PORT405
Amazonia (in English) Amazonia is a vast and complex region in South America—the most bio-diverse on Earth—stretching over nine countries and it is home to 400 indigenous groups. This course will explore pressing environmental and cultural issues of our time through the study of the Amazon rainforest as it is represented in literature, films and […]
ITAL409
The Strongman, the Latin Lover, and other Italian Masculinities Cross-listed with RMST459 This course offers an overview of diverse Italian masculinities as they are represented in Italian literature and culture. What does it mean to be a man in Italy? How do diverse concepts of Italian manhood come into being? How are they constructed and […]
ITST413
[Cross-listed with Italian 403] Dante and His World: The Divine Comedy in Translation Undoubtedly the best-known among all poems written in the Italian language during the last seven hundred years, Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy takes us on a most unusual journey. We begin our travels quivering with the wayfarer at the outskirts of a ghastly […]
ITAL403
Within the Universe/The Universe Within — Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy: A Visionary Journey into Medieval Eco-Cosmology Cross-listed with RMST453 Undoubtedly the best-known of all poems written in the Italian language during the last seven hundred years, Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy takes us on a most unusual journey. We begin our travels quivering with the wayfarer […]
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 […]