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SPAN-3474: Modern Spanish-Caribbean Culture and Literature

Description: Exploration of the civilization, culture, and literature of the Spanish Carribbean, spanning the 19th century post- independence period to the present; analysis of literary and cultural texts within the historical, political, and social context in which they were created; interpretation of canonical as well as non-canonical texts, including historical texts, narrative, poetry, drama, film, art, architecture, and music; analysis of current events and identification of changes brought on by globalization; articulation of the advantages and challenges of cultural diversity. Taught in Spanish.

Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: SPAN-3304

Required By: SPAN-4304, SPAN-4314, SPAN-4334, SPAN-4324, SPAN-4344

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 18

Average GPA: 3.66 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 49.85%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.30%

Walker Catalina D Andrango202385.6%7.6%4.1%0.0%0.0%2.7%3.775
Elisabeth L Austin202168.2%26.6%3.4%0.5%0.3%0.9%3.5811
Teitelbaum Iliana Pagan201494.9%5.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.892

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