SJIA014 Culture of Latin America

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: graded credit. Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Daniel Vázquez Touriño, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Darebný, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Eva Lukavská, CSc.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Milada Malá, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 12:30–14:05 G32
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
  • 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
  • José Miguel Oviedo, Historia de la literatura hispanoamericana I, II. Madrid, Alianza Editorial 1995, 1997.
  • Giuseppe Bellini, Historia de la literatura hispanoamericana. Madrid, Editorial Castalia 1986.
  • Luis Íńigo Madrigal (coord.), Historia de la literatura hispanoamericana, tomos I, II. Madrid, Cátedra 1982, 1987.
Teaching methods
Lecture: class discussion, homeworks
Assessment methods
Test, presentations.
Language of instruction
Spanish
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 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2015, recent)
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