Spanish: Language, Literature, Culture (including courses in English)

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  • CAS LS 111: First-Semester Spanish
    For students who have never studied Spanish, or by placement test results. Introduction to grammatical structures. Emphasis on aural comprehension, speaking, and pronunciation. Introduction to Hispanic culture. Lab required. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
    • The Individual in Community
  • CAS LS 112: Second-Semester Spanish
    Completes study of basic grammatical structures. Emphasis on speaking and aural comprehension. Readings on contemporary Hispanic culture. Writing assignments. Lab required. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
    • The Individual in Community
  • CAS LS 123: First-Year Spanish
    For beginners only. Intensive equivalent of one year of college Spanish. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
    • The Individual in Community
  • CAS LS 211: Third-Semester Spanish
    Completes study of grammatical structures of Spanish. Use of spoken language in conversation. Reading in Hispanic civilization and of contemporary short stories. Writing exercises involving more complex grammatical and syntactical patterns. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
    • The Individual in Community
  • CAS LS 212: Fourth-Semester Spanish
    Review of the structures of Spanish. Intensive practice of spoken language. More advanced readings from Hispanic culture. Frequent compositions. Satisfactory completion of CAS LS 212 fulfills the CAS language requirement. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy.
    • The Individual in Community
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
  • CAS LS 306: Spanish Through Translation
    Not open to students for whom Spanish is a first language. Advanced study of the Spanish language through the translation of written texts. Analysis of the theory and practice of translation as a catalyst of cultural transfer. Taught in Spanish. Three sections are offered in Fall 2020. A1: Translation Strategies. Viaje entre culturas: Advanced study of Spanish through the translation of a wide variety of texts and mediums. Develops language skills and cultural awareness by exploring literary, medical, legal, and audiovisual texts. B1: Techniques of Literary Translation. Practice in the translation -- from and into Spanish -- of different forms of literary prose and poetry. C1: Literary Translation. What can the translation of poems, short stories, and essays reveal about the Spanish language and about English? Advanced Spanish through two-way translation and reflection on the arts of translation and imitation. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Writing-Intensive Course, Oral and/or Signed Communication. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Oral and/or Signed Communication.
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
    • Oral and/or Signed Communication
  • CAS LS 307: Spanish Through Literature and the Arts
    Not open to students for whom Spanish is a first language. Advanced study of the Spanish language through the analysis of literature in its relations to the arts and society. Three sections are offered in Fall 2020. A1: Worlds Apart. Where Does Magic Realism End and Fantasy Begin? How do we distinguish between fantasy and science fiction? Uses authentic literature from a variety of genres, including short story, novel, and graphic novel, to explore these questions. B1: Alma Boricua -- Puerto Rican Soul. An exploration of the Puerto Rican language and culture through literature, music, art and film, spanning from colonial times to the Puerto Rican diaspora. C1: Futbol, passion de multitudes. Through futbol, socio-political events, the construction of social identities, and evolving human right struggles are observed. What soccer represents politically, its connections to social justice campaigns, and how women and the LGBTQ+ community strive to gain representation. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Writing-Intensive Course, Oral and/or Signed Communication. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Oral and/or Signed Communication.
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
    • Oral and/or Signed Communication
  • CAS LS 308: Spanish Through Film and New Media
    Advanced study of the Spanish language through the analysis of films and media of the Spanish- speaking world: cinema, the internet, and social media. Three sections are offered Fall 2020. A1: Beyond Paradise: Contemporary Representations of the Caribbean. Focuses on contemporary films and series from the Hispanic Caribbean -- Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico -- that go beyond its stereotypical, paradise-like depictions, in order to analyze its realities. B1: A Sense of Place. Focuses on films produced in the last ten years. Analyzes characters who cross multiple geographical and cultural spaces and how these travels shape and inform complex articulations of personal and collective identities. C1: Cinematic Representations of Children in the Hispanic World. Improves students' oral and written Spanish proficiency. Analyzes films in which the portrayal of a child as the main character serves as a way to speak about the social and political tensions in Hispanic countries. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Writing-Intensive Course, Oral and/or Signed Communication. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Oral and/or Signed Communication.
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
    • Oral and/or Signed Communication
  • CAS LS 309: Spanish for Heritage and Native Speakers
    Designed for heritage speakers who have lived part of their lives in Spanish-speaking settings (including Spanish-speaking households in the U.S.), who speak at an advanced level, and who wish to strengthen their reading and writing skills while exploring Hispanic cultures. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Writing-Intensive Course.
    • The Individual in Community
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
    • Writing-Intensive Course
  • CAS LS 310: Spanish for the Professions
    Not open to students for whom Spanish is a first language. Advanced study of Spanish as used by the professions in the Spanish-speaking world. Analysis and discussion of intercultural professional communication, acquisition of specialized vocabulary. Develops linguistic and cultural competence by exploring a variety of texts and mediums. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Oral and/or Signed Communication.
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
    • Oral and/or Signed Communication
  • CAS LS 311: Spanish Through Performance: The Theater of Everyday Life
    Invites students to tap into their creative, playful and risk- taking selves to gain more confidence, fluency and expressiveness in their communicative skills in Spanish, while exploring Spanish drama from the point of view of an actor, director and playwright. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Oral and/or Signed Communication, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Creativity/Innovation.
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
    • Oral and/or Signed Communication
    • Creativity/Innovation
  • CAS LS 350: Introduction to Analysis of Hispanic Texts
    Development of techniques for reading and interpreting Hispanic literary texts; reading of lyric poetry, drama, and fictional narrative. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy.
    • Aesthetic Exploration
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
  • CAS LS 401: Senior Independent Work
  • CAS LS 402: Senior Independent Work
  • CAS LS 450: Contemporary Spanish Literature
    Topic for Fall 2020: Lives & Letters. The history and culture of the letter in Spanish. Its uses in biography, and as a medium for poetry, narrative, and self-reflection. Selections from the letters of modern writers, readings on epistolography, research projects involving correspondence.
  • CAS LS 452: Topics in Latin America Literature and Culture
    Provides new and contemporary perspectives on Latin American literature and culture. Can focus on some specific works through heir connection to avant-garde movements, questions of identity and politics, media and the arts, canonical and marginal authors. Topic for Fall 2020: Tango & the Urban Experience. Music, dance, film, and literature provide the matrix for a consideration of tango. Questions about love, betrayal, prostitution, nostalgia, populist politics emerge to portray Buenos Aires from early 20th century to the present. Authors include Cozarinsky, Arlt, Aira, T.E Martinez. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Aesthetic Exploration, Critical Thinking.
    • Aesthetic Exploration
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
    • Critical Thinking
  • CAS LS 454: Survey of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Spanish Literature
    Representative 19th and 20th century Spanish texts, poetry, drama and novel; explorations of the place of the individual within the rhythms of Spain's changing identity. Authors: Jose de Espronceda, Benito Perez Galdos, Federico Garcia Lorca, Angela Figuera Aymerich and Graciela Baquero. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Critical Thinking.
    • Aesthetic Exploration
    • Critical Thinking
  • CAS LS 455: Spanish American Literature Through the Nineteenth Century
    A close reading of representative texts of Spanish American literature from early writings of discovery and conquest through the nineteenth century. Emphasis on the development of the modern novel and on Spanish America's quest for a cultural identity. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Historical Consciousness, Critical Thinking.
    • Aesthetic Exploration
    • Historical Consciousness
    • Critical Thinking
  • CAS LS 456: Spanish Medieval & Golden Age Literature: Honor, Loyalty & Betrayal
    A literary and cultural approach to Iberian writers of the medieval and early modern periods. Attention to literary production within linguistic, historical and cultural contexts. Focus on themes of honor, loyalty, and betrayal among Christian, Jewish, and Muslim communities.
  • CAS LS 457: Twentieth Century Spanish American Literature
    Representative literary works written in Spanish America during the twentieth century. Special attention to the relationship between modernity and identity, and the connection of literature with other cultural expressions, particularly film. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Critical Thinking.
    • Aesthetic Exploration
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
    • Critical Thinking

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