21L.590 The Spanish Incubator Priority registration only to students who attend one of the following Info Sessions: Sunday,  Sept. 17th at 12:00PM in Building 1-190 -OR- Friday, Sept. 22 @ 5:15 PM in Building 1-190 Taught in English. From its role as the crucible of the international avant-garde, to its genesis of political art and writing, to its Civil War that ignited the artistic passion of authors around the world, to the exuberant liberation after 40 years of dictatorship, Spain deeply influenced our understanding of contemporary culture.  Films, readings, field trips to museums, and visits to Spanish cultural sites will enable students to understand the full context in which today’s vibrant Spanish democracy and internationally acclaimed   artistic production emerged. Students live in homestays with Spanish families. Classes are held at the Instituto Internacional (above), a vibrant, historical, American/Spanish cultural and university center in the heart of Madrid with an excellent library, café, garden and wifi. An evening reception with the MIT alums who live in Spain provides great conversation and invaluable networking.  Several long weekends give students the opportunity to travel. This 9-unit subject (3-3-3) will count for HASS credit and the Literature concentration, minor or major.   It also counts as a course in […]

Info Sessions: September 18 and 26th @ TBA Based in São Paulo, this course examines the relationship between race and place in the formation of modern Brazil and the U.S. through comparative analysis and interdisciplinary study of literature, film, visual art, music, and performance. We will visit key cultural and historical sites; interact with archives and museum collections; and, most importantly, engage in dialogue with local scholars, religious leaders, community organizers, and activists. Issues explored in the course materials and on-site activities include the legacy of transatlantic slavery, indigenous dispossession, urban segregation, environmental racism, and reparations. Focusing on the work of Black and Indigenous people, particularly women, the course places a strong emphasis on the ways in which art and cultural activism can have an impact on racial justice issues. Taught in English. Need-based scholarships available For more information, email Professor Joaquín Terrones.

21L.590 The Spanish Incubator Priority registration only to students who attend one of the following Info Sessions: Sunday,  Sept. 17th at 12:00PM in Building 1-190 -OR- Friday, Sept. 22 @ 5:15 PM in Building 1-190 Taught in English. From its role as the crucible of the international avant-garde, to its genesis of political art and writing, to its Civil War that ignited the artistic passion of authors around the world, to the exuberant liberation after 40 years of dictatorship, Spain deeply influenced our understanding of contemporary culture.  Films, readings, field trips to museums, and visits to Spanish cultural sites will enable students to understand the full context in which today’s vibrant Spanish democracy and internationally acclaimed   artistic production emerged. Students live in homestays with Spanish families. Classes are held at the Instituto Internacional (above), a vibrant, historical, American/Spanish cultural and university center in the heart of Madrid with an excellent library, café, garden and wifi. An evening reception with the MIT alums who live in Spain provides great conversation and invaluable networking.  Several long weekends give students the opportunity to travel. This 9-unit subject (3-3-3) will count for HASS credit and the Literature concentration, minor or major.   It also counts as a course in […]