Spanish in Madrid

PROGRAM DATES

The program will take place during the fall of 2006, and will roughly correspond to the Carleton term. Specific dates will be announced later.

DIRECTOR

Humberto Huergo, Associate Professor of Spanish.

Professor Huergo has taught at Carleton since 1988. A specialist in seventeenth-century Spanish Literature, Professor Huergo is also interested in Comparative Literature, Art History, and Philosophy. Madrid and the Spanish way of life fill him with joy.

ELIGIBILITY

Sophomores, juniors, and seniors in love with Spain, literature, and the arts. Students must complete Spanish 205 or above by spring term 2004.

COURSE OF STUDY, 18 CREDITS

Students enroll in three regular courses and an additional independent reading course for a total of 18 credits. All courses count toward a major in Spanish or Romance Languages, and they apply toward the Certificate of Advanced Study in Foreign Language and Literature or Foreign Language and Area Studies.

SPANISH 290-17: INDEPENDENT READING (2 CREDITS) S/CR/NC

Basic readings in Spanish history and culture in preparation for the program.

SPANISH 209-07: EXPLORING SPANISH CULTURE (6 CREDITS)

A survey of Spanish history as reflected in literary texts, or putting it differently, learning history the fun way.

Instructor: Spanish faculty

SPANISH 247-07: SPANISH ART FROM EL GRECO TO PICASSO

(4 CREDITS)

This course is a survey of Spanish art from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. Classes will meet at some of the finest museums in Madrid, including the Prado Museum and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia (Museum of Modern Art). Art lectures will be supplemented by field trips to Toledo, Barcelona, and Seville.

Instructor: Spanish faculty

SPANISH 249/349-07: MADRID: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF URBAN LIFE (6 CREDITS)

More than a study of the image of Madrid in Spanish literature, this course examines the actual experience of living in a cosmopolitan city through a variety of disciplines, including Urban Studies, Philosophy, Architecture, Sociology, and Spanish poetry and fiction. Topics discussed in class include: How to look at a city and how to talk about it? What is a neighborhood? What are the social functions of the street? Is there an “eroticism” of the city? To what extent does postmodernity produce anonymous, atemporal non-places? What has been the impact of the modern city on twentieth-century literature?

Instructor: Humberto Huergo

LOCATION AND LODGING

Classes will be held at the Colegio Mayor Universitario San Juan Bautista, one of several residencias (halls of residence or dorms) located at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid. In order to immerse themselves in Spanish life and language, students will stay with carefully selected Spanish families.

EXCURSIONS

Cultural activities, speakers, and excursions within Madrid will supplement course work. In addition, there will be three major excursions to Toledo (two nights and three days), Seville (two nights and three days), and Barcelona (three nights and four days).

EXPENSES

Students pay the 2006-2007 Carleton comprehensive fee, which covers the costs of instruction, room and board, public transportation in Madrid, all group excursions, and most cultural events.

Students are responsible for the cost of books, personal expenses, and transportation to and from Madrid, and personal travel during the seminar. Estimates for expenses beyond airfare run from $400-$500 for ten weeks (around $200 per month). Student financial aid is applicable as on campus. See the Off-Campus Studies Planning & Program Guide for further information regarding work contracts, loans, and other financial aid issues.

APPLICATIONS

Applications are available in the Off-Campus Studies Office, Leighton 119. They must be submitted by Friday, February 17, 2006 to Mary Tatge, Administrative Assistant, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, LDC 340. Initial decisions regarding acceptance will be completed soon thereafter.

There will be an information meeting on Wednesday, January 25, 2006, 4:30-5:30. Place TBA.

For further information about the Spanish Studies Seminar in Madrid, contact the Office of Off-Campus Studies (x4332) or Professor Humberto Huergo, hhuergo@carleton.edu. You can also visit the program website:

http://apps.carleton.edu/curricular/span/Study_Abroad/Madrid/