'(In Spanish)This class will interrogate the limits and possibilities of talking about a slanted or queer subject position with the context of Latin American literature. Looking at texts from the Caribbean, Central America and South America, we will explore the construction of a queer subjectivity through literature, film and visual art. We will pay careful attention to the intersections of class, race, gender, and sexuality to speak of queerness not only as a sexual orientation, but also as a decolonial intervention. Readings will draw from philosophy as well as literature.'

'(In Spanish)With the growth of Afro-Latin American literary studies, there has been a growing interest in the recovery and the study of works by women of African descent. This course will examine the intersections of ethnic, cultural, national, class, sexual, and gender identities in representative texts (poems, short stories, essays, testimonios, and film) by Afro-Latina and Afro-Latin American women. We will discuss the construction and meaning of 'race,' color, and racialized gender roles.

'Students will explore issues common to all keyboard instruments, such as keyboard geography, tuning and temperament; investigate the instruments' constructions and playing mechanisms; and examine the interrelationship of technological advances in instrument construction and the nature of the music composed for each instrument. Throughout the course, students will listen to music composed for each specific instrument, as well as music written for other media realized on various keyboard instruments.

'This course will require students to integrate the body (fine motor skills, kinesthetic memory, and core musculature), the senses (hearing, sight and touch), the emotions (for interpretive performance), and the intellect (physiology and psychology). All students will learn either violin or viola and will also learn about performance, and causes and cures for stage fright.'