Postgraduate Course: History and the Writer in Latin America (ELCH11012)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting 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 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.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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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,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
4000 word essay (100%) |
| Feedback |
Formative: Oral presentation in class. Oral feedback. |
| 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
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
Email: iona.macintyre@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Iain Sutherland
Tel: (0131 6)51 3988
Email: Iain.Sutherland@ed.ac.uk |
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