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GERM 294 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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GERM 305 - German Through the Media
Students continue enhancing their German language skills while exploring contemporary issues through media, ranging from television shows to commercials, films, magazines, newspapers and the Internet. At the end of the course students should be able to converse and write on a relatively sophisticated level about a variety of social and academic topics, and be comfortable reading or listening to contemporary German. Excellent preparation for study abroad. Taught in German. Three hours per week plus conversation laboratory hour. Prerequisite(s): GERM 204 , placement test or permission of instructor Every semester. (4 Credits)
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GERM 308 - German Cultural History I
This course prepares students for upper-level courses in German Studies through the critical investigation of important political, social and aesthetic topics in the context of German cultural history from 1815-1945. Such topics include the tension between the German Kulturnation and the political nation, the economics and philosophical critique offered by socialism, imperialism as discourse and political tool, the aesthetic revolution of modernism in the arts, and the debacle of fascism and the Holocaust. In addition to historical sources, students read literary and autobiographical texts, view films, and investigate examples of material culture from a variety of periods. Conducted in German. Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: GERM 305 , placement test, or permission of instructor Every spring. (4 Credits)
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GERM 309 - German Cultural History II
This course prepares students for upper-level courses in German Studies through the critical investigation of important political, social and aesthetic topics in the context of German cultural history from 1945 through the present. Such topics include the tension between consumer culture and Vergangenheitsbewältigung in the West Germany of the 1950s, the theory and practice of collectivism in East Germany, the significance of the Wall, political upheaval and terrorism in West Germany, real existierender Sozialismus in the East, German unification, multiculturalism, and contemporary topics such as environmentalism and sustainability. In addition to historical sources, students read literary and autobiographical texts, view films, and investigate examples of material culture from a variety of periods. Conducted in German. Prerequisite(s): GERM 305 , placement test, or permission of instructor Every spring. (4 Credits)
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GERM 327 - Darwin/Nietzsche/Freud Cross-Listed as PHIL 283.
We all have values; but what are they based on? Perhaps no two thinkers have asked this question as persistently and approached it with such intrepid originality as Friedrich Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud. Writing in an age when religious belief had lost credence as a foundation for ethics, Nietzsche and Freud confronted the groundlessness of value systems while recognizing the impossibility of living without them. Both were reacting to Darwin’s discovery of natural selection, which dispelled nature’s divine aura and inaugurated what Nietzsche would call the “death of God.” The course explores the challenges to value judgments in the wake of Darwin and attempted solutions to them, centering on the four domains of ethics, subjectivity, aesthetics, and cultural value. Readings will include excerpts from Darwin’s The Origin of Species ; Nietzsche’s The Genealogy of Morals, The Gay Science , and the texts posthumously published as The Will to Power ; Freud’s Totem and Taboo, Civilization and Its Discontents , and Beyond the Pleasure Principle ; as well as other works. Course cross-listed with PHIL 283. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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GERM 337 - Dead White Men
Today we often hear people dismiss the Western (mostly European) philosophical tradition as a bunch of “dead white men.” In other words, the argument goes, these thinkers harbored such passe notions as universal truths, a universal subject, and an individual in total control of itself and endowed with a pure reason unadulterated by rhetoric, imagination, fiction, and politics. Why should we bother with “dead white men” now that we understand that truth depends on historical context, that the self is decentered by the unconscious, that identity is constituted by gender, race, class, and other cultural factors, that truth is linked to power, and that ideology is omnipresent? Unfortunately, this all-too-familiar attitude overlooks its own faulty presupposition: it presumes a clear-cut break between philosophical tradition and contemporary thought, as if contemporary thought had no tradition out of which it emerged and could, therefore, merely discard what preceded it. Hence the popularity of phrases like “philosophy is dead.” It is all the more ironic to see this attitude prevail in the West at the very moment that multiculturalism has become our cause celebre : all cultural traditions are supposed to be “respected,” except the West’s own tradition. (Perhaps as a new way for the West to reinstate surreptitiously its superiority as the sole culture with no tradition?) This course pursues a close reading of texts by various “dead white men” as the unconscious (i.e., repressed and, for that matter, all the more powerful) undercurrent of contemporary thought. Assigned texts will include: Parmenides, Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Pascal, Spinoza, Kant, Hegel, Marx, as well as texts by twentieth-century thinkers that stress the dependence of contemporary thought on philosophy. No pre-knowledge required; all readings in English. With different reading lists this course may be taken more than once for credit . Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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GERM 360 - Proseminar in German Studies
Changing German Studies topics such as: Desire, Reason and Power in Modernity; Modernity and the Unconscious; German Nationalism and its Legacy; Kafka and German Expressionism; Karl Marx and the Development of Communism; German Political Theater; Nietzsche: Romantic, Modern, Postmodern; The Comical Effects of Kafka and Kleist. Students may register up to two times for courses numbered 360, provided a different topic is offered. May be taught in German or in English. Every year. (4 Credits)
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GERM 363 - Crime and the Fantastic
This course explores the modern fascination with the uncanny, the unexplainable, the magical, and the demonic in two related genres: murder mysteries and tales of the supernatural. We will ask shey these genres were invented in German Romanticism and what function they play in later contexts. Course materials include stories of the uncanny by E.T.A. Hoffmann and Tieck; Grimm’s fairytales; the fantastic realism of the ninteteenth century; Kafka’s Metamorphosis ; German TV crime drama. Taught in German. Prerequisite(s): GERM 308 , GERM 309 or the equivalent Offered fall term of even-numbered years. (4 Credits)
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GERM 364 - Politics, Class, Culture
This course explores depictions and concepts of “class” in literature, film, and political discourse since the French Revolution. Discussion topics include the invention of the bourgeois family; the Lumpenproletariat (prostitutes, rogues, vagabonds) in literature and art; revolutionary culture and politics in the inter-war period; depictions of class in contemporary mass culture. How does “class consciousness” emerge in German history? Is class an economic necessity or a consequence of culture and politics? Why is culture still fascinated by class? Taught in German. Prerequisite(s): , GERM 309 , or the equivalent Offered fall term of odd-numbered years. (4 Credits)
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GERM 365 - Kafka: Gods, Animals, and Other Species of Modernity
This course approaches Kafka’s work both as a case for literary analysis and as a text that reveals insights into modernity - the historical era characterized by capitalism, secularization, the nation-state, increasing bureaucratization, the commodification of art, the development of technology and media. In addition to reading closely a selection of Kafka’s short stories and exerpts from his novels, we shall also read some influential commentaries on his work, as well as texts that address major phenomena that characterize modernity. Taught in German. Prerequisite(s): , GERM 309 or the equivalent Offered spring semester of even-numbered years. (4 Credits)
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GERM 366 - Postwar Germany
The course will begin with an overview of National Socialism as a basis for understanding the cultural leap that Germany undertook following World War II. It will examine issues of Vergangenheitsbewältigung (coming to terms with the past), the economic miracle in West Germany, and the evolution and collapse of the German Democratic Republic. The course will conclude with opportunities and problems generated by reunification. We will look at texts by writers such as Handke, Kroetz, Plenzdorf, Strauß, Rinser, Morgner, Bachmann, and Wolf, as well as films and other media. Taught in German. Prerequisite(s): Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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GERM 394 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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GERM 488 - Senior Seminar
Designed as a capstone experience in German studies, the seminar brings together fundamental questions engaged by the field of German studies, and enhances students’ understanding of the theories and methodologies informing contemporary scholarship. Part of the seminar will be devoted to study of an aspect of German studies; students will then conduct independent research, which will serve as the basis of class discussions during the latter part of the semester. Changing topics may include: Constructing National Identity; Radicalism and Conservatism in Modernism; Goethe’s Faust ; Centrality and Marginality in German Culture; Translingual Interventions: Migration and Cultural Identity in Contemporary Germany, Stardom and Charisma. Taught in German. Prerequisite(s): Every year. (4 Credits)
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GERM 494 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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GERM 601 - Tutorial
Limit to be applied toward the major or will be determined in consultation with the department. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Every semester. (1 Credits)
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GERM 602 - Tutorial
Limit to be applied toward the major or will be determined in consultation with the department. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Every semester. (2 Credits)
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GERM 603 - Tutorial
Limit to be applied toward the major or will be determined in consultation with the department. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Every semester. (3 Credits)
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GERM 604 - Tutorial
Limit to be applied toward the major or will be determined in consultation with the department. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Every semester. (4 Credits)
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GERM 611 - Independent Project
Limit to be applied toward the major will be determined in consultation with the department. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Every semester. (1 Credits)
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GERM 612 - Independent Project
Limit to be applied toward the major will be determined in consultation with the department. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Every semester. (2 Credits)
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GERM 613 - Independent Project
Limit to be applied toward the major will be determined in consultation with the department. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Every semester. (3 Credits)
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GERM 614 - Independent Project
Limit to be applied toward the major will be determined in consultation with the department. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Every semester. (4 Credits)
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GERM 621 - Internship
Limit to be applied toward the major will be determined in consultation with the department. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office. Every semester. (1 Credits)
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GERM 622 - Internship
Limit to be applied toward the major will be determined in consultation with the department. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office. Every semester. (2 Credits)
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GERM 623 - Internship
Limit to be applied toward the major will be determined in consultation with the department. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office. Every semester. (3 Credits)
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GERM 624 - Internship
Limit to be applied toward the major will be determined in consultation with the department. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office. Every semester. (4 Credits)
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GERM 631 - Preceptorship
Limit to be applied toward the major will be determined in consultation with the department. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs. Every semester. (1 Credits)
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GERM 632 - Preceptorship
Limit to be applied toward the major will be determined in consultation with the department. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs. Every semester. (2 Credits)
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GERM 633 - Preceptorship
Limit to be applied toward the major will be determined in consultation with the department. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs. Every semester. (3 Credits)
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GERM 634 - Preceptorship
Limit to be applied toward the major will be determined in consultation with the department. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs. Every semester. (4 Credits)
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GERM 641 - Honors Independent
Independent research, writing, or other preparation leading to the culmination of the senior honors project. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Every semester. (1 Credits)
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GERM 642 - Honors Independent
Independent research, writing, or other preparation leading to the culmination of the senior honors project. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Every semester. (2 Credits)
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GERM 643 - Honors Independent
Independent research, writing, or other preparation leading to the culmination of the senior honors project. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Every semester. (3 Credits)
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GERM 644 - Honors Independent
Independent research, writing, or other preparation leading to the culmination of the senior honors project. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Every semester. (4 Credits)
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HISP 101 - Elementary Spanish I
Pronunciation, grammar essentials, conversation and reading. Three class hours a week plus one hour of tutorial. Minimal introduction to history and culture of hispanophone countries. For admission into HISP 102, students must have completed HISP 101, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-. Every semester. (4 Credits)
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HISP 102 - Elementary Spanish II
Pronunciation, grammar essentials, conversation and reading. Three class hours a week plus one hour of tutorial. Minimal introduction to history and culture of hispanophone countries. For admission into HISP 203, students must have completed HISP 102, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-. Prerequisite(s): HISP 101 with C- or better. Every semester. (4 Credits)
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HISP 110 - Accelerated Beginning Spanish
Accelerated Spanish 110 meets the goals of Elementary Spanish I and II (HISP 101 and HISP 102) in one semester. It covers pronunciation, grammar essentials, conversation and reading. This course is appropriate for students with significant prior experience in Spanish or another appropriate language and for students who are highly self-motivated and able to learn foreign languages quickly. Successful completion allows enrollment in Intermediate Spanish. Students will not receive credit for this course if they’ve previously taken or been awarded credit for HISP 101 and/or HISP 102. Three class hours a week plus two hours of tutorial. For admission into HISP 203 or HISP 220, students must have completed HISP 110, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C. Prerequisite(s): Registration in the course is contingent on consent of the instructor. Every semester. (5 Credits)
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HISP 111 - Accelerated Elementary Portuguese
Intensive instruction in speaking, understanding, reading and writing Portuguese. Brazilian usage emphasized. Successful completion allows enrollment in the second level Portuguese course, HISP 331. Three class hours per week plus two hours of tutorial. Prerequisite(s): This course is appropriate for students who are strongly self-motivated. High intermediate or advanced skills in Spanish or another Romance language, or previous work in Portuguese, will prove particularly helpful to the student. Exceptions to these guidelines may be made with the instructor’s consent. Every fall semester, and occasionally in spring semester. (5 Credits)
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HISP 151 - Caribbean Literature and Culture: Aesthetics of Resistance Cross-Listed as
Explore literary, visual and musical expressions of resistance against colonialism and neocolonialism in the Caribbean, and examine street performance as a means of redefining public space and creating community. Students will learn about the tensions between culture and capital. Offered as a First Year Course only. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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HISP 171 - Susurros del Pasado: Whispers Toward the 21st Century Cross-Listed as
This course explores expressions of indigenismos both past and present throughout the Americas. Students will examine literary, historical and political texts that convey the ongoing struggle of Native Americans to retain cultural and sociopolitical autonomy in North and South America. Offered as a First Year Course only. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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HISP 194 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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HISP 203 - Intermediate Spanish I
Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. For admission into HISP 204, students must have completed HISP 203, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-. Prerequisite(s): HISP 102 , or , or an equivalent, with a grade of C- or better. Every semester. (4 Credits)
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HISP 204 - Intermediate Spanish II
Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. Prerequisite(s): HISP 203 , or its equivalent, with a grade of C- or better. Every semester. (4 Credits)
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HISP 220 - Accelerated Intermediate Spanish
Accelerated Spanish 220 meets the goals of Intermediate Spanish I and II (HISP 203 and HISP 204) in one semester. It extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish, and it introduces the history and culture of Hispanophone countries. This course is appropriate for students with significant prior experience in Spanish and for students who are highly self-motivated and able to learn foreign languages quickly. Successful completion allows enrollment in 300-level courses in Spanish. Students will not receive credit for this course if they’ve previously taken or been awarded credit for HISP 203 and/or HISP 204. Three class hours per week plus two hours of tutorial. For admission into any Hispanic Studies 300- or 400- level course, students must have completed HISP 220, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C. Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Every semester. (5 Credits)
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HISP 294 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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HISP 305 - Introduction to Hispanic Studies: Oral and Written Expression
Primarily designed to improve oral communication and to strengthen the student’s written proficiency and his or her awareness of grammar intricacies. In relation to writing, it serves as a bridge to upper-level courses. Conversations and compositions are based on cultural and literary topics. Class activities vary according to the instructor but usually include five to fifteen minute presentations, interviews with native speakers, commentary on videos and movies, short stories, plays and short novels, writing strategies, and self-correction exercises. It often involves extensive reading appropriate to the level. Prerequisite(s): HISP 204 , HISP 220 , or consent of the instructor. Every semester. (4 Credits)
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HISP 307 - Introduction to the Analysis of Hispanic Texts Cross-Listed as LATI 307
This course presents the student with essential tools for the critical analysis of a broad range of topics and forms of cultural production (literature, cinema, art, e-texts, etc.) in the Hispanic world. It also teaches the student advanced language skills in written composition and public oral presentation. Prerequisite(s): HISP 305 Every semester. (4 Credits)
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HISP 308 - Introduction to U.S. Latino Studies Cross-Listed as and
Provides an interdisciplinary discussion of the Latina/o experience in the United States with a focus on Mexican, Puerto Rican, Dominican, and Cuban Americans. Using fiction, poetry, films and critical essays, we will examine issues of race and ethnicity, language, identity, gender and sexuality, politics, and immigration. Students will further engage with the Latino population of the Twin Cities by working with a local community organization. Prerequisite(s): HISP 305 or consent of the instructor. Every semester. (4 Credits)
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HISP 309 - Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics Cross-Listed as
A linguistic survey of the Spanish language aimed at improving pronunciation and increasing comprehension of the structure of the language, deepening students’ understanding of the sound system, word formation, grammar and meaning. Study will emphasize phonetics and provide an introduction to transcription, phonology, morphology and syntax, as well as provide an overview of linguistic change and geographic variation. Prerequisite(s): HISP 305 or consent of instructor. Every semester. (4 Credits)
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HISP 331 - Luso-Brazilian Voices: Conversations and Composition
Contemporary Brazil and Portugal are sites of profound and exciting cultural expression and social change. Luso-Brazilian Voices explores some of the socio-political pressures that have led to a modern renaissance in writing, popular music, cinema, as well as the fusion of genres made possible by today’s digital technologies. A systematic review of these cultural expressions provides the context for students to practice and refine their oral and written Portuguese skills. Taught in Portuguese. Successful completion of this course satisfies the Macalester College two-year foreign language requirement and can be applied toward the major or minor in Hispanic Studies. Three class hours per week plus tutorial. Prerequisite(s): HISP 111 , or its equivalent, and instructor’s consent. Spring semester. (4 Credits)
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HISP 391 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (1 Credits)
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HISP 394 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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HISP 414 - Here and There: Superando Límites/Crossing Boundaries
Living an identity that is multipositional is a familiar reality for many people in the 21st century. The seventeenth century Hispanic world reveals surprisingly diverse and complex societies in which literature—and sometimes life itself—provided a space for trying on different social clothes, so to speak, in an exploration of early modern identity. This course will allow students to enjoy prose, drama, poetry and historiography from both Spain and Spanish America and to witness how writers from both sides of the Atlantic were pushing aesthetic and societal limits of religion, ethnicity and gender in their writing. We view Baroque art from Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, and colonial Mexico and Peru, and read some pertinent critical perspectives that will help enrich our readings of the literature. To bring the plays to life, students will select fragments of dramas to “rescript” and perform for their classmates. This course satisfies the Area 1 requirement for the Hispanic & Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): HISP 307 or or consent of the instructor. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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HISP 415 - Cultural Resistance and Survival: Indigenous and African Peoples in Early Spanish America Cross-Listed as LATI 415 and INTL 415
In the Old World, Spain defined its national identity by locating its “others” in Jews, conversos , Muslims, moriscos , Turks, gypsies, pirates and Protestants. In the New World, Spaniards employed many of the same discursive and legal tactics—along with brute force—to subject Amerindian and African peoples to their will and their cultural norms. But indigenous and African populations in the Americas actively countered colonization. They rejected slavery and cultural imposition through physical rebellion, the use of strategies of cultural preservation and the appropriation of phonetic writing, which they in turn wielded against European hegemony. We will examine a fascinating corpus of indigenous pictographic codexes, architecture, myths, and histories and letters of resistance, along with a rich spectrum of texts in which peoples of African descent affirm their own subjectivity in opposition to slavery and cultural violence. What will emerge for students is a complex, heterogeneous vision of the conquest and early colonization in which non-European voices speak loudly on their own behalf. This course satisfies the Area 1 requirement for the Hispanic & Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): HISP 307 or consent of the instructor. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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HISP 416 - Mapping the New World: Exploration, Encounters, and Disasters Cross-Listed as LATI 416 and INTL 416
Europeans were by no means the first peoples to explore new territories and human populations. Renaissance scientific methodology, however, led European travelers to meticulously document each New World encounter in writing and develop new tools with which to navigate and represent space, devices that subsequently became weapons of colonial domination. But as Nature and indigenous populations refused to be subjected to European epistemology, failure and disaster were frequent events: shipwrecks left Old World survivors stranded among unknown lands and peoples in the Americas; Amerindians rejected the imposition of a foreign culture and religion, murdering colonists and missionaries; Africans rebelled against slavery and escaped to mountains and jungles to form autonomous communities. An examination of maps, exploration logs, missionary histories, travel literature, historiography and colonial documents will provide the foundation for this course on the ambivalent reality of the Old World’s encounter with the Americas, in which Europeans were often the losers. This course satisfies the Area 1 requirement for the Hispanic & Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): HISP 307 or consent of the instructor. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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HISP 417 - El Quijote as Timeless Text
Miguel de Cervantes’ El ingenioso Don Quijote de la Mancha is one of the most beloved and influential literary texts in all of world literature. In this course, students will not only engage in a careful and delightful reading of the entire text, but will also examine limitations and literary creations inspired through time by the classic. In order to understand how Quijote was received according to historical moment, we will explore critical perspectives on the text from across the centuries. Students will enjoy myriad artistic representations of Don Quijote and view and critique contemporary musical and filmic productions inspired by the text. This course satisfies the Area 1 requirement for the Hispanic & Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): HISP 307 or consent of the instructor. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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HISP 419 - “Neither Saints Nor Sinners”: Women Writers of the Early Modern Hispanic World
Sixteenth- and seventeenth- century women writers were in constant dialogue with their male counterparts and dedicated much of their energy to debunking myths of female purity, passivity and ignorance. To this end, they created female protagonists of great strength and integrity. Exploring themes such as life in the convent, the mujer varonil and the mujer vestida de hombre , we will look at many peninsular as well as New World women authors who were busy challenging both social and aesthetic norms in their writing. This course satisfies the Area 1 requirement for the Hispanic & Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): HISP 307 , or consent of the instructor. Offered occasionally. (4 Credits)
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HISP 420 - One Hundred Years of Plenitude: Modern and Postmodern Hispanic Fiction
The rise of modern fiction produced a series of remarkable novels in Latin America and Spain throughout the 20th century and into the present. The course will focus primarily on the Latin American “Boom” from the 1960s onwards. We will also study the appearance and enduring presence of postmodernism in Hispanic fiction. The course refines the analysis of literary works from a variety of perspectives (historical, political, social, ethical, aesthetic, etc.) and provides a comprehensive view of the evolution of Hispanic narrative from the dawn of modernity to the present. It targets those students who enjoy literature and believe in the pleasure of the text. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Hispanic & Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): HISP 307 or consent of the instructor. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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HISP 421 - Romantics, Moderns and Avant-Gardists
Uncovering a panorama of Spanish culture from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the Civil War in 1936, we focus on the evolution of literature and the arts during the periods of Romanticism, Realism, Modernism and the Avant-Garde in an attempt to describe the faces of modernity in Spain. Authors that are usually studied include José Zorrilla, Rosalía de Castro, Benito Pérez Galdós, Emilia Pardo Bazán, Miguel de Unamuno, Ramón María del Valle Includeán, José Ortega y Gasset, Luis Buñuel, and Federico García Lorca. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Hispanic & Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): HISP 307 or consent of the instructor. Offered occasionally. (4 Credits)
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HISP 422 - Modern Hispanic Novel and the Visual Arts Cross-Listed as
We use an interdisciplinary approach to narrative that focuses on the cooperation between the written and the visual text. For example, how did nineteenth-century painting influenced the novel? Or, what are the connections between cinematic adaptations of narratives? We also consider the perennial dilemma of literal versus personal interpretation. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Hispanic & Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): or or consent of the instructor. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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HISP 425 - Dictators, Revolutions and Insurrections
Modern Hispanic cultural production in response to dictators, revolutions, and socio-political repression was varied and pointed. Students read a variety of contemporary authors and analyze how they represent social realities in discourse that reflects and informs societal changes. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Hispanic & Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): HISP 307 or consent of the instructor. Offered occasionally. (4 Credits)
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HISP 426 - Parody in the Postmodern Hispanic World
Western societies and literary traditions use parody to measure, shape, and change cultural values and identities. Parody is considered to be an amorphous genre that adapts itself and evolves in time, along with the cultural environments in which it exists. This course offers students the opportunity to examine the concept of parody and its application to specific narrative texts produced in the Hispanic world during its postmodern era. Texts examined include fiction and non-fiction, cinematic, and other multimedia arts. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Hispanic & Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): HISP 307 or consent of the instructor. Offered occasionally. (4 Credits)
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HISP 427 - Dramatic Words: Hispanic Theater and Poetry
Explores representative plays and poems from diverse authors and periods of Latin America, Spain, and/or the United States. An important component of this class is an examination of how theatre and poetry can shape individual and national consciousness. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Hispanic & Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): HISP 307 or consent of the instructor. Offered occasionally. (4 Credits)
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HISP 430 - Advanced Spanish Grammar: Meaning and Communication
An overview of the intricacies of advanced Spanish grammar, providing extensive oral and written practice to improve students’ grammatical accuracy as well as overall understanding of the structure of the language. This course satisfies the Area 3 requirement for the Hispanic & Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): HISP 305 , HISP 309 (or LING 309 ), or consent of the instructor. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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HISP 431 - Spanish in the Workplace
Students will acquire a working knowledge of the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures as related to the bilingual workplace in the United States and abroad. Emphasis is placed on fields such as health care and medicine, legal matters and law enforcement, social services, and business. Students pursue individual interests in specific career areas with a service learning component. This course satisfies the Area 3 requirement for the Hispanic & Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): HISP 307 or consent of the instructor. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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HISP 433 - Translation: Theory/Practice
This discussion/writing course explores certain contemporary translation theories that guide the practice of translation of various kinds of texts, including, but not limited to, literature, film, propaganda, advertising, and commerce. The primary goal, however, is to produce high quality translations of a wide variety of texts. Students work in Spanish and/or Portuguese and English. This course satisfies the Area 3 requirement for the Hispanic & Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): HISP 307 or consent of the instructor. Offered occasionally. (4 Credits)
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HISP 435 - History of the Spanish Language Cross-Listed as
An overview of Modern Spanish as it has developed over time. Course will trace the historical evolution of the most salient phonological, morpho-syntactic and lexical traits of Modern Spanish and will include study of the origins of American Spanish. Students will also be introduced to some of the principal theories of language change. This course satisfies the Area 3 requirement for the Hispanic & Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): HISP 309 or consent of the instructor. Offered occasionally. (4 Credits)
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HISP 436 - Spanish Dialectology Cross-Listed as and LATI 436
A survey of modern dialectal variations of Spanish that includes examination of American Spanish dialects as well as those of the Iberian Peninsula. Sociolinguistic issues and historical aspects of dialect variation and study will be addressed, along with other extralinguistic factors. Through this course, students will be provided an introduction to theories of language change, as well as the history of the language, and will gain a broad understanding of the different varieties of Modern Spanish. This course satisfies the Area 3 requirement for the Hispanic & Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): HISP 309 or consent of the instructor. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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HISP 437 - Applied Linguistics: Spanish Second Language Acquisition Cross-Listed as
An overview of research projects on the acquisition of Spanish as a second language. Students will learn about the theoretical approaches used in these studies as well as the effects of various pedagogical approaches on the development of Spanish interlanguage systems. While the focus of the course is on the acquisition of Spanish as a second language, students will gain a broad and useful understanding of different pedagogical issues directly related to the acquisition/learning process(es) of other second languages. This course satisfies the Area 3 requirement for the Hispanic & Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): or or consent of the instructor. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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HISP 442 - Nation and Identity in the Hispanic World
An examination of the origins and issues surrounding the formation and the evolution of nation-building in Spain, Latin America, and the United States. Past and current movements and allegiances are seen through the writings of key political, social, and philosophical authors. Such issues as regional autonomy in Spain, indigenous initiatives in Latin America, the Chicano movement in the United States, trade agreements, etc., are considered from early colonization through imperial expansion to present-day globalization. This course satisfies the Area 4 requirement for the Hispanic & Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): or or consent of the instructor. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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HISP 443 - The Reality of Contemporary Spain: Challenges and Dilemmas
This course presents an overview of the evolution of life in Spain since the death of Franco, through the socialist period and Spain’s entry into the European Union until today. Art, music, literature and film will serve as the bases for lectures and discussions of some of Spain’s current challenges and achievements, namely, unemployment, immigration, language and identity, terrorism, and the impact of the Euro on the economy and on everyday life. This course satisfies the Area 4 requirement for the Hispanic & Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): or or consent of the instructor. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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HISP 444 - The Family as History: The Stories of US Latinos Cross-Listed as
Examine and compare the stories of Latinas/os in the United States as told by themselves. Students will read authors of Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, and Mexican American origin. We will place a special emphasis on practices and values held both here and in the cultures of origin. The course will cover such subjects as family, social and economic struggles, individual aspirations and spiritual needs. The course will highlight language issues and use film to complement the readings. This course satisfies the Area 4 requirement for the Hispanic & Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): or or consent of the instructor. Offered occasionally. (4 Credits)
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HISP 445 - Frontera: The U.S./Mexico Border Cross-Listed as AMST 445 and LATI 445
The border region between the United States and Mexico exists as both a physical space and an ideological construct. This seminar uses literary and filmic narratives to explore issues of identity, opportunity, and violence that arise from this contested space. How does the border shape individual and cultural identities? In what ways does the border create opportunities for both advancement and exploitation? How do these works engage conflicts and tensions of race, nationalism, gender, and power? The course will include writers and filmmakers from both countries, and we will read original texts both in Spanish and English. Prerequisite(s): HISP 308 Offered occasionally. (4 Credits)
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HISP 446 - Constructions of a Female Killer Cross-Listed as and
The rise in femicide across Latin America, most shockingly exhibited in the city of Juarez, Mexico, has resulted in broad discussions of women’s relationship with violence. However, what happens when the traditional paradigm is inverted and we explore women as perpetrators, rather than victims, of violence? This class will dialogue with selected Latin American and Latino narratives (including novels, short stories, films, and newspapers) constituting different representations of women who kill. This course satisfies the Area 4 requirement for the Hispanic & Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): or or consent of the instructor. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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HISP 488 - Senior Seminar
The senior seminar is a capstone course that explores in depth a shifting field of topics. It helps students relate the subjects they have studied in their major field and assists students in demonstrating their familiarity with Hispanic cultures and in methods of analysis and presentation, culminating in the preparation and presentation of a major research project. It is primarily a discussion course that relies heavily on individual as well as collective effort. Required for Hispanic Studies majors. Category varies. Prerequisite(s): HISP 307 or plus at least two literature courses offered in the Department of Hispanic Studies, or consent of the instructor. Every spring. (4 Credits)
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HISP 494 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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HISP 601 - Tutorial
Category varies. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (1 Credits)
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HISP 602 - Tutorial
Category varies. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (2 Credits)
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HISP 603 - Tutorial
Category varies. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (3 Credits)
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HISP 604 - Tutorial
Category varies. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (4 Credits)
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HISP 611 - Independent Project
Category varies. Not available to substitute regularly offered courses. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (1 Credits)
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HISP 612 - Independent Project
Category varies. Not available to substitute regularly offered courses. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (2 Credits)
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HISP 613 - Independent Project
Category varies. Not available to substitute regularly offered courses. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (3 Credits)
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HISP 614 - Independent Project
Category varies. Not available to substitute regularly offered courses. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (4 Credits)
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HISP 621 - Internship
Category 3. Prerequisite(s): Four courses in Hispanic Studies numbered 204 or above and permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office. (1 Credits)
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HISP 622 - Internship
Category 3. Prerequisite(s): Four courses in Hispanic Studies numbered 204 or above and permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office. (2 Credits)
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HISP 623 - Internship
Category 3. Prerequisite(s): Four courses in Hispanic Studies numbered 204 or above and permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office. (3 Credits)
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HISP 624 - Internship
Category 3. Prerequisite(s): Four courses in Hispanic Studies numbered 204 or above and permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office. (4 Credits)
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HISP 631 - Preceptorship
Preceptorships give students the opportunity to observe and practice teaching skills. Available to highly accomplished students. Prerequisite(s): Some background reading and training in foreign language teaching and permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs. (1 Credits)
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HISP 632 - Preceptorship
Preceptorships give students the opportunity to observe and practice teaching skills. Available to highly accomplished students. Prerequisite(s): Some background reading and training in foreign language teaching and permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs. (2 Credits)
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HISP 633 - Preceptorship
Preceptorships give students the opportunity to observe and practice teaching skills. Available to highly accomplished students. Prerequisite(s): Some background reading and training in foreign language teaching and permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs. (3 Credits)
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HISP 634 - Preceptorship
Preceptorships give students the opportunity to observe and practice teaching skills. Available to highly accomplished students. Prerequisite(s): Some background reading and training in foreign language teaching and permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs. (4 Credits)
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HIST 100 - Discovering World History
An introductory survey treating all periods, regions, and peoples, but focusing on contact and exchange between empires, civilizations, and cultures as peoples encountered one another throughout history in a process which accelerated dramatically at the beginning of the modern era and ultimately made the very activity of studying world history possible in our own time. Meets the global and/or comparative history requirement. Every year. (4 Credits)
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HIST 109 - January in China
This introductory level course uses historical frameworks and methodology to explore China in January. Through readings, lectures, site visits and discussion, the students will be introduced to the major changes in Chinese government, society, economy and culture from the earliest times to the present day. Visiting Chinese cities such as Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu and/or Hong Kong for about two weeks, the students will also experience the Chinese way of life through tasting Chinese food, conducting interactive contacts with their Chinese peers, and exercising close-up observation of social, economic and cultural activities in China. Prerequisite(s): Students are required to work on a research project on a topic of their own choice. Offered occasionally. (2 Credits)
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HIST 110 - Introduction to European History
A one semester introduction to the study of European history focusing on a selected period; designed primarily for lower division students who have no previous college-level background in this general field. Every year. (4 Credits)
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HIST 112 - The Global in the Local
This introductory level course uses historical frameworks and methodologies to explore that bumpersticker motto: “Think Globally. Act Locally.” Through readings, films, lectures, and discussion, this course explores central trends in world history; economic change, from industrialization and commercialization to globalization and the information economy; political activism, inside and outside electoral politics; the construction of gender, race, and class, and their impact on everyday lives; urbanization and the development of neighborhoods; immigration and the transformation of communities. We will use similar resources plus site visits, tours, guest lectures, and hands-on activities to explore how these trends have shaped the state of Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. There will be key points where we will explore how local developments have shaped national patterns. Throughout, students will be positioned as historians to analyze the changing relationships between “the global” and “the local.” In the end, they will understand not only our local community better, but they will be better prepared to analyze any community in which they find themselves. Meets the global and/or comparative history requirement. Offered occasionally. (4 Credits)
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HIST 114 - History of Africa to 1800
A study of the history of Africa before 1800, this course covers the major themes relating to the development of African societies and cultures from the earliest times. Students will engage with themes of state-building, trade and religion as catalysts for change and learn how historians have reconstructed the history of early Africa. This course will provide students with knowledge of specific case studies from North, South, East, West, and Central Africa. Every year. (4 Credits)
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HIST 115 - Africa Since 1800
This course is designed to introduce students to the history of Africa in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It examines major themes relating to change in the colonial period such as European conquest and imperialism, the development of the colonial economy, African responses to colonialism and the rise of nationalist movements that stimulated the movement towards independence. Students will examine these themes by applying them to case studies of specific geographic regions of the continent. Every year. (4 Credits)
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HIST 121 - The Greek World Cross-Listed as CLAS 121
This course surveys the political, economic, and cultural development of the peoples of the ancient Greek world from the late Bronze Age through the Hellenistic era. Students will hone their critical thinking skills while working with translations of ancient literature, archaeological remains and works of art. The basic structure of the course is chronological, but we will examine major themes across time and space, which may include the interaction between physical landscape and historical change; rule by the one, the few and the many; the nature and development of literary and artistic genres; the economic, military, and/or cultural dimensions of empire; or the intersections of gender, sexuality, ethnicity, slave/free status and civic identity in the Greek world. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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HIST 122 - The Roman World Cross-Listed as CLAS 122
This course introduces students to the Roman world, which at its height stretched from Britain to Iran, from Germany to Africa, and lasted well over a thousand years. Students will develop critical thinking skills while working with Roman literature in translation, art, architecture and other archaeological remains. The structure of the course is chronological, but we will examine major themes across time and space, which may include the development of Roman literature out of and in response to Greek culture; the effects of the civil wars and the resulting political change from a republic to a monarchy; the cultural, religious and/or military aspects of the Roman empire and its immediate aftermath; Roman conceptions of gender, sexuality, slave and free status, citizenship and/or ethnicity, and how these social categories were used to legitimize or exercise power. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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