Great Challenges/SPHHS

This course is designed to give students an overview of the field of public health and health sciences. We will examine the history and philosophy of public health and basic epidemiology before exploring some of the many challenges faced by communities and public health and health sciences professionals across the world. (Gen. Ed. SB, DU)

S- Videographic Fragilities

This course explores the video essay as a "minor" mode of thinking and creating (in the Deleuze-Guattari sense), an "accented" approach that foregrounds vulnerability, affect, and care. By positioning the video essay in relation to traditional (i.e., accent-less) scholarship, the course emphasizes its imperfect mode of production and the affective engagement of the "cinephiliac" video essayist with the media object. Students will read foundational texts on video essay theory, engage with critical, affect and accent studies, and discuss concepts of vulnerability, disability, and resilience.

Intonation of Spanish

In this course we will study the intonation of Spanish and other Romance languages. We will study intonation from both phonetic and phonological perspectives. We will evaluate some basic models of intonation, specifically the Autosegmental-Metrical model. We will explore some theoretical issues in Spanish intonation within the AM model, and become acquainted with methods for eliciting intonational categories.

Practicing Literary Transl

This course offers extensive practice of literary translation with readings of key texts by translators of Iberian and Latin American literatures. Students will work on a semester-long project of their choice that is a translation involving any language combination of Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, and English. As students become familiar with the varying views of translation, they will develop their ability to talk and write about translators' strategies and choices, and recognize translation as a scholarly activity.

Honors Thesis

Honors Thesis expectations are high. The intended end-product is a traditional research manuscript with accompanying artifact(s), all theses: - are 6 credits or more of sustained research on a single topic, typically conducted over two semesters. - begin with creative inquiry and systematic research. - include documentation of substantive scholarly endeavor. - culminate in an oral defense or other form of public presentation.
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