2018-2019 / LROM0127-1

Studies of Modern Hispanic texts

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in modern languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in modern languages and literatures : general (60 ECTS)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Kristine Vanden Berghe

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Introduction to the autofictional genre in hispanic literature. Study of novels and short stories writen by some spanish-american modern and contemporean writers.
In spanish.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

This course invites the students to read and understand autofictional texts. The student will be able to approach himself to the texts as complex constructions of reality. He will also learn to know the oeuvre of some important spanish-american contemporary writers.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Good knowlegde of Spanish

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Classes with active participation by the students. This participation will be taken into account for the final note of the student.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

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Recommended or required readings

Portfolio "Etudes de textes hispaniques modernes" available at the Copy Shop Flash Copy from February 2018.
Compulsery readings:
 
Valeria Luiselli, Los ingrávidos. Sexto Piso.
Mario Vargas Llosa, La tía Julia y el escribidor. Alfaguara.
César Aira, Cómo me hice monja. Edition will be decided later.

Assessment methods and criteria

Will be taken into account:
- participation in the classroom and in the international congress in April
- personnal paper
- oral exam: course content and personnal paper

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

February-May, Wednesday 12h-14h..

Contacts

kristine.vandenberghe@ulg.ac.be