REPRESENTATIONS OF NATURE IN THE HISPANIC WORLD. 3-

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Pre-requisites: SPAN 310 or SPAN 312 . Examines an array of Spanish-language "texts" (literary writings, film, visual art, academic articles, journalism, podcasts, etc.) in Spanish, from Latin America, Spain, and elsewhere, that place significant importance on nature. Using these texts to rigorously question what nature is, and what limits and potentials the human mind finds as it contemplates nature. Exploring such abstractions, fosters a respect regard for, and an ethical treatment of our planet.