Modern Languages and Cultures
The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module.
Title LATIN AMERICA IN ITS LITERATURE
Code LATI203
Coordinator Prof CL Taylor
Modern Languages and Cultures
C.L.Taylor@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2020-21 Level 5 FHEQ Second Semester 15

Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements):
 

Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite:
 

Co-requisite modules:
 

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 12

 12

         24
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 126
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Essay. There is a reassessment opportunity. Standard UoL penalties will apply. This is an anonymous assessment.  -3000 words    70       
Book review. There is a reassessment opportunity. Standard UoL penalties will apply. This is an anonymous assessment.  -1000 words    30       

Aims

To introduce students to Latin American literature through the study of a selection of major works;

To deepen students understanding of Latin American social reality through an examination of its portrayal in literature;

To train students in the reading of literary texts and to encourage them to develop an ability to analyse for themselves.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Students will acquire an understanding of Latin American literature in its broader historical, cultural and socio-political context.

(LO2) Students will deepen their understanding of Latin American socio-political reality and of its portrayal in the region's literature.

(LO3) Students will develop their ability to do a close critical reading of literary texts and also improve their analytical skills generally.

(LO4) Students will have learned to apply theoretical approaches and secondary literature to the analysis of literary texts.

(S1) Critical thinking and problem solving - critical analysis

(S2) Communication (oral, written and visual) - academic writing (including referencing skills)

(S3) Global citizenship - cultural awareness

(S4) Improving own learning / performance - personal action planning

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching method 1 - lecture.
Students will be expected to possess their own copies of the set texts and have read as many of these works as possible prior to the start of the module. In the lectures students will be provided with knowledge about the author, and about Latin American socio-political and historical reality and its portrayal in the region's literature.

Teaching method 2 - seminar.
Building on the information provided by the lectures and on the students' own reading of the texts and relevant literary criticism, the seminars aim to develop students’ ability to undertake a critical reading of literary texts and also improve their analytical skills generally. The book review and the assessed essay wills test to what extent students have mastered the expected learning outcomes.

Syllabus
 

Topics covered during the module may include:

Introduction to Latin American literature;

The writing of the Mexican Revolution;

The Latin American Literary Boom;

The post-Boom;

The Boom Femenino;

The Writing of Dictatorship;

Testimonio;

New Experiments in Digital Literary Form.

Recommended Texts
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