Dr. Hallstead specializes in 19th century Argentine literature with an emphasis on fashion narratives and late century women writers. Her Doctoral Dissertation is titled: Fashionation: Politics of Dress and Gender in Nineteenth Century Argentina, 2006. She is currently co-editing a volume on Argentine fashion forthcoming in Iberoamericana Vervuert. Dr. Hallstead is also working on her manuscript that deals with consumption and dress in Argentina 1852-1929.
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Latin American Literature and Culture (focus on Argentina), fashion theory and fashion narratives in Argentina
SPAN 2110 - Second-Year Spanish 1
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Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Summer 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
Grammar review. Emphasizes reading, writing, and speaking skills. Department enforced prerequisite: SPAN 1020 (min. grade C-). Degree credit not granted for this course and SPAN 2150.
SPAN 2120 - Second-Year Spanish 2
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Spring 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022
Grammar review. Emphasizes reading, writing and speaking skills. Department enforced prerequisite: SPAN 2110 (min. grade C-). Degree credit not granted for this course and SPAN 2150.
SPAN 3010 - Advanced Rhetoric and Composition
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Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / 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 3120 - Advanced Spanish Grammar
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Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022
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 3260 - Late 19th and 20th Century Argentine Narrative
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Summer 2023
Considers a series of late 19th and 20th century canonical works from several genres (poetry, short story, essay, and the novel). Students will acquire a specific knowledge of late 19th and 20th century Argentine literature, and its relationship to specific social actors and specific historical processes. A faculty-sponsored Global Seminar to Rosario, Argentina, offered through the Study Abroad Program.
SPAN 3290 - Argentine Culture and History in a Latin American Context
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Summer 2018 / Summer 2019 / Summer 2023
This course examines the historical trends in Latin America from 1880 to the present and compares and contrasts Argentina's unique cultural identity to the larger Latin American context. The course then considers how said history plays a role in the literary, artistic, philosophical and social currents (including identity issues related to race, ethnicity and gender) that shape contemporary Argentine culture.
