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How we understand Latin American culture through the contributions of African slaves and African descendent people since the formation of the colonies to the present. How do we understand Latin American culture through the diverse contributions of African slaves and African descendent people since the formation of the colonies to the present, constitutes the main line of inquiry in this course. The course examines how the experiences of African slaves since their arrival with colonizing Spaniards to the Americas in the 16th century, culturally shaped what is known today as Latin America....

Did you know that the United States now has over 50 million Spanish-speakers, making it the second largest Spanish-speaking population in the world, after Mexico? In this course, we will explore the past, present, and future of the many different Spanish-speaking communities in the U.S. The main objective is to develop critical and linguistic awareness of the relationship between language, individual, and society. We will accomplish this through an examination of historical migration patterns and settlements, dialects of Spanish in the different regions of the U.S., the linguistic...

This course explores the transnational cinema of Mexican director Guillermo del Toro as a complete oeuvre with a particular aesthetic, technical and ideological project. It is a comprehensive study of a prominent filmmaker with a distinctly recognizable style that has captivated global audiences.   SPAN 535: Cabinet of Curiosities: Theorizing the Spectacular Cinema of Guillermo del Toro Spring 2021.   CRN: 39272 Wednesdays 3:30-5:50 Synchronous Via Zoom Prof. Eduardo Ledesma Taught in English.  Essays can be written...