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OSPSANTG 12S: Accelerated Second-Year Spanish, Part I: Chilean Emphasis

Intensive sequence integrating language, culture, and sociopolitics of Chile. Emphasis is on achieving advanced proficiency in oral and written discourse including formal and informal situations, presentational language, and appropriate forms in academic and professional contexts. Prerequisite: one year of college Spanish, or 11 or 21B if taken more than two quarters prior to arriving in Santiago.
Terms: Aut, Spr, Sum | Units: 5

OSPSANTG 13S: Accelerated Second-Year Spanish, Part II: Chilean Emphasis

Intensive sequence integrating language, culture, and sociopolitics of Chile. Emphasis is on achieving advanced proficiency in oral and written discourse including formal and informal situations, presentational language, and appropriate forms in academic and professional contexts. Prerequisite: 11 or 21B within two quarters of arriving in Santiago, or 12 or 22B.
Terms: Aut, Spr, Sum | Units: 5
Instructors: ; Abad, M. (PI); Jaksic, I. (GP)

OSPSANTG 14: Women Writers of Latin America in the 20th Century

Key figures in poetry, narrative fiction, theater, and testimonio, such as Mistral, Garro, Lispector, Poniatowska, Valenzuela, Eltit and Menchú. Close reading technique. Issues raised in literary texts that reflect the evolution of the condition of women in Latin America during the period. Topics include gender differences and relationships, tradition versus transgression, relationship between changes in the status of women and other egalitarian transformations, and women writers and the configuration of literary canons.
Terms: Aut, Spr | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP

OSPSANTG 29: Sustainable Cities: Comparative Transportation Systems in Latin America

Energy and environmental challenges resulting from the growing size and complexity in Latin American cities. Key issues: way in which public authorities deal with the dynamics of urban growth and complexity; related environmental and energy issues, particularly related to different public transportation models. Systemic approach as seen in Curtiba, Bogota, Santiago, and Medellin. Analysis centering on different approaches used to tackle these related issues; different institutional strategies.
Terms: Spr | Units: 4-5

OSPSANTG 30: Short Latin American Fiction of the 20th Century

Introduction to short narrative fiction produced in Latin America during the 20th Century. Key features of the short story genre, as defined by Chekhov in the 19th Century and redefined by Kafka and Borges in the 20th Century. Main literary movements of the period in Latin America, including Regionalism, Social Realism, the Avant-Garde, the Boom of the 1960s and Magical Realism, the Post-Boom, etc. Close reading course with strong emphasis on analysis and discussion of the required texts. Readings placed in the context of the main developments in Latin American history and culture in the period.
Terms: Sum | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II

OSPSANTG 31: The Chilean Energy System: 30 Years of Market Reforms

Design and evaluation of energy policies in Chile, a developing country facing a growing public concern for energy and environmental issues. Market reforms pioneered by Chile in the 1980s and subsequently followed in other Latin American countries. Analysis of reforms in three parts: 1) through questions on how to develop and power system, 2) by looking at the reforms themselves and their implementation, and 3) by reviewing the local and global environmental costs associated with electric power generation.
Terms: Sum | Units: 5

OSPSANTG 33: Spanish Language Tutorial

Prerequisite: two years of college Spanish or equivalent placement.May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Spr, Sum | Units: 2 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Pons, H. (PI); Jaksic, I. (GP)

OSPSANTG 40: Academic Internship

May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Spr, Sum | Units: 2-3 | Repeatable for credit

OSPSANTG 55: Environment, Economy and Society in Latin America, 1800's-Present

The role of environmental, economic and social factors in the course of history. Key episodes in the history of Latin America with a focus on the way society mediates human-environment interaction and how this contributes to patterns in economic development.
Terms: Sum | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
Instructors: ; Frank, Z. (PI)

OSPSANTG 58: Living Chile: A Land of Extremes

Physical, ecological, and human geography of Chile. Perceptions of the Chilean territory and technologies of study. Flora, fauna, and human adaptations to regional environments. Guest lectures; field trips; workshops.
Terms: Aut, Spr, Sum | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
Instructors: ; Reid, S. (PI); Jaksic, I. (GP)

OSPSANTG 62: Topics in Chilean History

Independent study topics concerning any aspect of Chilean history such as independence and nation building, social and economic development, ideas and culture, dictatorship and democracy. Research paper based on primary and secondary sources.
Terms: Sum | Units: 4-5
Instructors: ; Jaksic, I. (PI)

OSPSANTG 68: The Emergence of Nations in Latin America

Major themes of 19th-century Latin American history, including independence from Spain, the emergence of nation states, and the development of a new social, political, and economic order.
Terms: Aut, Spr | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
Instructors: ; Jaksic, I. (PI)

OSPSANTG 71: Santiago: Urban Planning, Public Policy, and the Built Environment

Santiago's growth and development over time and in comparison to other mega cities in the world; impact of urban highways on the built environment; shopping malls and the development of new urban sub-centers. Topics: brief history of the city, from 1541 to1940; urban development since 1940; the 1960 Inter-communal Urban Plan; planning and the configuration of modern Santiago; housing policy as an instrument to combat poverty; social housing policy and Santiago's built environment.
Terms: Aut, Spr | Units: 4-5

OSPSANTG 78: Chile and South America's Response to Climate Change

Climate and energy policy in the context of Chile and its neighbors. Current status of international climate negotiations; specific roles and responsibilities of Chile and South American nations in negotiations. Review and analysis of the projected impacts of climate change. Analysis of climate action plans, such as Chile¿s ¿Plan of Action for Climate Change.¿ Current status and development of local, sub-national climate action plans. Evolution and role of environment ministries and departments, including that recently created in Chile.
Terms: Spr | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
Instructors: ; Nation, J. (PI)

OSPSANTG 85: Marine Ecology of Chile and the South Pacific

Relationships among physical processes in the ocean, biological productivity, and the exploitation of resources by high-thropic-level predators including human beings. Characterization of ecological patterns; identification of processes operating on marine systems. Open ocean ecosystems, intertidal and benthic regions of the world's oceans, and ecological research developed along coastal regions, focusing on Chile's 4,000 km coastline.
Terms: Spr | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
Instructors: ; Jaksic, I. (GP)

OSPSANTG 102S: Composition and Writing Workshop for Students in Santiago

Advanced. Writing as craft and process: brainstorming, planning, outlining, drafting, revising, style, diction, and editing. Non-Spanish majors or minors may choose topics related to their studies. Prerequisite: SPANLANG 13C, 13R, 13S, 23B, or equivalent.
Terms: Aut, Spr, Sum | Units: 3-5

OSPSANTG 116X: Modernization and its Discontents: Chilean Politics at the Turn of the Century

Chile's strides towards becoming a developed country have engendered high levels of alienation and disaffection among significant sectors of the population. The roots of this apparent paradox of modernization, focusing on newly emerging actors in the Chilean political scene: Mapuche organizations, women's groups, the environmental movement, and new features of the established ones like trade unions and human rights activists.
Terms: Aut | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI

OSPSANTG 118X: Artistic Expression in Latin America

Elite, mass-media, and popular cultural changes in Chile under conditions of economic and political liberalization. The reception of cultural meanings from the center of the world social system (U.S., EU, and Japan), reformulation to respond to local conditions, and export in the shape of cultural artifacts. Innovative elements rooted in the regional and local culture.
Terms: Sum | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-EDP

OSPSANTG 119X: The Chilean Economy: History, International Relations, and Development Strategies

The Chilean economy in five stages, taking into account: the international economic position of Chile; internal economic structures closely related to the inherited historical conditions and to the changing international economic position of the country; and the economic strategies prevalent during the period and the concrete development policies conducted by government authorities.
Terms: Spr | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI

OSPSANTG 129X: Latin America in the International System

Latin America's role in world politics, with emphasis on the history of and models for explaining U.S.-Latin American relations. Latin America's evolving relationship in the international system.
Terms: Sum | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
Instructors: ; Jaksic, I. (GP)

OSPSANTG 130X: The Chilean Economy in Comparative Perspective

Introduction to the main debates and approaches developed to understand and analyze the economies of Latin America. Recent processes of transition to market economies. Common characteristics among countries of the region; the differences and special traits of individual countries. Historical, analytical, and empirical perspectives on topics at the center of controversies and specific policy problems over several decades. Recommended: ECON 1, 51, and 52.
Terms: Aut | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci

OSPSANTG 198A: Climate Change Policy and Negotiations

Focus on impact of climate change on Latin American countries and appropriate policy responses. Identify key issues relating to climate change, develop national and/or sub-national policy responses, and evaluate these responses in light of political, economic, and other constraints facing Latin American countries. Requirements include initial memorandum outlining issue(s), final memorandum with policy recommendations, and a 15-minute presentation. Work closely with instructor at each step.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3-5
Instructors: ; Nation, J. (PI)

OSPSANTG 198B: Independent Project in Salmon Farming Data Analysis

Analyzing the survey of salmon farming workers and their communities in Chiloé, an island in southern Chile. Opportunities include statistical analysis, GIS mapping, and the writing and production of data visualizations using Gephi, Tableau, and other software packages. Ties to CESTA (Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis) lab and offers the possibility, if resources allow, to continue working on the project in fall of 2014.
Terms: Sum | Units: 2-4
Instructors: ; Frank, Z. (PI)
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