ROMANCE LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES SPN 3510 Culture and Civilization of Spain. F. Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3300 or SPN 3350 or study abroad in Spanish. A survey of Spanish history, customs and the arts from ancient times to the present. The course devotes considerable attention to life in contemporary Spain since the death of General Franco in 1975. (H, I) SPN 3520 Culture and Civilization of Spanish America. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3300 or SPN 3350 or study abroad in Spanish. An introduction to the history and culture of Spanish America from pre-Columbian times to the present. (H, I) SPN 4314 Advanced Composition and Syntax for Native or Near-Native Speakers. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3350, grade B or better, or placement test for native and near-native speakers of Spanish. Emphasizes those aspects of Spanish style and syntax which are problematic for the native speaker. Prospective students must take a departmental place- ment test and/or see faculty member in charge of the course. (C) SPN 4420 Advanced Composition and Syntax. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3301, grade B or better, or the equivalent. Emphasizes the finer aspects of Spanish syntax, vocabulary and style which give the advanced student difficulties. Class discussion, drills, written composi- tions. Not open to native or near-native speakers of Spanish. SPN 4780 Spanish Phonetics. F. Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3301 and LIN 3010 or equivalent. Focuses primarily on the precise description of Spanish pronunciation, with some attention to dialect features and contrastive English phonetics. SPN 4840 Introduction to the History of the Spanish Language. F. Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3301 and LIN 3010 or equiva- lent. The evolution of the Spanish language from its birth as a variation of Latin, to its stabilization as Castilian, the language of the Spanish Empire. SPN 4850 Introduction to the Structure of Spanish. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3301 and LIN 3010 or equivalent. Explores syntactic, morphological and semantic aspects of the Spanish language. Will give the student a chance to develop written competency and aware- ness of structural alternatives available to the Spanish speaker/writer. Written compositions and exercises will increase accuracy of language competency. SPN 4905 Individual Work. F, S, SS. Credits: 1 to 4; Prereq: Permission of the department. SPN 4930 Special Topics in Spanish Language and Linguistics. F, S. Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3300. 9 total repeatable cred- its allowed, 3 minimum/3 maximum credits within a semester. Variable content course providing opportunity for in depth study of topics not offered in other courses and of topics of special current significance. Spanish and Spanish American Literature in Translation SPT 2100 Masterpieces of Spanish Literature. Credits: 3; Prereq: None. Not for major credit. Selected readings in English translation of major works of Spanish literature. Designed especially for students with no knowledge of Spanish. Qualifies as general education course. (H, I) SPT 2231 The Modem Spanish-American Novel in English Translation. Credits: 3; Prereq: None. Not for major credit. Readings of outstanding Spanish-American novels. Designed especially for students with little or no knowledge of Spanish who desire to study Spanish- American life, character and culture as portrayed in the writings of the most important novelists. (H, I) SPT 2510 U.S. Latino/Hispanic Cultures Credits: 3; Prereq: none. Examines major cultural trends in U.S. Latino/ Hispanic communities; explores music, dance, film, literature, theater, oral culture, art, food and fashion. This course is taught in English and draws on read- ings, film, video, and slide viewing, lectures and class discussions. Spanish and Spanish American Literature SPW 3030 Survey of Spanish-American Literature: From Discovery to Independence. F. Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3300 or SPN 3350 or the equivalent, grade of B or better. Provides an overview of Spanish-American literature and its cultural context from the European conquest of the Americas to the 19th century. Introduces principal literary movements and authors; trains students to read critically and appreciate literary Spanish. (H, I) SPW 3031 Survey of Spanish-American Literature: From Independence to Contemporary Times. S. Credits: 1 to 4; Prereq: SPN 3300 or SPN 3350 or the equivalent, grade of B of better. End of the 19th century to the present. Introduces principal literary movements and authors; trains stu- dents to read critically and to analyze literary Spanish. (H, I) SPW 3040 Concepts in Hispanic Studies. Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 2240 or equivalent; Coreq: SPN 3300 or SPN 3350. Introduction to the conceptual and practical tools for the study of Spanish at the advanced undergraduate level. Development of a critical vocabulary with extensive written practice in analyzing artifacts of lit- erary, cultural, and linguistic importance in Hispanic Studies. SPW 3080 Survey of Spanish American Literature: Mexico. Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3300/SPN 3350. Instruction in critical reading and critical writing about selected works from representative authors and movements in Mexican literature. The focus will be on both genre and historical development. SPW 3100 Introduction to Spanish Literature 1. F. Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3300 or SPN 3350, grade B or better or the equivalent. Study of representative texts from the Middle Ages through the Golden Age. (H, I) SPW 3101 Introduction to Spanish Literature II. S. Credits: 3; Prereq: SPN 3300, grade of B or better. Provides an overview of Spanish literature and its cul- tural context from the 18th century to the present. Introduces principal literary movements and authors; trains students to read critically and to analyze liter- ary Spanish. (H, I) SPW 4190 Seminar in Spanish-American Literature and Culture. Credits: 3; Prereq: SPW3030 or SPW 3031 or survey knowledge of Spanish and Spanish-American literature. The advanced study of a writer, period, movement, region or topic of Spanish-American literature not ordinarily offered in the department. Contact the undergraduate adviser for a more specific description. SPW 4204 Readings in Colonial Spanish-American Literature. Credits: 3; Prereq: SPW 3030 or SPW3031. Examination of the literature produced in the territo- ries colonized by Spain from the Conquest to the dec- laration of independence by the colonies. SPW 4212 Readings in Spanish Prose Fiction of the Golden Age. Credits: 3; Prereq: SPW3100. Readings in Cervantes, Zayas and other print-culture innovators, both male and female. SPW 4233 Readings in Spanish-American Narrative from the Origins to Criollismo. Credits: 3; Prereq: SPW3030 or SPW3031. The emergence of fiction in Spanish-America from Romanticism, Realism, and Naturalism to regionalism in the 1930's. SPW 4263 Readings in the Spanish Novel of the Nineteenth Century. Credits: 3; Prereq: SPW3101. Readings in the Spanish novel of the nineteenth cen- tury. A survey of major authors from costumbrismo to the realism and naturalism of Galdos, Clarin, and Pardo Bazan. SPW 4270 Readings in Spanish Post-War Narrative. Credits: 3; Prereq: One SPW3000-level course. Outstanding stories and novels of contemporary Spanish writers are analyzed as literary works and in relation to the historical and cultural context of post- Civil War Spain. SPW 4282 Readings in Contemporary Spanish- American Narrative I. Credits: 3; Prereq: SPW3030 or SPW3031. The period of modernization of fiction and the devel- opment of new narrative modes in the 1940's and the 1950's; magical realism, the detective story, the new uban narratives. SPW 4283 Readings in Contemporary Spanish- American Narrative 2. Credits: 3; Prereq: SPW3030 or SPW3031. The new narrative or the "boom" and "post-boom" of Latin-American fiction from the 1960's until present times. SPW 4304 Readings in Spanish-American Theater. Credits: 3; Prereq: SPW3030 or SPW3031. The analysis of selected plays and films from Spanish- America and an introduction to the history, theory, and practice of the theatrical arts in the region, with some comparisons to theater of other regions (e.g., the US, Europe, Brazil), and a focus on the 20th century. SPW 4310 Readings in Spanish Drama of the Golden Age. Credits: 3; Prereq: SPW3100. Comedia in print and practice. Variable readings by Lope, Calder6n, Tirso and others, including entremeses and Autos sacramentales. SPW 4353 Readings in Spanish-American Poetry from Romanticism to Vanguardism. Credits: 3; Prereq: SPW3030 or SPW3031. A close reading and critical analysis of the master- pieces of Spanish-American poetry from Romanticism to the Avant-Garde movements of the twentieth cen- tury, including Modernismo. Authors studies include Heredia, Echeverr/eia, HernAndez, Avellaneda, Marti, Dario, the women writers of postmoderismo among others. tt Grading is on S-U basis only.