SPAN408O

Special Topics in Iberian and Latin American Studies; Tropical Dreams: Nature and Art in Brazil

Cross-listed with LASC448Y, LASC648Y, PORT408A and SPAN609A. Credit only granted for PORT408A, LASC448Y, LASC648Y, SPAN408O, or SPAN609A. This course explores how representations of nature in Brazilian literature and visual arts have informed constructions of nationhood as well as the critiques of the country's complex history of colonialism, exploitation, and inequality. Taught in English.

Sister Courses: SPAN408A, SPAN408B, SPAN408C, SPAN408D, SPAN408E, SPAN408F, SPAN408G, SPAN408I, SPAN408J, SPAN408K, SPAN408L, SPAN408M, SPAN408P, SPAN408Q, SPAN408R, SPAN408T, SPAN408U, SPAN408V, SPAN408W, SPAN408X

Past Semesters

Thayse Lima

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Thayse Lima

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Thayse Lima

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Jose Naharro-Calderon

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Laura Demaria

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Include P/F semesters During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 2.99 between 50 students*

A-: 16%

A: 20%

A+: 2%

B-: 6%

B: 10%

B+: 20%

C: 10%

C+: 6%

F: 4%

W: 4%

other: 2%

* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.