Spanish

• HISP–S 407 Survey of Spanish Literature I (3 cr.) P:  One course from S328, S331, S332, S333; one course from S275, S324, S326; and one course from S308, S312, S315, S317.

• HISP–S 408 Survey of Spanish Literature II (3 cr.) P: One course from S328, S331, S332, S333; one course from S275, S324, S326; and one course from S308, S312, S315, S317.

• HISP–S 407 Survey of Spanish Literature II (3 cr.) P: One course from S328, S331, S332, S333; one course from S275, S324, S326; and one course from S308, S312, S315, S317.

• HISP–S 412 Spanish America: The Cultural Context (3 cr.) P:  S331 or equivalent.One course from S324, S328, S331, S333, S334.

• HISP–S 413 Hispanic Culture in the United States (3 cr.) P: One course from S324, S328, S331, S333, S334.

• HISP–S 417 Hispanic Poetry (3 cr.) P: One course from S328, S331, S332, S333; one course from S275, S324, S326; and one course from S308, S312, S315, S317.

• HISP–S 418 Hispanic Drama (3 cr.) P: One course from S328, S331, S332, S333; one course from S275, S324, S326; and one course from S308, S312, S315, S317.

• HISP–S 419 Modern Spanish Prose Fiction (3 cr.) P: One course from S328, S331, S332, S333; one course from S275, S324, S326; and one course from S308, S312, S315, S317.

• HISP–S 420 Modern Spanish-American Prose Fiction (3 cr.) P: One course from S328, S331, S332, S333; one course from S275, S324, S326; and one course from S308, S312, S315, S317.

• HISP–S 421 Advanced Grammar and Composition (2 cr.) For M.A.T. students only.

• HISP–S 423 The Craft of Translation (3 cr.) P: S308 or S312, and S328 or S332.

• HISP–S 425 Spanish Phonetics (3 cr.) P: S326 or equivalent.

• HISP–S 428 Applied Spanish Linguistics (3 cr.)

• HISP–S 435 Literatura Chicana y Puertorriqueña (3 cr.) P: One course from S328, S331, S332, S333; one course from S275, S324, S326; and one course from S308, S312, S315, S317.

• HISP–S 450 Don Quixote (3 cr.) P: One course from S328, S331, S332, S333; one course from S275, S324, S326; and one course from S308, S312, S315, S317.

• HISP–S 470 Women and Hispanic Literature (3 cr.) P: One course from S328, S331, S332, S333; one course from S275, S324, S326; and one course from S308, S312, S315, S317.

• HISP–S 471 Spanish-American Literature (3 cr.) P: One course from S328, S331, S332, S333; one course from S275, S324, S326; and one course from S308, S312, S315, S317.

• HISP–S 472 Spanish-American Literature II (3 cr.) P: One course from S328, S331, S332, S333; one course from S275, S324, S326; and one course from S308, S312, S315, S317.

• HISP–S 473 Hispanic Literature and Literary Theory (3 cr.)

• HISP–S 474 Hispanic Literature and Society (3 cr.) P: One course from S328, S331, S332, S333; one course from S275, S324, S326; and one course from S308, S312, S315, S317.

• HISP–S 479 Mexican Literature (3 cr.) P: One course from S328, S331, S332, S333; one course from S275, S324, S326; and one course from S308, S312, S315, S317.

• HISP–S 480 Mexican Literature (3 cr.) P: One course from S328, S331, S332, S333; one course from S275, S324, S326; and one course from S308, S312, S315, S317.

• HISP–S 481 Topics in Hispanic American National/Regional Literature (3 cr.) P: One course from S328, S331, S332, S333; one course from S275, S324, S326; and one course from S308, S312, S315, S317.

• HISP–S 495 Hispanic Colloquium (1–3 cr.)

Teaching Spanish

• HISP–S 505 Summer Language Workshop (2 cr.) Two-week intensive summer language and culture workshop for school teach­ers in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. All-Spanish; live with families. Combination of individualized language development, culture seminars, and individual projects.

• HISP–S 510 Foreign Study in Spanish (2–8 cr.) Formal study of His­panic language, literature, and culture in a foreign country, with credit applying to the M.A.T. degree only. Does not count toward the 20 credit hours required in Spanish. Program must be approved by the department before courses are taken.

Spanish American Literature

• HISP–S 504 Bibliography and Methods of Research (1–3 cr.)

• HISP–S 512 Theory and Criticism (1–3 cr.) Focuses on major issues in literary theory, with attention given to critical trends in the Hispanic world.

• HISP–S 518 Spanish Medieval Literature (3 cr.) Survey of literature from its beginnings to 1500. The main focus will be on major works studied within their historical and cultural contexts, within the literary genres to which they belonged, and within the traditions they renewed. All texts will be read in the original language.

• HISP–S 528 Spanish Literature of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries (3 cr.) Survey of the prose, poetry, and theatre of the Spanish Golden Age. Authors may include Garcilaso, the mystic writers, Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Calderón, Zayas, Góngora, and Quevedo. Examines the dynamics of power, gender, and genre in representative texts.

• HISP–S 538 Spanish Literature of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries (3 cr.) Focuses on the major works of the period of all genres (poetry, fiction, drama, essay) and covers the main intellectual trends: Enlightenment, Romanticism, Realism, and Naturalism. Traces issues such as emerging genres, class and power, gender and sexuality, and nation formation.

• HISP–S 548 Spanish Literature of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries (3 cr.) Survey of literature from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present. May include a variety of genres (e.g., narrative, poetry, drama, and film) and examine a range of issues (e.g., power, gender, nation, and exile).

• HISP–S 558 Colonial Spanish American Literature (3 cr.) Surveys the central literary-historical movements and texts in Spanish America from 1492 to 1820. Includes a study of the chronicles, mid-colonial poetic and autobiographical forms, and pre-inde­pendence literature.

• HISP–S 568 Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century Spanish American Literature (3 cr.) Survey of the nineteenth- and early twentieth-century drama, essay, prose, and poetry. Emphasizes the introduction of Romanticism, literature gauchesca, positiv­ism, modernismo, Realism, and Naturalism. Primary readings may include, among others, Bolívar, Bello, Heredia, Avellaneda, Sarmiento, Echeverría, Isaacs, Hernández, Palma, Darío, Quiroga, and F. Sánchez.

• HISP–S 578 Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century Spanish American Literature (3 cr.) Survey of Spanish American poetry, prose, and theatre of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Examines movements such as modernismo, la vanguardia, and the “new narrative.”

• HISP–S 588 U.S. Latino Literature (3 cr.) Survey of Chicano, Conti­nental Puerto Rican, Cuban-American, and other U.S. Latino literature written in Spanish, English, or both. Emphasis on the Hispanic literary, linguistic, and cultural dialectic with English-speaking society. The course will be conducted in Spanish.

• HISP–S 618 Topics in Spanish Medieval Literature (3 cr.) Investigation of fundamental components of Spanish medieval literature and culture in conjunction with current scholarship and critical approaches. Topics may include lyric poetry, mester de juglaria, mester de clerecia, romancero, didactic and historical prose, fiction, drama, paleography, translation, and cultural issues of medieval Spain and Al-Andalus. Course may be repeated for credit when topic varies.

• HISP–S 628 Topics in Early Modern Spanish Literature (3 cr.) Topics may explore questions of genre (the picaresque, the comedia), major works (Don Quijote), authors (Góngora, María de Zayas), themes (madness, seduction), or theoretical approaches (the investigation of power, historiographical accounts). Course may be repeated for credit when topic varies.

• HISP–S 638 Topics in Early Modern Spanish Literature (3 cr.) Topics may explore questions of genre (the picaresque, the comedia), major works (Don Quijote), authors (Góngora, María de Zayas), themes (madness, seduction), or theoretical approaches (the investigation of power, historiographical accounts). Course may be repeated for credit when topic varies.

• HISP–S 648 Topics in Contemporary Spanish Literature (3 cr.) The literature and culture of Spain from the twentieth century to the present. Topics may include the Spanish essay, Generation X, death and violence, writing memory, urban/rural landscapes and the ecocritical debate, and constructions of the body. Course may be repeated for credit when topic varies.

• HISP–S 659 Topics in Colonial Spanish American Literature (3 cr.) Topics may include the chronicles and early modern theories of representation, indigenous writing and identities, el barroco de indias in poetic and prose genres, life writings (vidas) and gender, and paleographic study of archival texts. Course may be repeated for credit when topic varies.

• HISP–S 668 Topics in Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century Spanish American Literature (3 cr.) Topics may include litera­ture of independence, gauchesca poetry and tradition, rep­resentations of nature, Romanticism and late Romanticism, mo­dernity and modernismo, nationalism, the novella de la tierna, race ethnicity, and gender.

• HISP–S 678 Topics in Contemporary Spanish American Literature (3 cr.) The literature and culture of Spanish America from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present. Topics may include the Boom, magic realism, identity formation, moder­nity, revolution and politics, gender and sexualities, race, and ethnicity. Course may be repeated for credit when topic varies.

• HISP–S 688 Topics in U.S. Latino and/or Caribbean Literature (3 cr.) Study of problems, research trends, and topics in U.S. Latino and/or Caribbean poetry, prose, drama, and essay. Topics may include border studies, identity formation, post-colonial theory, issues of exile and diaspora. The course will be conducted in Spanish. Course may be repeated for credit when topic varies.

• HISP–S 695 Graduate Colloquium (1–3 cr.) Selected topics on Spanish or Spanish American literature. Course may be repeated for credit when topic varies.

• HISP–S 708 Seminar in Hispanic Studies (3 cr.) May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

• HISP–S 803 Seminar in Hispanic Studies Individual Readings in Spanish or Spanish American Lit­erature and Language (arr. cr.) P: M.A. degree. Students must make arrangements in advance with the professor who will supervise their readings. Contact the departmental graduate office for further information.

Hispanic Linguistics

• HISP–G 611 Romance Linguistics (3 cr.)

• HISP–S 501 Spanish Historical Grammar (3 cr.) P: Fulfillment of Latin requirement. History of the system of sounds and forms of words and their meanings from Latin origins to contemporary standard Spanish.

• HISP–S 503 Bibliography and Research Methods in Hispanic Linguis­tics (3 cr.) History of Hispanic linguistics scholarship, research skills such as bibliography compilation, and abstract/paper writ­ing on and critical reading of topics in Hispanic linguistics.

• HISP–S 508 Introduction to Hispanic Pragmatics (3 cr.) Examines the intentions of language users and how discourse is interpreted by hearers. After introducing fundamental concepts in pragmat­ics, the course analyzes how pragmatics relates to syntax and semantics. Topics include: speech acts, deixis, presupposition, implicature, politeness, and conversation analysis. Examples are taken from different varieties of Spanish.

• HISP–S 509 Spanish Phonology (3 cr.) Introduction to the sound sys­tem of Spanish. Various theories are presented and analyzed. Some treatment of dialectal phenomena included.

• HISP–S 511 Spanish Syntactic Analysis (3 cr.) Introduction to the analysis of syntactic data. Focus on developing theoretical apparatus required to account for a range of syntactic phenom­ena in Spanish.

• HISP–S 513 Introduction to Hispanic Sociolinguistics (3 cr.) Examines the relationship between language and society in the Spanish-speaking world. Surveys a wide range of topics relevant to Spanish: language as communication, the sociology of lan­guage, and linguistic variation.

• HISP–S 515 The Acquisition of Spanish as a Second Language (3 cr.) Surveys the empirical research conducted on Spanish and investigates how a nonnative linguistic system develops. Course includes four topics: morpheme acquisition studies, interlanguage development, input processing, and Universal Grammar.

• HISP–S 517 Methods of Teaching College Spanish (3 cr.) Trains gradu­ate students to teach the freshman and intermediate college courses in Spanish

• HISP–S 601 Spanish Historical Grammar I (3 cr.) P: S501 or equivalent. History of the system of sounds and forms, of words and their meanings from Latin origins to contemporary standard Spanish.

• HISP–S 603 History of the Spanish Language (3 cr.) P: Fulfillment of Latin requirement. The rise and development of Spanish in the Iberian peninsula and Latin America, seen in historical and cul­tural contexts. The history of sounds, forms, and words; major dialects; the evolution of prose style to the eighteenth century.

• HISP–S 609 Spanish Phonology II (3 cr.) P: S509 or equivalent. Intro­duces recent developments in phonological theory and their application to Spanish, as well as non-derivational approaches. Focuses mainly on nonlinear analyses.

• HISP–S 611 Advanced Spanish Syntax (3 cr.) P: S511 or equivalent. Advanced study of modern approaches to synchronic syntax as applied to contemporary Spanish. Focus on current theories and refinement of linguistic argumentation, as well as on criti­cal analysis or research.

• HISP–S 612 Topics in Linguistic Variation and Language in Context (3 cr.) Examines current topics in linguistic variation and language in context in-depth, with a particular focus on issues relating to the Spanish language. Topics include: sociolinguistic and phonological variation, networks and communities of prac­tice, the quantitative paradigm, conversation analysis, linguistic politeness, speech act theory, discourse markers, and research methodology.

• HISP–S 614 Topics in Acquisition of Spanish (3 cr.) P: S515 or equiva­lent. Provides closer examination of topics and research in first and/or second language acquisition, focusing specifically on the Spanish language. Topics include the acquisition of phonology, syntax, morphology, and semantics as well as input processing, psycholinguistics, and research design.

• HISP–S 615 Hispanic Dialectology (3 cr.) Principles of linguistic geog­raphy and dialectology. History and description of dialects in the Iberian Peninsula and Spanish America. Alternates between peninsular and Latin American dialectology; may be repeated once for credit.

• HISP–S 712 Seminar: Themes in Spanish Linguistics (arr. cr.) Course may be repeated for credit when the topic varies. Course may be repeated for credit when the topic varies.

• HISP–S 716 Seminar: Themes in the Acquisition of Spanish as a Sec­ond Language (arr. cr.) Course may be repeated for credit when the topic varies.

• HISP–S 803 Individual Readings in Spanish or Spanish American Literature and Language (arr. cr.) P: M.A. degree.

Portuguese

• HISP–P 412 The Cultural Context (3 cr.)

• HISP–P 425 Structure of Portuguese Language (3 cr.)

• HISP–P 500 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World I (3 cr.) Survey of the literatures from Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa. Lectures and discussions of selected authors of the major literary periods.

• HISP–P 501 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World II (3 cr.) Survey of the literatures from Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa. Lectures and discussions of selected authors of the major literary periods.

• HISP–P 505 Literature and Film in Portuguese (3 cr.) Survey of literary works and film adaptations from the Lusophone world.

• HISP–P 510 Brazilian Cinema (3 cr.) A survey of Brazilian cinema from the beginning of the twentieth century to present day. Taught in English.

• HISP–P 515 Woman Writing in Portuguese (3 cr.) A survey of wom­en’s writings from different Portuguese-speaking nations.

• HISP–P 520 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World in Translation (3 cr.) Readings of Brazilian, Portuguese, and Luso­phone African writers from a comparative perspective. Spe­cific topics may vary in any given semester. Taught in English. Cannot count toward graduate degrees with specialization in Portuguese.

• HISP–P 567 Contemporary Portuguese Literature (3 cr.) Representa­tive authors and works from 1915 to the present.

• HISP–P 570 Poetry in Portuguese (3 cr.) A study of poetic genres in Portuguese; emphasis on major authors from Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa. 

• HISP–P 575 Theatre in Portuguese (3 cr.) A survey of theatre in the Portuguese language from the sixteenth century to the late twentieth century. Particular attention will be given to the so­cial and historical context in which works were produced. 

• HISP–P 576 Prose in Portuguese (3 cr.) Survey of prose writers and works from the Middle Ages to the present. 

• HISP–P 581 Contemporary Brazilian Literature (3 cr.) Representative authors and works from 1922 to the present. 

• HISP–P 601 Portuguese Historical Grammar (3 cr.) History of the system of sounds and forms, of words and their meanings from Latin origins to contemporary standard Portuguese

• HISP–P 605 Portuguese Linguistics (3 cr.) A structural description of modern Portuguese to include phonetics and phonology and some of the main features of the morphological and syntactic systems. 

• HISP–P 655 Camões (3 cr.)

• HISP–P 676 Machado de Assis (3 cr.)

• HISP–P 695 Luso-Brazilian Colloquium (1–3 cr.) Topics and credits vary. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

• HISP–P 701 Seminar: Portuguese Literature (arr. cr.) In-depth study of selected topics. 

• HISP–P 710 Seminar: African Literature in Portuguese (3 cr.) This course will introduce students to representative authors from Lusophone Africa. Discussions will focus on topics such as the relationship between oral culture and the written word, colonial and postcolonial attitudes toward race and social class, and gender issues. Primary readings include novels, poetry, and short fiction.

• HISP–P 751 Seminar: Brazilian Literature (arr. cr.) In-depth study of selected topics. 

• HISP–P 803 Individual Reading in Portuguese or Brazilian Literature (3 cr.) P: M.A. degree. Students must make arrangements in advance with the instructor who will supervise their read­ings. Please contact the department graduate office for further information. 

Catalan

• HISP–C 400 Catalan Language and Culture I (3 cr.) R:Knowledge of another Romance language. Introduction to the study of Catalan language and of the particular situation of Catalonia as a culture within present-day Spain. May be used in elective area of the Spanish major. Does not count toward the major in Portuguese.

• HISP–C 410 Catalan Language and Culture II (3 cr.)

• HISP–C 450 Catalan Literature (3 cr.) P: C400 or consent of instruc­tor. Survey of Catalan literature from the Middle Ages to the present. Significant works in all genres will be studied within their historical and cultural context. Issues of nation forma­tion, hegemony, biculturalism, and marginalization will be paid special attention. 

• HISP–C 550 Catalan Literature (3 cr.) Survey of Catalan literature from the Middle Ages to the present. Significant works in all genres will be studied within their historical and cultural context. Issues of nation formation, hegemony, biculturalism, and mar­ginalization will be paid special attention. 

• HISP–C 613 Catalan Linguistics (3 cr.) P: C400. Study of contemporary Catalan language and its history. Deals with phonology, gram­mar, and lexicology. 

• HISP–C 618 Topics in Catalan Literature (3 cr.) P:  Topics include medieval narrative, Valencian literature, the Renaixenca, Modernisme and Noucentisme, the avant-garde, poetry and resistance, utopias and dystopias, specific writers (Rodoreda, Capmany, Roig, Riera, Barbal), theatre and the Barcelona stage. Topics to be explored in a multicultural context and in view of current criti­cal issues and theory. Courses may be repeated once for credit when topic varies.

• HISP–C 803 Individual Reading in Catalan Literature or Language (1–3 cr.) P:  Students must make arrangements in advance with the professor who will supervise their readings. Please contact the department graduate office for further information. 

Thesis Hours

• HISP–P 802 M.A. Thesis (arr. cr.) **These courses are eligible for a deferred grade.

• HISP–P 805 Ph.D. Thesis (1–12 cr.) **These courses are eligible for a deferred grade.

• HISP–S 802 M.A. Thesis (arr. cr.) **These courses are eligible for a deferred grade.

• HISP–S 805 Ph.D. Thesis (1–12 cr.) **These courses are eligible for a deferred grade.

• HISP–G 901 Advanced Research (6 cr.) Auth.

Reading Knowledge

• HISP–P 491 Elementary Portuguese for Graduate Students (3 cr.)

• HISP–P 492 Readings in Portuguese for Graduate Students (3 cr.)

• HISP–S 491 Elementary Spanish for Graduate Students (3 cr.)

• HISP–S 492 Readings in Spanish for Graduate Students (3 cr.)