SPAN 447 - Latin American Global and Cultural Studies

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-3
Single author, country, movement, theme or current social issues in Spanish/Latin American literature and culture in a global context. Taught in Spanish, readings in Spanish and English.

Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-UD-3 - Upper Division Arts or Humanities
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas 1A, 1B, 1C and GE-2 with grade C- (CR) or better (GE Areas A1, A2, A3 and B4 for students on the 2024-25 or earlier catalogs); and SPAN 343 or MLL 343.
Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division Area 3 requirements (lower division Area C requirements for students on the 2024-25 or earlier catalogs).
Repeatability: May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 15 units when content changes.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous, or Online-Synchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Fall ONLY

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Students will demonstrate knowledge of contemporary critical theories related to a single author, country, movement, theme or current social issues in Spanish American literature and culture in a global context
Students will be able to link disciplines such as cultural studies and post-colonial theory, including perspectives developed by Spanish/Latin American scholars
Students will demonstrate knowledge about current debates about race, gender, hybridity, migration, border cultures, environment, and/or social movements and resistance in particular historical period of Spanish/Latin America
Students will learn the diversity and connections of cultural production of Spanish/Latin America such as literature, popular culture, films, visual arts, music, etc. in a global context
Students will improve their research skills by seeking, evaluating, and synthesizing journal articles and database resources to support their oral presentations and written assignments

GE-UD-3. Upper-division Arts or Humanities Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply principles, methodologies, values systems, and thought processes employed in the arts and humanities.
Analyze cultural production as an expression of, or reflection upon, what it means to be human.
Demonstrate how the perspectives of the arts or humanities are used by informed, engaged, and reflective citizens to benefit local and global communities.