May 06, 2024  
2019-2020 College of Liberal Arts (Admitted Fall 2019/Spring 2020) 
    
2019-2020 College of Liberal Arts (Admitted Fall 2019/Spring 2020) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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SPAN 251 - Selected Topics: U.S. & U.S. Regional Contexts

4 credits
A study of a topic or topics in the linguistics, literature, or culture of the Latin and/or Latino/a communities of the United States not covered by the current offerings of the Spanish Department. The course may focus on one or more Hispanic groups/regions within the United States and its outposts, such as Mexican-Americas, Cuban-Americans, and Puerto Ricans; explore identity, national, collective or regional representations across an array of social categories as articulated in the production of one or more of these groups/regions; or it may examine the linguistic, literary, or cultural production of these groups/regions resulting from institutional, traditional or social entities/movements within the United States. In any given semester the course may be offered as a single four-credit unit or divided into two separate topics, each carrying two credits. Amount of credit established at time of registration. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Taught in English. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity US



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