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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Ibero-American Studies

920-255/355 Spanish 2 LAC/3 LAC: The Latin American Context

Credit Points:

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator:

Professor Roy Boland

Prerequisite/s:

Spanish 1A, 1B, 1C or coordinator's approval.

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

One 1-hour lecture, one 1-hour tutorial and weekly film viewings

Objectives:

Students who complete this subject should:

  • have an understanding of the historical, political, and cultural reality of Latin America.

Content:

An introduction to the historical, political, and cultural realities of Latin America. Attention will focus on such topics as the problematical relations between history, testimony and fiction; relations between Latin American countries and zones; the United States, Europe and other relevant areas; and class, race and gender issues. In relation to these facets of Latin America, a range of written and audiovisual material will be studied.

Assessment:

Class participation (10%), one 1000-word assignment (15%) and one 2000-word essay (30%), one 20-minute oral presentation (15%), one 2-hour test (30%).

Prescribed Texts:

A selection of further material will be distributed in class and videos will be available from the Department secretary.

  • Vargas Llosa, M., Lituma en los Andes, Seix Barral, 1993.
  • Fuentes, C., Gringo viejo, Tierra Firme, 1985.
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