Unit information: Women's Writing and Filmmaking in Latin America in 2023/24

Unit name	Women's Writing and Filmmaking in Latin America
Unit code	HISP20108
Credit points	20
Level of study	I/5
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
Unit director	Dr. Teichert
Open unit status	Not open
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units)	None
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units)	None
Units you may not take alongside this one	None
School/department	Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
Faculty	Faculty of Arts

Unit Information

This unit will enable students to explore a range of women’s writing and filmmaking produced in Latin America over the course of the twentieth century. It will encompass novels, testimonial literature, documentary and fiction film from countries including (but not limited to) Colombia, Mexico, Brazil and Guatemala. The texts studied are united by the way that they blur traditional distinctions between the private and the public realms, and personal and political issues. Students will critically consider the texts’ treatment of race and class and the way that these intersect with women’s issues and everyday experiences. They will also develop an appreciation of the socio-political and historical events in which the primary texts are rooted. Finally, they will become familiar with key concepts from feminist theory, which they will deploy in their own written analysis.

Your learning on this unit

By the end of this unit, students will be able to:

1. demonstrate an understanding of a range of Latin American women’s writing and filmmaking produced throughout the twentieth century;
2. examine the key socio-political and historical context to which the primary material relates;
3. identify and evaluate relevant secondary material;
4. respond critically and analytically to the issues and debates raised;
5. illustrate skills of literary and cinematic analysis;
6. formulate a research question independently.

How you will learn

Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous sessions and asynchronous activities, including seminars, lectures, and collaborative as well as self-directed learning opportunities supported by tutor consultation

How you will be assessed

1 x 1500-word literature review (30%). Testing ILOs 3-4.

1 x 2500-word essay (70%). Testing ILOs 1-6.

Resources

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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks, independent learning and assessment activity.

See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.

Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit. The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.