SJ1A012 History and Culture of Spanish-Speaking Countries II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/3/2. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Hana Iridiani, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Daniel Vázquez Touriño, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Daniel Vázquez Touriño, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Main objectives of the subjects are to explain basic history of Latin America in relation with its social and cultural background and focus on representation of basic historical events in Latin American literature.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to imply and explain the basic historical and literary phenomena and prove their opinions on a concrete text. Student will be able to prove their: • Orientation in the history of Latin America, its periodization, main events and historical figures, understanding the particular characteristics of the history of this region as "periphery of the West" (Octavio Paz). • Knowledge of the prevailing intellectual movements in each historical era. Students will be able to look upon them critically and to reflect them from the current context. • Become familiar with the cultural heterogeneity of Latin America and be able to distinguish, contextualize and interpret the most relevant cultural and artistic manifestations. • Acquire a basic idea of current development.
Syllabus
  • 1.- Main concepts. 2.- America before Columbus. Descovery and conquest. 3.- The colony: government, society. Polemics around the rights of the native Americans. 4.- Culture in the colony: the chronicles. 5.- Culture in the colony II: Baroque era. 6.- The Independency: precedents and development. 7.- XIXth century: civilización y barbarie in the process of creation of the nation States. 8.- Economical developmente and modernity in Latin America. 9.- The Cold War in Latin America: revolutions, dictatorships, imperialism. 10.- Latin America in the globalized world. 11.- Contemporary culture, arts and literature.
Literature
    required literature
  • KLÍMA, Jan. Dějiny Latinské Ameriky : vývoj oblasti, regionů a států. Vydání první. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, NLN, 2015, 584 stran. ISBN 9788074223686. info
    recommended literature
  • MONSIVÁIS, Carlos. Aires de familia : cultura y sociedad en América Latina. 3. ed. Barcelona: Anagrama, 2006, 254 s. ISBN 843390597X. info
  • QUESADA MARCO, Sebastián. Imágenes de América Latina. Primera edición. Madrid: Edelsa, 2001, 96 stran. ISBN 9788477115878. info
  • DONGHI, Tulio Halperin. Historia contemporánea de América latina. 1. ed. Madrid: Alianza Ed, 1998, 750 pp. ISBN 84-206-3515-4. info
  • CHALUPA, Jiří. Historia y geografía de América Latina. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 1997, 49 pp. info
    not specified
  • Housková, Anna. Slovník spisovatelů Latinské Ameriky : Argentina, Bolívie, Brazílie, Dominikánská republika, Ekvádor, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Chile, Kolumbie, Kostarika, Kuba, Mexiko, Nikaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portoriko, Salvador, Surinam, U
  • POLIŠENSKÝ, Josef. Dějiny Latinské Ameriky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1979, 829 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Classes. Lectures, seminars. Home study. Regular homewors, written paper, presentation. Reading of primary and secondary bibliography, study of all materials including e-learning.
Assessment methods
Test (70% points needed) Reading report (10 extra points)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
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The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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