International College of Seville
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UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE COURSES
BRIEF COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
The student with a superior level of Spanish may choose to attend courses at the University of Seville in the fields of Spanish Language, Literature, Culture, Geography, History, and Anthropology. These courses are offered on a semester basis for U.S. university students at the School of Philology and the School of Geography and History.
All courses are taught by University of Seville professors, and many of whom are well-known specialists in their field. All courses at the University of Seville are conducted in Spanish.
It should be noted that students who choose to attend courses at the University of Seville, enroll in a maximum of five courses and a minimum of three courses there. Courses at the University of Seville are three credit hours each. To complete the recommended 15 credit hours, students may take additional courses either at the University of Seville or at the ICS.FALL SEMESTER:
FA-01 Spanish Semantics
Study of the Spanish language from the point of view of its lexicological units or elements. Topics include: synonyms and antonyms, polysemy and homonym semantic changes, lexicology and lexicography, genealogical classification of Spanish lexicon, and some considerations about Spanish lexicon in Andalusia and Latin America.
FA-02 Comparative Grammar
This course covers those aspects of the Spanish and English languages which may present some grammatical or morphosyntatical problems. The course aims to enhance student perception of what is unique in each language as well as what the two languages have in common.
FA-03 Corrective Phonetics and Conversation
Analysis of conversational styles explaining the phonemes and sounds of the Spanish language. Topics include: phonetics and spelling, morphosyntax, expression and style, conversation, written composition, changes in meaning and polysemic values of terms.
FA-04 Spanish Composition
An in-depth look at written Spanish, paying special attention to spelling, and the grammatical, lexical, and semantical aspects of composition, as well as to different technical aspects of Spanish compostion.
FA-05 Spanish Literature I: Middle Ages
This course centers on Medieval Spain, analyzing the effects of the cultural exchange between Christians, Jews and Muslims. Literary genres and themes studied include: the Epic, the effects of the clergy on literature, the Lyric tradition, Courtesan poetry, the themes of death and love, and sentimental prose. Works examined include Poema del Mío Cid, Libro del buen amor, "Jarchas", El conde Lucanor, Coplas, and La Celestina.
FA-06 Spanish Literature: From Humanism to Cervantes
This course analyzes Spanish literature during the 16th Century. Topics include Golden Age period, Spain and Renaissance, prose in the 16th Century, Boscán, Garcilaso, Picaresque novel and Lazarillo de Tormes, Santa Teresa, San Juan de la Cruz, Fray Luis de León, Mateo Alemán, Cervantes, and the theater of Lope de Vega.
FA-07 19th Century Spanish Realist Novel
An analysis of the Realist movement of the 19th Century. In-depth study of Benito Pérez Galdós (Doña Perfecta), Leopoldo Alas "Clarín" (La Regenta), as well as the study of the works of Pedro Antonio de Alarcón, José María Pereda, Juan Valera, and Emilia Pardo Bazán.
FA-08 Latin American Literature
Topics for this course include: 1. Modernism. 2José Martí (Versos Libres). 3. Rubén Darío (Prosas Profanas). 4. Horacio Quiroga (Cuentos). 5. Gabriel García Márquez (La increible y triste historia de la cándida Eréndida y de su desalmada abuela). 6. Jorge Luis Borges (Ficciones). 7. Julio Cortázar (Ritos).
FA-09 Contemporary Spanish Cinema
Films, understood as audiovisual works, are analyzed as texts, as the expression of an author, who is bound to a particular social, historical, linguistic and literary context. Directors and films studied include: Raza (Saenz de Heredia), Carmen (C. Saura), Bienvenido Mr. Marshall (L. Garcia Berlanga), Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (P. Almodóvar), El sur (V. Erice), and Belle epoque (F. Trueba).
FA-10 Flamenco: Sociolinguistic Expression of Andalusia
This course is an introduction to Flamenco and its language as the most genuine representative of the Andalusian people and its speech patterns. It includes a study of Andalusian speech patterns, lexical elements, different styles of Flamenco, and an analysis of the main topics used in Flamenco.
FA-11 Spanish Syntax
This course offers the student a complete analysis of the morphosyntactic structure of the Spanish language, explaining in detail the workings of the language system. Topics include: the Spanish sentence, noun phrases, pronouns, verbal phrases, adverbs, elements of relation, complex sentences, and the composition of sentences and texts.
FA-12 Spanish Phonetics and Phonology
This course offers a complete analysis of the structure and the expression of the Spanish language, studying its phonetic substance and phonologic form. Methodologically, the class uses articulatory standards as well as accoustics in the definition of sounds and phonemes. In the phonological aspect of the course, it follows, fundamentally, the theory of binary characteristics developed by R. Jacobson and M. Halle.
FA-13 Andalusian Sociolinguistics
Analysis of Andalusian speech patterns from both a linguistic and sociological point of view. Topics include concepts of sociolinguistics, a definition of Andalusian speech, morphosyntactical and stylistical aspects of Andalusian speech patterns.
FA-14 Spanish Language in Latin America
This course analyzes the characteristics of the Spanish language in Latin America studying pronunciation, morphological and linguistic variations. Special attention is given to interference between Spanish and English in the United States.
FA-15 Contemporary Spanish Novel
An analysis of the Spanish contemporary novel, including the the study of Realism and Naturalism, the Generation of 1927, and postwar novel. Includes novels by Valle Inclán, Unamuno, Miró, Cela, Martín Santos, and Mendoza.
FA-16 Spanish Literature and the Civil War
This course studies the relationship bbetween history and literature within the scope of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Topics include: From the Second Republic too Dictatorship, Generation of '98, '14 and '27. End of the Civil War and exile: Sender, Aub, Barea, and Ayala. Postwar novel: Cela (Pascual Duarte, La colmena), Martin Santos (Tiempos de silencio). Postwar theater: the 40's, theater of protest (Buero,). Postwar poetry: Hernandez, Blas de Otero and the new poets.
FA-17 Contemporary Spanish Theater
An in-depth study of Spanish contemporary theater with an introduction to the theory and methodology of drama. Authors and works include: Jacinto Benavente (Los intereses creados), Ramón del Valle Inclán (Divinas Palabras), Federico García Lorca (La casa de Bernarda Alba), Miguel Mihura (Tres sombreros de copa), and Antonio Gala (Anillos para una dama).
FA-18 Arab Influence in Spanish Literature
An introduction to the classic Arab-Islamic culture, through a panoramic display of its principle religious, social, cultural, and economic parameters. It is an analysis of past and present Arab influences in Spanish literature, and also an analysis of present bilateral relations.
FA-19 Contemporary Spanish Cinema
Films, understood as audiovisual works, are analyzed as texts, as the expression of an author, who is bound to a particular social, historical, linguistic and literary context. Directors and films studied include: Raza (Saenz de Heredia), Carmen (C. Saura), Bienvenido Mr. Marshall (L. Garcia Berlanga), Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (P. Almodóvar), El sur (V. Erice), and Belle epoque (F. Trueba).
FA-20 Flamenco: Sociolinguistic Expression of Andalusia
This course is an introduction to Flamenco and its language as the most genuine representative of the Andalusian people and its speech patterns. It includes a study of Andalusian speech patterns, lexical elements, different styles of Flamenco, and an analysis of the main topics used in Flamenco.
GA-01 Culture and Society in Contemporary Spain
This course analyzes the cultural diversity in Spain and its social organization. Topics include: 1. Historical process in the formation of the State of Spain. Geographical factors and history of the cultural diversity. 2. Social classes and economic sectors. 3. Age, sex and marriage. 4. The Catholic Church. 5. Folklore. 6. Integration in Europe.
GA-02 Andalusian Art of the Golden Age
This course studies the main characteristics of Andalusian art during the Golden Age period. Topics include: 1. Renaissance architecture, sculpture, and painting in Andalusia. 2. Baroque period in Andalusia.
GA-03 Regional Policy, Economic Resources, and Trade Relations in the European Union
An in-depth examination of the geographical, economic and political framework of the European Union. Topics include: 1. Geostrategical contexts. 2. Economic resources. 3. Regional politics. 4. Commercial relations.
GA-04 Cultural Anthropology of Latin America
Topics for this course include: 1. Uniformity-diversity factors in Latin America. 2. Theoretical instruments for the analysis of the ethnic-national controversy in Latin America. 3. National State and ethnic dialectics in Latin America. 4. The ethnic-national controversy in Latin America.
GA-05 Political Development of the European Union
This course analyzes the political and economic origins of the European Union. Topics include: 1. The idea of European unity during the first half of the 20th Century. 2. From the Europe of interstate cooperation to the European Community. 3. Economic and political objectives. 4. Maastricht.
GA-06 Colonial History of Latin America
Topics include: 1. Boundaries of the Spanish colonies in America. 2. Indigenous legacy. 3. The discovery of the New World. 4. Multi-racial population and society. 5. Governmental institutions. 6. The Catholic church in America. 7. Political and administrative reforms. 8. Independence from Spain.
GA-07 Flamenco: Cultural Expression of Andalusia
This course is an introduction to Flamenco as one of the most important oral, musical, and social expression of the Andalusian culture. Topics include: 1. Flamenco as text and social ritual. 2. Social origins of Flamenco: ethnical groups and social classes. 3. Flamenco as a way of life.
GB-08 Cinema and History: Greeks and Romans
An analysis of cinema as a tool to study the classical world. Films and topics include: Troy (From mythology to history), Clash of the Titans (Greek world of gods and heroes), Alexander (the making of an empire), Spartacus, Julius Caesar, Life of Brian (divine men during the Roman empire), and Gladiator.
GA-09 Christian, Jews, and Muslims in Medieval Spain
This course focuses on the role of the Christians, Muslims, and Jews in the formation of Medieval Spain. Topics include: 1. Islamic invasion of Spain. 2. Territorial evolution. 3. Conquest of Granada. 4. Expulsion of the Spanish Jews. 5. Coexistence of the three cultures in everyday life.
GA-10 Europe and America: 15th-18th Centuries
This course looks at the European expansion in the American continent and the decline of its influence at the end of the 18th Century. Topics include: 1. European expansion in the 16th Century. 2. Spanish domination. 3. Holland and England. 4. The rise of the United States. 5. The emancipation of Latin America.
GA-11 Politics and International Relations in Modern Europe
Topics studied in this course include: 1. Ancien Régime and the structure of power. 2. The Manchester School and economic liberalism. 3. The French Revolution. 4. Utopical socialism. 5. Scientific socialism. 6.The Soviet revolution. 7. The First World War. 8. Totalitarianism.
GA-12 Spanish Painting: From El Greco to Picasso
This course looks at the evolution of Spanish painting from the 16th to the 20th Century. Analysis of important Spanish painters such as El Greco, Zurbarán, Velázquez, Murillo, Valdés Leal, Goya, Jiménez Aranda, Sorolla, Zuloaga, and Picasso.
GA-13 Islamic Art in Spain
An analysis of the artistic impact on Spain during the eight centuries of Islamic presence. Topics include: 1. The concept of Islam and its artistic production. 2. Expansion of Islam and the birth of Al-Andalus. 3. Art during the Emirate of Córdoba. 4. Art in Seville and Granada. 5. Mudéjar art.
GA-14 Latin American Art
Topics for this course include: 1. Pre-Hispanic Art: Olmeca and Chavin artistic manifestations; Maya and Mochica Art; Inca Art. 2. Latin American Art: American Plateresque, Mexican and Peruvian Baroque.
GA-15 History of Pre-Hispanic America
This course looks at the Pre-Hispanic past of the New World to determine the evolution of its different communities before the arrival of the Europeans. Topics include: 1. The origin of man in America. 2. Mesoamerican culture. 3. Olmeca period. 4. The Mayas. 5. Aztec culture. 6. Andean Classical period. 7. The Inca empire.
GA-16 The Transition to Democracy in Spain
This course examines the Spanish transition to democracy after the Francoist dictatorship. Topics include: 1. The end of the Franco regime. 2. From Arias to Suárez. 3. The Constitution of 1978. 4. The Socialist government. 5. Regional autonomy. 6. The Aznar years.
GA-17. Women in the Arts
This course looks at the representation of women in the arts from the Renaissance to the present time. Topics include: 1. Art and Mythology. 2. Creativity during the Middle Ages. 3. The explosion of the Baroque. 5. Women artists during the 20th Century.
SPRING SEMESTER:
FB-01 Spanish Grammar I
- Students are provided with the basic tools whereby a clearer understanding of the grammatical structures of the Spanish language. Topics include: noun clauses, determiners quantifiers, pronouns, periphrastic verbs, imperfect and preterit, subjunctive mood, prepositions, and adverbs.
FB-02 Spanish Semantics
(see FA-01)
FB-03 Corrective Phonetics and Conversation
(see FA-03)
FB-04 Spanish Composition
(see FA-04)
FB-05 Literary Language
This course aims to offer the most complete vision possible of the different theories around the much-debated question of literary language, not only in its specific application to Spanish texts but in relation to the general problems of comparative literature and the different techniques of textual analysis.
FB-06 Spanish Literature: Baroque to Enlightenment
This course examines the literature of the 17th Century and the 18th Century. Topics include: 1. Concept of Golden Age, Manierism, and Baroque. 2. The poetry of Quevedo and Góngora. 2. Cervantes (Rinconete y Cortadillo). 3. Lope de Vega (El caballero de Olmedo). 4. The Ennlightenment. 5. José de Cadalso (Cartas marruecas). 6. Leandro Fernández de Moratín (El sí de las niñas).
FB-07 Spanish Literary Myths
This course examines Spanish literary myths such as Don Quijote, Don Juan, and La Celestina. It also looks at picaresque literature, and the special case of the Andalusian mythology: from gypsies and bandits to the myth of Carmen.
FB-08 Spanish Literature: 19th - 20th Centuries
The topics of study are: 1. The Enlightenment in Spain. 2. Romanticism. 3. Realism and Naturalism. 4. Modernism and the Generation of '98. 5. The poetic group of 1927. 6. Post-Spanish Civil War literature. 7. Tendencies in Contemporary Spanish literature.
FB-09 Contemporary Latin American Novel
This course examines the origins of the Latin American novel, its late development, its evolution through the 19th Century, and its different manifestations during the 20th Century. Topics include: 1. Mariano Azuela (Los de abajo). 2. Ernesto Sábato (El túnel). 3. Gabriel García Márquez (El coronel no tiene quien le escriba). 4. Mario Vargas Llosa (Los cachorros).
FB-10 Contemporary Spanish Cinema
(see FA-09)
FB-11 Flamenco in the 21st Century
This course provides students with a well-grounded introduction to the Art of Flamenco from its origins to the present-day phase of its development, while special attention will be paid to the study of its styles, as well as to their rhythmic and melodic structures.
FB-12 Spanish Grammar II
The aim of this course is to improve and develop communication skills. Topics include: noun and verb phrases, and the complex sentence.
FB-13 Phonetics and Phonology
(see FA-12)
FB-14 Spanish Language: Past and Present
This course discusses the different stages and general guidelines in the evolution of the Spanish language. The most important linguistic transformations which have shaped the main characteristics of Spanish (phonetics, morphosyintactics, vocabulary...) are shown with relation to its mother language, Latin, as with other Romance languages.
FB-15 Cervantes and Don Quixote
This course studies the famous novel of Cervantes, offering an in-depth study to theme, character, plot, and structure. Also discussed is Cervantes' evolution as an author and the novel in its historical context.
FB-16 Golden Age Spanish Theater
This course looks at the significance of Golden Age Theater in Spain, analyzing its importance, purpose and different manifestations. Authors studied include Lope de Vega (Fuenteovejuna, El caballero de Olmedo), Tirso de Molina (El burlador de Sevilla ), and Calderón (La vida es sueño).
FB-17 Literature and Seville
This course studies key authors and literary works which use the city of Seville as their referent. Topics include: 1. Seville in the Middle Ages. 2. Seville during the Golden Ages: Cervantes and Mateo Alemán. 3. The Seville of the Enlightenmnent: Blanco White. 4. Romanticism: Bécquer. 5. Generation of 1927": Cernuda.
FB-18 Contemporary Latin American Poetry
This course offers a complete overview of contemporary Latin American poetry. Topics include: 1. Avant-garde movements in Latin America. 2. Vicente Huidobro and Creationism. 3. Argentinian Ultraism. The poetry of César Vallejo , Pablo Neruda, and Octavio Paz.
FB-19 Arab Influence in Spanish Literature
(see FA-18)
FB-20 Image of Spain in Cinema
This course spans a wide range of cultural perspectives. Movies are perceived as audiovisual works, texts, as artistic expression of an author and as determined by circumstances involving their social, historical, linguistic, and literary contextualization. Film titles include: Sevillanas (Saura), El otro lado de la cama (Martínez Lázaro), Belle epoque (Trueba), La lengua de las mariposas (Cuerda), Bienvenido Mister Marshall (García Berlanga), and Tristana (Buñuel)
FB-21 Flamenco in the 21st Century
(see FB-11)
GB-01 Contemporary Spanish History
Topics for this course include: 1. The War of Independence. 2. The Courts of Cádiz and Fernando VII. 3. The regency of María Cristina and the Carlist War. 4. The revolution of 1868. 5. The political system of the Restoration. 6. The crisis of 1917. 7. The dictatorship of Primo de Rivera. 8. The Second Republic. 9. The Civil War. 10. The dictatorship of General Franco. 11. The Transition to Democracy.
GB-02 Territorial Indicators in Contemporary Spain: Society, Economy and Environment
Topics for this course include: 1. The diversity of topography, climate and vegetation on the Iberian Peninsula. 2. Atmospheric contamination. 3. Alterations of environmental systems 4. Hydrolic resources. 5. Demographic changes. 6. Conditions and tendencies in fertility, marriage, mortality and life expectancy. 7. Economic distribution.
GB-03 Economy and Society in Contemporary Spain
Study of the socio-economic developments that have shaped contemporary Spain. Topics include: 1. The bankruptcy of the economy of the Ancien Régime in Spain. 2. Spain during the 18th Century. 3. The beginnings of Spanish industrialization. 4. WWI and its economic consequences for Spain. 5. The Second Republic and the agrarian problem.
GB-04 Cultural Anthropology of Andalusia
This course is designed to give students an in-depth overview of the social, political and cultural elements that have shaped Andalusia. Topics include: 1. Geostrategic location of Andalusia. 2. Andalusian population. 3. Social classes. 4. Andalusian agriculture. 5. Tourism. 6. Religiosity. 7. Holidays. 8. Andalusian art. 9. Minorities. 10. National identity.
GB-05 Western and Spanish Classical Music
An introduction to Spanish music analyzing its context in the Western world. Topics include Gregorian chants, Cantigas, Arabic-Andalusian music, music for the religious theater, Opera, Zarzuela, the latest tendencies in Spanish music, Flamenco, and other traditional manifestations.
GB-06 Cultural Anthropology of the Mediterranean
The Mediterranean from an anthropological point of view, keeping in mind the diversity and mechanisms that shape the region's multiple reality. Topics include: 1. The creation of a myth. 2. The alteration of ideological and territorial frontiers. 3. The Latin, Oriental and Islamic worlds. 4. Ethnicity and Nationalism. 5. Migrations. 6. Diet.
GB-07 History of Spanish Cinema
This course offers students an overview of Spanish cinema from its origins to the present day. To fulfill this objective each topic is accompanied by Spanish films which are viewed by the students and are followed by a class debate. Topics include: 1. Origins: Silent movies. 2. Luis Buñuel. 3. The 1940's: Cinema under authority. 4. The 1950's: Attempts at renovation. 5. The 1970's: Reform and directors. 6. The 1980's: The cinema of democracy.
GB-08 Historical Memory of Latin America
This course involves the interpretation and reading of documents associated with the Discovery of America, with the figure of Christopher Columbus, with the Conquistadors, and with historical figures connected with the Indies. It includes visits to the General Archive of the Indies, University of Sevills's Historical Archive, as well as to Seville's Municipal Archive. Students will be given first-time guidance in the use of research instruments, which enable access to their resources.
GB-09 Flamenco: Cultural Expression of Andalusia
(see GA-07)
GB-10 Modern Spanish History
Lectures center on explanations of structural problems rather than simple factual events. Topics include: I. The formation of the National State. 2. The Century of Spanish expansion. 3. Crisis and decadence in the Spain of the Austrias. 4. Baroque culture. 5. The Spain of Philip III, Philip IV and Charles II 6. The 18th Century. 7. The period of the Borbons. 8. Philip V and the Centralist policy. 9. The Spain of Charles III.
GB-11 Inter-American Relations
This course analyzes the relations between the U.S. and the Caribbean nations, and Central and South America. Topics include: 1. Monroe Doctrine. 2. The triumph of Imperialism. 3. Imperialist interventions. 4. The "Good Neighbor" Policy. 5. Inter-American relations in the post-war era. 6. The Organization of the American States (OAS).
GB-12 Contemporary Latin American History
Topics for this course include: 1. The Independence revolutions and the formation of national states. 2. Neocolonial economy and foreign intervention until 1930. 3. The growth of a dependent economy and tendencies towards integration. 4. Social structures and their evolution. 5. Latin American constitutions. 6. Military dictatorships and populist movements.
GB-13 20th Century European Art
An in-depth look at European art during the 20th Century. Topics include: 1. Modernism. 2. Sculpture during the 20th Century. 3. Expressionism. 4. Cubism. 5. Futurism. 6. Pop Art. 7. Body Art. 8. Land Art.
GB-14 Archeology in Andalusia
An examination of archeological concepts and an analysis of the most prominent archeological findings in Andalusia. Topics include: 1. Primitive societies in Andalusia. 2. Phoenician and Tartessian archeology in Andalusia. 3. Iberian society from an archeological perspective. 4. Roman archeology in Andalusia.
GB-15 Spanish Geography: Environmental Issues and National Parks
This course examines the physical geography of Andalusia, its special characteristics, and pays special attention to the diversity of its landscapes, climate, and natural resources.
GB-16 Christian, Jews and Muslims in Medieval Spain
(see GA-09)
GB-17 Contemporary Spain and International Relations
Topics include: 1. The Spanish Civil War. 2. Spain during WWII. 3. International isolation of the Franco regime. 4. Foreign policy during the 60's. 5. The end of the Franco dictatorship. 6. The transition to democracy.
GB-18 Slavery in Latin America
Topics include: 1. Concept and development of slavery. 2. Labor model and slave economy. 3. Slavery and plantations. 4. Slavery and capitalism. 5. Slave society. 6. The cultural impact of slavery.
GB-19 Cultural Anthropology of Latin America
(see GA-04)
GB-20 Spanish Sculpture
This course looks at Spanish sculpture from the Middle Ages to the present time. Topics include: 1. Artistic terminology. 2. Materials and techniques. 3. Spanish sculpture during the Middle Ages. 4. The Renaissance. 5. Baroque and Neoclassicism. 6. Tradition and modernity of Spanish sculpture today.
GB-21 European Pre-History
This course establishes first the basic concepts regarding the temporal and spatial parameters of Prehistory. Lectures will pinpoint a specific archaeological site, which will act as the spur to the analysis of the paradigmatic aspects of the period, or historical process, to which the site belongs. Sites studied include Atapuerca (Burgos), Bronze Age settlement of Akrotiri (Greece), and the history of Minoan culture.
