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FRENCH

ITALIAN

SPANISH

FRENCH LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION (FRLT)

ITALIAN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION (ITLT)

ITALIAN STUDIES (ITST)

ROMANCE LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES IN TRANSLATION (RLLT)

SPANISH LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION (SPLT)

LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES

Email RLL@hofstra.edu if you have any questions about courses , or wish to declare a new minor or major. Make an appointment with your advisor in the department to decide on what classes you should take.

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FREN COURSES ARE TAUGHT IN FRENCH

They can serve to fulfill your language requirement and major or minor requirement. All French majors and minors should consult with a department faculty advisor when selecting courses.

FOR FREN 1-2 SEE THE ONLINE BULLETIN

FREN 003: INTERMEDIATE FRENCH 1

Professor Colette M. Sumner (Colette.M.Sumner@hofstra.edu) CRN 91109 TR 2:40-4:05

Professor Steven Verolla (Steven.M.Verolla@hofstra.edu) CRN 90296 TR 11:20-12:45

Professor Denis Jean (Denis.J.Jean@hofstra.edu) CRN 91206 MW 11:20-12:45

Description: Continued development of the fundamentals of structure, sound system, vocabulary building for effective communication and understanding. Speaking, understanding, reading and writing techniques are further developed.

FREN 107: CONVERSATION SKILLS

Professor Denis Jean (denis.j.jean@hofstra.edu) CRN 91552

Professor Colette Sumner (colette.m.sumner@hofstra.edu) CRN 91417

Professor Steve Verolla (Steven.M.Verolla@hofstra.edu) CRN 92061

Professor Sultana Ehrlich (Sultana.S.Ehrlich@hofstra.edu) CRN 93616

Meeting Times: TBA (0.5 Semester Hours)

Description: Stresses authentic intonation patterns, oral proficiency and listening comprehension. Students meet once a week for twenty-five minutes with a French-speaking instructor. Syllabi are established between instructor and student in the first week and focus upon areas where student requires more practice and improved competency (grammatical and/or cultural).

FREN 111: ADVANCED FRENCH GRAMMAR

Professor Sabine Loucif (sabine.loucif@hofstra.edu) MW 2:40-4:05 CRN 93617

Description: Through review and refinement of the student;s knowledge of French grammar and structure. Systematic exercises, compositions, and illustrative analysis of reading passages.

FREN 114: INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH LITERATURE I

Professor Sabine Loucif (sabine.loucif@hofstra.edu) Meeting time TBA CRN 93618

Description: Designed to foster literary appreciation through the analysis of texts from Chanson de Roland through Cornielle’s Cid. Introduction to the basic vocabulary of literacy analysis and to the French technique of “explication de texte.”

FRENCH LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION: ALL MATERIALS ARE READ AND

DISCUSSED IN ENGLISH

They can serve to fulfill your French major or minor, distribution requirement, and to complete the Alternate Language Option of the Foreign Language Requirement

FRLT 043: (LT, CC) DECOLONIZING THE MIND: CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE FROM AFRICA TO SOUTHEAST ASIA

Professor Sabine Loucif (sabine.loucif@hofstra.edu) MW 6:00-7:25 CRN 91161

Description: Examination of literary voices from Francophone countries including Senegal, Algeria, Tunisia. Topics include decolonization and the African identity, the search for self, the contradictions of life in the colonies and racism. Readings include works by Memmi, Ben Jelloun, Snow-Fall, Senghor. All works are read and discussed in English.

FRLT 046: (LT) SEX, GENDER, AND LOVE IN 20TH- CENTURY FRENCH PROSE

Professor Sabine Loucif (sabine.loucif@hofstra.edu) MW 4:20-5:45 CRN 93619

Description: Selected narrative and experimental texts examined to show the deconstruction and evolution of traditional concepts of sex, gender and love in 20th-century French literature. Gender reading techniques constitute the principal methodological approach, along with close textual analysis. Readings include works by Andre Gide, Colette, Simone de Beauvoir, Marguerite Duras, Luce Irigaray, Julia Kristeva, Monique Wittig and Jean Genet. All works are read and discussed in English.

ITAL COURSES: ALL MATERIALS ARE READ AND DISCUSSED IN ITALIA N

They can serve to fulfill your language requirement and major or minor requirements. All Italian majors and minors should consult with a department faculty advisor when selecting courses.

FOR ITAL 1-2 See Online Schedule

ITAL 003: IN

TERMEDIATE ITALIA N I

Professor Rosetta Urgo (Rosetta.urgo@hofstra.edu) MW 11:20-12:45 CRN 90920 MW 2:40-4:05 CRN 90992

Description: Brief structural review followed by emphasis on the expression of opinions, ideas, desires and hypothetical scenarios both in short compositions and small group communicative activities. Reading and analytical skills in the target language are also developed further through the reading and discussion of short cultural passages and authentic materials.

ITAL 108: CONVERSATION SKILLS

Professor Lorenza Colletti (lorenza.colletti@hofstra.edu) CRN 91416

Meeting Times: TBA (0.5 Semester Hours)

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Description: Stresses authentic intonation patterns, oral proficiency, and listening comprehension. Students meet once a week for 25 minutes with an instructor who is a speaker of standard Italian. Syllabi are established between instructor and student in the first week and focus upon areas where student requires more practice and improved competency (grammatical and/or cultural).

ITAL 112: ITALIAN COMPOSITION

Professor Riccardo Costa (riccardo.costa@hofstra.edu) CRN 93621 MW 11:20-12:45

Description: Designed to improve the student’s ability to write Italian in a variety of contexts: short narratives, descriptions, formal and informal letters, argumentative essays, observation and analysis. Attention to style, register, and correct usage. Vocabulary enrichment and stylistic analysis of sample texts.

ITALIAN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION: ITLT ALL MATERIALS ARE READ

AND DISCUSSED IN ENGLISH

They can serve to complete your LT distribution requirement, and to complete the Alternate Language Option.

ITLT 041: (LT) TO HELL AND BACK

Professor Lori Ultsch (Lori.J.Ultsch@hofstra.edu) TR 11:20-12:45 CRN 93623

Description: The course is a journey through the Inferno as a reflection of medieval literature, concerns and preoccupations. Following the epic hero's descent into and escape from Hell, the class engages in close readings that emphasize the ethical, religious, and political background of the medieval world. This course focuses on three recurrent topics represented in all canticles of the Divine Comedy: free will and spiritual salvation, Dante's moral imperative in representing and shaping the transcendental as well as secular spheres, and the poet's homage to classical epic tradition. All works are read and discussed in English.

ITLT 068: (LT) SHORT STORY AND NOVEL IN ITALY

Professor Lori Ultsch (Lori.J.ultsch@hofstra.edu) TR 1:00-2:25 CRN 93736

Description: Readings and discussions of short stories and novels from centuries of Italian literary tradition that expose students to a varied panorama of key authors, movements, styles, traditions and historical contexts. All readings are in English.

ITALIAN STUDIES-- ITST: ALL MATERIALS ARE READ AND DISCUSSED IN

ENGLISH

These courses can serve to complete your major in Italian, your minor in Italian Studies, fulfill your AA or IS distribution requirement, and to complete the Alternate Language Option. They can serve to complete your major in Italian, your minor in Italian Studies, fulfill your AA or IS distribution requirement, and to complete the Alternate Language Option.

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ITST 140K: (AA) POP CULTURE

Professor Gregory M. Pell (Gregory.m.pell@hofstra.edu) TR 2:40-4:05 CRN 93624

Description: This course will run the gamut from pop music to popular fashion to political populism in Italy. We will discover great paintings, great films, and great food. As we examine Italy’s cultural landscape, from the Renaissance to the present, we will even talk soccer, Vespa scooters and Nutella. Thus, students will cover the icons of Italy and collectively arrive at a working definition of “Italian pop culture.”No knowledge of Italian required, all class readings and discussions are in English.

ROMANCE LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES IN TRANSLATION – RLLT ALL MATERIALS ARE READ AND DISCUSSED IN ENGLISH

They can serve to complete your LT distribution requirement.

RLLT 14F: EUROPEAN COMIC BOOK CULTURE

Professor Simone Castaldi (simone.castaldi@hofstra.edu) CRN 93625

TR 4:20-5:45

Description: This course provides an introduction to the history of the comics medium in Europe, focusing in particular on Franco-Belgian, Italian, and Spanish traditions. Charting the development of the medium from its advent as children's literature in the early 20th century to the appearance of the graphic novel in the late 1970s, students will learn how these different comics cultures interacted with contemporary art trends, and were shaped by historical events like WWI, the rise of Fascism in Europe, WWII, the postwar reconstruction period, the dawn of the European Union, immigration, and a cultural reconfiguration of gender dynamics. In addition to being introduced to popular comics characters like Tintin, Spirou, and Corto Maltese, students will learn the rudiments of comics criticism and analysis. All texts assigned and discussed will be presented in English.

SPAN COURSES: ALL MATERIALS ARE READ AND DISCUSSED IN SPANISH. They can serve to fulfill your language requirement and major or minor requirement. Those marked (LT) can fulfill Literature distribution credit. All SPAN courses in this flyer count towards Spanish major (33 s.h) or minor (18 s.h), and many of them count towards the LACS major or minor as well. Spanish majors and minors should see an advisor to decide on their courses.

FOR SPAN 1-3 See the online schedule

SPAN 004: GATEWAY TO COMMUNICATION

Professor Manuel Galofaro (manuel.s.galofaro@hofstra.edu) TR 11:20-12:45 CRN 90593

Description: This course is intended for students who have achieved an intermediate level of Spanish (the equivalent of SPAN 003 at Hofstra). The course will help students improve in the three modes of communication: Interpersonal, Interpretive and Presentational. The class emphasizes communication, while at the same time reviewing some of the most challenging aspects of grammar. At the end of the course, students will have increased their ability to

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communicate in Spanish and will be eligible to take the whole array of advanced-level Spanish courses.

SPAN 005: ADVANCED SPANISH READING

Professor Vicente Lledo-Guillem (Vicente.lledoguillem@hofstra.edu) CRN 93626 MW 11:2012:45

Description: The main goal of this course is to enhance student's Spanish-language skills through reading, discussion and analysis of a range of texts: essays, investigative reports, chronicles, poetry, short novels, films and documentaries from across the Spanish-speaking world. Besides reading, and the acquisition of new vocabulary, the course emphasizes conversation and writing skills. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.

SPAN 102: SPANISH FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS

Professor Maria Souto-Portas (maria.j.soutoportas@hofstra.edu) CRN 91257 MW 9:40-11:05

Description: This course provides students with the specific Spanish language skills and terminology essential for working effectively with Spanish-speaking patients and health professionals. It will be particularly useful for future physicians, nurses, EMTs, medical attendants and lab technicians. The course will also cover the vocabulary of fields such as dentistry, ophthalmology, psychiatry and counseling. Students will acquire the vocabulary, grammar, and oral and written skills necessary for medical professionals and will enhance their ability to engage with diverse cultural attitudes towards health, well-being, and the body. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.

SPAN 108: CONVERSATION SKILLS (0.5 Semester Hours)

Professor Luz Ruiz (luzmarina.ruiz@hofstra.edu) CRN 91418

Professor Teresa Sarabia (Teresa.Sarabia@hofstra.edu) CRN 92374

Meeting Times: TBA (0.5 Semester Hours)

Description: In this course, students converse in Spanish in a relaxed environment where they feel comfortable making mistakes and thereby improve their speaking skills. Topics may include art, culture, literature, sports, music, health, education, jobs and occupations, current events, or anything else that the student finds interesting. No textbook is required, only the desire to speak Spanish. Students meet once a week for 25 minutes with a Spanish-speaking instructor.

SPAN 114B: (LT) INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH/AMERICA N LIT I

Professor Benita Sampedro (benita.sampedro@hofstra.edu) MW 4:20-5:45 CRN 93627

Description: Through a variety of documents –both written and visual— this course addresses Latin American cultures from pre-Columbian times to the coming of independence in the early 19th century. The key themes will include issues of race and class, enslavement, and the role of indigenous peoples, women, and subaltern identities in society. The overarching goal of the course, however, is to offer a deeper appreciation of Latin American cultures by decolonizing our understanding of these individual themes. On the one hand, the course will put into question the western myth of Christopher Columbus and other figures traditionally associated with

discovery, conquest, and cultural formation. On the other, in place of the old myths, voice will be given to the historically underrepresented communities and individuals. In approaching this subject matter, students will be encouraged to rethink traditional conceptions of the Latin American past through a close reading of under-explored sources such as indigenous literary productions.

SPAN 131: (CC) POPULAR MUSIC IN SPANISH

Professor Maria Anastasio (Maria.J.anastasio@hofstra.edu) TR 2:40-4:05 CRN 93628

Description: In this course students will look at popular musical genres in Latin America, Latino USA, and Spain, and explore how the creation, circulation, and consumption of popular music engage with the social and the political. This term, the focus will be on gender and sexuality: how they are performed, reflected, or subverted in the different music styles in the 20th and 21st Centuries. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish. The course counts towards the major and minor in Spanish.

SPAN 133: (CC, LT) LATIN AMERICAN SHORT STORY

Miguel-Angel Zapata (Miguel-angel.zapata@hofstra.edu) CRN 93629 MW 4:20-5:45

Description: This course analyzes in-depth the presence of the fantastic genre in certain remarkable short stories by Spanish-American authors from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present. These stories denote the presence of unusual events, which can be supernatural or paranormal, recreating different levels of meaning as diverse as dissimilar. Among the authors to study are: Rubén Darío (Nicaragua) Leopoldo Lugones, Jorge Luis Borges (Argentina), César Vallejo (Perú), Horacio Quiroga (Uruguay), Augusto Monterroso (Guatemala), Gabriel García Márquez (Colombia), José Emilio Pacheco (México), among others. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.

SPAN 144: THE SPANISH LANGUAGE IN THE UN

ITED STATES

Prof. Vicente Lledo-Guillem (Vicente.Lledoguillem@hofstra.edu) CRN 93630 MW 2:40-4:05

Description: In this course students will analyze where, why, and for how long Spanish has been used in the United States. The course will focus on the varieties of Spanish in the United States as well as the various attempts to create a so-called "neutral Spanish". Students will acquire the formal linguistic methodology to analyze data and will come to appreciate the ideological and political issues related to the presence of Spanish in the United States. Thus students will approach the topic of Spanish language in the United States from both formalistic and contextual points of view. This course, as all courses with the SPAN prefix, is taught in Spanish.

SPAN 180J: (LT) POETRY ON THE EDGE: THE LATIN AMERICAN AVANT GARDE (THE NEW VERSUS THE OBSOLETE)

Professor Miguel-Angel Zapata (Miguel-angel.zapata@hofstra.edu) CRN 93632 MW 11:20-12:45 Description: This course studies the Latin American avant-garde through poetry and art. First, we will go back to its European origins, and study the early experimenters of art such as Edgar Degas, Pablo Picasso, and Marcel Duchamp. Later we will see the work of poets such as Vicente Huidobro, Cesar Vallejo, Pablo Neruda, Oliverio Girondo, and Jorge Luis

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Borges. The visual works of fundamental painters such as Diego Rivera, Wilfrido Lam, Xul Solar, Anita Malfatti, Roberto Matta, and Fernando Botero, among other figures, will also be seen in a comparative manner.

SPANISH LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION : SPLT ALL MATERIALS ARE READ AND DISCUSSED IN ENGLISH

They can serve to complete your LT or CC distribution requirement, and to complete the Alternate Language Option requirement at Hofstra.

SPLT 050B: (LT) (CC, IS) MEMORY, VIOLENCE, AND IDENTITY IN CONTEMPORARY SHORT NOVELS FROM LATIN AMERICA

Prof. Jonathan Oliveri (jonathan.j.oliveri@hofstra.edu) MW 4:20-5:45 CRN 93738

Description: This course explores the themes of memory, violence, and identity in Latin American literature through a selection of short novels and novellas translated into English. From the haunting surrealism of Carlos Fuentes' Aura to the visceral realism of Claudia Salazar Jiménez's La sangre de la aurora (Blood of the Dawn), students will delve into the diverse literary landscapes of Latin America, examining how authors grapple with the legacies of colonialism, dictatorship, and social upheaval. Through close reading, discussion, and analysis, students will gain insight into the complex interplay between individual and collective memory, the impact of political violence on marginalized communities, and the search for identity in a region marked by cultural hybridity and resistance. By engaging with works from different countries and historical periods, students will develop a deeper understanding of the sociopolitical dynamics that shape Latin American literature and its enduring relevance in today's globalized world. (Crosslisted with LACS 015B, taught in English.)

SPLT 050M: (CC, IS) FROM TANGO TO REGGAETON: GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN POPULAR MUSIC IN SPANISH

Prof. Maria Anastasio (maria.j.anastasio@hofstra.edu) CRN 93633 TR 1:00-2:20

Description:. How have musicians negotiated traditional categories of gender and sexuality? How have audiences (and dancers) utilize popular music genres to express their sexuality, or to subvert societal norms regarding gender and sexuality? From Tango to Reggaeton, and beyond, this course will look at the role of popular music in the production, representation, performance, and interpretation of gender identities and sexuality in Latin American and Spanish popular music. The course will look at popular music genres through the lenses of feminist theory, queer theory, and critical race theory. The course invites students to critically analyze the ways in which pop music both reflects and shapes gender, identity, and racialized experiences, using the tools and insights provided by these interconnected theoretical frameworks. This course is conducted in English and does not require any knowledge of Spanish. The course may count towards the major in Spanish (cat III). (Crosslisted with LACS 015Z).

LACS 001: (IS, CC) – Putting Latin America and the Caribbaen on the Map: Geography, Politics and Literature

Professor Benita Sampedro (Benita.sampedro@hofstra.edu) MW 2:40-4:05 CRN 93599

Description: This course is intended to introduce students to the two diverse regions with which the United States shares the Western hemisphere: Latin America and the Caribbean. The course draws from several of the academic fields that participate in the Hofstra’s Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program (LACS) and offers a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of the countries lying south of the US border. The geography, the social, economic, and political histories, ethnicities, cultures, languages and literatures, artistic projects, revolutionary movements and struggles of these societies will be critically analyzed. The course follows a chronological approach (from pre-Columbian societies to the present) but it will simultaneously pay close attention to current events in the region all throughout the semester.

LACS 014F: (CC, IS) – From Latin Jazz to Salsa: The Afro-Cuban Roots of American Music

Professor Alfonso Garcia-Osuna (alfonso.j.garcia-osuna@hofstra.edu) TR 2:40-4:05 CRN 93713

Description: This course is geared towards students with little or no formal training in music although skilled musicians are welcome too. Because of the important African presence in Cuba, Cuban music evolved markedly away from the traditional European model towards improvisational African traditions. Since the early 1800's these innovative Afro-Cuban musical paradigms have been entered the United States in significant ways. The course will explore the impact of Afro Cuban music on culture and on the mainstream currents of music in the U.S. It will also identify the social processes and historical contexts that made this influence possible. We will survey various genres and assess the contributions of those individuals whose talent, efforts and foresight allowed this considerable transculturation to take place, all the while listening to and analyzing their musical productions. Taught by Latin Jazz big band leader and Hofstra professor Alfonso García-Osuna.

LACS 050B: (CC, IS) MEMORY, VIOLENCE, AND IDENTITY IN CONTEMPORARY SHORT NOVELS FROM LATIN AMERICA

Prof. Jonathan Oliveri (jonathan.j.oliveri@hofstra.edu) MW 4:20-5:45 CRN 93738

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Description: This course explores the themes of memory, violence, and identity in Latin American literature through a selection of short novels and novellas translated into English. From the haunting surrealism of Carlos Fuentes' Aura to the visceral realism of Claudia Salazar Jiménez's La sangre de la aurora (Blood of the Dawn), students will delve into the diverse literary landscapes of Latin America, examining how authors grapple with the legacies of colonialism, dictatorship, and social upheaval. Through close reading, discussion, and analysis, students will gain insight into the complex interplay between individual and collective memory, the impact of political violence on marginalized communities, and the search for identity in a region marked by cultural hybridity and resistance. By engaging with works from different countries and historical periods, students will develop a deeper understanding of the sociopolitical dynamics that shape Latin American literature and its enduring relevance in today's globalized world. (Crosslisted with SPLT 050B, taught in English.)

LACS 015C: (CC, IS) - Understanding Cuban Media

Prof. Mario Murrillo (mario.a.murillo@hofstra.edu) CRN 93602 T 4:20-5:45

LACS 015D: (IS,CC) - The Political Economy of Revolutionary Cuba

Prof. Conrad Herold (conrad.herold@hofstra.edu) CRN 93603 R 4:20-5:45

An interdisciplinary exploration of the political economy of modern Cuba, covering the history, politics, and economics of Cuba, in particular since the revolution of 1959. Special attention is given to the challenges of crisis and transition in the immediate post-revolutionary period, in the restructuring of the post-U.S.S.R. period, and in the contemporary period of monetary reunification and expanding liberalization.

LACS 015Z: (CC, IS) FROM

IN POPULAR MUSIC IN SPANISH

Prof. Pepa Anastasio (maria.j.anastasio@hofstra.edu) TR 1:00-2:25 CRN 93600

Description: How have musicians negotiated traditional categories of gender and sexuality? How have audiences (and dancers) utilize popular music genres to express their sexuality, or to subvert societal norms regarding gender and sexuality? From Tango to Reggaeton, and beyond, this course will look at the role of popular music in the production, representation, performance, and interpretation of gender identities and sexuality in Latin American and Spanish popular music. The course will look at popular music genres through the lenses of feminist theory, queer theory, and critical race theory. The course invites students to critically analyze the ways in which pop music both reflects and shapes gender, identity, and racialized experiences, using the tools and insights provided by these interconnected theoretical frameworks. Cross listed with SPLT 050M.