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Elmore, Peter Michael

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  • PORT 3220 - Latin American Culture: Spanish America and Brazil
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023
    Examines literary, artistic, and philosophical currents in Spanish America and Portuguese America (Brazil), from pre-Columbian times to the present. Taught in Spanish. Recommended prerequisites: PORT 2110 and PORT 2120. Same as SPAN 3220.
  • SPAN 3010 - Advanced Rhetoric and Composition
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2024
    Designed to refine expository and argumentative writing in Spanish, this course will center around four main areas of study: culture, linguistics, sociopolitical and economic reality, and literature and criticism. A multi-draft process-based approach will guide the writing and revision of essays. Additionally, there will be a focus on grammar and lexical issues that are the most challenging for students at the third-year level.
  • SPAN 3100 - Literary and Cultural Analysis in Spanish
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2023
    Fosters critical thinking and the ability to discuss texts from a historical, sociological, ideological and formalistic viewpoint. Analyzes literary and cultural expressions from Latin America, Spain and the US Latino traditions in different genres, ranging from fiction to poetry, and media from the written word to cinema and other visual arts.
  • SPAN 3120 - Advanced Spanish Grammar
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2024
    Develops a deeper understanding of grammatical features of Spanish. Advancement of Spanish language skills and development of metalinguistic awareness is achieved through examination of grammar usage in both texts and spontaneous speech productions within communities.
  • SPAN 3215 - Urban History and Culture in the Spanish-Speaking World
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2024
    Understanding the complex history, social fabric, material life and cultural diversity of Latin American and Iberian cities is the goal of this course, which in its iterations will be devoted to analyzing and discussing different urban centers on either side of the Atlantic Ocean. Materials from a wide variety of media and genres such as literature, visual arts, historiography, and film, will be used. Taught in Spanish.
  • SPAN 3220 - Latin American Culture: Spanish America and Brazil
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023
    Examines literary, artistic, and philosophical currents in Spanish America and Portuguese America (Brazil), from pre-Columbian times to the present. Same as PORT 3220.
  • SPAN 3800 - Selected Readings: Latin American Literature in Translation
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018
    Introduces selected Latin American (Spanish and Portuguese) literature masterpieces. Taught in English. Does not count toward the Spanish major.
  • SPAN 4130 - The Power of Storytelling: Oral, Textual and Digital Narratives
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2024
    Examines the ways in which oral, textual and digital narratives have shaped, and continue to shape, our lives and the different communities we inhabit. Students consider stories from the Hispanic tradition produced in a variety of historical settings and across different media.
  • SPAN 4180 - Major Works and Trends in Literature and Culture in Latin America: 1900-Present
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2021
    Examines major works of literature, visual arts and/or other cultural expressions of Latin America from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day.
  • SPAN 4220 - Special Topics in Spanish and/or Spanish American Literature
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Summer 2019
    Examines intensively particular topics or issues concerning Spanish and/or Spanish American literature selected by the instructor. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
  • SPAN 5320 - Seminar: Spanish American Literature, 20th and/or 21st Centuries
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023
    Treats various topics, as needs and resources dictate. Gives special attention to developing historical and current theoretical and critical background of each topic. Representative topics might include modernism, theatre, the essay, the regional novel, the novel of the Mexican Revolution, the modern novel, contemporary theatre, and contemporary poetry. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as SPAN 7320.
  • SPAN 7320 - Seminar: Spanish American Literature, 20th and/or 21st Centuries
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023
    Treats various topics, as needs and resources dictate. Gives special attention to developing historical and current theoretical and critical background of each topic. Representative topics might include modernism, theatre, the essay, the regional novel, the novel of the Mexican Revolution, the modern novel, contemporary theatre, and contemporary poetry. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as SPAN 5320.

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