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INTRODUCTION TO HISPANIC CULTURES

SPANISH 223
Course Description

Introduction to the issues which shape the national cultures and the cultural practices of the Hispanic world. Emphasis on diversity, emergence of new imagined communities, cultural hybridity, and social movements within a historical framework.

Prerequisites

SPANISH 226 or concurrent enrollment, or SPANISH 311 or concurrent enrollment

Satisfies
Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.46

-1.78% from Historical

Completion Rate
97.59%

-0.56% from Historical

A Rate
51.81%

-8.23% from Historical

Class Size
83

-48.02% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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