HISP 207 - Culturas de in(ex)clusión en el mundo hispánico

Credits: (3)
Prerequisite(s): HISP 202 or HISP 203 or high school Spanish 4 or 5 or AP/IB
Domain (Anchored): ALV
This upper-intermediate Spanish course presents students with opportunities to enhance listening, speaking, analytical writing skills, and improve grammatical and cultural competence. An introduction to the cultural portrayals of difference and the politics of belonging, including representations of marginalized communities in Spanish-speaking countries. Course material from the fields of journalism; the visual arts; literature; and digital media seeks to foster cross-cultural reflection and encourage critical thinking about topics related to immigrants and displaced peoples; race; social class; gender; and people with a disability. Students explore the capacity of the arts to promote tolerance, comprehension, and empathy for communities of difference. Does not count for the Hispanic Studies minor or major.