Undergraduate Prerequisites: CASLS 350 and one CASLS 400-level course, or consent of instructor. - May be taken twice for credit if topics are different. Explores literature from the Spanish-speaking world and its relation to visual and performance art. Combines critical inquiry with creative practices to explore dynamics of influence, appropriation, and transformation across time and space. Two topics are offered Fall 2026. Section A1: The Middle Ages at the Movies. Explores the relationship between literature and visual media through legends of medieval Iberia and their modern film and TV adaptations. Creative engagement with adaptations as aesthetic objects and products of historical imagination. Section B1: Explores how childhood became central to cultural, literary, and political projects in the Americas from the early 20th century through the Good Neighbor era. Through children’s books and educational projects, we examine nationhood, identity, and international visions of the future. Effective Fall 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Creativity/Innovation, Ethical Reasoning.

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