SAKS05 Indigenous culture in Latin America

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Athena Alchazidu, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Ph.D.
Center for North American Studies – Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Center for North American Studies – Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 12:30–14:05 L41
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course offers a complex view of the contemporary social situation in some Spanish speaking coutries of Latin America.
Syllabus
  • 1. Brief History of Southern America. 2. Colombia. 3. Venezuela. 4. Ecuador. 5. Bolivia. 6. Peru. 7. Chile. 8. Argentina. 9. Uruguay. 10. Paraguay.
Literature
  • Ayala Mora, Enrique, Resumen de historia del Ecuador, Quito, Corporación Editora Nacional, 1990.
  • Roedl, Bohumír, Dějiny Peru a Bolivie, Praha, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2007
  • Alonso García, Ricardo, Tratado de Libre Comercio, Mercosur y Comunidad Europea. Madrid:McGraw-Hill, 1997
  • Salcedo-Bastardo. Historia Fundamental de Venezuela, Caracas, Ediciones de la Biblioteca, 2004
  • Barrios, Luis, Historia de Colombia. Quinta edición, Bogotá: Editorial Cultural,1984.
Teaching methods
Introduction into the issues, topic presentations and virtual discussion.
Assessment methods
Regular homework. Essay on a particular topic.
Language of instruction
Spanish
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2017, recent)
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