Study Programmes 2016-2017
WARNING : 2015-2016 version of the course specifications
LROM0101-1  
Hispanic cultures
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Master in anthropology (120 ECTS)3
Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : general3
Bachelor in translation and interpretation2
Master in multilingual communication (120 ECTS)3
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : French as a second language (120 ECTS)7
Master in linguistics (120 ECTS)4
Master in modern languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)7
Master in modern languages and literatures : general (60 ECTS)5
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (60 ECTS)7
Lecturer :
Kristine Vanden Berghe
Substitute(s) :
Fernando Díaz Y Ruiz
Language(s) of instruction :
Spanish language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
This course, in Spanish, studies a serires of important Spanish American cultural topics, from Conquest till the contemporary times. Special attention is given to the last decades.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
The student should know the themes studied in the course and situate the important issues in the epistemology of the Spanish-American cultures.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Good comprehension (both oral and written) of the Spanish language.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Ex cathedra.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires ;
Course teached in Spanish, second semester, Friday 10-12h
In order to succeed, the students should also do some readings and viewing of movies during the cours.
Recommended or required readings :
Kristine Vanden Berghe, Temas de historia y civilización latinoamericanas. Plantyn, 2010, 3a edición actualizada.
The students should read at home two of the following three books in an autonomous way and be capable of comment them in function of the issues studied in the course. Héctor Abad Faciolince, El olvido que seremos. Horacio Castellanos Moya, Insensatez. Abel Posse, Los perros del paraíso. Students in translation HEL-ULg should not read any of these books. LLM students should only read one of them.
The students should watch at home six of the following movies, being capable of comment them in function of the issues studied in the course: También la lluvia (I. Bollaín), Los olvidados (L. Buñuel), Memorias del subdesarrollo (T. Gutiérrez Alea), La historia oficial (L. Puenzo), Los rubios (A. Carri), Amores perros (A. G. Iñárritu), Bolívar soy yo (J. Alí Triana), Un tigre de papel (L. Ospina), El secreto de sus ojos (J. J. Campanella), Machuca (A. Wood), Guantanamera (T. G. Alea y J. C. Tabío) and La zona (R. Plá). Students in translation HEL-ULg should not watch any of these movies. LLM students should only watch one of them.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written exam in May/June on the course and the readings.
Oral presentations for the students of Master en Romanes (7 credits)
More information at the Campus virtuel.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
From February till May, Friday 10h-12h.
Contacts :
Enseignant responsable
Kristine VANDEN BERGHE Département de Langues et littératures romanes Place Cockerill, 3 (A2) - 4000 Liège Tél. BE BE +32 43665389 Call Call E-mail Kristine.vandenberghe@ulg.ac.be Secrétariat Vanessa HAMOIR BE BE +32 43665466 Call Call
 
Fernando DÍAZ RUIZ (Suppléant)
Département de Langues et littératures romanes Place Cockerill, 3 (A2) - 4000 Liège E-mail fdiaz@ulg.ac.be(Kristine.vandenberghe@ulg.ac.be)