OSPMADRD 8A: Architecture, Culture and Nature in Madrid: Towards a Sustainable City
Architecture and the city, with a focus on recent currents in the progress of both, such as sustainability, environmentalism and the relationship with nature. Topics underpinned by discussion of theory, and illustrated by a study of the city of Madrid: an example of a hybrid architectural/planning experiential environment that looks to the future with an ambition for modernization.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Campos Calvo-Sotelo, P. (PI)
OSPMADRD 8B: Debating Design: Spanish and International Fashion
Culture and society in Spain as viewed through the lens of the fashion industry. Social changes, trends, and the evolution of life styles. Industrial, commercial and media involvement in the internationalization of the industry.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2
OSPMADRD 8C: Appreciating Spanish Music
Unique aspects of Spanish art music. Participation in concert outings and field trips for live performances of studied repertoire. No previous knowledge of music required.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2
Instructors:
Bosco, A. (PI)
OSPMADRD 8D: Spanish Chorus
Through the study of both popular and classic Hispanic songs, the course will exercise memory, phonetic pronunciation and cultural immersion while also developing a sense of rhythm, melodic intonation, and a love of music and singing. Open to all students; no previous musical experience required, only a willingness to learn and enjoy singing. Choral exchange with a local choir and a final performance. Repertoire focus on learning and interpreting Hispanic folklore, and may include compositions in Castilian, Catalan, Galician, or Basque, and possibly Latin, Quechua or Aymara.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2
OSPMADRD 12M: Accelerated Second-Year Spanish I
Intensive sequence integrating language, culture, and geo/sociopolitics of Spain. 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 more than two quarters (six months) prior to arriving in Madrid.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Camblor Portilla, M. (PI)
OSPMADRD 13M: Accelerated Second-Year Spanish II
Intensive sequence integrating language, culture, and geo/sociopolitics of Spain. 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 (six months) of arriving in Madrid or 12 or 22B.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Camblor Portilla, M. (PI)
OSPMADRD 14: Introduction to Spanish Culture
Required for Madrid students. Spain's historical, physical, and socioculutural diversity. Includes a weekend study trip and other cultural encounters. Linguistic skills and cultural knowledge through museum visits, readings, and writing a paper in Spanish. Study trips: Autumn Quarter to Cantabria-Léon and Basque country; Winter Quarter to Andalusia and Extremadura; Spring Quarter to Catalonia and Galacia.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Tejerina-Canal, S. (PI)
OSPMADRD 15: Flamenco Dance
Practical instruction. The rhythms and styles of flamenco and the expression of feelings proper to this art form which synthesizes song, music, and dance.
Zapateado (footwork),
braceo (arm positions and movement technique), and choreographies, including Rumba flamenca and Sevillanas. Enrollment limited. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| UG Reqs: way_ce
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Murcia Canovas, L. (PI)
OSPMADRD 22: Spain on Stage: La cartela de 2014
Students attend theater and analyze works currently in performance in Madrid, including canonical plays, and performances at smaller historical and alternative theaters. History of Spanish theater; background on the plays. Skills and strategies for reading dramatic works as literature and analyzing scenic languages of performance.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
Instructors:
Surwillo, L. (PI)
OSPMADRD 25: Politics of "Culture/s" in the Iberian's World: the Multicultural Debate
Exploration of the category of "culture" as an arena of political debate and social imaginary across history in the Iberian Peninsula. Use of history of this part of the world, where the Mediterranean and Atlantic worlds have historically converged, to better understand and deal with contemporary debates of multiculturalism. Multidisciplinary approach, bringing political philosophy, history, anthropology and comparative cultural studies into a dialog. Continuities and major changes in the Iberian ethnoscapes. Debate on European contemporary backlash against multiculturalism.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Suarez, L. (PI)
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