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Cursus: SP1V17002
SP1V17002
Introduction to Hispanic Literature
Cursus informatie
CursuscodeSP1V17002
Studiepunten (EC)7,5
Cursusdoelen
  • This course will introduce students to a selection of representative literary works of the Hispanic world by analyzing and examining them in their literary, social, political and historical context.
  • Students will enhance their analytical skills by applying various methodological approaches used in literary and cultural studies.
  • Students will learn to distinguish and recognize different modes of writing, literary periods and currents (e.g. realism, magical realism, (post)modernism, feminism, etc.)
  • Students will acquire basic research skills such as in-text referencing, creating bibliographies and managing sources by applying relevant search techniques and formats.
 
In order to achieve these goals, student attendance is compulsory.
Inhoud
This introductory course offers different tools to examine a series of representative narrative (written or filmic) works produced in contemporary Spain and Spanish America. It familiarizes students with different theoretical approaches in order to interpret literary texts or movies of the 20th and 21st centuries. Students achieve a basic understanding of literary theory, develop a critical vocabulary and enhance their skills as readers. They also learn to locate, interpret and evaluate primary and secondary sources,
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