El curso presenta una revisión histórica de la literatura chilena moderna desde inicios del siglo XIX hasta la segunda década del siglo XX. A través del análisis de obras seminales y periodos estilísticos, los estudiantes comprenderán la literatura moderna de Chile y su relación con la literatura Hispanoamericana desde una perspectiva historicista. This course presents a historical revision of modern Chilean literature from the beginning of the 19th century until the second decade of the 20th century. Through the study of seminal novels and stylistic periods, students will be able to understand modern Chilean literature and its relationship with Latin American literature from a historical perspective.
LAS380.10 Modern Chilean Literature (FH4727017 Literatura Chilena Moderna)
LAS334 Contemporary Issues in Chile and Latin America (Signature Seminar; Fall, Spring)
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.
* Note that the itinerary is subject to any official travel restrictions issued by local and/or national authorities.
IST280.2 Multimedia Theory and Practice (Teoría y Practicas Multimedia)
Taught in Spanish at the Universidad de Chile and may not be offered every semester. This course offers a combination of multimedia theoretical studies focusing on the internet as a key tool in modern communications and journalism, and the development of practical skills in creating websites and multimedia products. Pre-req: junior standing. SU students can substitute this course for IST 263.
IST280.1 Introduction to Interactive Multimedia Production
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)
IRP580.1 Conflict and Social Change in Latin America: The New Social Movements
Este curso examina las raíces del conflicto social y el surgimiento de movimientos sociales en diferentes países de América Latina, con particular énfasis en los caso de Méjico, Nicaragua, Perú, Bolivia y Chile. This course examines the roots of social conflict and the emergence of social movements in different Latin American countries, particularly Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile.
IRP480.1 International Relations (PER405 Relaciones Internacionales)
Estudio interdisciplinario de las relaciones internacionales desarrolladas a partir de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, con énfasis en las tensiones y los desequilibrios provocados por la búsqueda de la hegemonía global y el sostenimiento de la paz?incluye: la evolución del poder internacional; escuelas de pensamiento en relaciones internacionales; la Guerra Fría; política exterior en la región; el sistema multilateral; nuevos actores e instrumentos. This course offers an interdisciplinary study of the development of international relations since WWII, with emphasis on the tensions and imbalances caused by the quest for global hegemony and the pursuit of peace. Topics include: the evolution of international power; schools of thought in international relations; the Cold War; foreign policy in the region; the multilateral system; new actors and instruments.
IRP424 Dictatorships, Human Rights and Historical Memory in Chile and the Southern Cone
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
IRP380.8 Human Security and Potential Threats (Seguridad Humana y sus Amenazas)
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)
IRP380.7 International Integration in Latin America
Taught in Spanish at the Universidad Diego Portales and may not be offered every semester. The course explores the trends in the foreign policy of the countries of the region, the institutional context in which they take place and their impact on the domestic politics of countries. The main objectives of the course are to familiarize students with some key aspects of regional international relations, such as cooperation and conflict, relations with the U.S. and Europe, transnational networks and the role of international institutions in Latin America. (UDP code: CPO3012)
IRP380.6 Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Human Rights
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)