Modern Latin American Literature

SPLA20881 Modern Latin American Literature 20 Semester 1 Undergraduate Level 2 Jose Valentino Gianuzzi Unit coordinator 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Middle part of Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 10.0 This course introduces students to a wide range of literary genres from across Spanish America from the early 20th century to the present day. These texts, produced by both canonical and lesser-known authors, are used to investigate important themes in Latin American culture, such as nationalism and cosmopolitism (Vallejo, Neruda, Borges); class (Pacheco); political repression and censorship (Gambaro, Piñera); gender and eroticism (Pizarnik, Di Giorgio); dictatorship and memory (Bolaño); and US/Latin America relations (Luiselli). The course thus explores literary responses to key historical moments in the region. Texts will be read in Spanish. This course introduces students to a wide range of literary genres from across Spanish America from the early 20th century to the present day. These texts, produced by both canonical and lesser-known authors, are used to investigate important themes in Latin American culture, such as nationalism and cosmopolitism (Vallejo, Neruda, Borges); class (Pacheco); political repression and censorship (Gambaro, Piñera); gender and eroticism (Pizarnik, Di Giorgio); dictatorship and memory (Bolaño); and US/Latin America relations (Luiselli). The course thus explores literary responses to key historical moments in the region. Texts will be read in Spanish. <ul> <li>To familiarise students with Latin American literature from the start of the twentieth century to the present</li> <li>To introduce students to a range of written texts that can be read as responses to key historical moments in the region</li> <li>To help students think about the relationship between literature, culture and history so that they can develop a framework for thinking about these relationships in other contexts</li> <li>To improve students’ intercultural awareness</li> <li style="margin-bottom:13px">To improve students’ knowledge of Spanish</li></ul> By the end of this course students will be familiar with:<ul> <li>some of the most important authors of twentieth century Latin American literature and their principal works in a wide range of genres</li> <li>key moments in Latin American history of the last 100 years</li> <li>how politics, culture and literature can interact and inform each other </li> <li>key literary theories</li> <li style="margin-bottom:13px">enhanced principles of close reading, critical reading, and literary analysis</li></ul> By the end of this course students will be able to:<ul> <li>read several literary works critically within specific historical contexts in Latin America</li> <li>analyse the way that written texts represent or respond to historical events</li> <li>evaluate and compare different strategies used by writers to create meaning</li> <li style="margin-bottom:13px">improve their engagement with diverse arguments about literary texts and offer their own interpretation of those texts in both written and spoken form</li></ul> By the end of this course students will be able to demonstrate:<ul> <li>an increased ability to carry out close-textual analysis</li> <li>enhanced skills for presenting and defending an argument</li> <li style="margin-bottom:13px">improved written and spoken skills</li></ul> By the end of this course students will have improved the following transferable skills:<ul> <li>written and oral communication</li> <li>intercultural awareness and understanding</li> <li>participating in group discussions</li> <li>independent thinking, research and planning</li> <li style="margin-bottom:13px">working with primary and secondary sources, both in English and Spanish</li></ul> Analytical skills TOURISM AND TRAVEL (intercultural communication, historical knowledge, and cultural understanding) POLITICS AND POLICY-MAKING (awareness of history of political events; role of culture in responding to and creating social change) CHARITIES AND NGOS (knowledge and assessment of social issues) Other In addition to academic jobs (in teaching and research), the skills outlined above can be valuable assets for, among others, the following job sectors, both in relation to Latin America and beyond: JOURNALISM AND MEDIA (familiarity with Latin American social and historical contexts; greater command of Spanish and written English) TRANSLATION AND PUBLISHING (enhanced knowledge of literature and language; greater cultural awareness) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (organisational skills; critical thinking and problem-solving) 0 Other 100% <figure class="table"><table style="width:500px;" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr><td>Assessment task</td><td>Formative or Summative</td><td>Weighting within unit (if summative)</td></tr><tr><td>Mid-term Essay</td><td>Summative and formative</td><td>40%</td></tr><tr><td>Final Essay</td><td>Summative and Formative</td><td>60%</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> Resit Assessment:Essay   <table aria-rowcount="5" border="1" data-tablelook="480" data-tablestyle="MsoNormalTable"> <tbody> <tr aria-rowindex="1" role="row"> <td data-celllook="4369" role="rowheader">Feedback method  </td> <td data-celllook="4369" role="columnheader">Formative or Summative </td> </tr> <tr aria-rowindex="2" role="row"> <td data-celllook="4369" role="rowheader">Written feedback on both essays </td> <td data-celllook="4369">Formative and summative </td> </tr> <tr aria-rowindex="3" role="row"> <td data-celllook="4369" role="rowheader">Written feedback on essay plans </td> <td data-celllook="4369">Formative </td> </tr> <tr aria-rowindex="4" role="row"> <td data-celllook="4369" role="rowheader">Oral feedback in seminar discussions </td> <td data-celllook="4369">Formative </td> </tr> <tr aria-rowindex="5" role="row"> <td data-celllook="4369" role="rowheader">Individual consultations with teaching staff during office hours or by appointment </td> <td data-celllook="4369">Formative </td> </tr> </tbody></table> Primary texts will be read in Spanish; teaching and assessment will take place in English.Available on: All programmes related to Spanish. N Andrews, Chris. Robert Bolaño's Fiction: an Expanding Universe. New York: Columbia University Press, 2014.Boldy, Steven. A Companion to Jorge Luis Borges. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Tamesis, 2009.Castro-Klarén, Sara. A Companion to Latin American Literature and Culture. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2008.Hart, Stephen M., A Companion to Latin American Literature. New ed. Woodbridge, Suffolk UK: Tamesis, 2007.Hart, Stephen M. The Companion to Latin American Poetry. Cambridge University Press, 2018. Lectures 11 Project supervision 11 Seminars 22 0 156