ST-Topics/SpanPhoen/Phonology

In this course we will focus on the intonational system of Spanish, but also other intonational systems such as Catalan and Portuguese.The course is divided into three parts: 1.) The notion of intonation from a phonetic perspective as well as basic models of intronation, paying special attention to the Autosegmental-Metrical (AM) model (presently the most common model used for the description of Spanish dialects). 2.) Students Ear-training and transcription of intonation using the Sp_ToBI (Spanish Tones and Breaks Indices) system.

ST-Latin American Cinema

The course is designed to introduce students to the cinematic work of some of the most important Latin American directors from the seventies to the present. The course will center on a variety of topics that are vital to the understanding of the most significant political, historical, social and cultural events that have shaped Latin America. Some of the topics to be examined in the class are: racial, gender, sexual and identity issues; nation formation; revolution; immigration; repression; utopia; resistance; violence; freedom and slavery.
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