Spanish - Intro to Hispanic Studies

Catalog description

What does the field of Hispanic Studies encompass? How do we understand our roles as scholars, as teachers, and as members of our communities? How does the field of Hispanic Studies reflect and act upon the dialectics between our thoughts, our actions, our words, and our worlds? With specific attention to incoming graduate students, this course sets out to show how Hispanic Studies is a venue to engage in transdisciplinary work and through a variety of methods and approaches. SPAN 780 invites students to reflect on their current career path, and on their role as beginning scholars in Hispanic Studies. The course combines theoretical texts with various forms of cultural expression -including the literary- providing incoming graduate students with a glimpse at the multiple directions and possibilities in the field. In addition, it exposes incoming students to resources available to them at KU, both in and outside the department. Prerequisite: Graduate student status in Spanish. Undergraduates in Spanish may be admitted with consent of instructor.