SJIA014 Culture of Latin America

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Eva Lukavská, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Ivo Buzek, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 15:00–16:35 G25
Prerequisites
SJIA009 History and Culture II
Úvod do dějin a kultury hispanofonních zemí I, II
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. 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.
Syllabus
  • Discovery of America. Conquest of Mexico.
  • Colonial literature, chronicles.
  • Conquest of Peru.
  • Colonial literature in Peru.
  • Mexican barocque literature.
  • 19th century latin American literature.
Literature
  • Giuseppe Bellini, Historia de la literatura hispanoamericana. Madrid, Editorial Castalia 1986.
  • José Miguel Oviedo, Historia de la literatura hispanoamericana I, II. Madrid, Alianza Editorial 1995, 1997.
  • 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
  • Luis Íńigo Madrigal (coord.), Historia de la literatura hispanoamericana, tomos I, II. Madrid, Cátedra 1982, 1987.
Teaching methods
Lecture: class discussion, homeworks
Assessment methods
Credit: is obtained for attendance and active participation in the course (min. 80 %) and after successfully completing a final test (success rate 80 %) where students prove their capability to connect knowledge with the analysis and interpretation of literary texts.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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