Spanish in Context: Social Movements and Cultural Change

3-0-9 units. HASS-H · Undergraduate

Using authentic texts and media ¿ including films, stories, podcasts, and digital platforms from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Peru, Spain, and the United States ¿ students develop advanced fluency, style, and cultural understanding. Topics include: identity, labor, race, migration, gender, sexuality, and environmental sustainability, with attention to how social justice movements across the Americas and Spain drive cultural change. Students expand vocabulary and refine complex grammar while engaging in small-group activities, debates, and discussions in Spanish. Emphasizes producing sophisticated oral and written communication across multiple genres. Speaking-intensive. Taught in Spanish. Enrollment limited to 18 for pedagogical reasons.