2020-2021 / LROM0101-3

Hispanic cultures

Duration

30h Th, 3d FT Tr. Pr.

Number of credits

 Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : general5 crédits 
 Bachelor in translation and interpretation2 crédits 
 Master in multilingual communication (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Kristine Vanden Berghe

Language(s) of instruction

Spanish 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

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

Very 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, hybrid learning)

course teached in Spanish, second semester, Friday 10-12h

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

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Recommended or required readings

Kristine Vanden Berghe, Temas de historia y civilización latinoamericanas. Plantyn, 2010, 3a edición actualizada.
Anthology. "Cultures hispaniques" 2020-2021.
The student should read the following books in an autonomous way and be capable of comment them in function of the issues studied in the course. 
Horacio Castellanos Moya, "Insensatez".  
Ariel Dorman, "La muerte y la doncella". 
Leonardo Padura, "Pasado perfecto".
Manuel Puig, "El beso de la mujer araña".

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )

- Remote

written exam ( open-ended questions ) AND written work

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

Written exam in May/June on the course and the readings.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

From February till May, Friday 10h-12h.

Contacts

Kristine VANDEN BERGHE