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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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