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Spanish
  

  • SPAN102B PO - Introduction to Contemporary Spanish Cultural Studies

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2014.
    Instructor(s): M.Coffey
    Credit: 1

    Explores cultural production in contemporary Spain (1975 to the present) focusing on the effects of the Spanish Civil War and the Franco dictatorship, the transition to democracy, the “movida” of the 1980s, regionalism and contemporary cultural issues through the examination of popular expressions of culture (journalism, social media, movies, television, music). Prerequisites: SPAN 044 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN103 PO - La Felicidad: Queer Fictions & Realities in Spain and Latin(o) America.

    When Offered: Spring 2019.
    Instructor(s): J. Cartagena-Calderón
    Credit: 1

    This course will explore queer representations in Spain and Latin(o) America through analysis of a wide range of visual and textual cultural products from the Middle Ages to the present. Samples analyzed come from narrative prose, plays, autobiographies, poetry, paintings, television and films. We will explore the specificities of same-sex and transgender experiences in Spain and Latin(o) America as well as the evolving significance and successive forms of their expression and repression in literature and the visual arts. Students will develop their skills in reading, writing and thinking about gender and sexuality in Spanish while gaining a basic knowledge of feminist and queer theory. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: SPAN 044 PO  or equivalent.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement; Speaking Intensive
  

  • SPAN103 SC - Advanced Conversation and Composition


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN104 PO - Laughing Matters: Humor in Hispanic Literature, Film and Culture

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2015.
    Instructor(s): J. Cartagena-Calderón
    Credit: 1

    This interdisciplinary course will explore expressions of humor in Spain, Latin America and Latino USA, through analysis of a wide range of visual and textual cultural products from the Middle Ages to contemporary popular culture. Samples analyzed come from short stories, plays, essays, poetry, comic strips, paintings, stand-up comedy, social media and films. We will examine relationships between humor and madness, eccentricity, otherness, marginality, self-consciousness, self-criticism, power, dissent, resistance, transgression, conformity, misogyny, [in]tolerance, violence, social justice, politics, gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, class and literary/artistic creativity. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: SPAN 044 PO  or equivalent.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN104 PZ - Public Health in Latin America


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN105 PO - Spanish Film: Tradition and Transgression

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): P. Cahill
    Credit: 1

    Explores a selection of representative Spanish cinematic production and highlights the tension between tradition and transgression. Class discussions situate these films within their sociohistorical context as well as within the context of the development of Spanish film and the Spanish film industry. Emphasis on gender, aesthetics and politics. Prerequisite: SPAN 044 PO . Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement; Speaking Intensive
  

  • SPAN106 PO - Images of Latin America in Fiction and Film

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2016.
    Instructor(s): N. Montenegro
    Credit: 1

    Explores the construction and dissemination of predominant images of Latin America through topics such as women, family, sexuality, religion and violence. A close examination of both narrative and film. Emphasis on the development of written and oral skills, including oral presentations. Prerequisite: SPAN 044 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN107 PO - Identity Matters in Latin American Literature and Culture

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2016.
    Instructor(s): G. Davila-Lopez
    Credit: 1

    A writing course that explores the topic of identity in the context of national cultural productions. Emphasis on oral discussion of texts and techniques that challenge models of self-representation. Includes works by María Luisa Bombal, Ernesto Sábato, Adolfo Bioy Casares, Luisa Valenzuela, Arístides Vargas, Carmen Boullosa, Magali García Ramis and others. Prerequisite: SPAN 044 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN108 PO - Actos Autobiográficos: Latin@ American Life Writing

    When Offered: Spring 2019.
    Instructor(s): S. Chávez-Silverman
    Credit: 1

    Focuses on canonical and contemporary life writing in the Latin American and U.S. Latino contexts. Explores and complicates the notion of “the autobiographical” through reading/discussion of life writing theory and practice. Readings include: autobiography, diaries, letters, creative nonfiction and poetry. Students will produce their own creative life writing portfolio as well as papers on topics covered in class. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: SPAN 044 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN109 PO - Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2018.
    Instructor(s): D. Divita
    Credit: 1

    Examines the phonological, morphological and syntactic aspects of modern Spanish to understand how it functions as a linguistic system. Includes a detailed unit on sociolinguistics, examining synchronic variation according to speaker (considering such variables as gender, age and class) and according to situations of use. Students will assemble a corpus of data collected from various media (audio, visual and textual) and use it to investigate a specific aspect of the structure of modern Spanish. Prerequisites: SPAN 044 PO  or SPAN 101 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN110 SC - Introduction to Spanish Civilization


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN114 SC - Gender and Identity Formation in Contemporary Mexican Literature


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN115 SC - Contemporary Spanish Women Writers: Gender, Politics and the Self


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN116 SC - Beyond Neoliberal Imaginaries


    Credit: 1

    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN120A PO - Medieval & Early Modern Literature: Licentious Laments to Life is a Dream

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2016.
    Instructor(s): J. Cartagena-Calderón
    Credit: 1

    A survey of Spanish Peninsular literature from its medieval beginnings until the Golden Age at the end of the seventeenth century. Poetry, theater, and short narratives by major Spanish authors of the period, including female writers, will be studied. Readings organized within a historical and cultural framework. Questions of national identity, imperialism, power, ethnicity, class, sexuality and gender will figure prominently. Particular attention will be paid to the representation of conflicts between Christianity and Islam and the construction and depiction of otherness (women, Jews, Muslims, sexual minorities, etc.) by the dominant male Christian Castilian culture. Visual materials of socio-historical or cultural value will be used as extra-textual aids. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement; Writing Intensive
  

  • SPAN120B PO - Survey of Spanish Literature

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2017.
    Instructor(s): P. Cahill
    Credit: 1

    Selected readings in Spanish literature from the 18th century to the present; examples of neoclassicism, romanticism, realism, the generation of ‘98, the Spanish avant-garde and contemporary authors. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement; Writing Intensive
  

  • SPAN124 CM - Visions of Democracy: New Spanish Voices after the Fall of the Dictatorship


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN125A CM - Introduction to Latin-American Literature and Civilization I


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN125A PO - Blood & Guts: Colonial Encounters to Decadent Naturalism.

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2019.
    Instructor(s): S. Chavez-Silverman
    Credit: 1

    Introduction to the principal authors, works and movements of Spanish American literature from its origins to the end of the 19th century. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN125B CM - Introduction to Latin-American Literature and Civilization II


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN125B PO - Survey of Spanish American Literature

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2020.
    Instructor(s): N. Montenegro
    Credit: 1

    Introduction to the principal authors, works and movements of Spanish American literature from the end of the 19th century to the contemporary period. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN126 PO - In Short: Latin American Story Telling

    When Offered: Fall 2018.
    Instructor(s): N. Montenegro
    Credit: 1

    Explores major fictional trends characterizing the contemporary Latin American short story. Emphasis on the fantastic, the magical, the surreal, the feminist and the realist. Authors include Horacio Quiroga, Lydia Cabrera, Jorge Luis Borges, Juan Rulfo, Clarice Lispector, Julio Cortázar and Angeles Mastretta. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN127 CH - Literatura Chicana en Español


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN127 PO - Spanish Phonetics and Phonology

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2016.
    Instructor(s): D. Divita
    Credit: 1

    A detailed investigation of the Spanish sound system; the production and transmission of speed sounds (articulatory and acoustic phonetics), as well as their organization and the rules that govern them (phonology). We will also explore how pronunciation varies across the Spanish-speaking world, taking into account regional, social and stylistic differences. Prerequisite: SPAN 044 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN128 PO - Poverty, Literature and Social Justice.

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2018.
    Instructor(s): J. Cartagena-Calderon
    Credit: 1

    A study of picaresque fictions as tales that explore the relationship between literature, society and its poor, including a growing number of vagabonds, beggars, delinquents, prostitutes and other disenfranchised groups that inhabited the emerging urban centers in Spain and Colonial Latin America during the 16th- and 17th-centuries. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN129 PO - Early Modern Women Writers

    When Offered: Spring 2020.
    Instructor(s): J. Cartagena-Calderon
    Credit: 1

    How women writers in early modern Spain and colonial Latin America asserted authority to write when discouraged from doing so; how they defined and negotiated their relationship to Imperial Spain; the representation of gender and sexual dissidence; and the development of a proto-feminist consciousness advocating social justice. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 PO .
  

  • SPAN131 SC - Queer Lives in Latin America


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN133 SC - Translation and Right to Language


    Credit: 1

    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN134 SC - Indigenous Women, Rep, Struggles


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN135 PO - Latin American Narrative Boom of the 1960s

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): N. Montenegro
    Credit: 1

    Analyzes the coming of age of Latin American fiction and its debut on the international stage, addressing theoretical, political and cultural issues. Including Borges, Cortázar, Cabrera Infante, García Márquez, Fuentes, Donoso and Puig, among others. Prerequisites: SPAN 101 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN135 PZ - Los Angeles: La Ciudad, su Gente


    Credit: 1

    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN140 PO - From Borges to “Literatura Lite”: Gender and Genre in Contemporary Latin American Literature and Culture

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): S. Chavez-Silverman
    Credit: 1

    Describes and interrogates two moments in Latin American literary and cultural history, from Borges to the as yet under-theorized “present.” Issues explored will include: difficult versus easy (“lite”) forms of writing and their relationship to representations of the writer and reader, to literary history and the canon, the market, popular culture, national and ethnic identity, gender and genre. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: SPAN 101 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN140 SC - The Spanish Transition Through the Lens of Pedro Almodovar


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN142 PO - Tropicalizations: Transcultural Representations of Latinidad

    When Offered: Spring 2019.
    Instructor(s): S. Chavez-Silverman
    Credit: 1

    Problematizes the self/other binary among Latin Americans, Anglo Americans and U.S. Chicano/Latinos. Includes primary texts in Spanish and English and readings in literary, cultural and gender/sexuality studies. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN144 PZ - Environmental Issues in Latin America


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN146 PO - “El deseo de la palabra: Slow Soundings in Latin American Poetry”

    When Offered: Fall 2018.
    Instructor(s): S. Chavez-Silverman
    Credit: 1

    Readings in Latin American and U.S. Latin@/Chicano@ poetry, from modernismo through the present. Explores canonical and extra-(or post-canonical-) canonical poets. Special attention to the representation of gendered, racial, national and sexual subjectivities. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: SPAN 101 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN148 CM - Special Topics in Spanish


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN150 CM - Nation and Identity in 19th-Century Spanish America


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN150 PZ - In Quest of God in Latin America


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN153 PO - Spanglish in Context: Bilingualism in the United States

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2017.
    Instructor(s): D. Divita
    Credit: 1

    What, exactly is “Spanglish,” and who has the right to use it? How does this designation serve individuals as both a means of suppression and a practice of resistance? In this course we will investigate Spanish-English bilingualism in the U.S., focusing on empirical data from multiple theoretical perspectives: sociolinguistic, anthropological, political and literary. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement ; Analyzing Difference
  

  • SPAN154 CH - Latinas in the Garment Industry


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN154 SC - Trans-Caribbean Formations: Translating Identity, Race, and Gender in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN155 CM - The Latin American Short Story


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN155 SC - Short Fiction by Hispanic Women Writers


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN156 PZ - Ella y El: Gender in Latin America


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN158 CM - Revolutions and Thought in Spanish America


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN158 PZ - Banana Republics


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN159 CM - Contemporary Latin American Novel


    See the Claremont Mckenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN159 PO - Multilingual Spain: Power, Identity, Politics

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2019.
    Instructor(s): D. Divita
    Credit: 1

    Language in Spain functions as a source of communal identity and a site of political contestation. Spanish is the official language of the State, and regional languages such as Catalan and Basque are “co-official” in their respective territories. In this course we will investigate the linguistic situation of contemporary Spain, learning a range of concepts from the field of sociolinguistics: language standardization; language maintenance and revitalization; language and identity; language policy and bilingual education; and linguistic discrimination. We will also consider the role that language has played in recent debates about Catalonian independence, the status of immigrants in Spanish society, and the relationships among ethnicity, class, and nationhood. Prerequisites: SPAN 101 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN164 SC - Masterpieces of Hispanic Theater


    Credit: 1

    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN170 PO - Don Quixote and Cultural Identity

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2017.
    Instructor(s): J. Cartagena-Calderon
    Credit: 1

    Situates Don Quixote in its historical and cultural moment while examining the intersections of literary representation and highly charged cultural issues such as gender, sexual practices, unorthodox forms of desire, power, race, class, ethnicity, marginality, crime, social justice, imperialism, nation building and colonialism (Don Quixote as “conquistador” and the conquistadores as “quixotic”). Prerequisite: SPAN 101 PO . Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN178 CM - The New Latin American Cinema


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN179 SC - Fe Esperanza, Amor y Muerte: Women Writers of the Hispanic World


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN180 CM - Spanish Literature 1898-1920


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN182 PO - Contemporary Spanish Poetry: Poetics, Identity, Difference

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2016.
    Instructor(s): P. Cahill
    Credit: 1

    Explores the complex representation of identity, difference and sameness in contemporary Spanish poetry. Examines expressions of political, gender, ethnic, linguistic, national and geographic identity through the work of contemporary Spanish poets like Luis Cernuda, Jaime Gil de Biedma, Jenaro Talens and Ana Rossetti. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 PO  or a score of 4 or 5 on the AP Spanish Literature exam.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN183 PZ - Pre-Hispanic Oral Traditions of Mexico


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN183 SC - Interculturality and Bilingualism in the Andes


    Credit: 1

    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN184 CM - Literature of the Zapatista Rebellion


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN184 SC - The Image and the Word/La imagen y la palabra


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN185 PO - The Avant-Garde in Spain

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2018.
    Instructor(s): P. Cahill
    Credit: 1

    Explores the complex and unusual nature of Spanish Avant-Garde movements, writing and aesthetics, including their origins and legacies. Examines intersections between art, politics, history, gender, desire, social class and national identity. Includes a combination of poetry, narrative, drama and film. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: SPAN 101 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement; Speaking Intensive
  

  • SPAN187 PZ - Latin American Popular Cultures


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN189 PZ - Contemporary Issues in the Spanish-speaking World


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Language Requirement
  

  • SPAN191 PO - Senior Thesis

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): P. Cahill; J. Cartagena-Calderón; S. Chávez-Silverman; M. Coffey; G. Dávila-López; D. Divita; N. Montenegro
    Credit: 0.5

    An independent research project culminating in a thesis of at least 35 pages in length, excluding the bibliography, written in Spanish, under the guidance of a department faculty member and read by one additional reader. Year-long course, half-credit per semester; grade and credit awarded upon completion at the end of the second semester.
  

  • SPAN192 PO - Senior Research Paper

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): P. Cahill; J. Cartagena-Calderón; S. Chávez-Silverman; M. Coffey; G. Dávila-López; D. Divita; N. Montenegro
    Credit: 0.5

    An independent research project culminating in a paper at least 25 pages in length, excluding the bibliography, written in Spanish under the guidance of a department faculty member and read by one additional reader. Half-course.
  

  • SPAN199DRPO - Spanish: Directed Readings

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Directed Readings. Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations or papers equivalent to a standard course. Regular interaction with the faculty supervisor. Weekly meetings are the norm. Available for full- or half-course credit.
  

  • SPAN199IRPO - Spanish: Independent Research

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Independent Research or Creative Project. A substantial and significant piece of original research or creative product produced. Pre-requisite course work required. Available for full- or half-course credit.

Spanish Literature in Translation
  

  • SPNT136 PO - The Literature and Legacy of Federico García Lorca

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2017.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    After Cervantes, Federico García Lorca (1898-1936) is perhaps the most renowned Spanish writer worldwide. His legacy is as complex as his work and this course focuses on how close attention to race, class, gender, identity, aesthetics, politics, and translation can help us understand his work and how it has been received in different contexts. Readings include his poetry (including Poet in New York), plays (both canonical and more experimental), and drawings. Course taught in English.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1 ; Writing Intensive

Theatre
  

  • THEA001A PO - Basic Acting: Tools and Fundamentals

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): J. Lu; J. Mills; G. Ortega; M. Prahl; C. Ratteray
    Credit: 1

    This introductory course explores the fundamentals of voice, movement, relaxation, text analysis and elements of characterization. Course material includes detailed analysis, preparation and performance of scenes and monologues.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6; Speaking Intensive
  

  • THEA001D PO - Beginning Acting: African American Theatre

    When Offered: Fall 2018.
    Instructor(s): C. Ratteray
    Credit: 1

    This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of acting in which a majority of theatrical material referenced in the class will be drawn from African American playwrights. We will explore improvisation, text analysis skills and acting techniques grounded in Stanislavsky’s psychological realism. We will use those skills to explore and perform monologues from such playwrights as Suzan Lori Parks, Dominique Morisseau, Lynn Notage, and Tarell Alvin McCraney. For scene work, we will take an extended critical look at up to four plays which examine the American dream through two different cultural lenses: August Wilson’s Fences in relation to Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman and Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun in contrast to Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris. This course is affiliated with the Intercollegiate Dept of Africana Studies (IDAS). Letter grade only. 
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6; Speaking Intensive; Analyzing Difference
  

  • THEA002 PO - The Dramatic Imagination

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): S. Linnell and J. Taylor
    Credit: 1

    The visual principles underlying design for live performance: theatre, dance, opera and related fields. The course explores theatre architecture, staging conventions and styles of historic and contemporary design. Readings, discussions and writing are supplemented by creative projects, video showings and attendance at live performances, both on-campus and at professional venues in the Los Angeles area.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1; Speaking Intensive
  

  • THEA007 PO - Devising Performance

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2019.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    This course provides participants with an interdisciplinary approach to devising performance appropriate to student actors, dancers, visual artists, writers, musicians and social activists. Solo or group performances may be inspired by newspaper articles, interviews, visual and sculptural elements, music (pre-existing or created for the occasion) and other verbal or movement texts. Students meet to discuss readings, look at video of performance work, show work evolved outside of class and receive suggestions. Participants will attend performances in Los Angeles. Work created in class will be given public performance on campus late in the semester.
  

  • THEA010 PO - Devising Theatre

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2019.
    Instructor(s): J. Mills
    Credit: 1

    This course provides participants with a performance-based approach to devised/devising theatre. Solo and group performances may be inspired by a variety of forms and content, including interviews, archival materials, visual art, music, and other verbal or movement texts. Students will read, witness, and experience a broad range of approaches to devised theatre, and primarily use in-class time to build skills, collaborate, and rehearse. Work created in class will be given public performance on campus late in the semester, with the opportunity to take work to the Hollywood Fringe Festival in May. Prerequisites: any version of a THEA001 PO course. Letter grade only. May be repeated once for credit.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6
  

  • THEA012 PO - Intermediate Acting: Scene Study & Voice

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): J. Mills; G. Ortega; C. Ratteray
    Credit: 1

    Scene study and voice work. Rehearsal and studio performance of selected scenes. Students gain an understanding of the actor’s work of character analysis through the use of objectives, inner monologues and character research. May be repeated twice for credit. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: THEA 001A PO or THEA 001G PO.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6; Speaking Intensive
  

  • THEA013 PO - Corporeal Mime

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): T. Leabhart
    Credit: 0.5

    The basic vocabulary of mime: counterweights, figures of style, walks, triple designs. Developing mastery of the technique and improvisation with the form. May be repeated for credit. Half-course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6
  

  • THEA014 PO - Corporeal Mime and Pedagogy

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): T. Leabhart
    Credit: 1

    Same course as THEA 013 PO , but with reading of critical texts, discussion and written assignments.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6
  

  • THEA017 PO - Make-up

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): M. French
    Credit: 0.5

    Intensive workshop in design and application techniques of stage make-up. Course taught from the actor’s and designer’s point of view. Half-course. May be repeated once for credit.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6
  

  • THEA021 PO - Costume Construction

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2018.
    Instructor(s): M. French; S. Schultz Reed
    Credit: 1

    A dynamic, hands-on introduction to the materials, equipment and techniques involved in the construction of costumes for the theatre and related performance forms. The course will begin with the various fabrics used in costuming. Students will subsequently learn and demonstrate basic hand and machine sewing skills. Through practical projects, students will explore the process of constructing theatrical costumes from patterning to the actual construction of a costume garment. Production lab and /or production crewing required.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6
  

  • THEA022 PO - Stage Lighting Technology

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2019.
    Instructor(s): J. Taylor; Staff
    Credit: 1

    A dynamic, hands-on introduction to the materials and equipment of lighting for the theatre and related performance forms. The course focuses on light and electricity, lenses and reflectors, instruments, lighting systems and intensity control. The course also features an exploration of cutting-edge lighting technology, including the newer generation of computer control consoles, LED instruments and intelligent fixtures. A brief history of stage lighting is included. Production lab and/or production crewing required.
    This course has been revised for spring 2019.  
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6
  

  • THEA023 PO - Theatre Crafts

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2019.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    A dynamic, hands-on introduction to the materials, equipment and techniques of constructing scenery and properties for the theatre and related performance forms. The course focuses on stage spaces and nomenclature, scenic materials, hand and power tools and a range of scene painting applications. The course also features an exploration of some types of scenic automation. Actual scenery and props are constructed and painted over the course of the semester. Production lab and/or production crewing required.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6
  

  • THEA024 PO - Sound for the Theatre

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2020.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    A dynamic, hands-on introduction to the equipment and techniques involved in creating sound for the theatre and related performance forms. The course explores the physics of sound, sound production, amplification and playback and sound control. The course also features an exploration of cutting-edge sound technology, including a range of computerized application in live performance. Production lab and/or production crewing required.
    This course has been revised for fall 2019 .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6
  

  • THEA030 PO - World Theatre and Drama I: Greeks to Restoration

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): A. Horowitz
    Credit: 1

    A dynamic exploration of World Theatre History and Dramatic Literature beginning with the ancients and ending with the Restoration. While focusing on classical periods and genres, the course will simultaneously explore modern works which demonstrate the influence and inspiration early tradition and practice have had upon more contemporary dramatic forms, design elements and performance strategies.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • THEA031 PO - World Theatre and Drama II: Kabuki to Contemporary

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): C. Hurtado-Pierson
    Credit: 1

    A dynamic exploration of World Theatre History and Dramatic Literature from the 18th century to today. While focusing on classical periods and genres, the course will simultaneously explore modern works that demonstrate the influence and inspiration of early tradition and practice upon more contemporary dramatic forms, design elements and performance strategies.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 1
  

  • THEA041 PO - Stage and Theatre Management

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): M. Miner
    Credit: 1

    A detailed exploration of stage management philosophies and techniques utilized in the theatre, and related forms, with a focus on the micro level management of individual stage productions.  A theatre management module will be introduced enumerating the different types of theatres and management positions extant today.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6
  

  • THEA051C PO - Theatre Performance

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): A. Horowitz; J. Mills; G. Ortega
    Credit: 0.25

    Rehearsal and public performance in Theatre Department productions. Enrollment dependent upon casting each semester. One-quarter cumulative credit. May be repeated for credit.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6
  

  • THEA051H PO - Theatre Performance and Pedagogy

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): A. Horowitz; J. Mills; G. Ortega
    Credit: 0.5

    Same course as THEA 051C PO  with additional research and written assignments. Enrollment dependent upon casting each semester. Half-course. May be repeated for credit.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6
  

  • THEA052C PO - Theatre Production: Practicum

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): S. Linnell; J. Taylor
    Credit: 0.25

    Participation in the production aspects (scenery, properties, costumes, lighting, sound and/or management) of Seaver Theatre productions. Cumulative credit. May be repeated for credit.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6
  

  • THEA052H PO - Theatre Production: Practicum and Pedagogy

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): S. Linnell; J. Taylor
    Credit: 0.5

    Same course as THEA 052C PO  with additional assignments. Half-course. May be repeated for credit.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6
  

  • THEA053CGPO - Alexander Technique in Motion - Group

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): M. Jolley
    Credit: 0.25

    Alexander Technique in Motion is a pragmatic method for exploring the basis of human movement, understanding how we interfere with our own coordination and how we can change unconscious physical habits. Journals and outside practice periods are essential as an integral part of the course. Group class. Cumulative credit. P/NC only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6
  

  • THEA053CIPO - Alexander Technique and Pedagogy - Individual

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): M. Jolley; B. Miller
    Credit: 0.25

    This course is the section of Alexander Technique study that entails 5 individual lessons one-on-one with the instructor during the course of the semester. Times TBA at the convenience of student and instructor.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6
  

  • THEA053HGPO - Alexander Technique in Motion - Group

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): M. Jolley
    Credit: 0.5

    Variants of this course are DANC 175 PO , DANC 176 PO , and THEA 053CGPO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6
  

  • THEA053HIPO - Alexander Technique and Pedagogy - Individual

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): M. Jolley; B. Miller
    Credit: 0.5

    This course is the section of Alexander Technique study that entails ten individual lessons one-on-one with the instructor during the course of the semester. Times TBA at the convenience of student and instructor.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6
  

  • THEA054C PO - The Speaking Voice

    When Offered: Fall 2018.
    Instructor(s): M. Prahl
    Credit: 0.25

    Doctors, lawyers, physicists, and actors require special skills for speaking expressively. In today’s world simply knowing your subject isn’t enough. In this experience based class you will learn techniques to access the mind body connection that will allow you to release your unique and expressive voice. You will leave the class with skills that will enhance your life and career. Topics include, breath support, optimal sound, clear articulation, speaking on camera and at the podium. Pass/No credit grading only. May be repeated four times for credit.
    This course has been revised for spring 2019.  
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6
  

  • THEA060 PO - Theatre for Young Audiences (CP)

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): R. Portillo
    Credit: 0.5

     A practicum-based examination of the theories and practice of creating dramatic work for young audiences. Working with local school groups, participants develop a script and mount a production for performances on campus and/or in a school setting. Prior theatre experience is desirable but not required. THEA060  PO (.5 course credits) and THEA061  PO (1 course credit) are repeatable up to a limit of 2 course credits total from either or both courses.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6
  

  • THEA061 PO - Theatre for Young Audiences (CP)

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): R. Portillo
    Credit: 1

    Same course as THEA 060 PO , but with additional reading of critical text, discussion and written assignments. A practicum-based examination of the theories and practices of creating dramatic work for young audiences. Working with local school groups, participants will develop a script and mount a production for performances on campus and/or in a school setting. Prior theatre experience is desirable but not required. THEA060  PO (.5 course credits) and THEA061  PO (1 course credit) are repeatable up to a limit of 2 course credits total from either or both courses.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6
  

  • THEA080 PO - Scene Design for Stage and Screen

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2018.
    Instructor(s): J. Taylor
    Credit: 1

    An introduction to the creation of artistically appropriate environments for theatre, dance, opera, film and television. Dynamic, hands on, creative projects encourage the development of the conceptual, graphic and three-dimensional skills necessary for effective scene design practice. This project work is supplemented by reading, discussion and play attendance.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6
  

  • THEA081 PO - Costume Design for Stage and Screen

    When Offered: Spring 2020.
    Instructor(s): S. Linnell
    Credit: 1

    An introduction to the creation of artistically appropriate costumes for theatre, dance, opera, film and television. Dynamic, hands on, creative projects encourage the development of the conceptual, graphic and painterly skills necessary for effective costume designs. This project work is supplemented by reading, discussion and play attendance.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6
  

  • THEA082 PO - Lighting Design for Stage and Screen

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): J. Taylor
    Credit: 1

    An introduction to the creation of artistically appropriate lighting for theatre, dance, opera, film and television. Once mastery of lighting equipment is achieved, students explore the artistic use of light through a variety of dynamic hands-on creative projects. This project work is supplemented by reading, discussion and play attendance
    This course has been revised for fall 2019 .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6
  

  • THEA083 PO - Sound Design for Stage and Screen

    When Offered: Fall 2018.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    This course introduces students to the process of creating artistically appropriate sound for theatre, dance, opera, and visual media. Once mastery of sound equipment such as Q-Lab and Pro Tools is achieved, students will explore the artistic use of sound through a variety of dynamic hands-on creative projects. This project work is supplemented by reading, discussion and play attendance. May be repeated once for credit.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6
  

  • THEA091 PO - Musical Theatre Performance.

    When Offered: Spring 2019.
    Instructor(s): G. Ortega.
    Credit: 1

    A variety of musical theatre explorations designed to enhance knowledge and performance skills that incorporate acting in musical scenes, learning dance techniques, and singing solos as well as choral numbers. Students are challenged to infuse their performances with an in-depth specificity to build a repertoire of material suited to their individual strengths. Guest artists are also invited to conduct workshops as well as speak about their experience as a professional in the field. Elements of the course will be developed into a culmination of a studio performance at the end of the semester. Prerequisites: THEA001A PO and DANC010 PO or by permission of the instructor.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6
  

  • THEA100C PO - Acting Studio: Mask in Theatre

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2019.
    Instructor(s): J. Mills
    Credit: 1

    Students will study mask work influenced by the traditions of Jacques Lecoq, Commedia Dell Arte, and Philippe Gaulier. Students will enhance traditional stage performance techniques through a series of physical and mask-based exercises, including the Neutral Mask, the Larval Mask, the Half Mask, and the Clown. Prerequisites: any THEA001x PO and THEA 012 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 6
 

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