OSPSANTG 10: Borges and Argentina
His work and readings of other key figures of Argentine literature during the period. Close reading technique. Readings in the context of the main developments in Argentine history, and in relationship to the major literary and philosophical trends of the 20th century. Topics include Borges' rejection of the novel, storytelling as a reaction against romanticism, philosophical concerns, paradoxical plot devices, humor, and influence in Latin America. Readings include short stories such as The Library of Babel and The Aleph, poems and essays, and texts by key Argentine writers of the period including Arlt, Bioy Casares, Silvina Ocampo, and Cortázar.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Missana, S. (PI)
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, Win, Spr
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Abad, M. (PI)
;
Bobbert, A. (PI)
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, Win, Spr
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Abad, M. (PI)
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:EC-Gender, WAY-A-II, GER:DB-Hum, WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Missana, S. (PI)
OSPSANTG 24: A Cultural History of Soccer in South America
History and identity of soccer in South America and its role in the continent¿s cultural identity. What has been specific - unlike in Europe - about the history of soccer in South America? Is it possible to identify, from an aesthetic point of view, a particular South American continental style - and, within such a South American style, nationally different styles of playing soccer? Soccer as a lens of condensation of South American cultural history.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Gumbrecht, H. (PI)
OSPSANTG 26: Typology of the "Intellectual" in South America
Beginning with the early nineteenth century movements of national independence, the influence and actions of public intellectuals in shaping the political history of South American nations. The importance of an ¿intellectual¿ identity for success in South American politics. Which nationally different roles and images has this tradition produced? Is the important role played by public intellectuals in South American politics a symptom of a problem specific to that Continent, or a promising potential for the future?
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Gumbrecht, H. (PI)
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
Instructors:
Correa, G. (PI)
OSPSANTG 33: Spanish Language Tutorial
Prerequisite: two years of college Spanish or equivalent placement.May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 2
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Pons, H. (PI)
;
Rivano, P. (PI)
OSPSANTG 40: Academic Internship
May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 2-3
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Jaksic, I. (PI)
;
Jaksic, I. (SI)
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: Win, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
Instructors:
Reid, S. (PI)
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