Have you taken 2-3 years of Spanish in high school, or 2 semesters in college? Are you looking for a great class to use towards your Gen Ed Humanities requirement? Also, this class may be perfect for students who received the "Illinois Seal of Biliteracy" and want to continue their language study (ask us for placement advice). You will review grammar points, practice your Spanish in conversation and composition, and broaden your understanding of the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Honors section available: WLS 2291G Intermediate Spanish I Honors (4 credits)

Have you taken 3-4 years of Spanish in high school, or 3 semesters in college? Are you looking for a great class to use towards your Gen Ed Humanities requirement? Also, this class may be perfect for students who received the "Illinois Seal of Biliteracy" and want to continue their language study (ask us for placement advice). You will review grammar points, practice your Spanish in conversation and composition, and broaden your understanding of the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Note: Taking this class plus 4 more upper-division WLS courses (12 credits) completes a Spanish minor. Honors section available: WLS 2292G Intermediate Spanish II Honors (4 credits)

On Demand. Individual study of a topic of the student’s choice under the direction of a faculty member approved by the Chairperson of the Latin American & Latinx Studies (Dr. Vanesa Landrus, vmlandrus@eiu.edu). The student must submit and receive approval of a detailed study plan prior to central registration. Prerequisites: Enrollment in the Latin American & Latinx Studies minor; consent of supervising faculty member and permission of the Chairperson of the Latin American & Latinx Studies program.

This class is for people of ALL IDENTITIES who are respectfully Latino-curious--Latinx or not, Spanish-speaking or not.  

We line up at taco trucks, flock to Día de los muertos parades, and bop to Bad Bunny. At the same time, dominant discourses in the United States associate communities in the U.S. with roots in Latin America—Latinx people—with foreignness and illegality. Why? For you to answer, this ethnic studies course will push you beyond a “food and festivals” understanding of Latinx communities. We will achieve a more nuanced appreciation of Latinx cultures by critiquing common notions of “race” and “multiculturalism,” and by examining cultural products of Latinx resistance in their historical contexts. And we might even do some cooking before the semester is over. 

 

 

Students will develop their interpersonal, presentational, and interpretative communication skills through the study of the cultures of Latin America and Spain.  Explore topics such as Mayan creation stories, human rights activism in contemporary indigenous communities, and notions of race and gender in colonial Mexico, all while increasing your grammatical accuracy and your overall proficiency level.  This class is organized around the standards of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), known as the “5 C’s:” Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities. Pre-requisites: WLS 2202G/2292G or its equivalent.

This course will broaden your understanding of the intricate ways in which identity, race, and gender have been constructed in Latin American literature from the early colonial period to the present time. You will explore a variety of intriguing texts, including legal documents, poetry, artworks, newspapers, and magazines. Learn how the political and social order has been challenged by those living in the margins of dominant societies. Class will be conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: WLS 3000

Learn about the historical events that have shaped the social and cultural landscape of Spanish-speaking Latin America. We will explore this area's geographic, ethnic, racial, and linguistic diversity. Topics covered include: ancient writing systems, controversies regarding the Conquest and the treatment of the native populations, vocabulary to discuss race, race vs. ethnicity, racial vs. ethnic identities, colonial art, the legacy of the Spanish presence in the Americas. The class will be conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: WLS 3000, 3012 or equivalent.

 

An introduction to practical and theoretical relations between film and literature.” In this course, we will study a variety of film and literary approaches to and appropriations of real-life social and political incidents that had a profound impact on the body politic. We will encounter historical moments, novels, poetry, and films from around the world (specifically, for this course, in the U.S., Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, and Britain) in order to study how different practitioners of literature and film work to explore and make sense of human experience during times of personal or national difficulty

 

 

This course studies the natural and cultural landscapes of Latin America. Special attention is given to the geographical identity and cultural diversity of the region. Topics include environmental issues, colonial history, natural resources, economic patterns, geopolitical contexts, transportation, agriculture, population patterns, urban growth, & migration.

In this course we will consider the way theatre has shaped the Americas (North, South, and Central) and how the Americas have been imagined over time. We will consider texts and performances from Lope de Vega’s 16th century play about Columbus to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 2021 film of In the Heights, and many works in between by Latinx, Indigenous, Caribbean, and Black playwrights.  This course will be taught online, and asynchronously. 

 

This course examines the political environment of selected Latin American and Caribbean states. Special emphasis will be given to political development and the impact of various internal and external actors on democratization, modernization, and state-society relations.

Have you taken 2-3 years of Spanish in high school, or 2 semesters in college? Are you looking for a great class to use towards your Gen Ed Humanities requirement? Also, this class may be perfect for students who received the "Illinois Seal of Biliteracy" and want to continue their language study (ask us for placement advice). You will review grammar points, practice your Spanish in conversation and composition, and broaden your understanding of the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Honors section available: WLS 2291G Intermediate Spanish I Honors (4 credits)

Have you taken 3-4 years of Spanish in high school, or 3 semesters in college? Are you looking for a great class to use towards your Gen Ed Humanities requirement? Also, this class may be perfect for students who received the "Illinois Seal of Biliteracy" and want to continue their language study (ask us for placement advice). You will review grammar points, practice your Spanish in conversation and composition, and broaden your understanding of the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Note: Taking this class plus 4 more upper-division WLS courses (12 credits) completes a Spanish minor. Honors section available: WLS 2292G Intermediate Spanish II Honors (4 credits)

On Demand. Individual study of a topic of the student’s choice under the direction of a faculty member approved by the Chairperson of the Latin American & Latinx Studies (Dr. Vanesa Landrus, vmlandrus@eiu.edu). The student must submit and receive approval of a detailed study plan prior to central registration. Prerequisites: Enrollment in the Latin American & Latinx Studies minor; consent of supervising faculty member and permission of the Chairperson of the Latin American & Latinx Studies program.

An introduction to the experiences of peoples of Latin American and Hispanic Caribbean descent in the United States from the sixteenth century through the present that emphasizes the influence of immigration, imperialism, racialization, and community building. We analyze how Latine peoples adjust, integrate, assimilate, resist, and adapt to the political, economic, and social conditions that define their surroundings.

An introduction to Latin American and Latinx literatures in their sociocultural and historical contexts, with emphasis on such writers as Anzaldúa, Borges, Cisneros, García Márquez, Machado, Mistral, Neruda, Paz. Prerequisites & Notes: ENG 1001G/1091G.

 

This class is going to analyze short stories from Latin America and Spain from the end of the Nineteenth to the end of the Twentieth Century. Students will have the opportunity to examine a great variety of authors from both centuries and both continents. Students are going to read and analyze primary sources as well as articles about the authors and their work. In class, students are going to work in small groups to discuss and compare their understanding of the homework assigned daily. In class, we are going to use other sources such as videos, movies, and internet sites to complement the readings. This class is conducted 100% in Spanish. Requirement: WLS 3000 Advanced Grammar.

A study of multicultural literatures of the Americas with emphasis on pluralism (ethnicity, race, language/dialect, religion, socio-economic status, gender, sexuality, ability, among others). Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in ENG 1002G.