This course will examine representations of the Jewish-Latin American experience through the study of 20th- and 21st-century texts and films. It will explore how recent authors and filmmakers present issues concerning this minority group's identity and belonging. Special attention will be given to images of Jews and Jewish history as expressions of current social and political concerns. Texts will be in Spanish and in Spanish translations from Portuguese. Movies, in both languages, will be shown with subtitles. Prerequisites: SPN 220 or above. Enrollment limited to 20.

This course examines the representation of gender, sex, and sexuality discourses in Latin America and Spain from the perspective of the non-heteronormative subject. Under the label of ‘queer’, the course engages with a diverse group of voices, experiences, historical and fictional figures, cultural and social representations, as well as social performances whose common denominator is to challenge or divert from patriarchal and heteronormative society.

This is an introductory course in Spanish cinema with a focus on the representation of the family. The objective is to understand how the concept of the family operates in society, and how cinema reflects and shapes the cultural, political, economic, and social understanding of what constitutes family. Studying films from different periods, the course will offer an overview of, amongst others, the role of women and the family in Francoist Spain, new LGBTQ families, immigration and Spain’s plurinational identities, and the deconstruction of the family-state in contemporary Spanish film.

This course will focus on the practical skills necessary to master the more difficult features of Spanish grammar and syntax in order to produce a variety of text types. It will provide instruction in academic writing with special attention to expository and argumentative prose. We will approach these goals through the practice of contrast analysis and translation. Materials include autobiographies, films, essays, and art among others. Fulfills the writing requirement for the major. Enrollment limited to 19.

This is a high-intermediate course that aims at increasing students’ ability to communicate comfortably in Spanish (orally and in writing). The course explores an array of issues relevant to the Spanish-speaking world, and prepares students to think more critically and in depth about those issues, with the goal of achieving a deeper understanding of the target cultures. Materials used in the class include visual narratives (film), short stories, poems, plays and essays. Prerequisite: SPN 200 or Spanish Placement Exam (https://www.smith.edu/aboutsmith/ registrar/placement-exams).

This is a high-intermediate course that aims at increasing students’ ability to communicate comfortably in Spanish (orally and in writing). The course explores an array of issues relevant to the Spanish-speaking world, and prepares students to think more critically and in depth about those issues, with the goal of achieving a deeper understanding of the target cultures. Materials used in the class include visual narratives (film), short stories, poems, plays and essays. Prerequisite: SPN 200 or Spanish Placement Exam (https://www.smith.edu/aboutsmith/ registrar/placement-exams).

The chief goals of the course are to expand vocabulary and conversational skills, strengthen grammar, and learn about key social, cultural and historical issues of the Spanish-speaking world. Vocabulary and grammar are taught within the context of the specific themes chosen to enhance students’ familiarity with the "realities" of Spanish-speaking countries. Prerequisite: SPN 112Y, SPN 120 or Spanish Placement Exam (https://www.smith.edu/aboutsmith/ registrar/placement-exams). Enrollment limited to 20.

The chief goals of the course are to expand vocabulary and conversational skills, strengthen grammar, and learn about key social, cultural and historical issues of the Spanish-speaking world. Vocabulary and grammar are taught within the context of the specific themes chosen to enhance students’ familiarity with the "realities" of Spanish-speaking countries. Prerequisite: SPN 112Y, SPN 120 or Spanish Placement Exam (https://www.smith.edu/aboutsmith/ registrar/placement-exams). Enrollment limited to 20.

Offered as WLT 178 and SPN 178. This course focuses on fictional portraits of iconoclastic translators and/or interpreters. The first two months are devoted to a (relatively) "slow reading" of Don Quijote as a pioneer text in terms of attributing a central role to a fictional translator. The third month is devoted to international films and short stories--largely, but not exclusively, from the Spanish-speaking world, which has experienced a remarkable upsurge of "transfictions" (i.e., fictions about translators) since the ‘90s. Taught in English.

This course is for students who have had no previous experience with the language and emphasizes speaking, listening, writing, reading and "grammaring". Although it is an "elementary" course, students typically achieve an intermediate proficiency level by the end of the academic year. The course also serves as an introduction to Hispanic culture and a preparation for higher levels. Yearlong courses cannot be divided at midyear with credit for the first semester.