Department of Spanish Dunton Tower 1419 Telephone: 788-2109 The Department Chair of the Department: P.J. Roster Departmental Supervisor of Graduate Studies: F.J. Hernández The Department of Spanish offers a master's program, with specialization in either Peninsular or Spanish-American literature, or a combination of both. All requests for more information concerning the program should be addressed to the departmental supervisor of graduate studies. The Department will supply reading lists for individual courses and for the general comprehensive examination, and a brochure containing details of particular requirements and other information related to Spanish studies at Carleton University. Master of Arts Admission Requirements The requirements for admission to the master's program are outlined in the general section of this calendar. Program Requirements The minimum program requirements for master's candidates are stated in the general section. The master's program may be undertaken in one of the following optional patterns: * Three full courses (or the equivalent, not including 38.595), and a thesis equivalent to two full courses * Five full courses (or the equivalent, not including 38.595) The Department also requires all students to undertake general comprehensive examinations, and to complete a non-credit tutorial on bibliography and research methods. In certain circumstances, students wishing to study aspects of Hispanic literature not specifically offered by the Department may enrol in Spanish 38.590 or 38.591: Directed Studies, if a specialist in the desired field is available. All courses taken by graduate students shall be chosen in consultation with the Department. From time to time certain courses offered by other departments may be accepted as part of the master's program in Spanish, and special arrangements may occasionally be made to undertake part of the program at universities in Spanish-speaking countries. Ph.D. in Madrid for M.A. Graduates from Carleton Students who complete their M.A. in Spanish at Carleton University will be able to register in the Ph.D. program in Spanish literature at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid under an exchange agreement between the two universities. Details of this program are available from the Chair of the Department of Spanish and the Director of Carleton International. Selection of Courses The following senior undergraduate courses are open to students in the qualifying-year program and, with permission, to students in the M.A. program. Spanish 38.402 Theories of Literature 38.415 Medieval Spanish Literature from the Origins through 1300 38.416 Medieval Spanish Literature, 1300-1500 38.420 Cervantes 38.430 Modern Spanish Novel 38.431 Contemporary Spanish Novel 38.435 Modern Spanish Drama 38.436 Contemporary Spanish Drama 38.440 Modern Spanish Poetry 38.441 Contemporary Spanish Poetry 38.460 Twentieth-Century Spanish-American Novel I 38.461 Twentieth-Century Spanish-American Novel II 38.470 Twentieth-Century Spanish-American Poetry I 38.471 Twentieth-Century Spanish-American Poetry II 38.490 Seminar on a Special Topic 38.491 Seminar on a Special Topic 38.492 Special Studies Graduate Courses* * Spanish 38.515W1 Aspects of Medieval Literature Topic for 1993-94: El Libro de Buen Amor A critical analysis of this medieval Spanish work dealing with its philological, literary, institutional and historical aspects. F.J. Hernández. * Spanish 38.525F1 Studies in Eighteenth-Century Literature Topic for 1993-94: José de Cadalso: Las cartas marruecas Study of the ideological and sociocultural content of Las cartas marruecas. Attention will also be given to the formal literary qualities of the work. José Jurado. * Spanish 38.530F1 Problems of Modern Spanish Literature Taught by a visiting professor from Madrid under the terms of the Madrid-Carleton Agreement. Topic for 1993-94 to be announced. * Spanish 38.550F1 Aspects of Spanish-American Literature before 1888: Baroque and Aesthetic Traditions in Colonial Spanish America Topic for 1993-94: A study of the works of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. F. Veas. * Spanish 38.560W1 Aspects of Spanish-American Literature after 1888 Topic for 1993-94: The Vanguard Generation in Spanish America Study of the contribution of this Generation to the "Modernist" aesthetic in prose, poetry and theatre. Based on the concept of generation applied to literature and focusing on the works of Arlt, Bombal, Bioy Casares, Huidobro, Onetti, Vallejo and Villaurrutia among others. P.J. Roster. * Spanish 38.570W1 Special Problems in Spanish-American Literature II Topic for 1993-94: Literature by Writers of African Descent The development of literary blackness in Spanish America, with a focus on major black authors in order to determine their racial, social, and literary significance. R.L. Jackson. * Spanish 38.590T2, S2 Directed Studies * Spanish 38.591F1, W1, S1 Directed Studies * Spanish 38.595F1, W1, S1 Directed Readings Additional half courses, designed in particular for students requiring special assistance in preparing for comprehensive examinations. Students are required to be enrolled in this course at the time of taking the examination. * Spanish 38.599F, W, S M.A. Thesis Courses Not Offered in 1993-94 38.505 History of the Spanish Language I 38.506 History of the Spanish Language II 38.520 Aspects of Golden Age Literature