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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Manzanas Naranjas : Discussing a Heritage Spanish Language Speaker Track in the Spanish Language and Literatures Department
(2023-03-01)The present project seeks to examine Heritage Spanish Language Speaker and Spanish Second Language Learner perceptions of and experiences regarding Spanish learning related to the Department of Spanish Language and Literatures ... -
El Sol: una escuela unica
(2014-06-01)The author volunteered at El Sol Elementary School in her sophomore year, and bases her SIP on the El Sol Elementary School model. To study the history and pattern of this school, I would like to begin by investigating the ... -
La·perseverancia de las mujeres en el mundo hist6ricamente sexista del regueton
(2019-06-01)Despite the blatant misogyny that has plagued reggaeton, women have always been a major part of the genre. There is a lot of potential for a more inclusive and equal industry. women already have come so far from a time ... -
Mas que un deporte : EI nacionalismo, Ia globalizacion y el futbol
(2012-03-01)The evolution of sports identity during the last decades provides a clearer picture by which one can understand so many challenges and advantages of balancing the influences of globalization and Catalan nationalism. Here ... -
La mujer manchada de sangre: formas de seduccion y erotismo en la poesia de Delmira Agostini para crear espacio para la voz f emenina
(2016-02-01)The author discusses the biography, historical and literary significance of early 20th Century Uruguayan poet, Delmira Agustini. -
Loco afan por Pedro Lemebel y El inforto def alma por Diamela Eltit y Paz Errazu riz: El golpc estetico-culturnl y el contrnrrestar de sus efectos en dos grupos marginalizados
(2016-06-01)Because of the weight of their discussions, the value of their dialogues, the issues of their critiques, and the extension of its influence, contemporary Chilean narrative provides new and fruitful ways of examining the ... -
La resignacion al tiempo en La tregua
(2010)The novel La trugua is told from the intimate diary of the protagonist, Martin Santome. The diary establishes the structure of chronological entries and the narration from the voice of the protagonist, who tells his version ... -
Otro Modo de Ser: Words from the Artist
(2008-06-01)This paper is a reflection on the process of creating the documentary film Otro Modo de Ser which focuses on the lives and experiences of girls living in a group home in Vifia del Mar, Chile. The 45-minute documentary is ... -
Miguel Mihura y el humor en el teatro
(2009-03-01)Miguel Mihura began editing a satirical magazine during the Spanish Civil War. As a playwright he is best known for his comedy Tres Sombreros de Copa. He also wrote several Spanish screenplays. -
La Realidad de la "Dominicanidad" en los cuentos de Aurora Arias y Rita Indiana Hernandez
(2010-01-01)What it means to be Dominican is based on the practice of exclusion, that is, the relationship between the homogeneous and the heterogeneous and the notion of who is considered "one of us" is important. When you can define ... -
La represion de los hijos de republicanos para cumplir con la ideologia franquista : Un analisis de la representacion del maltrato en la pelicula El Espinazo del Diabla
(2016-01-01)El Espinoza del Diabla by the Mexican director, Guillermo del Toro is a film that allegorizes the conflict between the nationalists and the fascists during the Spanish Civil War. The film takes place at the end of the ... -
Words and Images : A Photographic Interpretation of Spanish Poetry
(1998-12-01)The author presents a selection of modern Spanish poetry illustrated by photographs taken in Spain. -
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 ...