The program offers courses designed especially for you, at our Madrid campus. Courses are offered in Spanish, and students are encouraged to take program classes that fit their academic interests. You will find a complete listing of program courses below, with a short description. Class size typically runs from 10-16 students; the required Advanced Language Studies course is capped at 12. Our program courses are specifically designed to include diversity within the curriculum, as courses offer critical perspectives on identity and social justice in Spain. All courses offer site visits, capitalizing on the wealth of intellectual, artistic, historical and cultural resources offered in Madrid.
Black Lives Matter in Spain
E. Mayoko Ortega Arjonilla, PhD Course analyzes the flourishing of studies on negritude in Spain, with special focus on first person testimonies, and new contestational narratives emerging in recent years. Course explores the different traditions that have crystallized in the resurgence of black activism as well as the multiple and diverse—sometimes dissonant–voices that articulate these […]
Twisted Spain: Toward a Queer, Antiracist Culture
Darío Gael Blanco de Barreda, MA. Course frames queer culture and theory in Spain through an interdisciplinary approach (historical, sociological and philosophical), highlighting how they differ from LGTBIQA+ activism and LGTBIQA+ cultural manifestations and intellectual discourse in the United States. Course studies these parallels and differences by examining queer activism, representation and thought in three […]
Reading at the Crossroads: Race, Gender, Class & Otherness in Hispanic Literatures
https://www.tufts-skidmore.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Leer-en-los-cruces-video.mov Bethania Guerra de Lemos, PhD. Course focuses on key and 20th and 21st century Spanish, Latin American transatlantic texts. The term transatlantic is a dialectical interpretation in which these literatures exist in a process of constant cultural reference and exchange. Course focuses on Latin American response to othering and otherness in a polyphony of […]
Street Art: Mural Painting & Urban Art in Madrid
Estefanía Ocampos, MFA. Course designed for students with previous experience in drawing or painting who wish to immerse themselves in the vibrant and creative world of Mural Painting and Urban Art in Madrid. Course studies the history and evolution of urban art, the different styles and techniques of Mural Painting, and explores its social and […]
The Imagined Voice: Creative Writing in Spanish
https://www.tufts-skidmore.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Oscar.mov Oscar Pérez-Reyes, PhD. Course designed for students at any level of Spanish who would like capitalize on their time in Madrid and advance their competencies in Spanish by exploring their identities through creative expression in Spain. Course directed toward students who are already creative writers, and for those for those who have little or no […]
In Women’s Words: Feminist Literary Discourse in Spain and the Americas
https://www.tufts-skidmore.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/En-boca-de-mujer-video.mov Bethania Guerra de Lemos, PhD. In Women’s Words: Class Synopsis Course focuses on 20th century transatlantic texts authored by women. Course scrutinizes the notion of women’s script, and studies representative “feminine” texts alongside diverse non-canonical feminist literary production. In order to discern the epistemic relevance of “feminist literature” (as opposed to “feminine”) course relies on […]
Graphic Arts: Discovering the Colors of Madrid
Estefanía Ocampos, MFA. Course designed for students with no previous experience in fine arts who would like to begin their creative expression in the world of Graphic-Plastic Arts! Course explores multiple aspects of art and creative expression, while discovering the most creative corners of Madrid, allowing students to understand and appreciate the richness of cultural heritage […]
Is Spain Different? A Decolonial Approach to Understanding Spanish Society & Politics
Sara Ferreiro Lago, PhD. Course offers interdisciplinary, antiracist, decolonial and feminist perspectives on the evolution of Spanish society and politics from the period of democratic transition (1975) to the present. Course begins by addressing the transition period (1975-1982), exploring the fall of the Franco dictatorship, the establishment of a parliamentary monarchy. and the main actors […]
Advanced Spanish Language Studies
Enrique Santamaría Busto, PhD. Course offers advanced cognitive analysis and practice of Spanish, with special attention to the linguistic difficulties characteristic of American students. Course focuses on helping student to develop and improve communicative and intercultural competencies, taking advantage of linguistic immersion while in Madrid. Course privileges student experience and integration in Spanish through reflections, […]
Advanced Spanish Language Studies
Cristina Iborra, MA. Course offers advanced cognitive analysis and practice of Spanish, with special attention to the linguistic difficulties characteristic of American students. Course focuses on helping student to develop and improve communicative and intercultural competencies, taking advantage of linguistic immersion while in Madrid. Course privileges student experience and integration in Spanish through reflections, projects, […]