HISP-S 413  Hispanic Culture in the U.S. (3 credits)   CULTURE
Prerequisite: S275 or equivalent for those students who matriculated
prior to Fall 2001.
S331 or equivalent for those students who matriculated Fall 2001 or
after.

	This class will explore, study and discuss the impact of
Hispanic culture on the United States, as well as the bi-cultural
phenomena of English and Spanish already existing in American
society.
	
	The course will emphasize a close reading of the essay as a
means of approaching Hispanic culture, particularly as it permeates
the culture of the U.S.

	Family, religion, the Hispanic sense of community, the arts,
cultural identity, all elements dear to the Spanish-speaking society
in the U.S.  will be profiled.  Readings taken from such writers as
Octavio Paz, Tino Villanueva, Richard Rodríguez, Gloria Anzaldúa,
Nicohlasa Mohr and others will be highlighted and serve to guide our
discussions.

	There will be one midterm paper and a more extensive final
paper.  The class will do some written exercises and some oral
presentations, always in Spanish.  Though some of the readings will
be in English, the class will be conducted primarily in Spanish.

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