIFIED MAJOR / ROMANCE STUDIES MAJOR

+ FOUR UPPERLEVEL COURSES = MINOR

Plan Your Journey! PORTUGUESE

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FALL 2026

SPAN I Spanish I

Asensio, Antigua, Citron, Mayo-Prada

SPAN II Spanish II

Saucedo, Matorras, Carter

SPAN III Spanish III

de Greiff, Rey Agudo, Monetti, Moody

SPAN 9 Culture and Conversation

Monetti, Carranza

SPAN 15 Latinx Writing & Composition

Antigua

SPAN 20

Writing and Reading: A Critical & Cultural Approach

SPAN 32

del Pino

Introduction to Hispanic Studies III

Gómez

SPAN 53.04

Spanish Education

Rey Agudo

SPAN 70.01 Don Quijote

del Pino

SPAN 73.14

Embodying Care

Reyes

PORT 11

Minchillo

Portuguese 11

FALL 2026

COURSES

SPAN 73.14

SPAN 53.04

SPANISH FOR EDUCATION This course builds cross-linguistic awareness in students by surveying theories of second and foreign language acquisition and practices for teaching languages, with a focus on Spanish. The course is designed to include a Social Impact Practicum through the Center for Social Impact. Because of the contents of this course, drill instructors particularly welcome to take this course, but participation is open to all students who meet the pre-requirements.

SPAN 70.01

UPPER DIVS TO LOOK OUT FOR!

GREAT WORKS OF HISPANIC LITERATURE: DON QUIJOTE

From the time of its publication in 1605 (Part I) and 1615 (Part II), Don Quijote has provoked radically different interpretations. Taking as point of departure both the comic and the romantic interpretations, the course will explore the meaning of the Quijote across the centuries. Its aim will be to understand the Quijote both as an autonomous work of literature and as a highly creative response to the literary and cultural forces from which it was forged. In addition to the historical context and social conflicts in the Hapsburg monarchy, the course will focus on the literary history and the novel as a literary genre and a product of the Medieval “mixtification” which flourished in the Renaissance.

FALL 2026

COURSES

FALL 2026

EMBODYING CARE

This course integrates the medical humanities with public health and policy to examine how migration, race, gender, labor, and colonial histories shape health, trauma, and healing. Through fiction, theatre, visual art, documentary, and community-engaged methods, students explore immigrant health in U.S. and Latinx contexts while producing bilingual, public-facing work. Creative expression is studied as both critique and resilience against structural inequities, alongside narrative humility, ethics, and community care. Co-taught by faculty from Spanish and Portuguese and Geisel, the course fulfills requirements for Hispanic Studies majors and minors and Geisel’s Spanish Pathway curriculum.

SPAN II Spanish II

Saucedo, Citron

Antigua, Mayo-Prada de Greiff, Rey Agudo

WINTER 2027

SPAN I Spanish I

SPAN III Spanish III

Monetti, Matorras, and Carranza

SPAN 9 Culture and Conversation

Asensio, Brioso-Rieumont, TBD

SPAN 20

Writing and Reading: A Critical & Cultural Approach

SPAN 31.01

Muñoz

Introduction to Hispanic Studies III

Muñoz

SPAN 43.07 Spooky Spain

Gómez

SPAN 55.16

Hemingway in Cuba

Brioso-Rieumont

SPAN 63.10 Family Matters

Martín

SPAN 80.22 Boom Novels in Spanish America

Biron

PORT III

Portuguese 3

Acuña

PORT 63.09/SPAN 63.13

Acuña

Black Crossroads

WINTER 2027

COURSES

SPAN 55.16

BLACK CROSSROADS OF CINEMA IN AFRO-LATIN AMERICA

SPAN 43.07

SPAN 63.13 / PORT 63.09

This course examines cinema, visual culture, and Afro–Latin American cultural production in the 20th and 21st centuries across Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking contexts. Centered on “Exuzilhar,” a concept by AfroBrazilian writer Cidinha da Silva linking crossroads, Exu, and movement across borders, the course studies how films circulate through the AfroAtlantic world. Students analyze how Afro–Latin American cinemas engage memory, freedom, citizenship, nationhood, racism, sexism, class inequality, and cultural resistance. Through close readings of film form— sound, editing, cinematography, and narrative—and attention to production and reception, students engage in sixteen award-winning and experimental films from Latin America, and the Caribbean.

SPOOKY SPAIN Modern horror is usually the shocking effect of natural or supernatural events that both logical and scientific modes of thinking cannot properly explain and control. Some of these events have an intrinsically human and social character, and others defy reason’s attempts to insert them into our historical and secular continuum (monsters, ghosts, physiological mutations). In this course, students will be exposed to a variety of horror genres and motifs in some Spanish literary texts, films, and paintings. In these works, we will explore issues such as the (female) body, economic and political crises, the family and the haunted house, religion and modernization, and Nature, among other sources of horrific affects. This will also help us understand the connection between horror, on the one hand, and the uncanny, anxiety, abjection, surprise, guilt, and pleasure, on the other.

WINTER 2027

COURSES

WINTER 2027

HEMINGWAY IN CUBA Why did Ernest Hemingway, one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century, choose Cuba as his home for more than two decades, and how did the island shape his writing and political perspectives? This course explores Hemingway's deep connections to Cuba through The Old Man and the Sea and other major works written during his years in Havana. Students will examine the cultural, environmental, and political landscapes that influenced his work, from the Machado and Batista eras to the Cuban Revolution and the Cold War. Reading Hemingway alongside Cuban and other Latin American writers and drawing on archival materials, we will explore his enduring role in shaping U.S.–Cuba relations and cultural diplomacy.

de Greiff

SPAN II Spanish II

Asensio, Moody, Saucedo

SPAN III Spanish III SPAN 9 Culture and Conversation

Monetti, Carter Matorras, Asensio, Antigua

Acuña, Mayo-Prada

SPAN 20

Writing and Reading: A Critical & Cultural Approach

SPAN 30

del Pino

Introduction to Hispanic Studies III

Muñoz

SPAN 40.04

Secrets of Spanish Surrealism

del Pino

SPAN 45.08

Dreams & Nightmares

Brioso-Rieumont

SPAN 65.15

Broner

Writing the Short Story

SPAN 80.29

Sick, Deceased, Ailed Medicine in Spain

SPRING 2027

COURSES

Muñoz

SPRING 2027

SPAN I Spanish I

SPAN 40.04 SPAN 65.15

SPAN 63.13 / PORT 63.09

BLACK CROSSROADS OF CINEMA IN AFRO-LATIN AMERICA

Why did the Cuban Revolution inspire great dreams in some and deep fears in others? This course examines the competing narratives that have shaped understandings of the Revolution from 1959 to the present. Through the study of politics, culture, literature, film, and historical documents, students will explore topics including Fidel Castro's and John F. Kennedy's speeches, Che Guevara's "New Man," the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis, race and activism, migration, entrepreneurship, and contemporary Cuban society. The course considers how these histories resonate in the present, from the reestablishment of U.S.–Cuba relations under Barack Obama to debates over energy shortages today.

WRITING THE SHORT STORY By asking students to both read and write short stories in Spanish, this course explores how narrating can yield new forms of knowledge about the world around us. As we approach creative work as a way to begin understanding the experiences of others, we will observe a productive constraint: to never write about ourselves. Instead, students will construct characters and find voices through literature as well as through art, current events, and even the campus and surrounding areas. Careful analysis of a range of Latin American texts will illuminate narrative strategies, while creative “labs” will cultivate story ideas. Practicing techniques such as listening and interviewing will help students generate material, and during in-class workshops they will receive feedback on drafts of their short stories. No previous creative writing experience is required.

SPRING 2027

COURSES

SPRING 2027

SECRETS OF SPAIN

The course will explore the aesthetics pursuits of some of the most relevant Spanish Avant-garde artists of the 20th century, among them Federico Garcia Lorca and Vicente Aleixandre (poets), Salvador Dali and Maruja Mallo (painters), and Luis Bunuel (film director). We will examine the development of the Avant-garde and Surrealist project within the artistic and political context of the “Generation of 1927”. Readings will include, among others, Ortega y Gasset, The Dehumanization of Art, Andre Breton’s Manifesto of Surrealism, Ramon Gomez de la Serna, Ismos, Dali’s autobiography The Secret Life, as well as experimental fiction and poetry by the most accomplished writers of the period.

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