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920-255 Spanish 2LAC/3LAC: The Latin American Context | |
Note | Available as 920-355 at 3rd-year level. |
Availability | Not offered in 1998. |
Credit Points | 16.7 2nd and 3rd year |
Coordinator | Professor Roy Boland |
Prerequisites | Spanish 1A, 1B, 1C or coordinator's approval. |
Contact | One 1-hour lecture, one 1-hour tutorial and weekly film viewings |
Subject Description | 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. Students who complete this subject should: have an understanding of the historical, political, and cultural reality of Latin America. |
Assessment | Class participation, one 1000-word assignment and one 2000-word essay, one 20-minute oral presentation, one 2-hour test. |
Prescribed Texts | A reading list will be supplied in the first week of class. |
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