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Spring Term 2017 TOP: JORGE LUIS BORGES - 3219 - SPAN 535
Registration for this term is over. Changes or corrections to registration now by petition only. Students should contact their academic advisor.
Approval of the instructor is now required for registration.


Prerequisites/Notes: One 400-level Spanish course, its equivalent, or consent of instructor

Catalog Description : Topics for special study in Spanish of Peninsular and Latin American literatures and cultures. Topics in this series vary from year to year, according to students’ and instructor’s needs and interests. The course may be repeated with consent of the instructor, if the topic has changed. Taught in Spanish.

Topic for Spring 2017: Jorge luis Borges
A sustained inquiry on Borges’ literary works in historical and cultural context. The course will explore Borges' essays, poems, and short stories, and their multidisciplinary resonances, from film and visual arts to physics and linguistics, among others. In Spanish.



Topic for Spring 2017: Reading the Border--Gender, Texts, and Performance
A critical exploration on cultural and textual representations of the Central American-Mexico-U.S. borders and migration. While paying close attention to gender, race and ethnicity, students will examine and discuss the period from the mid-1980s until contemporary times, a period tempered by the events of 9/11. In Spanish.



Attributes: Non-English Language Instructn, GER Humanities Div, GER Global Diversity, 400-599 Advanced Course, GER Speaking Intensive


Term

Spring Term 2017

Instructors

Gustavo C. Fares

Course

SPAN 535

Grade Mode

Standard

Title

TOP: JORGE LUIS BORGES (G,S)

Final Exam

Wednesday, Jun 07, 2017 11:30 a.m. - 02:00 p.m.

CRN

3219

Status

Active

Class Time

12:30 PM-01:40 PM MWF MAIN 401

Start-End Date

Mar 27, 2017-Jun 07, 2017

Campus

Appleton Main Campus

Units

6

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