Unit name | Critical Concepts in the Study of the Hispanic World |
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Unit code | HISP10010 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Wells |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
Students studying this unit must hold an A Level in Spanish Language or have similar proficiency.
This unit will explore the major themes and concepts which students need to comprehend in order to understand the cultures, histories and literatures of the Hispanic world. Moving through themes such as gender, narrative, popular culture, linguistics, colonialism and identity, the unit will introduce students to the major theoretical and conceptual approaches to the study of the Hispanic world. In seminars students will explore 8 key texts or sources in detail, and analyse these in their cultural, political and historical contexts.
On successful completion of the unit, students will be able to demonstrate:
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
One learning portfolio (accounting for 100% of the mark), consisting of 6 x 500-word reports (total 3000 words) discussed in weekly seminars. The portfolio will test ILOs 1-3.
D. T. Gies (ed.), The Cambridge History of Spanish Literature (Cambridge, 2004).
Helen Graham, and Jo Labanyi (eds.), Spanish Cultural Studies, (Oxford, 1995).
Jo Labanyi, Spanish Literature: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford, 2010)
Sally Faulkner, A History of Spain Film: Cinema and Society 1910-2010 (London, 2013)
Phil Swanson, (ed.), The Companion to Latin American Studies (London: Arnold, 2003).
Matthew Brown, From Frontiers to Football: Latin American History from 1800 to the present (London, 2014)
John King, Magical Reels: A History of Cinema in Latin America (London, 2000)