Not open to students for whom Spanish is a first language. Students may take up to two 300- level Spanish language courses (LS 306, LS 307, LS 308, LS 310, LS 311) before moving on to higher levels. Any combination of two 300-level courses may be taken for credit, provided the two courses have different course numbers; repeating a course with the same number is not allowed. Advanced study of the Spanish language through the analysis of literature in its relations to the arts and society. Three topics are offered Fall 2017. Section A1: Representations of the Spanish Civil War through Literature, Film and the Arts. Why does the Spanish Civil War continue to haunt us? In this advanced course of Spanish language we carefully analyze literary, filmic, and artistic productions from the Spanish Civil War and the Franco Regime to unveil its underlying reasons. Section B1: Contar el crimen en Hispanoamerica. An intensive writing and conversation course that explores crime in the Spanish-speaking world through a variety of genres including short stories, theater, film and popular music. Section C1: Contar el crimen. This multi - faceted course in Spanish conversation and composition explores how writers of distinct genres narrate crime (murders, scams, frauds). We focus on original works written by journalists, authors of fiction, comic artists, psychologists and criminologists.