SPN 165: SPANISH AND LATIN AMERICAN CULTURAL STUDIES: VIOLENCE AND REPRESENTATION
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 1 hour; extra reading 2, hours. Prerequisite(s): SPN 110. Introduces students to a cultural studies approach to Latin American and Spanish texts and theorists. Covers the Southern Cone dictatorships, post-Franco Spain, and emerging urban imaginaries. Involves readings and discussions of cultural criticism, films, urban chronicles, and literary texts.
Average GPA: 3.37
Grade distribution records: 190 students across 7 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 28 | 14.7% |
| A | 40 | 21.1% |
| A- | 47 | 24.7% |
| B+ | 23 | 12.1% |
| B | 15 | 7.9% |
| B- | 14 | 7.4% |
| C+ | 5 | 2.6% |
| C | 4 | 2.1% |
| C- | 4 | 2.1% |
| D+ | 2 | 1.1% |
| F | 6 | 3.2% |
| W | 2 | 1.1% |
Based on 190 student grade records across 7 terms and 4 professors.
Instructors
- Antonio Rivera-Montoya 38 students, Average GPA 3.21
- Maria del Rosario Acosta Lopez 32 students, Average GPA 3.63
- Alessandro Fornazzari 23 students, Average GPA 2.93
- Liseth Espindola 13 students, Average GPA 3.62