Spanish Language and Literature Senior Integrated Projects
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This collection includes Senior Integrated Projects (SIP's, formerly known as Senior Individualized Projects) completed in Spanish Language and Literature. Abstracts are generally available to the public, but PDF files are available only to current Kalamazoo College students, faculty, and staff. If you are not a current K College student, faculty, or staff member, email us at dspace@kzoo.edu to request access to this material.
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Recent Submissions
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Sexual Repression and Pseudo-Liberation in Luis Buñuel's Viridiana (1961) and Belle de Jour (1967)
(2019-06-01)As was Buñuel’s modus operandi, his films Viridiana ( 1961) and Belle de jour ( 1967) force the public to confront and challenge the socio-political structures that existed during the 1960s in Spain and France, respectively. ... -
El binarismo social después de la Revolución Mexicana : Un análisis de la representación de clases sociales en la literatura y cine de medio siglo XX
(2021-11-01)Considering the art produced as a response and critique of the Mexican Revolution it is possible to understand parts of society and culture that are not openly described in the official history. The artistic and literary ... -
Dualidad de amor
(2022-06-01)Inspired by the struggles between Kronos and his children in Greek mythology, the author creates an original work of musical theater with musical arrangements by Dr. Christopher Ludwa that explores the injustice and cruelty ... -
Una historia olvidada: Ia migracion china y su cuestionamiento del "mestizaje"
(2019-03-01)The author surveys the Chinese diaspora in Mexico, including the role of Chinese immigrants in the development of Mexico, government policies and attitudes represented in Mexican documentaries. -
El Quijote en el aula estadounidense: Un analisis de las cinco traducciones mas recientes
(2019-03-01)The author provides a review of five recent translations of Don Quixote to determine which version is the best choice for the college student, examining how each translation addresses historical context, figurative language, ... -
#Me Too versus #YoTambien : Una investigacion en la transicion de los movimientos sociales entre los Estados Unidos y Mexico a traves de Twitter
(2019-03-01)In 2017, the author first observed friends on social media using the #Me Too hashtag. Not long after, she also saw Spanish languages posts using the #Yo Tambien hashtag. This SIP explores the relationship between the two ... -
La ayahuasca retratada a traves del cine : Un amilisis de Ia controversia que Ia considera tanto una medicina como un peligro.
(2019-03-01)The author reviews the medicinal and spiritual uses of ayahuasca tea in Amazonian culture. Research includes three documentary films: “The Mirror of the Spirit,” by Joao Meirinhos (2014), “Ayahuasca: Vid del alma,” by ... -
Sefardi: Historically Analyzing Judeo-Espanol as a Minority Language
(2022-03-01)What I have outlined in this thesis is that historically Jewish people have held a significant presence in the Iberian Peninsula which dates back thousands of years. Even with persistent ecclesiastical ostracizing done by ... -
El acceso y Ia práctica de interpretación médica de calidad
(2019-06-01)The author explores the practice of medical interpretation. Communication between the patient and the provider is vital. Recently, the profession of medical interpretation has been analyzed in a much broader and critical ... -
La traducción automática como herramienta en el proceso de aprender un idioma
(2019-06-01)As the third decade of the 21st century is fast approaching, education and technology have become so intertwined that it has become hard to imagine one without the other. However, in the foreign languages, this relationship ... -
Un mercado emergente en los Estados Unidos: Los hispanos
(2015)The author discusses how marketing plans that focus on the "Hispanic market" need to consider the different values and characteristics of the different cultural and regional sub-groups that make up the Hispanic population ... -
Una familia grotesca: Un analisis del cine de Arturo Ripstein
(2015)The author examines two films by Arturo Ripstein, El Castillo de la Pureza (1972) and Principioy Fin (1993), and discusses how the director uses the family as a metaphor for the paternalistic and oppressive state in Mexico. -
Deshaciendo Ia maleta del emigrante español: Una exploración de las dos grandes olas migratorias del siglo XX a través de las historias de sus protagonistas
(2014)La historia moderna de Espana se ha marcado por Ia perdida de su influencia en el mundo y Ia inestabilidad poHtica y econ6mica dentro del pais. Anteriormente una gran potencia mundial, Ia independencia de sus colonias' ... -
Litterature Francaise Inspiree par la Bible
(2013)The author reviews the Biblical roots of six works of French literature: Le Jeu d'Adam an anonymous 12th Century work; Moise by Alfred de Vigny, Booz Endormi by Victor Hugo; Est Her by Jean Racine; La Femme de Job by Andree ... -
El Pluralismo Medico en Ecuador: La Integracion de la Cosmovision Otavalena en la Etnomedicina de Otavalo
(2013)The author draws from her experience as a student in Otavalo, Ecuador and discusses how medical practice in Ecuador balances Western practice with Andean shamanic traditions characterized by the Quechua concept of sumak ... -
Analisis literaria y cultural de unos cuentos orales de Ecuador
(2012)The author discusses the tradition of storytelling in Ecuador as documented in Mariangula, transcribed and published by Laura Hidalgo. The author discusses the differences found in stories from the six regions of Ecuador, ... -
El futbol y mas: un analisis de la importancia del futbol en America Latina y mi experiencia personal trabajando con la organizacion Futbol Mas Grandes Valores
(2013)The author discusses the historic and social significance of soccer in Latin America, focusing on Chile where he spent a summer working with an organization called Futbol Mas Grande Valores (Futbol+) that educates children ...