Dr. Herrero-Senés' research is focused on 20th Literature produced in Spain in Spanish and Catalan, with particular interest in the interwar years (1918-1939), the development of discourses on culture, and the poetics and works of the avant-garde. He is also interested in the relationships between Peninsular literature and other European literatures around that time, Spanish science fiction, and the trasatlantic dialogue and exchange with the diverse avant-gardes in Latinoamerica.
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20th century Spanish and Catalan literature, Modernist literature in an international context, The relationship between literature and the arts, Spanish cultural production, Western discourses on culture, Critical theory, Comparative literature, Science fiction
SPAN 3010 - Advanced Rhetoric and Composition
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Fall 2023
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
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Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020
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
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Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / 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 3200 - Spanish Culture
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Summer 2020 / Fall 2020 / Summer 2021 / Summer 2024
Examines historical bases of modern Spain's cultural and political currents. Department enforced prerequisite: SPAN 3000.
SPAN 3215 - Urban History and Culture in the Spanish-Speaking World
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Fall 2018
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 3230 - Discovering Barcelona: Culture and Heritage
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Summer 2018 / Summer 2019 / Summer 2022 / Summer 2023 / Summer 2024
Presents more than 2,000 years of Barcelona's cultural heritage in the city of Barcelona from the Romans to the present. Students read works by locals and foreign authors to understand how the city has been a hub of the European and Mediterranean cultures for centuries. A faculty sponsored Global Seminar to Barcelona, Spain, offered through the Study Abroad Program.
SPAN 3900 - Cosmos Latinos: Hispanic Science Fiction and New Worlds
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Fall 2018
Examines how Hispanic science fiction (from both Spain and Latin America) in literature and film portrays and addresses topics such as technological development, the exploration (and exploitation) of space, life in other planets, alternative paradigms of modernity, and the cultural and social landscape of technologically saturated societies. Course taught in English. No knowledge of Spanish required. Does not count towards the Spanish major.
SPAN 5220 - Seminar: Spanish Literature, 20th and/or 21st Centuries
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Spring 2018 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2021 / Spring 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 the generation of 1898, poetry of the 20th century, theatre of the 20th century, pre-Civil War novel, and post-Civil War novel. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as SPAN 7220.
SPAN 7220 - Seminar: Spanish Literature, 20th and/or 21st Centuries
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Spring 2018 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2021 / Spring 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 the generation of 1898, poetry of the 20th century, theatre of the 20th century, pre-Civil War novel, and post-Civil War novel. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.Same as SPAN 5220.
