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Dabove, Juan Pablo

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  • Outlaws, Literature and Politics, Gothic Fiction, Latin America, Comparative Gothic Fiction

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  • PORT 3220 - Latin American Culture: Spanish America and Brazil
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2021 / 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 3002 - Advanced Spanish Conversation
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2020
    Focuses on refining fluency in both informal and formal discourse through group discussions, class work and individual and group presentations in order to prepare students for communication in professional settings. To that end, the materials used in the course will emphasize themes and problems relevant to the contemporary Hispanic world. Degree credit not granted for this course and SPAN 3001.
  • SPAN 3010 - Advanced Rhetoric and Composition
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2021 / Fall 2022 / 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 most challenging for students at the third-year level.
  • SPAN 3100 - Literary and Cultural Analysis in Spanish
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2024
    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 3215 - Urban History and Culture in the Spanish-Speaking World
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2023
    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, film, will be used. Taught in Spanish.
  • SPAN 3220 - Latin American Culture: Spanish America and Brazil
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2021 / 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 3260 - Late 19th and 20th Century Argentine Narrative
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2018 / Summer 2019 / 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 very specific knowledge of late 19th and 20th century Argentine literature, its relationship to specific social actors and specific historical processes. A faculty sponsored Global Seminar to Rosario, Argentina, offered through the Study Abroad Program. Department enforced prerequisite: SPAN 3000 or equivalent.
  • SPAN 3290 - Argentine Culture and History in a Latin American Context
    Primary Instructor - 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.
  • SPAN 3800 - Selected Readings: Latin American Literature in Translation
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019
    Introduces selected Latin American (Spanish and Portuguese) literature masterpieces. Taught in English. Does not count toward the Spanish major.
  • SPAN 4120 - Literature and Cinema in Spain and Latin America
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2022 / Spring 2023
    Studies film and fiction in different periods and about main topics of the Hispanic world. It will provide a historical and cultural overview, introduce students to film theory, narrative theory and the vocabulary associated with both, and integrate critical texts about all the material studied. Topics may vary each semester. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. This course will be taught entirely in Spanish.
  • SPAN 4130 - The Power of Storytelling: Oral, Textual and Digital Narratives
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2022
    Examines the ways in which oral, textual and digital narratives have shaped, and continue to shape, our lives and the different communities we inhabit. Looks at stories of the Spanish tradition produced in a variety of historical settings and across different media.
  • SPAN 4170 - Major Works/Trends in Literature and Culture in Latin America Up to the 19th Cent
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2022
    Examines major works and trends in literature, visual arts and/or other cultural expressions of Latin America from the colonial period to the end of the 19th century.
  • SPAN 4180 - Major Works and Trends in Literature and Culture in Latin America: 1900-Present
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Fall 2019 / Summer 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 2018
    Examines intensively particular topics or issues concerning Spanish and/or Spanish American literature selected by the instructor. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Recommended prerequisites: SPAN 3120 and an additional course above SPAN 3000.
  • SPAN 5300 - Seminar: Spanish American Literature, Colonial Period and/or 19th Century
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020
    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 pre-Columbian literature, colonial prose and narrative, colonial poetry, romantic novel, the realist and naturalist novel and short story, 19th-century poetry, and gaucho literature. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as SPAN 7300.
  • SPAN 5320 - Seminar: 20th Century Spanish American Literature
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019 / Fall 2021
    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 7300 - Seminar: Spanish American Literature, Colonial Period and/or 19th Century
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020
    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 pre-Columbian literature, colonial prose and narrative, colonial poetry, romantic novel, the realist and naturalist novel and short story, 19th-century poetry, and gaucho literature. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as SPAN 5300.
  • SPAN 7320 - Seminar: 20th Century Spanish American Literature
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2019
    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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