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	SPAN101 CM - Introduction to Literary Analysis This class provides students with both the tools for and the practice of interpreting and analyzing texts in Spanish. Students will be given a general overview of pertinent, major literary currents and movements, and will study the major genres: poetry, narrative, theater, and essay. Readings are taken from both Peninsular and Latin American literary traditions. Prerequisite: SPAN 044 CM or equivalent Offered: Every semester Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN101 CM
	SPAN102 CM - Introduction to Latin American Cultural Studies The rubric of cultural studies has created stimulating approaches that go beyond canonical texts in literature or history in order to study society at large. The main area of inquiry of Latin American cultural studies is symbolic production and cultural and social phenomena in present-day Latin America, from art and literature, to sports and media, music, television, and cultural and social institutions. This course will introduce students to the main theoretical, methodological, and themes of contemporary Latin American cultural studies as well as its foremost practitioners (Néstor García Canclini, Jean Franco, Jesús Martin-Barbero, Carlos Monsiváis, Beatriz Sarlo, among others). Prerequisite: SPAN 044 CM or equivalent Offered: Every semester Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN102 CM
	SPAN104 CM - Negotiating Hispanic Contexts This course offers students the opportunity to learn about the practice and culture of professional life in Latin America. The course imparts practical skills such as writing letters, conducting interviews, and other activities to develop and refine students’ spoken and written Spanish abilities at the same time that students study the representation of professional life, including the public, private and social sectors, in a variety of media, including literature, film, and periodicals and television. Students acquire the ability to interact professionally in Latin American cultures as well as the cultural knowledge necessary to do so successfully. The course is conducted entirely in Spanish, with a few readings in English. Prerequisite: SPAN 044 CM or instructor permission Offered: Every other year Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN104 CM
	SPAN120A SC - Survey of Spanish Literature I See Scripps College Catalog for course description. Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN120A SC
	SPAN120B CM - Survey of Spanish Peninsular Literature This course introduces students to the literature, history, and visual culture of contemporary Spain from the 18^th to the 21^st centuries. All readings will be in Spanish, although we’ll look at texts originally written in Spanish, Catalan, Galician, and Basque. We will study representative novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, and films by Galdós, Campoamor, Bécquer, Unamuno, Lorca, Machado, Laforet, Matute, Cercas, Martín Gaite, and others. We will pay particular attention to the Spanish Civil War and its lasting effects on Spanish culture today. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 CM or higher Offered: Every third year Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN120B CM
	SPAN120B SC - Survey of Spanish Literature II See Scripps College Catalog for course description. Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN120B SC
	SPAN122 CM - Images of Immigration in Spanish Literature and Cinema: Border-Crossings, Identities, and Cultural Translation From an interdisciplinary perspective, this course explores the significant role of culture (novels, films, songs, newspaper articles, photography, etc.) in the construction of the social imaginary of the immigrant in Europe, particularly in Spain. It focuses on narratives about immigrants from Africa (Morocco, Senegal), Latin America (Cuba, Dominican Republic), Eastern Europe (Romania, Poland), and Asia (China, Bangladesh), examining the complex identities of both Spaniards and immigrants. Major themes are: “Global” vs. “Local”; stages of migrants’ journeys (departure, border-crossing, arrival); conceptions of hybridity, otherness, border, “new Europeanness,” and neo-racism; role of history and religion in the acceptance/rejection of foreigners; feminization of immigration. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 CM or higher Offered: Every other year Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN122 CM
	SPAN123 CM - Encounters in the Atlantic We examine the evolution of the relations between Spain and Latin America. We follow a chronological order, starting with Columbus’s diary and finishing with texts about Hispanic-American immigrants in Spain today. We look at literary texts, old manuscripts, paintings, and films to examine social, political, and cultural changes on both sides of the Atlantic from 1492 to the present. Themes: conquistadors, missionaries, Inquisition; conceptions of indigeneity; women in the “New World”; ideas of class, race, and gender; Spanish empire, piracy, and struggles for independence; consequences of colonization. Texts from Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, and Uruguay. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 CM or higher Offered: Occasionally Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN123 CM
	SPAN124 CM - Visions of Democracy: New Spanish Voices after the Fall of the Dictatorship The fall of Franco’s authoritarian regime brought an amazing new cultural diversity to Spain. This course explores new voices (women, transvestites, generation X, political exiles, and others) that have reappeared in literature, film, and mass media since 1975. How were they silenced under dictatorship? How did the transition change literature, film, and historical memory? How have new voices constructed competing visions of democracy? We consider life under dictatorship; “La Movida” of the 1980s; ETA and terrorism; youth and gender movements; popular culture and the construction of new Spanish identities in Almodóvar, Bollaín, Amenábar, Tusquets, Martín Gaite, Goytisolo, Mendicutti, and others. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 CM or higher Offered: Every other year Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN124 CM
	SPAN125A CM - Introduction to Latin American Literature and Civilization I A survey of the major events and texts of Latin American literature from the colonial period to the present. Readings in selected literary masterpieces coordinated with lectures, visual presentations, and discussions of the various periods. Offered alternately between CMC and Pomona. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 CM or higher Offered: Every year Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN125A CM
	SPAN125B CM - Introduction to Latin American Literature and Civilization II A survey of the major events and texts of Latin American literature from the colonial period to the present. Readings in selected literary masterpieces coordinated with lectures, visual presentations, and discussions of the various periods. Offered alternately between CMC and Pomona. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 CM or higher Offered: Every year Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN125B CM
	SPAN127 CH - Literature Chicana en Espanol See Scripps College Catalog for course description. Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN127 CH
	SPAN129 CM - The Latin American City This course explores the evolution of cities in Latin America from the pre-Colombian cities in the Andes and Mesoamerica to present day megacities such as Mexico City, Sao Paolo, and Buenos Aires. What is a city? What does the city mean? In cinema, arts, literature, architecture, history, anthropology, and music, we discover Latin American cities as sites of creativity, production and circulation of contested meanings. This course aims to study the complexity, diversity, and richness of past and present urban experiences in Latin America from a cultural perspective. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 CM or higher Offered: Every two years Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN129 CM
	SPAN131 SC - Queer Lives in Latin America See Scripps College Catalog for course description. Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN131 SC
	SPAN140 PO - From Borges to “Literatura Lite”: Gender and Genre in Contemporary Latin American Literature and Culture See Pomona College Catalog for course description. Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN140 PO
	SPAN142 PO - Tropicalizations: Transcultural Representations of Latinidad See Pomona College Catalog for course description. Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN142 PO
	SPAN148 CM - Special Topics in Spanish Selected topics vary each offering. Offered: Occasionally Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN148 CM
	SPAN150 CM - Nation and Identity in 19th-Century Spanish America After the Wars of Independence (1810-1824) in Spanish America, writers and intellectuals in the new Spanish American nations had to confront the problem of defining and articulating their national identities. In this course, we read some of the most important texts (novels, short stories, poetry, and essays) that treat the topic of national identity, with particular focus on gender, race and ethnicity, regionalism, and social class. We also put literary works in their cultural and historical contexts. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 CM or higher Offered: Every other year Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN150 CM
	SPAN152 CM - Gender in 19th-Century Spanish America 19^th-century Spanish America experienced great upheaval after the Wars of Independence from Spain (1810-1824). Among the topics of contention as the newly-formed Spanish American nations struggled to formulate sustainable political agendas was the topic of gender. Men and women intellectuals alike responded to dominant discourses from Europe and North America and constructed their own representations of viable gender roles. This course explores some of the ways in which authors dealt with the concepts of masculinity and femininity, sexuality and chastity, the family, and the public and private spheres. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 CM or higher Offered: Every other year Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN152 CM
	SPAN153 CM - Political and Social Leadership in Latin America in the 21st Century This course will introduce students to central issues in political and social leadership in Latin America. Over the past decade Latin American nations have experienced often tumultuous change as political power has shifted from traditional white male elites to an increasingly diverse set of stakeholders. In today’s context, such phenomena include the presence of leaders of indigenous descent and female presidents as well as social movements spearheaded by the urban poor, peasants, and students. By examining several specific case studies, the course will seek to contextualize the appearance of these collective actors and the strategies employed to achieve their goals. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 CM or higher Offered: Every other year Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN153 CM
	SPAN153 PO - Spanglish in Context: Bilingualism in the United States See Pomona College Catalog for course description. Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN153 PO
	SPAN154 CM - Women in Spain: Making History from the Middle Ages to the 21st Century From the Middle Ages to the 21^st century, women have played an essential part in Spanish society, politics, and culture. Through manuscripts, films, political speeches, novels, and visual art, we’ll study the voices and experiences of women in Spanish history. We consider women´s lives in the “Three Spains” (Al-Andalus, Hispania, and Sepharad); Medieval beguines and witches; Goya’s nineteenth-century depictions of women at war; and the Civil War anti-fascist group “Las trece rosas” - as well as individuals such as Queens Isabel and Sofía, the legendary lieutenant Catalina de Erauso, politician Clara Campoamor, painter Remedios Varo, and filmmaker Icíar Bollaín, among others. This course will be taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 CM or SPAN 102 CM Offered: Occasionally Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN154 CM
	SPAN154 SC - Trans-Caribbean Formations: Translating Identity, Race, and Gender in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico See Scripps College Catalog for course description. Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN154 SC
	SPAN155 CM - Small Wonders: The Latin American Short Story This course will examine major literary and cultural trends demonstrated in Latin American short fiction. We focus on writings from the 19^th and 20^th centuries and follow the construction of nations in the post-independence era and the issues of national identities in present day Latin America. We study Realist and Regionalist trends, the role of experimentation and innovation in Fantastic and Existentialist texts, and the role of the past in recent short stories from a continent looking towards the future. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 CM or higher Offered: Every other year Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN155 CM
	SPAN158 CM - Revolutions and Revolutionary Thought in Spanish America It could be said that the Latin American countries were created out of a violent revolution. Since then some nations have undergone dramatic revolutions that have radically altered the political, cultural, economic, and social scenes. This course focuses on the literature of (and against) revolutions and on revolutionary thinking throughout Latin America. The specific focus may vary from semester to semester but typically will include an examination of the revolutionary literature of Mexico, Cuba, and Nicaragua, as well as texts produced in countries such as El Salvador, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, and Argentina, among others. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 CM or higher Offered: Every other year Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN158 CM
	SPAN178 CM - The New Latin American Cinema: History, Politics, Gender, and Society Traces the development of Latin American cinema from the formative years of the 1960’s through the 1990’s. Examines both films and theoretical writings of pioneering filmmakers, paying special attention to the emergence of a new women’s cinema in the ‘80’s and ‘90’s. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 CM or higher Offered: Occasionally Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN178 CM
	SPAN179 CM - Mexican Cinema in the New Millennium The popularity of Mexican cinema has grown recently, thanks to a number of films that have done very well at the box office and won recognition at international film festivals. This course explores the development of Mexican cinema in the 21^st-century (2000-2010), focusing on the most innovative filmmakers. It examines thematic and stylistic variety in films dealing with history, politics, gender, democracy, and society. We also will consider Mexican filmmakers that are filming in Hollywood such as Alfonso Cuarón, Guillermo Del Toro and Alejandro González Iñárritu as well as the impact of globalization in Mexican film production. Prerequisite: SPAN 044 CM or higher Offered: Every third year Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN179 CM
	SPAN180 CM - Time of Crisis: Spanish Literature from 1898-1920 In 1898, Spain loses its remaining colonies, an event commonly referred to as “el desastre.” Spain’s transition into the 20^th century is a time of intense economic and sociopolitical crisis. Its very identity as a nation comes into question. Influenced by the philosophical currents of the time (Schopenhauer and Nietzsche especially), the so-called Generation of ‘98 writers approach what Azorín refers to as “el problema de España” in a variety of ways. Whose “desastre” is it? How did Spain get into this mess? What does it mean to be a Spaniard at this time? What does it mean to be Castillian, Catalan, Basque, or Galician? How does the novelistic and poetic production of this time engage these concerns? Readings by Unamuno, Baroja, Valle-Inclán, A. Machado, Azorín, Martí, and Darío . Prerequisite: SPAN 101 CM (or equivalent) Offered: Occasionally Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN180 CM
	SPAN181 CM - Representations of Democracy in Latin American Literature and Cinema During the 1990’s, many Latin American nations moved towards fully democratic political systems despite years of caudillismo, military dictatorships, revolutions, and coups d’etat. This course will analyze the representations of Latin America’s new political reality in its literature and cinema. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 CM or higher Offered: Occasionally Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN181 CM
	SPAN182 CM - Latin American Documentary Cinema This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the thematic and stylistic variety in documentary films from and about Latin America. We will examine a series of questions related to the content, form, and politics of documentary films. The course will include documentaries by Santiago Álvarez, Fernando Birri, Luis Buñuel, Patricio Guzmán, Luis Ospina, Fernando Pérez, Lourdes Portillo, Marta Rodríguez, Juan Carlos Rulfo, Fernando Solanas, Carmen Toscano, Win Wenders, among others. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 CM or higher Offered: Every other year Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN182 CM
	SPAN183 SC - Interculturality and Bilingualism in the Andes See Scripps College Catalog for course description. Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN183 SC
	SPAN184 CM - Literature of the Zapatista Rebellion: “To rule by obeying” The Chiapas rebellion of 1994 is a milestone in the history of indigenous resistance in the Americas, and a significant part of the growing international movement against global capitalism. Described as the world’s first “post-communist rebellion,” this armed movement has raised key questions about the social and economic impact of Neoliberalism, the future of indigenous cultures, and the scope of democratization in Mexico. This seminar will examine recent literary texts (novels, political essays, chronicles, and communiqués) that provide the background and context for the Zapatista movement, and explore its impact in Mexico and internationally. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 CM or higher Offered: Occasionally Credit: 1 Course Number: SPAN184 CM
	SPAN199 CM - Independent Study in Spanish Students who have the necessary qualifications and who wish to investigate an area of study not covered in regularly scheduled courses may arrange for an independent study under the direction of a faculty reader. Offered: Every semester Credit: 0.5 or 1 Course Number: SPAN199 CM
Speech
	SPCH061A CM - Speech and Debate A study of reasoned discourses, including argumentation theory and practice, argument anticipation and opposition research, position briefing, evidence evaluation, fallacies, stratagems, and persuasion, applied to current political, social, and economic issues. Students participate in intercollegiate tournaments and campus and public speaking events, including debates and round-table discussions. May be repeated up to four times. Offered: Every semester Credit: 0.5 Course Number: SPCH061A CM
	SPCH061B CM - Speech and Debate A study of reasoned discourses, including argumentation theory and practice, argument anticipation and opposition research, position briefing, evidence evaluation, fallacies, stratagems, and persuasion, applied to current political, social, and economic issues. Students participate in intercollegiate tournaments and campus and public speaking events, including debates and round-table discussions. May be repeated. Offered: Every semester Credit: 0 Course Number: SPCH061B CM
Theatre
	THEA130 PO - Introduction to Directing See Pomona College Catalog for course description. Credit: 1 Course Number: THEA130 PO

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SPAN101 CM - Introduction to Literary Analysis

SPAN102 CM - Introduction to Latin American Cultural Studies

SPAN104 CM - Negotiating Hispanic Contexts

SPAN120A SC - Survey of Spanish Literature I

SPAN120B CM - Survey of Spanish Peninsular Literature

SPAN120B SC - Survey of Spanish Literature II

SPAN122 CM - Images of Immigration in Spanish Literature and Cinema: Border-Crossings, Identities, and Cultural Translation

SPAN123 CM - Encounters in the Atlantic

SPAN124 CM - Visions of Democracy: New Spanish Voices after the Fall of the Dictatorship

SPAN125A CM - Introduction to Latin American Literature and Civilization I

SPAN125B CM - Introduction to Latin American Literature and Civilization II

SPAN127 CH - Literature Chicana en Espanol

SPAN129 CM - The Latin American City

SPAN131 SC - Queer Lives in Latin America

SPAN140 PO - From Borges to “Literatura Lite”: Gender and Genre in Contemporary Latin American Literature and Culture

SPAN142 PO - Tropicalizations: Transcultural Representations of Latinidad

SPAN148 CM - Special Topics in Spanish

SPAN150 CM - Nation and Identity in 19th-Century Spanish America

SPAN152 CM - Gender in 19th-Century Spanish America

SPAN153 CM - Political and Social Leadership in Latin America in the 21st Century

SPAN153 PO - Spanglish in Context: Bilingualism in the United States

SPAN154 CM - Women in Spain: Making History from the Middle Ages to the 21st Century

SPAN154 SC - Trans-Caribbean Formations: Translating Identity, Race, and Gender in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico

SPAN155 CM - Small Wonders: The Latin American Short Story

SPAN158 CM - Revolutions and Revolutionary Thought in Spanish America

SPAN178 CM - The New Latin American Cinema: History, Politics, Gender, and Society

SPAN179 CM - Mexican Cinema in the New Millennium

SPAN180 CM - Time of Crisis: Spanish Literature from 1898-1920

SPAN181 CM - Representations of Democracy in Latin American Literature and Cinema

SPAN182 CM - Latin American Documentary Cinema

SPAN183 SC - Interculturality and Bilingualism in the Andes

SPAN184 CM - Literature of the Zapatista Rebellion: “To rule by obeying”

SPAN199 CM - Independent Study in Spanish

SPCH061A CM - Speech and Debate

SPCH061B CM - Speech and Debate

THEA130 PO - Introduction to Directing