SPAN421

This capstone course is designed to provide students majoring in Spanish with an understanding of the theoretical and historical frames in which the Hispanic tradition has been conceived throughout the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Texts dealing with this topic will be analyzed not only for content, but for their potential as rhetorical, structural and stylistic models. The students will draw from these models to write a research paper on a subject of their choice. Students will also be asked to present their work publicly at the end of the course. The twofold nature of the course aims to further students' academic and professional competence and prepare them for graduate work and/or the teaching of Spanish and Hispanic culture in American schools.