SPN 206 Perspectives on Contemporary Hispanic Issues

In this class, students engage in topics that interest and challenge people around the Hispanic world, such as care for the environment, the role of gender in society, ethical questions people deal with, music, literature, and the visual and plastic arts as expressions of culture, and Hispanic presence in the United States. This course approaches contemporary topics through discussion of short stories and poems by well-known Hispanic authors, popular song, magazine articles, photos, comic strips, film paintings, and popular songs. Prerequisite: SPN 201 or SPN 202 or permission of the instructor.

3 credit hours