Postgraduate Course: Hispanic Transatlantic and French-Speaking Caribbean Literatures and Cultures (CLLC11006)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Common Courses (School of Lit, Lang and Cult) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
The Hispanic world (Latin America, Iberia, and, at times, parts of West Africa) along with the French-speaking Caribbean, constitutes a major component of Atlantic civilisation, comparable in its dimensions only to the English-speaking Atlantic. This course examines significant cultural themes as they arise in similar and different ways from a Transatlantic perspective across the centuries and across the different cultures, countries and cultural figures of the region concerned. Topics covered may include relationships between any combinations of the Spanish-speaking Americas, Brazil, Iberia (Spain and Portugal), Spanish and Portuguese activities in West Africa, French-speaking Caribbean culture, and the Atlantic more generally. The course will be taught with texts in English translation and, on occasion, some visual images. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
Relevant book purchases. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 09:00 - 10:50 | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
Semester 2, Th 0900-1050 |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should reach an awareness of some important ways in which non-English-speaking Atlantic civilisation may be understood in cultural terms. Students should have an understanding of a series of significant cultural themes, of different ways in which comparisons may be made and cultural exchanges or contrasts observed in the geographical areas concerned.
Through consideration of a substantial cultural and historical space, the course will enhance high-level critical understanding of modes or representation, develop comparative skills, and enable students to heighten their already sophisticated writing and interpretative skills, and (in seminars) communicative skills. It will also encourage alternative Atlantic perspectives to Anglophone norms, developing an open-minded appreciation of diversity. |
Assessment Information
| 1 essay of 4000 words. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Fiona Mackintosh
Tel: (0131 6)50 8303
Email: f.j.mackintosh@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Heather Elliott
Tel: (0131 6)50 3030
Email: Heather.Elliott@ed.ac.uk |
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