This course is orientated towards the understanding of different elements and factors that have influenced the structure of the national territory, in both natural and cultural areas, with the purpose of delivering the fundamental concepts that facilitate the analysis of the physical, social and economic aspects that explain the diverse ways of occupation and use of Chilean space. (PUC #GEO111)
This course may also be registered as SPA 380.29.
Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica and may not be offered every semester. This course looks at the historical development of the documentary film in Chile to the current day, identifies common themes in different times, and looks at critical theory on the Chilean documentary. Cross-listed with SPA 480.76. (ESO 246D)
La síntesis del arte aborigen y el europeo, llamado Arte Colonial, concita el interés de académicos y críticos como una manifestación artística nacional en continua evolución. El objetivo central del curso es lograr un conocimiento cabal de las expresiones artísticas locales en el ámbito de la pintura, escultura, artesanía y arquitectura en su desarrollo cronológico y estilístico. The synthesis of aboriginal and European art, called Colonial Art, merits the interest of scholars and critics as a continuously developing national art form. The main objective of this course is to achieve complete knowledge of painting, sculpture, artisan work, and architectue, and their chronological and stylistic development in Chile.
El objetivo del curso es entregar a los alumnos un conocimiento cabal de las expresiones pictóricas, escultóricas, y arquitectónicas manifestadas en el ámbito local en el devenir histórico chileno. Al término del curso los alumnos deberán haber desarrollado un sentido crítico para analizar las diversas manifestaciones plásticas. The objective of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the pictorial, sculptural and architectural expressions manifested in the historical development of Chile. Students will develop their critical skills and be able to analyze diverse artistic manifestations.
This traveling* Signature Seminar features on-site lectures and activities (Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay comprise a typical itinerary) and introduces important political, sociological, and historical issues in the Southern Cone region. This course is taught in Spanish, with optional tutorials offered in English for students who need extra language support. Students who attend English tutorials or complete assignments in English are not eligible for SPA credit.
May also be registered as IRP/SPA 334/HST 406/PSC 428, and may be available for enrollment at the graduate level by petition to the Maxwell School.
This is a required Signature Seminar for all undergraduate students in the Syracuse Santiago program.
Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica and may not be offered every semester. This course is one of learning, practice and coordination of software application after constructing a digital production layout. Students will learn about different digital instruments, allowing them to control the different variables that intervene in the elaboration of the academic-professional work and to support them in their web-based presentation. (UC code: DNO 006)
This course is taught in Spanish, with optional tutorials offered in English for students who need extra language support. Students who attend English tutorials or complete assignments in English are not eligible for SPA credit.
This course focuses on the military coup of 1973 and the systematic implementation of violence and fear as an effective method of control over society and as a formula for stability during the military government of Augusto Pinochet. Within this context, marked by the pain and suffering of certain sectors of Chilean society, this course aims to study this time period and evaluate its significances and contributions to the configuration of social, political and economic aspects of Chile today, highlighting the role of U.S. foreign policy in the installation of the Pinochet government as well as the U.S. role in the issue of human rights in Chile. Includes site visits to a former public prison for political detainees and other historical memory sites and institutions in Santiago (these visits are scheduled on Fridays and Saturdays).
Cross-listed with HST/LAS/PSC/SPA 424/PAI 624. Additional work is required of graduate students who register at the 600-level.
Prereq: SPA 202 or equivalent
Counts as an IDEA course requirement for Syracuse students.
Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica and may not be offered every semester. The course shall examine the evolution of the concept of security and the main actors responsible for safekeeping. In particular, it will review the threats currently facing individuals in the contemporary world (poverty, underdevelopment, climate change, crime, etc.) and analyze how they can cope. For SU/IR majors, it counts for the ISD topic concentration; for GSS minors, it counts toward List B (environmental and human securities). (ICP 0335)
Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica and may not be offered every semester. Create conditions for the development of dialogue and informed debate among students of different academic units on permanent foundations of the theory of human rights as universal consensus on the critical issues of the current discussion, opening the opportunity for each one of them to develop the foundations of a personal view on these; it can be incorporated into the actual implementation of their social responsibility. (UC code: TSL 583)
Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica and may not be offered every semester. This course is based on the study of Asia from an ample perspective, focusing on the history of the region (political and economic processes that it encountered). It also takes a look at oriental culture from literature and distinct artistic expressions and spirits that are found in the Asian continent. (UC code: ICP 0307)
