FF:SJ0B790 South America - Course Information

SJ0B790 Society and culture in Spanish speaking countries of South America

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2019

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Athena Alchazidu, Ph.D. (lecturer)

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Timetable

Wed 12:00–13:40 G23

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 11 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

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. 11. Main Social Problems. 12. Contemporary Cultural Situation.

Literature

Alonso García, Ricardo, Tratado de Libre Comercio, Mercosur y Comunidad Europea. Madrid:McGraw-Hill, 1997
Barrios, Luis, Historia de Colombia. Quinta edición, Bogotá: Editorial Cultural,1984.
Salcedo-Bastardo. Historia Fundamental de Venezuela, Caracas, Ediciones de la Biblioteca, 2004
Ayala Mora, Enrique, Resumen de historia del Ecuador, Quito, Corporación Editora Nacional, 1990.
Roedl, Bohumír, Dějiny Peru a Bolivie, Praha, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2007

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 (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis do předmětu je podmíněn souhlasem učitele

The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Spring 2017.