This course is intended to acquaint students with important aspects of Spanish culture, including history, civilization, society, politics, and the arts, dating from the first invasions of the Peninsula to the present. Students will gain an awareness of the ethnic, cultural, and aesthetic diversity of Spain, as a country of multiple autonomous regions, by working with written texts, other media, and by visits to various locations. The broader aim of the course is to enable students to engage with and to analyze Spanish culture from an intellectually critical perspective and knowledge of its sociohistorical distinctiveness. Requirements include active participation within all classes and excursions, presentations, and various written assignments. This course is taught in Madrid, as part of the Washington University Carlos III Program. Conducted in Spanish.
Course Attributes: EN H; BU IS; AS HUM; AS LCD; AR HUM
