An exploration of science fiction narrative and film from Latin America. Through a selection of works by Latin American authors from the early 20th century until the present, we will study how the history, cultures, and traditions of the region have shaped the genre of science fiction, and how this affords a singular perspective to think about topics like technology, neoliberalism, ethnicity, colonialism, the environment, and the future of the planet.

Prerequisites: Spanish 30 or Spanish 102L (may be taken concurrently).

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Letters and science

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LUPI J P
Juan Pablo Lupi
3.9
24 reviews
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SPAN102 . Lupi J P 10 Months Ago

LAIS 10 class: Professor Lupi doesn't even lecture, he has other professors from different departments lecture each week. 3 Essays for the entire quarter which sum up grade. Grading depends on TA . Section is mando with a group project. Do not take class if you cheeks at writing.

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SPAN52 . Lupi J P 11 Months Ago

I loved class with Professor Lupi! He is very sweet, understanding, and genuinely wants the best for all of his students. My TA Vanessa was also amazing! Not the easiest GE I've ever taken, but it wasn't super hard at all! Highly recommend!

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SPAN52 . Lupi J P 1 Year, 28 Days Ago

This class was unthinkable. Lupi is a very passionate professor. The class was very reading heavy. There were biweekly discussion posts, 4 online quizzes, 2 exams, and 1 paper. You can lowkey finesse not doing the readings but still getting a decent grade. It isn't the most easy GE but it suffices.

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SPAN52 . Lupi J P 1 Year, 1 Month Ago

Professor Lupi is an amazing lecturer! He is engaging and wants the class to discuss the topics. It was the first time he taught SPAN52 and it was organized and and an exciting topic to learn about. There was lots of reading but no textbook. He also listened to us and took our suggestions for the class. An easy and interesting GE!

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SPAN185 . Lupi J P 2 Years Ago

Knowledgeable and accommodating professor. Workload varies depending on the class he teaches, but this one in particular was heavy in writing (weekly essays for weeks 3-6~), but was an easy grader if you're already a good writer. Can be intimidating class at first but you'll realize it's easy and you just have to get through the weekly workload.

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SPAN102 . Lupi J P 3 Years Ago

Never met a professor with no amount of compassion. Really disliked him. Horrible human being.

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