Undergraduate Course: History and the Writer in Latin America (Ordinary) (ELCH09003)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The aim of this option is to examine how writers interpret historical experience in the search for a distinctive cultural identity in Latin America. Texts have been chosen to illustrate outstanding historical issues and to reflect the regional and ethnic diversity of Latin America. Particular attention will be paid to the way in which formal innovations have arisen from efforts to find an authentic voice which might reflect collective as well as individual experience. The option will also explore how many writers have chosen to use fantastic elements to challenge the conventions of literary realism and thereby express other perceptions of historical reality. |
| Course description |
The aim of this option is to examine how writers interpret historical experience in Spanish America. Texts have been chosen to illustrate outstanding historical issues and to reflect the regional diversity of Spanish America. Particular attention will be paid to the way in which formal innovations have arisen from efforts to find an authentic voice which might reflect collective as well as individual experience. The option will also explore how some writers have chosen to use fantastic elements to challenge the conventions of literary realism and thereby express other perceptions of historical reality.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Ordinary students and visiting students only. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | In order to be eligible to take 4th Year Options, Visiting Students should have the equivalent of at least two years of study at University level of the appropriate language(s) and culture(s). |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 2 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
171 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
30% coursework (one 1,500-word essay) / 70% exam (one question to be answered in a take home exam) |
| Feedback |
Formative: Oral presentation in class. Oral feedback.
Summative: 1500 word essay. Written feedback
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand how writers interpret historical experience in Spanish America.
- Reflect critically and make judgements in light of evidence and argument.
- Extract and synthesise key information from written and spoken sources.
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Reading List
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (Argentina), Facundo, chapters 1-3 (Cátedra)
Rómulo Gallegos (Venezuela), Doña Bárbara (Cátedra)
Carlos Fuentes (Mexico), La muerte de Artemio Cruz (Cátedra)
Miguel Ángel Asturias (Guatemala), El señor presidente (Cátedra)
Alejo Carpentier (Cuba), El siglo de las luces (European Schoolbooks)
Gabriel García Márquez (Colombia), Cien años de soledad (Cátedra)
Isabel Allende (Chile), La casa de los espíritus (European Schoolbooks)
Marta Traba (Argentina) Conversación al sur (Siglo XXI)
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Iona Macintyre
Tel: (0131 6)50 3641
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Course secretary | Miss Fiona Jack
Tel: (0131 6)50 3635
Email: |
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