Department of Global Languages and Cultures

https://artsci.tamu.edu/global-lang-cultures/

Head: Stefanie Harris

Research in Hispanic Studies embraces cultural studies, digital humanities, film and performance, gender and diaspora studies, Hispanic literatures, historical and comparative linguistics, history and presence of Spanish in the U.S., iconography, language acquisition and pedagogy, language variation and change, photography, post-hegemonic and infrapolitical thought, and sociolinguistics. Among the Hispanic Studies faculty are skilled translators and accomplished creative essayists, narrators and poets.

Graduate work in Hispanic Studies prepares the student for academic careers concerned with Spanish and bilingualism, for teaching positions, and for government, diplomatic, non-profit and private sector jobs. A high competence in the Spanish language is required.

An interdisciplinary certificate is offered by the Africana Studies program in the College of Arts and Sciences. It offers interested masters or doctoral students an opportunity to develop an interdisciplinary graduate concentration in Africana Studies while they are also earning a degree in a disciplinary field. In addition to gaining knowledge of peoples and of issues with particular significance to the Africana world, students pursuing this certificate will also benefit from the interdisciplinary training that is the hallmark of Africana Studies. They will be exposed to the scholarship, methods, and theories of the multiple disciplines that contribute to the critical analysis and understanding of the Africana world. Awarding of the Africana Studies Certificate requires that the certificate candidate complete of Africana Studies approved coursework.

Africana Studies
Classics
European Studies
French
German
Hispanic Studies
Italian
Russian

Africana Studies

AFST 601 Methods of Inquiry Into Africana Studies

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Familiarization with the methodological tradition of African-centered thinking and its relationship to the more popular term Afro-centricity; representation of the thoughts of notable African centered and Afrocentric scholars throughout history as a means to center African descended people throughout history, social analysis and theoretical accounts. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

AFST 651/PBSI 651 Cultural Psychology

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Surveys key readings in the field of cultural psychology; discussion and examination of relationship between psychological processes (e.g., motivation, memory, self perception, prejudice) and sociocultural contexts. Prerequisites: Enrollment in a graduate program or approval of instructor. Cross Listing: PBSI 651/AFST 651.

AFST 652 Black Freedom Movements

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Exploration of contexts for historical and contemporary and analysis of persuasive strategies and tactics of black freedom movements. Prerequisites: Graduate classification.

AFST 685 Directed Studies

Credits 1 to 4. 1 to 4 Other Hours. Directed individual study of problems in the Africana Studies field of research or scholarly activity not pertaining to thesis or dissertation, or selected instruction not covered by other courses. Prerequisites: Approval of instructor and program director; graduate classification.

AFST 689 Special Topics in...

Credits 1 to 4. 1 to 4 Lecture Hours. 0 to 4 Lab Hours. Selected topics in an identified area of Africana Studies. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

AFST 691 Research

Credits 1 to 15. 1 to 15 Other Hours. Research toward thesis or dissertation. May be repeated for credit. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

Classics

CLAS 692 Readings

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Readings in Greek or Latin literary texts in the original language. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

European Studies

EURO 605 European Cinema

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. An examination of the development of cinematic culture in Europe from the Lumiere brothers' invention of the cinematograph, to the development of national film cultures, to current trends in transnational filmic coproduction. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

EURO 685 Directed Studies

Credits 1 to 4. 1 to 4 Lecture Hours. Individual problems or research or scholarly activity not pertaining to thesis or dissertation, or selected instruction not covered by other courses. Final documentation of directed study is required. Prerequisites: Graduate classification; approval of department head.

EURO 689 Special Topics in...

Credits 1 to 4. 1 to 4 Lecture Hours. Selected topics in an identified area of European Studies. May be repeated for credit.

EURO 691 Research

Credits 1 to 12. 1 to 12 Lecture Hours. Thesis or dissertation research; credit given only upon acceptance of completed thesis or dissertation. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

French

FREN 685 Directed Studies

Credits 1 to 4. 1 to 4 Other Hours. Directed individual study of selected problems in the field of French. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

FREN 689 Special Topics in...

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Selected topics in an identified area of French. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

FREN 692 Readings

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Readings in French literary texts in the original language. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

German

GERM 685 Directed Studies

Credits 1 to 4. 1 to 4 Other Hours. Directed individual study of selected problems in the field of German. Prerequisite: Approval of department head.

GERM 692 Readings

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Readings in German literary texts in the original language. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

Hispanic Studies

HISP 600 Introduction to Hispanic Studies

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Interdisciplinary review of linguistic, literary, theoretical, cultural, historical and socio-economic issues of the Hispanic world; study of the mechanics and ethics of scholarly procedure and bibliographical guidance on original research; Spanish-language writing practicum. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

HISP 602 Spanish Applied Linguistics

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Current linguistic research that investigates real-world issues related to Spanish language use and the acquisition of Spanish as a second language. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

HISP 603 Development of the Spanish Language

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. The origin and development of the Spanish language from pre-Roman to modern period with emphasis on the socio-historical contexts; analysis of literary and documentary evidence of linguistic evolution. Prerequisite: HISP 602 or approval of instructor.

HISP 605 Spanish for Reading and Translation

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Lexical and grammatical study and practice for the acquisition of research-practical reading and translation competence in Spanish; for graduate students needing foreign language reading competence; taught in English. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

HISP 606 Spanish in the United States

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. In-depth description and analysis of Spanish varieties spoken in the United States, by both traditional and new immigrant populations, including New Mexico and Louisiana Spanish, Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Central and South American dialects; topics include accommodation, koinéization, borrowing, code-switching, attitudes and policies related to language maintenance and shift. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

HISP 607 Seminar in Spanish Linguistics

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Intensive investigation of an issue important to understanding historical linguistics, dialectology, sociolinguistics, developments in theoretical and applied linguistics. May be taken three times for credit as content varies. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

HISP 614 Spanish Dialectology

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Analysis of regional linguistic variation from a synchronic and diachronic perspective; topics include varieties spoken in Spain, the Americas, and worldwide; dialect diversification, contact varieties, Spanish-based pidgins and creoles. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

HISP 618 Hispanic Traditional and Popular Culture and Religion

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Examination of traditional and popular cultural forms in the Hispanic world including legends and proverbs, religious beliefs and practices, music and dance, film and media production; comparison, appreciation, and evaluation of written, visual and oral formats; application of current research methods to the analysis of cultural artifacts. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

HISP 620 Studies in Critical Theory

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Comprehensive examination of theories of criticism and their application to the study of literature and culture. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

HISP 625 U.S. Hispanic Literature and Culture

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Study of the origins and evolution of U.S. Hispanic literature, culture and folklore, and U.S. Hispanic regional dialects. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

HISP 630 Seminar in Latin American Literature

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Study of the literary production of Latin America from colonial times to the present; topics may include colonial literature, Romanticism, Modernism, the novel of the Mexican Revolution, contemporary trends in the Latin American novel, Afro-Hispanic literature, Hispanic Caribbean literature. May be taken three times for credit. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

HISP 640 Seminar in History of Ideas in the Hispanic World

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Study of cultural and ideological currents as reflected in Spanish literature; topics may include Spain and European culture, European thought in Latin America, the Renaissance in Spanish literature and society, Spain and Western tradition, national identity, U.S. Hispanic nationalism. May be taken three times for credit as content varies. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

HISP 645 Hispanic Women Writers

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. A study of the development of writing by women in the Hispanic world, including Spain, Latin America, and the United States. Topics include identity and nation, building of a feminine aesthetics, the reception of women writers, literary canons and exclusion, women and/in the Latin American boom, Latina writers in the United States. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

HISP 646 Seminar in Cultural Encounters and Borders

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Study of cultural encounters across borders in geography, language, society, gender and genre. May be taken three times for credit as content varies. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

HISP 650 Research Methods in Linguistics

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Examination of various methods of linguistics research and their application to issues in Hispanic linguistics; quantitative data collection (questionnaires, surveys, corpora) and statistical analysis; qualitative methods (ethnographic interviews, focus groups) and discourse analysis; mixed methods and triangulation. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

HISP 653 Don Quixote and the Hispanic Novel

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Don Quixote and the development of modern fiction, its influence in the Hispanic narrative tradition, from Fernández de Avellaneda to Pérez Galdós, G. García Márquez, and Carlos Fuentes, and presence in the U.S. Hispanic novel. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

HISP 660 Seminar in Hispanic Cultural Studies

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Intensive study and research on specialized subjects in cultural studies. May be taken three times for credit as content varies. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

HISP 664 Seminar in Hispanic Theater

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Study of Peninsular, Latin American, U.S. Hispanic, Afro-Hispanic theater and performance. May be taken three times for credit as content varies. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

HISP 665 Seminar in Spanish Literature

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Study of Peninsular literary periods, genres and authors from medieval to contemporary times. May be taken three times for credit as content varies. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

HISP 667 Seminar in Hispanic Genre Studies

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Study of selected topics in the works, characteristics and classifications of a given genre cultivated by Hispanic writers. May be taken three times for credit as content varies. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

HISP 668 Modern Latin American Poetry from 1850-2010

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Study of poetry in Latin America between 1850 and 2010 with particular emphasis on "poesía gauchesca," Romanticism, Modernism and avant-garde, along with neobaroque, barrococó, language poetry and cybertextual poetry. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

HISP 670 Seminar in U.S. Hispanic Literature

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Study of the literary production of U.S. Hispanic authors; topics may include bilingual literature, Nuyorican literature, Cuban American literature, Chicano literature, the immigrant novel, ethnic autobiography, U.S. Hispanic theater, Chicano theater. May be taken three times for credit as content varies. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

HISP 671 Bilingualism in the Spanish-speaking World

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Linguistic, psycholinguistic, and social aspects of bilingualism and multilingualism with special reference to Spanish and the United States; bilingual speakers and bilingual acquisition; bilingual communities: language identity, language maintenance and shift; implications for education and society; written and oral manifestations of bilingualism in the media and arts. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

HISP 672 Hispanic Film and Performance Arts

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Theoretical and historical exploration of cinema and performance arts in the Hispanic world: description and interpretation of films and performance arts such as flamenco and folkloric ballet with particular attention to history, ethnology, artistic trends and tendencies, and relationship to other arts. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

HISP 675 Spanish Language Teaching Methods

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Overview of the current language methodology as it applies to the teaching of Spanish to native and non-native speakers, pedagogical and professional issues related to teaching Spanish at the college level. Prerequisite: Graduate classification and approval of instructor.

HISP 681 Seminar

Credits 0-1. 0-1 Other Hours. Orientation to professions in Hispanic studies; roles of the graduate student in teaching, and other areas of professionalization; instruction on writing and publishing research. May be taken three times for credit. Prerequisites: Graduate classification and approval of instructor.

HISP 684 Professional Internship

Credits 1 to 9. 1 to 9 Other Hours. Directed internship or experience in an organization to provide students with professional experience in organization settings appropriate to the student's career objectives; application of historical knowledge, research and skills outside the classroom, in public, private and non-profit institutions. Prerequisite: Approval of department.

HISP 685 Directed Studies

Credits 1 to 4. 1 to 4 Other Hours. Directed individual study of selected problems in the field of Hispanic linguistics, literature or culture.

HISP 689 Special Topics in...

Credits 1 to 4. 1 to 4 Lecture Hours. Selected topics in an identified area of Hispanic linguistics, literature, or culture. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.

HISP 691 Research

Credits 1 to 23. 1 to 23 Other Hours. Thesis research credit given only upon acceptance of completed thesis. Prerequisite: Twelve hours of advanced courses in Hispanic Studies.

HISP 692 Professional Study

Credits 1 to 9. 1 to 9 Other Hours. Approved professional study or project undertaken for doctoral degree in Hispanic Studies. Prerequisites: Approval of department. May be taken for credit up to nine hours. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.

Italian

ITAL 692 Readings

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Readings in Italian literary texts in the original language. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

Russian

RUSS 692 Readings

Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Readings in Russian literary texts in the original language. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.

Arizpe, Victor, Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, 1982

Artamonova, Tatiana, Instructional Assistant Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, Purdue University, 2017

Ayari, Salah, Instructional Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, University of Minnesota, 1998

Bales, Stephen E, Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2008

Bare, Daniel R, Associate Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2018

Bausseron, Sylvie B, Senior Lecturer
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, The Pennsylvania State University, 1999

Blasdel, Gavin, Assistant Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, The University of Pennsylvania, 2023

Bonner, Christopher, Assistant Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, New York University, 2015

Brenner, David A, Senior Lecturer
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, The University of Texas at Austin, 1993

Cecchini, Fabiana, Instructional Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, University of Pennsylvania, 2007

Cooke, Brett, Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, University of California at Berkeley, 1983

Curry, Richard K, Associate Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, Arizona State University, 1982

Davis, Benjamin, Assistant Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, Emory University, 2020

Diaz, Viviana, Lecturer
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, University of Houston, 2019

Donkor, David A, Associate Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, Northwestern University, 2008

Dox, Donnalee, Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 1995

Espina, Eduardo D, Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, Washington University in St. Louis, 1987

Galdo, Juan, Associate Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, University of Colorado, 2003

Hankins, Rebecca L, Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
MLS, Louisiana State University, 2000

Harris, Stefanie, Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, Emory University, 1999

Hawthorne, Melanie C, Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, 1987

Hemmig, Christopher, Instructional Assistant Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, The Ohio State University, 2015

Howell, James Ford, Instructional Associate Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, University of Arizona, 2017

Karathanasis, Constantine, Assistant Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, Washington University in St. Louis, 2022

Konrad, Christoph F, Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1985

Kölzow, Arthur Edward, Lecturer
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2011

Lake, Justin, Associate Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, Harvard University, 2008

Larson, Ruth E, Associate Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, Yale University, 1991

Lawo-Sukam, Alain, Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005

Lei, Jun, Associate Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, University of California at San Diego, 2015

Liu, Bo, Lecturer
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, University of Oklahoma, 2023

Marchesini, Manuela, Associate Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, Stanford University, 2000

McKinnon, Sean, Assistant Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, Indiana University, Bloomington, 2020

Miller, Stephen J, Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, The University of Chicago, 1976

Minjarez, Solem, Instructional Assistant Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, Arizona State University, 2018

Moreiras, Alberto, Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, University of Georgia, 1987

Moyna, Maria I, Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, University of Florida, 2000

Ortega, Bertin, Instructional Associate Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, Stanford University, 1986

Passmore, Ashley A, Instructional Assistant Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, University of Chicago, 2007

Perret, Meg, Assistant Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, Harvard University, 2022

Quintana, Maria E, Associate Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, University of California at Berkeley, 1998

Rich, Elisabeth, Associate Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, 1985

Rosenthal, Adam R, Associate Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, Emory University, 2014

Runnels, Daniel, Assistant Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, Indiana University, Bloomington, 2022

Veldman, Robin Globus, Associate Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, University of Florida, 2018

Vilaros, Teresa M, Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, University of Georgia, 1989

Waugh, Yuki, Instructional Associate Professor
Global Languages & Cultures
PHD, University of Nebraska, 2006