SJ2B001 Latin American Drama

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/4. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Daniel Vázquez Touriño, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. José Luis Bellón Aguilera, PhD. (deputy)
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
Prerequisites
A certain knowledge of Latin American literature.
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
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Course objectives
To learn and understand about the history and main works of the Latin American Theatre. Ability to search for specialized sources. Ability to read critically.
Learning outcomes
Student: - will be able to identify and summarize the main aspects of the most important Latin-American contemporary streams in literature, - will know the most important authors of the genre and their main characteristics, - will be able to analyse the most important Latin-American drama works using the right tootls and theoretical frames.
Syllabus
  • - Realism. Theatre against power. - Theatre avantgarde. - National theatres. - Collective theatre.
Literature
    required literature
  • VILLEGAS MORALES, Juan. Historia del teatro y las teatralidades en América Latina : desde el periodo prehispánico a las tendencias contemporáneas. Irvine, Calif.: Gestos, 2011, 320 s. ISBN 9780974923970. info
    recommended literature
  • VERSÉNYI, Adam. El teatro en América Latina. Cambridge, University of Cambridge Press, 1996.
  • GÁLVEZ ACERO, Marina. El teatro hispanoamericano. Madrid: Taurus, 1988, 173 s. ISBN 8430625348. info
Teaching methods
Class presentations. Written paper. Final exam.
Assessment methods
Class presentations. Written paper. Final exam.
Language of instruction
Spanish
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021.
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