Courses

• CAS LS 568: Prose Fiction of the Spanish Middle Ages
  Development of prose fiction in the Middle Ages, from the short story to the novel. Close reading of major works: Don Juan Manuel's El Conde Lucanor; Diego de San Pedro's Cárcel de amor; and Fernando de Rojas's La Celestina.
• CAS LS 570: Don Quixote
  Close thematic, stylistic, and structural analysis of Cervantes's masterpiece. Attention to its contributions to the development of the modern novel as well as to its place within the literary context of its day.
• CAS LS 571: Sentimental Romance
  Analysis of sentimental romance, among the most innovative genres of the late Middle Ages, from the perspectives of courtly literature and contemporary debate on the status of women. Texts by Rodriguez del Padron, San Pedro, and Juan de Flores.
• CAS LS 573: Spanish American Literary Modernismo and Modernization
  Study of Spanish American modernismo (1880-1910) in its socioeconomic context. Focus on the ambiguity of an art for art's sake movement that was frequently expressed in popular journalism.
• CAS LS 575: Topics in Peninsular Literature
  Topic for Spring 2013: Spanish Novel, 1939-2000. Spanish novel's evolution from the early post-civil war period until the new world order of Western hegemony. Nada, Laforet, La Colmena, Cela, Tiempo de silencio, Martín Santos, Señas de identidad, J.Goytisolo, El pianista, Vázquez Montalban, Amado amo, Montero.
• CAS LS 576: Topics in Spanish American Literature
  Two topics are offered Fall 2012. Students may take one or both for credit. Section A1: Spanish American Short Story. Close reading of works by major short story writers of Spanish America. Emphasis on the concept of modernity and on Spanish-America's preoccupation with cultural identity. Authors, among others, include Darío, Acevedo Díaz, Quiroga, Lugones, Borges, García Márquez, Rulfo, and Ferré. Section B1: The Culture of Exile in Latin America. What happens when Latin American writers work in non- Spanish speaking countries? What are the cultural manifestations of displacement? The course deals with literature, film, and music as they address issues that include bilingualism and translation.
• CAS LS 578: Spanish Drama of the Golden Age
  Close thematic, stylistic, and structural analysis of works by Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, Calderón, and Alarcón. Consideration of the social and historical background that led to the flourishing of the Spanish stage.
• CAS LS 579: Topics in Hispanic Cinemas
  Cinema as a perspective from which to analyze cultural and socio-political developments within the Spanish-speaking world. Topics drawn from the history of specific national cinemas, individual filmmakers or particular "schools," relations between literature and film, and political uses of film.
• CAS LS 580: Mexico City in Literature and Film
  Analysis of literary and cinematic portrayals of Mexico City by authors and directors, Gutiérrez Nájera, Pacheco and Buñuel. Emphasis on the rise of the city as a myth of modernity. Assessment of Mexican culture during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
• CAS LT 111: First-Semester Turkish
  Introduction to spoken and written Turkish and fundamentals of Turkish grammar, with oral drills and written exercises.
• CAS LT 112: Second-Semester Turkish
  Completes introduction to modern Turkish grammar, with emphasis on development of aural and written comprehension, as well as writing and speaking abilities.
• CAS LT 211: Third-Semester Turkish
  Further, intermediate-level, development of Turkish language skills through textbooks, authentic readings including literary works, internet-based exercises, and the use of Turkish audio and visual materials.
• CAS LT 212: Fourth-Semester Turkish
  Completes presentation of structures of Turkish, to "intermediate-high" levels of proficiency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
• CAS LT 303: Advanced Turkish I
  Advanced Turkish, concentrating on all four communicative skills, diverse registers, and idioms. Exposure to literature, media and other cultural materials.
• CAS LW 111: First-Semester Wolof
  For beginners. Develops proficiency in oral expression, listening comprehension, reading, writing, and cultural understanding. Uses the communicative approach to cover the three main varieties of Wolof as spoken in the Senegambian region.
• CAS LW 112: Wolof 2
  This four-skill African language course in second-semester Wolof leads toward proficiency in oral expression, listening comprehension, reading, cultural understanding, and writing (using both the Latin alphabet and the Arabic-based script known as Wolofal or Ajami).
• CAS LW 211: Wolof 3
  This third semester four-skills Wolof course develops communicative competence and confidence in the use of Wolof in speaking, reading, writing, and listening in culturally appropriate ways. Students learn to communicate with native speakers at an intermediate mid level of proficiency.
• CAS LW 212: Wolof 4
  This fourth semester Wolof course develops communicative competence, cultural literacy, and confidence in the language in reading, writing, speaking and listening. Students learn to communicate at an intermediate high level of proficiency.
• CAS LW 311: Wolof 5
  Study and discussion of various contemporary issues in Wolof society and culture, including traditional and contemporary Wolof literature (folk tales, stories, proverbs, etc.) written in both Latin and Ajami scripts.
• CAS LW 312: Wolof 6
  Study and discussion of various contemporary issues in Wolof society and culture, including traditional and contemporary Wolof literature (folk tales, stories, proverbs, etc.) written in both Latin and Ajami scripts.

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