Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
Spanish language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course takes a specialised approach to contemporary Spanish literature, from 1898 to 1936. We will employ sociological methods currently in use in approaching literary texts, taking into account particularly the conditions of production and reception of Spanish literature. We will read, amongst others, textes by Ramón del Valle-Inclán, Ramón López Montenegro, Joaquín Dicenta, Emilio Carrere, José Díaz Fernández, Federico García Lorca and Luisa Carnés.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- Critical and informed knowledge of literary movements in contemporary Spain and their relationship with society.
- The command of those analytical procedures which shall allow a critical reading and an informed production of scholarly works.
- The rhetorical competence needed to present a paper with the results of personal research.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
General knowledge of the history of Western literature and methods of literary analysis. Level B2 in Spanish language.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Students are supposed to prepare in advance the reading tasks described in the syllabus.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to face. Flipped classroom.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
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Recommended or required readings
Students should purchase of a Spanish copy of Tea Rooms. Mujeres obreras, by Luisa Carnés.
Besides, an anthology of texts will be available at the begining of the course (on eCampus). It contains:
- Selection of romances de ciego.
- Ramón López Montenegro: ¡¡Al cine!! Caricatura madrileña (1907).
- Ramón del Valle-Inclán: Sonata de estío (1903).
- Joaquín Dicenta: Juan José. Drama en tres actos y en prosa (1895).
- Emilio Carrere: [selected poems].
- José Díaz Fernández: «El blocao» and «Magdalena Roja», from El blocao (1928).
- José Díaz Fernández: «La literatura de avanzada» and «La juventud y la política», from El nuevo romanticismo (1930).
- Federico García Lorca: Retablillo de don Cristóbal. Farsa para guiñol (1930).
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
oral exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
Written exam.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
This cours will be taught in Spanish.
Contacts
Alvaro CEBALLOS VIRO Département de Langues et Littératures Romanes Place Cockerill, 3/5 (A2) - 4000 Liège Tel.: 04 366 53 89 E-mail : A.CeballosViro@uliege.be
Items online
Online Notes
Notes available on eCampus.