printer friendly pageOSPMADRD 45: Women in Art: Case Study in the Madrid Museums
Viewing the collections at the Prado Museum through study and analysis of the representations of women. Contemporary literary texts and images that situate paintings in the historical, social, and political conditions that produced the works.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Domenech Lopez, J. (PI)
OSPMADRD 46: Drawing with Four Spanish Masters: Goya, Velazquez, Picasso and Dali
Approaches, techniques, and processes in drawing. Visits to Madrid museums to study paintings and drawings by Goya, Velázquez, Picasso, and Dalí and to explore the experience of drawing. Subject matter: the figure, still life, interiors, landscape, and non-representational drawing. No previous experience required. Enrollment limited.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
Instructors:
Sanchez Fuster, O. (PI)
OSPMADRD 48: Migration and Multiculturality in Spain
Dimensions of recent migratory phenomena in Spain. Changes in past decades from a country of emigration to one of immigration, and vice versa. North Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe on the one side and the rest of Europe on the other. Social concern and public debate resulting from these changes.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Bueno Sarduy, A. (PI)
OSPMADRD 54: Contemporary Spanish Economy and the European Union
Concepts and methods for analysis of a country's economy with focus on Spain and the EU. Spain's growth and structural change; evolution of Spain's production sectors, agriculture, industry, and services; institutional factors such as the labor market and public sector; Spain's economic international relations, in particular, development of the EU, institutional framework, economic and monetary union, policies related to the European economic integration process, and U.S.-EU relationship.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Bunuel, M. (PI)
OSPMADRD 55: Latin Americans in Spain: Cultural Identities, Social Practices, and Migratory Experience
Shift in recent decades from Spain being a country of emigration to one attractive for immigration, especially for people coming from Latin America. Transnational processes of interculturality, integration and assimilation as illustrated by the different ways that immigrant Spaniards relate to Spanish society in Spain.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI, WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Perez Galan, B. (PI)
OSPMADRD 57: Health Care: A Contrastive Analysis between Spain and the U.S.
History of health care and evolution of the concept of universal health care based on need not wealth. Contrast with system in U.S. Is there a right to health care and if so, what does it encompass? The Spanish health care system; its major successes and shortcomings. Issues and challenges from an interdisciplinary perspective combining scientific facts with moral, political, and legal philosophy.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-ER
Instructors:
Perez Blanco, A. (PI)
OSPMADRD 60: Integration into Spanish Society: Service Learning and Professional Opportunities
Engagement with the real world of Madrid through public service work with NGOs and public service professions such as teaching. Depending on availability, topics relevant to present-day Spain may include: the national health plan, educational system, immigration, prostitution, refugees, youth, and fair trade. Fieldwork, lectures, and research paper. Limited enrollment. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: completion of SPANLANG 11 or 21B or placement.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 15 units total)
Instructors:
Klaiber, S. (PI)
OSPMADRD 61: Society and Cultural Change: The Case of Spain
Complexity of socio-cultural change in Spain during the last three decades. Topics include: cultural diversity in Iberian world; social structure; family in Mediterranean cultures; ages and generations; political parties and ideologies; communication and consumption; religion; and leisure activities.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI, GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Munoz Carrion, A. (PI)
OSPMADRD 62: Spanish California: Historical Issues
Spanish exploration and colonization of California from the 16th century to the end of the Spanish colonial period in 1821. Themes include: geographical explorations in the context of European colonial expansion; demographic evolution of Native American inhabitants and immigrant population; general social and economic development of the colony; controversies surrounding the mission system; role of the Pacific coasts of North America in the Spanish enlightenment and in strategies for imperial defense and development in the revolutionary era of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Hilton, S. (PI)
OSPMADRD 71: Sociology of Communication
Understanding the sociocultural diversity of communication in Spain with the help of theoretical and practical tools. How communication happens through language and other means; significance of images in today's world; vision of the world produced by media; problems of social communication from perspective of reception. Offered at the Universidad Complutense with an additional tutorial for Stanford students.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
Instructors:
Munoz Carrion, A. (PI)
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