Spanish 230 - TOPICS/LAT AMER & PENINS LIT

Topics course. This course will look at different ways in which Latin Americans use the internet to promote debates, express opinions, encourage creativity, and disseminate information and knowledge. Students will explore various kinds of websites for institutional and alternative media in Spanish, and work on a web-based project. They will expand their understanding of Latin American culture and identity through the work of intellectuals, artists and activists who use the Internet as a medium. They will also reflect on the implications of using the web as a platform to access knowledge and debates about Latin American culture.

Topic: Latin America Online: Culture and Identity in the Digital Age.