Hispanic Studies at William & Mary

Fall '07 Courses

HS 150-01, Mapping Cuba: Media & Identity in Times of Transition, Ann Marie Stock, TR 9:30- 10:50

HS 150-02, Francie Cate-Arries,  TR 12:30- 1:50

HS 150-03, Words of the Earth, Regina Root, TR 12:30- 1:50

HS 207-01, Cross-Cultural Perspectives, TBA, TR  9:30-10:50
HS 207-02, Cross-Cultural Perspectives, TBA, TR 2-3:30
Cross-Cultural Perspectives: The U.S. and the Spanish-speaking World. An introduction to the Hispanic cultures of Latin America, Spain and the United States that stresses oral and written discourse and grammatical and cultural competence. Practice in the writing of analytical essays on cultural themes

HS 208-01, Literary Criticism, Sheila Avellanet, MWF 12-12:50
HS 208-02, Literary Criticism, Sheila Avellanet, TR 12:30-1:50
An introduction to the analysis of Hispanic literature and culture through the study of short fiction, poetry, memoir, drama, film and the novel. Emphasis on understanding texts by Latin American, Spanish and U.S. Latino writers in their cultural/historical contexts.

HS 281-01 Intro Hispanic Studies, Lucas A. Marchante Aragón, TR 2-3:30
HS 281-02 Intro Hispanic Studies, Teresa Longo, TR 2-3:30                                           This course introduces the content of the field of Hispanic Studies and the methodologies used in the analysis of culture. HS 280/281 integrates various forms of expressive culture, and analyzes cultural production alongside literary, historical, economic, and sociological perspectives. The final part of the course will focus on Latino cultural production in the U.S. with particular emphasis on border issues. Tuesday lectures in English, followed by discussion sections in Spanish. Students in 281 will complete all assignments in Spanish.

HS 305-01 Advanced Composition and Grammar, George D. Greenia, TR 2-3:20
Intensive formal and informal writing in Spanish with grammar review and computer technology to guide the writing process, peer review and conversational interchange. Development of the “e-folio” through reading, oral and written expression.

HS 374-01, Knights, Witches, and Savages: Introduction to Early Modern Hispanic Culture (1492-1700), Lucas A. Marchante-Aragon TR 11-12:20
This course will explore aspects of the development of Early Modern Hispanic culture (1492-1700) through the examination, analysis and interpretation of cultural artifacts (literature, drama, architecture, visual arts, music, historiography) produced for or against the narratives that support the ideology of the Hapsburg Empire in the Renaissance.  Through the analysis of products originating in diverse geographical areas of the empire (Spain, Mexico, Perú, the Caribbean …) we will examine topics such as the birth of the human rights discourse, gender awareness, and the perceived relationships between self and the world in the context of renaissance imperial ideology.  The readings of primary documents on these topics will be informed by modern critical perspectives in order to establish their links to our present day concerns.

HS 390-01, Mapping Cuba: Media & Identity in Times of Transition, Ann Marie Stock, TR 12:30- 1:50
This course traces "Cubanía" or “Cuban-ness” over the past several decades.  By analyzing the production and circulation of the island’s film and new media, we will map the convergence of culture and identity-construction during two moments of accelerated transition: the Revolution and tumultuous 1960s, and the Special Period and uncertain 1990s.

HS 390-02, Words of the Earth, Regina Root, TR 2- 3:20
Words of the Earth explores how the natural world is mapped, regulated, and managed through discourse in Latin American fiction and film.  Through a series of readings on nature and the politics of place, this course brings into the discussion issues such as biodiversity, climate change, development for tourism, and social change, as represented by cultural agents in Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Haiti, among other countries.  A segment of the course will analyze contemporary environmental journalism in Latin America.  During the course, students can expect to expand their technical vocabulary in the Spanish language and cultivate rhetorical strategies of benefit to their research on environmental questions.

HS 390 03, Folk Tales,  George Greenia, TR 11-12:20
Folk tales are a major strand of Hispanic culture from the early Spanish Middle Ages down to modern Latin American story telling.  Islamic and oriental stories are deeply woven into the oral tapestry of medieval Iberia and echoed out to the rest of Europe.  Stories of talking animals, the wiles of women, practical jokes, magical encounters, the miracles and martyrdoms of saints, sexual adventures, exotic incidents, tales of travel, family mishaps and brave deeds distill the wisdom of an oral society.  The folktale format also provides the building blocks of many longer narrative forms and provides an essential data set for cultural anthropology, especially when competing cultures – Christian, Muslim or Jewish – rewrite each other’s stories to communicate their own values and fears.

HS 391-01,  Masterworks: Latin-American "Boom", Teresa Longo, MW 3-4:20
HS 391-02,  Masterworks: Latin-American "Boom", Teresa Longo, TR 12:30-1:50                       
HS 493-01, Senior Research, Francie Cate Arries, M  3-5:40
HS 493-01, Senior Research, Regina Root, M  3-5:40
Senior Research in Hispanic Studies. This capstone course guides students in synthesizing their Hispanic Studies course work and field experiences. Satisfies concentration writing requirement.