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SPA 430. Cultural Icons of the Hispanic World 3-0-3
This course explores how major icons of the Hispanic world are understood and how they are represented today in literature, mythology and history, film, the plastic arts, and popular culture. This course considers the context(s) in which these figures first appear and their later appropriation as cultural icons as a means of cultural, sociopolitical, personal, or artistic identification. Icons to be studied will vary based on professorial preferences; examples include Don Quijote, Don Juan, Sor Juana, la Celestina, la Virgen de Guadalupe, Moctezuma, Salvador Dali, Che Guevara, Francisco Franco, Frida Kahlo, etc. This course may be repeated or a maximum of 6 credit hours, provided that the topics vary, PR: SPA 320 or 321. (Last update: 10/10/13)