During the Spanish Empire (16th-18th centuries), witches, prostitutes, transvestite warriors, and daring noblewomen and nuns violated the social order by failing to uphold the expected qualities of the ideal good woman and/or the expected sexual morality of the time. They were criticized, punished, and even burned at the stake. Students will study contradictory discourses of good and evil and beauty and ugliness in relation to women and their place in history.

As women perform gender, so too do they perform culture. In this course we will explore the links between gender and modern Latin American culture through a study of nineteenth through twenty-first century feminist critical theories and self-representations. We will look at the construction of the female subject and her double, or 'other,' through travel writing, political writing, revolutionary testimonies, plays, and letters alongside the plastic arts.

When and how did the notion of 'development' emerge and spread? Why does nearly every country now aspire to it? What stigmas and hierarchies does the term 'underdevelopment' imply? Throughout the Spanish-Speaking world, 'development' has proved problematic not only as a material reality but also as a framework for understanding place, time, and selfhood. For that very reason, Latin American countries and Spain are ideal places from which to question commonly accepted understandings of 'development' (and associated concepts such as 'modernization' and 'progress').

Teaches students to improve control of the horse on the flat and introduces low jumps. Focus on the rider includes developing a stable position, strength, and balance. For riders capable of controlling a horse at the walk, trot, and canter.

This Community-Based-Learning course examines how digital storytelling enables communities to express themselves and to gain social visibility through literary and media discourses. How do traditionally marginalized communities tell their own stories? Together with the Springfield-based Latino Youth Media Institute, students will research and produce digital stories on issues that affect the North End community in Springfield. Throughout the semester, students will alternate classroom instruction and fieldwork.

We explore public and personal narratives surrounding the Holocaust. What role do written and visual representations play in our understanding of the topic? Are there discrepancies between personal stories and public histories and what are they? With an emphasis on concentration camps, we investigate who has the authority to decide what happens on the grounds of the camps today. In addition, we will investigate how memorial sites, museums, and films communicate the Holocaust.

This course introduces speaking, reading, and writing German. Cultural and literary readings together with frequent use of Internet resources dealing with everyday situations and experiences in the German-speaking countries sensitize students to the cultural context in which the language is used. Online grammar and listening comprehension exercises, as well as weekly conversation sessions with a peer assistant from Germany supplement class work.

For the student who is experienced with two to three strokes and can swim a minimum of 25 yards and is comfortable in deep water. Covers the four competitive strokes and recreational strokes and diving.

This course introduces speaking, reading, and writing German. Cultural and literary readings together with frequent use of Internet resources dealing with everyday situations and experiences in the German-speaking countries sensitize students to the cultural context in which the language is used. Online grammar and listening comprehension exercises, as well as weekly conversation sessions with a peer assistant from Germany supplement class work.

Two semesters in one. Practice in speaking, reading, and writing German. Cultural and literary readings together with frequent use of Internet resources dealing with everyday situations and experiences in the German-speaking countries sensitize students to the cultural context in which the language is used. Online grammar and listening comprehension exercises, as well as weekly conversation sessions with peer assistant from Germany supplement class work.