SPAN530
Salvador Dalí: un acercamiento interdisciplinar DESCRIPCIÓN Dalí fue un artista que se expresó a través de diferentes disciplinas, géneros y soportes. De hecho, la pintura fue para él solo uno de los instrumentos de que hace uso para expresar sus ideas. Pero fue también un escritor innovador de obras de teatro, ópera y guiones de […]
ITAL304
Introduction to Italian Culture and Literature II: From the Modern to the Post-Colonial Age This course will be an introduction to Italian history, literature, and culture from Risorgimento (1815-1860/70) to the Berlusconi Era (1994-2011). After an introduction on Unification, the rise and fall of Fascism, WWI, and WWII, this course aims to familiarize students with […]
ITST232
Introduction to Italian Culture and Literature II: From the Modern to the Post-Colonial Age [Cross-listed with ITAL 304] This course will be an introduction to Italian history, literature, and culture from Risorgimento (1815-1860/70) to the Berlusconi Era (1994-2011). After an introduction on Unification, the rise and fall of Fascism, WWI, and WWII, this course aims […]
RMST221
The Art of Love in Occitan and Old French Literature In the 12th century, Western Europe became passionate about love. Fine amor, or courtly love, was born in the Occitan regions with the songs of the troubadours. It migrated to the North of France and Langue d’oïl, where it gave birth to specific genres of […]
SPAN527B
Travel Writing in the Hispanic World to 1550 This course is an exploration of travel writing during the Spanish Medieval period in which students will venture into diverse journey narratives such as travel journals, romance tales, pilgrim guides, mirabilia, autobiographies or diplomatic reports. Although transportation was not as developed as today, Spanish medieval travelers still […]
SPAN411
Introducción a la Lingüística Hispánica Este es un curso de introducción al estudio del español como sistema lingüístico. Es importante para los estudiantes de español como lengua extranjera (ELE) y para quienes buscan especializarse, conocer más allá de las funciones comunicativas del idioma. En este curso, los estudiantes aprenden acerca de la evolución histórica del […]
ITAL206
Conversational Italian I Italian 206 is designed to enhance communication skills and provide additional practice to improve oral expression, interaction (spoken and written) and comprehension of both listening and reading authentic material, while also increasing awareness of Italian culture. This course is geared towards students who already have a good general knowledge of fundamental grammatical […]
FREN512A
Introduction to Literary Theory [cross-listed with SPAN501] The aim of this seminar is to introduce students to the key texts, themes and some of the more influential theories in literary criticism and cultural studies from the twentieth century to the present. The course is primarily designed for those with little or no background in theory […]
FREN511A
Le roman français de femmes au XXIème siècle Cross-listed with FREN495 Instructor: Farid Laroussi Language of instruction: French Depuis 1903, seulement onze femmes ont reçu le Prix Goncourt : peut-on parler de curriculum littéraire flouté et ce jusqu’au XXIème siècle ? Notre cours propose une analyse entièrement consacrée au roman français de femmes aujourd’hui, à partir […]
FREN502A
Masculinités, féminités et questions d’identité à la Renaissance Le masculin et le féminin sont souvent remis en question depuis l’émergence des études sur le genre (gender studies). Cependant, même si les voies d’approches récentes à la sexualité ou à l’altérité nous permettent d’analyser quelques‐uns de ces concepts sous un nouveau jour, nous constaterons que certaines […]