SPNS 4944 — Cultural Engagement: Dialogue of Civilizations
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLecturerepeatable for credit
Offers an on-site opportunity for students to engage with the culture(s) of Spanish-speaking regions and/or communities. Emphasizes the complexity, transnationalism, and interdisciplinary nature of culture(s). Employs a range of methodological approaches to describe and analyze how cultural practices, objects, texts, and meanings are created, distributed, and exchanged within particular social groups or geographic areas. Students may explore questions of cultural identity, meaning, representation, policy formations, and ideologies. In addition to regular in-class lectures and activities, students have the opportunity to engage in a dialogue with members of the local communities about their perspectives on relevant cultural topics and everyday experiences. May be repeated once. Conducted in Spanish.