Ciudad y espacio en la literatura hispánica

6 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 1015619BNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester

2nd semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Enrollment Requirements

Students must have taken ‘Introducción a la literatura y cultura hispánicas’, before they can enroll in this course. If you are enrolled in a preparatory programme you can register this course without restrictions.

Taught in

Spanish

Faculty

Faculty of Languages & Humanities

Department

Linguistics and Literary Studies

Educational team

Diana Castilleja (course titular)

Activities and contact hours

13 contact hours Lecture
13 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
90 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

The course is focused on the analysis of the conception of space (urban and rural environments) in Hispanic American literature in order to explore how its construction influences themes related to identity, politics, culture, and history. In view of the extent of the subject matter, a selection of authors and works is made. Selected texts are analyzed in class.

Course material

Course text (Required) : Ciudad y espacio en la literatura hispánica, Diana Castilleja, VUB, 2220170009735, 2023
Digital course material (Required) : Lesnota’s, documenten (Canvas), Canvas

Additional info

This course is taught in Spanish.

Course notes, syllabus and extra material in Canvas.

The syllabus must be acquired from the beginning of the course.

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

Students analyze the representation of space in Hispanic American literature, regarding its geographical, cultural, historical, and political characteristics.

Students establish links between the construction of space and the construction of individual and collective identity.

Students use the appropriate literary concepts and terms related to Hispanic literature.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 80% of the final mark.
SELF Practical Assignment determines 20% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Written Examination with a relative weight of 80 which comprises 80% of the final mark.

Within the SELF Practical Assignment category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Practical Assignments with a relative weight of 20 which comprises 20% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Partial grades of the SELF Practical Assignment cannot be transferred to a later exam session.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context