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 films and media of the Spanish-speaking world: cinema, the internet, and social media. Two topics are offered Fall 2017. Section A1: Politics, Passion, and Prayer in Latin American Film. An advanced language course, aimed at refining students' oral and written proficiency through the analysis of film, especially the ways in which Latin American directors represent political crisis, romantic and familial relationships, and spiritual belief. Section B1: Gender, Sexuality, Culture, and Power in Spanish-Speaking Film. Combines oral and written proficiency, basic methods for film analysis, and examines how discourses on gender identity and sexuality intersect with structures of power in specific contemporary cultural contexts.