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TLDO 3001 - 20th Century Spanish Literature
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Spanish literature.
TLDO 3002 - Survey of Spanish American Colonial Literature
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Spanish American literature.
TLDO 3003 - The Modern World Through Visual Representation: A Spanish Perspective
(0 cr [max 20]; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 40 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Major influential world events from Spanish perspective through visual images in art, film, and media. Students break apart images to do historical analysis of events/figures such as Franco to Rodriguez Zapatero, Berlin Wall, and Spain since death of Franco.
TLDO 3004 - Global Marketing: The European and Spanish Market
(0 cr [max 20]; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 40 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Principal concepts of marketing through analysis of European/Spanish market. Strong practical component.
TLDO 3011 - Archeological Methods [SSCI]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Excavation and laboratory techniques. Carbon dating, photography, floral/fauna analysis, artifact analysis.
TLDO 3015 - Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Classroom discussions on contemporary issues in Spain and other subjects of interest. Periodic error evaluation. Systematic review of most frequent structural/grammatical problems.
TLDO 3016 - Advanced Spanish Conversation
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Difficult aspects of Spanish grammar/structures mastered through composition writing. Problems of style/language. Several compositions written outside class each week, common errors reviewed.
TLDO 3022 - Spanish for Business and Professional Life Development
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Vocabulary/usage of interest in business, economics, international relations, or tourism.
TLDO 3023 - Cross Cultural Business: Business in Spain and the United States Compared
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: SPAN 3034 (starting 06-SEP-11, was SPAN 3022 until 06-SEP-22), TLDO 3022 (starting 20-JAN-15), VENZ 3022 (inactive, starting 03-SEP-13)
Contemporary business environment of Spain. Social, economic, and political context. Labor market, financial markets, legal framework. Impact of European single market.
TLDO 3024 - Tracing Three Cultures in Spain
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Three-week intensive course. Lectures, discussions, field trips, including Madrid's 'Museo del Prado', 'El Escorial' Palace, Guided Tours of Judaic Toledo and Mozarabic Segovia. Christian, Muslim, and Jewish culture in literature/art, how they conform to identity of modern Spain. Sephardic heritage in literature/architecture in Toledo. Interaction between Islamic/Hispano-Mozarabic artists. Role of Epic/Reconquest in medieval Spanish literature. Religious painting, Christian iconography during Baroque/Counter-reformation periods.
TLDO 3025 - Exploring Spanish Culture Through Digital Technology
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Study abroad course.
TLDO 3053 - Hist:Spain and the Classical World [HP IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Role of Spain in the development of Greek, Phoenician, and Roman civilizations. Impact of these three cultures on the Iberian Peninsula.
TLDO 3104 - Art of Reading Literary Texts
(3 cr [max 4]; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 4 credits)
Equivalent courses: was TLDO 3104W until 17-JAN-23, SPAN 3104W (starting 07-SEP-04, was SPAN 3104 until 05-SEP-00), ARGN 3104W (starting 03-SEP-13), VENZ 3104W (inactive, starting 03-SEP-13, was VENZ 3104 until 28-MAY-13), TLDO 3104W (starting 24-MAY-04, was TLDO 3104 until 04-SEP-12), SPAN 3104V
Critical reading of Spanish and Spanish-American texts. Novels, dramas, poetry, essays. Diverse approaches. Terminology of criticism, literary problems, techniques.
TLDO 3105 - Cultural Heritage of Spain
(3 cr [max 4]; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 8 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Equivalent courses: was TLDO 3105W until 17-JAN-23, was TLDO 3505 until 06-SEP-05, TLDO 3105W (starting 24-MAY-04, was TLDO 3105 until 04-SEP-12, was TLDO 3505 until 06-SEP-05), VENZ 3512W (inactive, starting 20-JAN-15, was VENZ 3512 until 03-SEP-13), SPAN 3105V, SPAN 3105W (starting 22-JAN-13, was SPAN 3105 until 05-SEP-00)
Main periods of Spanish history. Political, social, anthropological, and economic characteristics of each. Spanish culture/society, from beginning of Franco regime in 1939 to present. Cultural trends in literature/arts in relation to social phenomena.
TLDO 3107 - Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
(3 cr [max 4]; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 8 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Equivalent courses: was TLDO 3107W until 17-JAN-23, SPAN 3107W (starting 17-MAY-21, ending 21-JAN-20, starting 21-MAY-07, was SPAN 3107 until 05-SEP-00), VENZ 3107W (inactive, starting 20-JAN-15, was VENZ 3107 until 22-JAN-13), TLDO 3107W (starting 24-MAY-04, was TLDO 3107 until 04-SEP-12)
Phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, lexicology, pragmatics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics. History of Spanish language. Introduction to Hispanic linguistics as a discipline in relation to social, cultural, and literary studies.
TLDO 3211 - Writers of the Spanish Empire and Its Decline [LIT IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: SPAN 3211 (starting 03-SEP-02)
Masterpieces of Spain's most significant renaissance and golden age writers, including Lope de Vega, Calderon, Cervantes, Garcilaso, Gongora, Quevedo, and authors of picaresque novels and mystic poetry.
TLDO 3213 - Spanish Feudal Society and Literature [LIT IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was TLDO 3311 until 24-MAY-04
Major works of medieval Spain in connection with its social background, from Auto de los Reyes Magos and Cantar del Mio Cid to Celestina and other pre-Renaissance literature.
TLDO 3214 - The Age of Don Quijote [LIT IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was TLDO 3912 until 06-SEP-05
Major works of Cervantes, Don Quijote de la Mancha, and Novelas Ejemplares as stepping stones to understanding 16th/17th century Spain.
TLDO 3215 - Spanish Golden Age Theater [IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was TLDO 5352 until 06-SEP-05
Spanish Baroque theater. Plays by Lope De Vega, Cervantes, Tirso de Molina, Calderon de la Barca, or Luis Velez de Guevara are read/discussed. Students attend theater in Toledo or Madrid.
TLDO 3216 - Contemporary Spanish Women Writers
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Literary works by women writers of last three decades. Spanish history of 20th century. Women?s participation across political spectrum. Feminist movement. Sociopolitical/cultural changes since Franco?s death in 1975. Role of Spanish women writers in transition to democracy and social change.
TLDO 3217 - Directed Studies in Literature
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Individual research projects or readings in literature, under faculty direction, to meet objectives not covered by regular curriculum.
TLDO 3221 - Spanish American Literature to Ruben Dario [LIT IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Development of Spanish American literature, from "cronicas" of conquistadors through modernism. Characteristics that make the literature unique and not a mere reflection of Spanish/European literary currents.
TLDO 3222 - Narrative in Spanish America [LIT IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was TLDO 3922 until 06-SEP-05, SPAN 3222 (starting 07-SEP-04)
Narrative currents in Spanish America, from Carpentier and emergence of magical realism to present day. Authors studied include Garcia Marquez, Borges, Fuentes, Vargas Llosa, and Cortazar.
TLDO 3230 - Advanced Spanish Conversation
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Contemporary issues in Spain, other subjects of interest. Error evaluation. Review of frequent structural/grammatical problems.
TLDO 3231 - Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Difficult aspects of Spanish grammar/structures mastered through composition writing. Problems of style/language. Several compositions written outside class. Common errors.
TLDO 3232 - Art and Architecture in Spain: Periods and Styles
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Characteristics of major periods in Spanish art/architecture. Greek, Roman, Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque, Neo-Classical, Romanticism, Modernism, 20th century avant-garde.
TLDO 3233 - Christian, Muslim, Jewish Art: Toledo
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Art of three cultures are studied in/around Toledo.
TLDO 3234 - Master Painters of Spain
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Development of Spanish painting studied in works of El Greco, Velazquez, Goya, Picasso, and Dali. Visits to Madrid's Museo del Prado and Centro de Arte Reina Sofia.
TLDO 3235 - Politics and Society in Latin America
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Contrasts in political/social structures of various Spanish-American nations in 20th century. Their diversity, common problems.
TLDO 3236 - Spanish Phonetics
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Practical/theoretical aspects of Spanish phonetics. Correcting specific pronunciation problems of non-native speaker. Small practice groups divided according to native languages.
TLDO 3237 - Spanish Transition Toward Democracy
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Changes in Spain from Franco's death in 1975 to Law for Political Reform and Constitution of 1978. Role of Monarchy, Army, political parties, and trade unions in shaping Constitution and defining Spain as semi-federal state.
TLDO 3238 - Spain and the European Union
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Formation of EU. Impact of building a single European market on Spanish and greater European economies. Readings from daily press.
TLDO 3239 - Management of Cultural Heritage
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Theoretical/practical approach to managing Spain's cultural heritage. Historical, artisitc, social, and economic aspects of life in a patrimonial city.
TLDO 3240 - Advanced Problems in Spanish Grammar
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Aspects of Spanish syntax in context of written language. Different methods in teaching Spanish grammar.
TLDO 3241 - Directed Studies in Art History
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Individual research projects or readings in art or archeology, under faculty direction, to meet objectives not covered by regular curriculum.
TLDO 3301 - Archaeology of the Iberian Peninsula [SSCI IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: was TLDO 3321 until 06-SEP-05
Diverse cultures of Iberia as seen through an analysis of most important archaeological sites of the peninsula.
TLDO 3302 - Ethnology and Folklore of the Iberian Peninsula [SSCI IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: was TLDO 3325 until 06-SEP-05
Traditional forms of life in Iberian Peninsula in terms of social/economic features. Literary, artisitic, and religious aspects.
TLDO 3303 - Directed Studies in Anthropology and Archeology
(1 cr [max 4]; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 4 credits)
Equivalent courses: was TLDO 5970 until 06-SEP-05, TLDO 3503
Individual research projects or readings in anthropology or archeology, under faculty direction, to meet objectives not covered by regular curriculum.
TLDO 3312 - Geog: Geography of Spain [SSCI IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Physical and human geography of Spain and its influence on social structure, population growth, economic development, and international relations.
TLDO 3313 - Spanish Literature, 1700-1900 [LIT IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Major literary movements of 18th and 19th century Spain, from neoclassicism and romanticism to realism and naturalism. Representative authors such as Feijoo, Jovellanos, Cadalso, Larra, Espronceda, Zorrilla, Becquer, Valera, Galdos, and Pardo Bazan.
TLDO 3314 - 20th Century Spanish Art [IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was TLDO 5325 until 06-SEP-05
Spanish artists who were most affected by European avant-garde movements and have greatly affected art in/outside Spain (e.g., Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Juan Miro, Juan Gris).
TLDO 3319 - ArtH:Art and Architecture in Spain: Periods and Styles [OH IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Characteristics of major periods in Spanish art and architecture including Greek and Roman, Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque, and Neo-Classical. Also Romanticism, Modernism, and 20th century avant-garde styles.
TLDO 3322 - Hist:Jewish-Arab-Christian Interaction in Medieval Spain. [HP IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Influence of Jewish and Arabic cultures on medieval Christian thinking. Repercussions in Europe. Includes study of School of Translators in Toledo and its role in the diffusion of Aristotelian naturalism.
TLDO 3323 - Hist:Emergence and Decline of Imperial Spain [HP IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Spain's role in European politics from 15th century unification of Castile and Aragon to end of Hapsburg Dynasty in 1700. Problems arising from Spain's presence in Flanders, Central Europe, Italian terrirories, and the Americas.
TLDO 3324 - Hist: Bourbon Spain [HP IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Political, social, and economic development of Spain from the War of Succession to thew Napoleonic invasion.
TLDO 3331 - Hist:Spain and Europe: Ideas and Political Institutions [HP IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Development of Spanish and European political institutions and ideas, 1700-1936. Evolution of idea of absolute monarchy, decline of representation by estates, revolutionary crises of late 18th and early 19th centuries, and social conflicts of 20th.
TLDO 3332 - Hist:The Spanish Enlightenment [HP IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
The Spanish Enlightenment and its idiosyncrasies in economic, political, and social thought compared with the rest of Europe, especially France and England, as studied in writings of major 18th century Spanish thinkers:Feij?o, Jovellanos and others.
TLDO 3334 - ArtH:History of Medieval Spanish Art [OH IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
The various currents of medieval European art as they developed in the Iberian Peninsula.
TLDO 3336 - ArtH:History of Moorish Art [OH IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Art and architecture of the Islamic period in Spain as viewed through such representative monuments at the Alhambra palace in Granada and the mosque at C?rdoba.
TLDO 3351 - ArtH:Christian, Muslim, Jewish Art: Toledo [OH IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
The art of the three cultures which determined the national character of Spain today are studied in and around Toledo, which represented the maximum synthesis of this unique heritage.
TLDO 3355 - ArtH:Master Painters of Spain [OH IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Development of Spanish painting studied in works of five of Spain's greatest artists: El Greco, Vel?zquez, Goya, Picasso, and Dal?. Visits to Madrid's Museo del Prado and Centro de Arte Reina Sof?a.
TLDO 3484 - ArtH:Social History of Spanish Art Since 1700 [OH IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Artistic movements from the 18th century to surrealism and beyond. Visits to the Prado, Picasso's "Guernica", and Museo de Arte Contempro?neo supplement classroom activities.
TLDO 3491 - Pol:Politics and Society in Latin America [SSCI IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Contrasts in political and social structures of various Spanish- American nations in 20th century to show their diversity, but also to provide insight into common problems they share.
TLDO 3501 - Chic:The Hispanic Heritage in the USA [CD]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Cultural and social heritage of centuries of Spanish presence in what is not the USA. Influences on language and culture and on political, legal, and agricultural practices of the American Southwest. Impact of new immigration from Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Cuba in the 21st century.
TLDO 3502 - Spain Since 1936 [HP IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: was TLDO 3326 until 06-SEP-05, SPAN 3502 (starting 20-JAN-15)
Main features and social significance of General Franco's authoritarian regime as opposed to German/Italian models. Origins of the Civil War. Later social/economic development Problems in political/constitutional transition since Franco.
TLDO 3503 - Directed Studies in History
(1 cr [max 3]; A-F only; offered Every Spring; may be repeated for 3 credits)
Equivalent courses: TLDO 3303 (starting 18-JAN-05, was TLDO 5970 until 06-SEP-05)
Individual research projects or readings in history, under faculty direction, to meet objectives not covered by regular curriculum.
TLDO 3512 - Geog:Geography of Latin America [SSCI IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Physical and human geography of Latin America and its influence on social structure, population growth, economic development, and international relations.
TLDO 3513 - Seminar: Libro de Buen Amor and the Celestina [LIT IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Two classics of early Spanish literature studied as synthesis of various contrasting literary traditions and as reflection of diverse customs/institutions that existed when Spanish society was strongly influenced by Jewish, Muslim, and Christian cultures.
TLDO 3514 - Literature of Latin American and Spanish Women [LIT IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Poetry, short stories, and novels from Latin American and Spanish female authors. Emphasizes contemporary writers such as Claribel Alegria, Rosario Ferre, Carmen Martin Gaite, Adelaide Garcia Morales, and Rosa Montero.
TLDO 3515 - Theology of Spanish Mysticism [IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was TLDO 5920 until 06-SEP-05
Historical, social, cultural, and theological basis of Spanish mysticism. Carmelites, Franciscans, Jesuits.
TLDO 3516 - Spanish Philosophical Thought [IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was TLDO 5314 until 06-SEP-05
Characteristics of Spanish Renaissance (16th century), influence of Erasmus, mysticism, philosophy of Juan Luis Vives. Overview of philosophical development from 17th to 20th centuries. Contemporary Spanish philosophy, focusing on Unamuno, Ortega y Gasset, and Zubiri.
TLDO 3517 - Introduction to the History and Present Situation of Spanish Women [HP IP]
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was TLDO 3510 until 06-SEP-05
Theoretical/practical approach to fundamental transformations that have conditioned lives of Spanish women, from Golden Age to present. Aspects of women's participation in economic world and in culture.
TLDO 3520 - Econ:Economic Structure of Contemporary Spain [SSCI IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Current problems affecting the domestic and foreign economic policies of Sapin.
TLDO 3521 - Econ:Economic Structure of Contemporary Latin America [SSCI IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Current problems affecting domestic and foreign economic policies of Latin America.
TLDO 3699 - Advanced Individualized Spanish
(1 cr [max 4]; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 4 credits)
Equivalent courses: was TLDO 3021 until 06-SEP-05
Directed study with individual tutoring to improve specific language skills identified by student and supervising professor.
TLDO 3703 - History of the Spanish Language
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Spring & Summer)
Trends in historical development of Spanish. Emphasizes grammar and Spanish sound system.
TLDO 3704 - Span: Modern Spanish
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Syntax, semantics, and phonology of modern Spanish. Emphasizes current research into theory of grammar as applied to Spanish language.
TLDO 3705 - Span: Seminar: the Development of Spanish
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Modern approaches to historical linguistics, in context of generative grammar, as applied to history/structure of Spanish. Major syntactic, semantic, and phonological processes.
TLDO 3706 - Colloquial Spanish
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: was TLDO 3712 until 06-SEP-05
Characteristic phenomena of Spanish in its colloquial spoken form. Variations based on age, social, and regional background. New lexical, morphological, and syntactical coinages.
TLDO 3707 - Hist:Spain From Napoleon to Franco, 1808-1936 [HP IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Political, social and economic development of Spain's liberal past. Major philosophical and political works and documents illustrate a basically historical and sociological approach.
TLDO 3714 - Hist:Ancient and Medieval Spanish History [HP IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
History of Spain from the unification of diverse Iberian cultures under Roman rule to the Middle Ages.
TLDO 3730 - Span: Spanish Phonetics
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Practical as well as theoretical aspects of Spanish phonetics geared to correcting specific pronunciation problems of the non-native speaker. Students are divided into small practice groups according to their mother tongues.
TLDO 3800 - Society Through Spanish and Latin American Film [IP]
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Equivalent courses: was TLDO 3511 until 06-SEP-05
Contemporary Spanish and Latin American societies explored through films with Spanish and Latin American artists. Approximately 10 films are analyzed from historic-sociological point of view.
TLDO 3810 - Recent Spanish Film [HP IP]
(3 cr; A-F only; offered Every Spring & Summer)
Equivalent courses: was TLDO 5351 until 06-SEP-05
Contemporary cultural/aesthetic trends in Spanish film industry. Viewing/analysis of most significant films of Saura, Bardem, Gurierrez, Aragon, and other directors.
TLDO 3900 - Topics in Toledo
(1 cr [max 6]; A-F only; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Study abroad course.
TLDO 3910 - 20th Century Spanish Literature [LIT IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Contemporary Spanish literature, from generation of 1898 to postwar era. Major literary current, political, and social events that have shaped literature. Representative authors/works.
TLDO 3911 - Seminar: Politics and Literature [LIT IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Models of politics available in literature, literature as political activity, sociopolitical aspects of literary criticism. Draws from English and other literature in translation.
TLDO 3920 - Contemporary Spanish American Literature [LIT IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Poetry, narrative, and theater of Spanish America, from post-modernism to present, as seen through works of representative authors.
TLDO 3940 - GloS:Seminar: Jewish-Arab Relations Today [SSCI IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Toledo, with its multi-cultural heritage, offers an appropriate backdrop for this continuing dialogue on Jewish-Arab relations in the contemporary world. Team-taught by Arab and Israeli specialists. Guest lectures by notable experts on Middle East problems.
TLDO 3970 - Internships in Spain
(3 cr [max 6]; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Equivalent courses: SPAN 3970 (ending 07-SEP-04, starting 21-JAN-03)
Experiential learning in many fields. Classroom component on meaning of work in Spain and social organizational structure/culture of workplace.
TLDO 3975 - Service-Learning and the Immigrant Experience in Spain
(3 cr [max 4]; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 8 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Students volunteer at one of several Toledo institutions and collaborate with immigrant population or with Spaniards who work with the immigrant community. Weekly seminar, readings, discussion, reflection, presentations.
TLDO 4479 - Pol:Seminar: Revolution in Latin America [IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Continuity and change in a series of case studies of Latin American revolutions, including Mexico since 1910, Per?n's Argentina, Castro's Cuba, Allende's Chile, and Sandinista Nicaragua. Topics include economic development, the military in politics, and revolutionary ideologies.
TLDO 5313 - Hist:Seminar: The Spanish Army in Politics Since 1808 [IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Politics of pronunciamento, role of Army in origins of Spanish Civil War, military's attitude toward recent political developments in Spain, parallels and contrasts to similar problems in Latin America
TLDO 5315 - Seminar: Spanish Second Republic and Civil War [IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Conflicts/tensions that characterized Second Republic and culminated in civil war. Students consult original documents of era to supplement class presentations.
TLDO 5321 - Pol:Seminar: Spanish Transition Toward Democracy [IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Changes in Spain from Franco's death in 1975 to the Law for Political Reform and the Constitution of 1978. Role of the Monarchy, Army, political parties, and trade unions in shaping the Constitution and defining Spain as a semi-federal state.
TLDO 5331 - Seminar: Spanish and European Narrative [IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Reciprocal literary influences between Spain and rest of Europe as these apply to narrative genre, from Cervantes and picaresque works to contemporary novels of postwar Spain.
TLDO 5343 - Seminar: the Crisis of 1898 [IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Impact of Spanish-American war on Spanish consciousness. Major literary works illustrate significant/far-reaching changes in attitudes, philosophy, and literature of Spanish people, induced by disaster.
TLDO 5344 - Seminar: Impact of the Generation of 1914 [IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Intellectual currents evolving at turn of century in Spain. Major intellectual figures of several countries studied through novels, poems, autobiographies, memoirs, sociological treatises, philosophical essays, political speeches. Particular attention to Ortega and Gasset's impact on Spain, Europe, and the Americas.
TLDO 5345 - Seminar: Spanish Generation of 1927 [IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Poetic evolution, from surrealism and other "isms" to social poetry and later divergence brought on by civil war and, in many cases, exile. Poets studied include Lorca, Aleixandre, Guillen, Cernuda, Alberti, Altoaguirre, and Prados.
TLDO 5346 - Seminar: Literature and the Spanish Civil War [IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Literary works of political/social nature resulting from impact of Spanish Civil War on European and American intellectuals and on Spanish exiles.
TLDO 5347 - Seminar: Poetry of Postwar Spain [IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Spanish poetry in postwar period (1939-present) as seen through its most representative poets, and through groups or "generations" that have characterized the period.
TLDO 5380 - Topics (Topics course)
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Major themes in the study of Spanish language and culture.
TLDO 5511 - LAS:Seminar: Latin American Development Problems
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Latin America in light of contrasting theories of Third World development and dependency. Economic and technological dependence, possible solutions to problems of underdevelopment. Various case studies of development strategies since nineteenth century.
TLDO 5531 - Hist:Seminar: Spain in Latin America Institutions [IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Economic and legal structures in present day Latin America as traced from Spanish colonial practices. Problems associated with these structures.
TLDO 5613 - Econ:Seminar: Spain, Portugal and the EEC [IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
The postwar movement towards European unity in light of Spain and Portugal's recent incorporation into the EEC. Problems EEC membership may create, especially concerning agricultural policies, trade barriers, and emigration.
TLDO 5623 - Seminar: Toward a United Europe [IP]
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Efforts to create a united Europe, from Charlemagne to founding of European Community. Emphasizes attempts to unite Europe after World War II.
TLDO 5711 - Span: Topics in Spanish Linguistics
(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)
Selected problems in evolution/structure of Spanish.

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