Duration
30h Th, 3d FT Tr. Pr.
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
Spanish language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course, in Spanish, studies a serires of important Spanish American cultural topics, from Conquest till the contemporary times. Special attention is given to the last decades.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The student should know the themes studied in the course and situate the important issues in the epistemology of the Spanish-American cultures.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Very good comprehension (both oral and written) of the Spanish language.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Ex cathedra.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
course teached in Spanish, second semester, Thursday 12-14
Recommended or required readings
Kristine Vanden Berghe, Temas de historia y civilización latinoamericanas. Plantyn, 2010, 3a edición actualizada.
Anthology. "Cultures hispaniques" 2021-2022.
The student should read the following books in an autonomous way and be capable of comment them in function of the issues studied in the course.
Garro, Elena, Los recuerdos del porvenir.
Ariel Dorman, La muerte y la doncella.
Leonardo Padura, Pasado perfecto.
Guadalupe Nettel, El cuerpo en que nací.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Additional information:
Written exam in May/June on the course and the readings.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
From February till May, Thursday 12h-14h.
Contacts
Kristine VANDEN BERGHE