Duration
30h Th, 3d FT Tr. Pr.
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
Spanish language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
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