Modern and contemporary Spanish literature

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Alvaro Ceballos Viro

Language(s) of instruction

Spanish language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

"Popular," "populist," "popularista," "industrial," "working-class," "bohemian," and "mass" literature are concepts that describe positions which are only apparently similar. In this course, we will learn to hone all these concepts, situate them in the history of contemporary Spain, and weigh their epistemological relevance.

The specific subject of study will be Spanish literature between the mid-19th century and 1939 (the end of the Civil War). The course will take a sociocritical approach to literary texts, paying particular attention to the conditions of production and reception. 

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

• Critical and informed knowledge of literary movements in contemporary Spain and their relationship with society.
• Knowledge of the defining characteristics of literary genres such as "género chico", the "oriental," "romance de ciego", etc.
• The ability to consider in a technical and cautious way the relationship between literary texts and society.
• The command of those analytical procedures which shall allow a critical reading and an informed production of scholarly works.
• The rhetorical competence needed for the oral presentation of the results of the personal reflction.

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 course


Further information:

Unlike traditional lectures, this course aims to foster intellectual dialogue among students and promote an approach to learning that is creative, inquisitive, and experiential rather than based on memorization. The classes are designed to stimulate reflection and debate. For this reason, unlike other courses, the emphasis here will be on class attendance and classroom interactions.

The topics covered in this course build on the research conducted by the team of scholars of Hispanic studies at the University of Liège and include some lesser-known documents; as a result, the content may sometimes lead to open-ended conclusions that are more questioning than definitive. This is a specialization course; its aim is not so much to reproduce established knowledge as to raise new questions.

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus


Further information:

Provisory list of mandatory readings:

Besides, an anthology of texts will be available at the begining of the course (on eCampus). It contains:



- Choix de romances de ciego.
- Ricardo de la Vega: La verbena de la Paloma (1894). 
- Joaquín Dicenta: Juan José. Drama en tres actos y en prosa (1895).

- Carmen de Burgos: La rampa.
- Pliegos de aleluyas.
- Federico García Lorca: Retablillo de don Cristóbal. Farsa para guiñol and Amor de don Perlimplín con Belisa en su jardín.


These texts will be available on eCampus.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam


Further information:

Exam(s) in session

Any session
- In-person
The exam will consist of an extended discussion (lasting between 35 and 50 minutes) based on the materials each student has gathered throughout the year (notes, books, photocopies, reading notes, etc.). The purpose of this exam is to assess the extent to which the learning objectives have been met.
Criteria: key learning outcomes.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

This cours will be taught in Spanish and using a digitally sober pedagogical approach. This means that students will not be allowed to use mobile electronic devices during class sessions.

In this course, reading and writing are regarded not only as means of knowledge production but also as valuable skills that learners are expected to develop. The use of generative artificial intelligence is therefore explicitly prohibited.

Contacts

Alvaro CEBALLOS VIRO
Département de Langues et Littératures Romanes
Place Cockerill, 3/5 (A2), 6/19 - 4000 Liège
Phone.: 04 366 53 89
E-mail : A.CeballosViro@uliege.be

Lisa MORENO-MÉNDEZ
E-mail : L.Moreno-Mendez@uliege.be

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