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SPAN 3006 - Latin American Literature and Society

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2015

This course builds on the knowledge and skills students have acquired in the culture courses taught at second-year level. The main emphasis of this course will be on the reading and analysis of representative works of literature produced in Latin America in the 20th Century. Some of the authors to be included for study and analysis are Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Jorge Luis Borges, Alejo Carpentier and Gioconda Belli. Reading literary material and reporting back to the class in oral form will be the key activity for students in this course. Students will be also introduced in full to the specific and most effective ways of conducting research on Hispanic literatures. Lectures and seminars will be conducted in Spanish and students will be expected to actively contribute to discussions in the Spanish language.

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  • General Course Information
    Course Details
    Course Code SPAN 3006
    Course Latin American Literature and Society
    Coordinating Unit Spanish Studies
    Term Semester 1
    Level Undergraduate
    Location/s North Terrace Campus
    Units 3
    Contact Up to 3 hours per week
    Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y
    Prerequisites SPAN 2102
    Assumed Knowledge Working oral & written knowledge of the Spanish language
    Assessment Bibliography (20%), Oral presentations (30%), essay plan (10%), final essay (40%)
    Course Staff

    Course Coordinator: Dr Sergio Holas

    Lecturer:  

    Dr. Sergio Holas
    Room 807, Napier Building,
    Phone:   83134744
    E-mail:   sergio.holas@adelaide.edu.au

    Guest-Lecturer:   Dr. Israel Holas Allimant
    Course Timetable

    The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

    Lecture: Thursday 12-2 p.m.; EMG213

    Seminar 1: Tuesday 9-10 a.m.; Ligertwood 101

    Seminar 2: Wednesday 9-10 a.m.;  M/S/South S421
  • Learning Outcomes
    Course Learning Outcomes
    The course aim of this course is to introduce students to the interconnected processes that shape Latin American Literature & Society.
    The learning outcomes after successfully completing this course state that you should be able to:

    I. To better your intercultural competence.
    II. To comprehend the cognitive nature of artistic practices in Latin America.
    III. To get an overview of the great diversity of Latin American literary and artistic practices.
    IV. To better your listening competence in the Spanish language.
    V. To better your linterpretative competence in the Spanish language.
    VI. To better your communicative competence in the Spanish language.
    VII. To discuss literary texts in a critical and analytic way.
    VIII. To reach an understanding of the ways in which Latin American artistic communities creatively decolonize and represent themselves under different andf continuous processes of colonization.
    University Graduate Attributes

    This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

    University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s)
    Knowledge and understanding of the content and techniques of a chosen discipline at advanced levels that are internationally recognised. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
    The ability to locate, analyse, evaluate and synthesise information from a wide variety of sources in a planned and timely manner. 1, 4, 6, 7
    An ability to apply effective, creative and innovative solutions, both independently and cooperatively, to current and future problems. 1, 7
    Skills of a high order in interpersonal understanding, teamwork and communication. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    A proficiency in the appropriate use of contemporary technologies. 2, 5
    A commitment to continuous learning and the capacity to maintain intellectual curiosity throughout life. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
    A commitment to the highest standards of professional endeavour and the ability to take a leadership role in the community. 1, 4, 6, 8
    An awareness of ethical, social and cultural issues within a global context and their importance in the exercise of professional skills and responsibilities. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
  • Learning Resources
    Required Resources
    Required Readings:

    1. García Márquez. Gabriel. Cien años de soledad. (novela)
    2. Parra, Nicanor. "Ecopoesía". (MyUni)
    3. Bolaño, Roberto. Estrella distante. Barcelona: Anagrama. (novela)
    4. Juan Villoro, "El mariachi" (cuento) (MyUni)
    5. Augusto Monterroso, "Mister Taylor". (cuento) (MyUni)
    Also available at:
    6. Juan Luis Huenún (ed.). Poetry of the Earth. Queensland: Interactive Press (IT).
    Recommended Resources
    Recommended Journals:

    There are two, very important, Special Issues of the Journal IXQUIC that are dedicated to explore the theme of Ecology and Literature:

    1. IXQUIC Number 2. Revista Hispánica Internacional de Análisis y Creación. Agosto 2000; and
    2. IXQUIC Number 10. Revista Hispánica Internacional de Análisis y Creación. Diciembre 2014.


    Recommended books:

    García Márquez, Gabriel. 1982. El olor de la guayaba. Conversaciones con Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza. Bogota: Editorial La Oveja Negra.

    Kusch, Rodolfo Gunter. 2008. La negación en el pensamiento popular. Buenos Aires: Editorial Las cuarenta.

    Kusch, Rodolfo Gunter. 1999. América profunda. Buenos Aires: Biblos.

    Kusch, Rodolfo. 2010. Indigenous and Popular Thinking in América. Durham & London. Duke University Press.

    Martin, Gerald. 2008. Gabriel García Márquez: A Life. London: Bloomsbury.

    Mignolo, Walter. 2005. The Idea of Latin America. Oxford: Blackwell.

    Mignolo, Walter. 2000. Local Histories/ Global Designs. Decoloniality, Subaltern Knowledges, and Border Thinking. Princeton; Princeton University Press.

    Parra, Nicanor. 2004. Antipoems. How to Look Better & Feel Great. New York: New Directions.

    Parra, Nicanor. 2009. After-Dinner Declarations. Austin, Texas: Host Publications.

    Online Learning
    Other Learning Resources

    a. Latin American Network Information Center, University of Texas:
    This is a vast internet resource center with information on countries, economy, education, government, media, culture, communication, science, society and many other aspects. In English, Portuguese and Spanish.

    b. Library of Congress - Hispanic Reading Room:
    This is the primary access point for research to the Caribbean, Latin America, and Iberia; the indogenous cultures of those areas; and the peoples throughout the world historically influenced by Luso-Hispanic heritage, including Latinos in the US, and peoples of Portuguese or Spanish heritage in Africa, Asia, and Oceania.

    c. CLACSO. Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales:
  • Learning & Teaching Activities
    Learning & Teaching Modes
    Semana 1:

    Introducción al curso.
    NO HAY SEMINARIO ESTA SEMANA.

    Semana 2:

    Actividades partes 1 - 5.

    Lectura para el seminario:
    García Márquez, Gabriel, "La soledad de América Latina".

    Semana 3:

    Actividades partes 6 - 10.

    Lectura para el seminario:
    Lemus, Calleja, José M., "García Márquez: el prestidigitador de las palabras".

    Semana 4:

    Actividades partes 11 -15.

    Lectura para el seminario:
    Oscar R. López, Macondismo y otros demonios: Cien años de soledad".

    Semana 5:

    Actividades partes 16 - 20.

    Actividad para el seminario:
    Gabriel García Márquez, "La escritura embrujada". (51:18 minutos) Parte I.


    Semana 6:

    Test 1

    Actividades para el seminario:
    Gabriel García Márquez, "La escritura embrujada". Parte II.


    VACACIONES/BREAK

    Semana 7:

    Poesia & antipoesia.

    Lectura para el seminario:
    Sergio Holas, "Cartografía de las impurezas en las prácticas poéticas de Nicanor Parra".


    Semana 8:

    Ecopoesia.

    Actividades para el seminario.


    Semana 9:

    Estrella distante.

    Actividades para el seminario.


    Semana 10:

    Crítica del colonialismo en "Mister Taylor" de Augusto Monterroso.
    Ironía y cultura pop en "El mariachi" de Juan Villoro.

    Actividad del seminario.

    Semana 11:

    Poesia de la Tierra.

    Lectura para el seminario:
    Sergio Holas, "El arte de la palabra/ The Art of the Word". En Jaime Luis Huenún, Poetry of the Earth. pp. xv - xxiv.

    Semana 12:

    Test 2.

    NO HAY SEMINARIO ESTA SEMANA.

    Semana 13:

    Entregar ensayo.
    Workload

    The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

    La información que se provee más adelante es sólo una guía aproximada del tiempo y el tipo de actividades que el estudiante debe hacer para cumplir con los requerimientos del curso en el que se ha matriculado.

    1 x 2 hour lecture (or equivalent) per week                24 hours per semester

    1 hour workshop (or equivalent) per week                 12 hours per semester

    6 hours reading per week                                           72 hours per semester

    2 hours assignment/test preparation per week          36 hours per semester

    TOTAL WORKLOAD                                                      144 hours per semester
    Learning Activities Summary
    El curso ha sido diseñado en dos horas de clases más una hora de seminario. En el seminario el estudiante debe prepararse con anticipación para guiar la conversación de su grupo en torno al tema de la semana. esto significa que debe leer sobre el tema o la pregunta de la semana y luego preparar 3 preguntas para guiar a los otros miembros del grupo hacia una respuesta coherente y bien articulada, con sentido lógico.
    Small Group Discovery Experience
    Las sesiones del seminario han sido diseñadas para que podamos participar de la experiencia de descubrir algo que no sabíamos con anterioridad. En general todas las actividades del curso han sido diseñadas con este objetivo puesto que la literatura latinoamericana e indígena son productos culturales que han emergido de las experiencia de vida de culturas cuyo suelo cultural propio es diferente del que conocemos en la Australia anglosajona, es decir, que al leer sobre el "realismo maravilloso" de García Márquez, recibir el impacto del quehacer antipoético de Nicanor Parra, percibir la infrarrealidad que explora Bolaño, reírnos con la risa negra y desganada de Villoro y sentir la fuerza y riqueza del universo simbólico de los poetas Mapuche seremos capaces de ampliar nuestra percepción de la multiplicidad de mundos por los que transitamos todo el tiempo sin darnos cuenta. Quisiera que así nuestra percepción se abriera a la riqueza de estos universos y nuestra visión, como los señalara siglos atrás William Blake, se ampliara.
  • Assessment

    The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

    1. Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
    2. Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
    3. Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
    4. Assessment must maintain academic standards.

    Assessment Summary
    Participación: 10%
    Trabajo de seminario: 10%
    2 Tests (20% cada uno): 40%
    Ensayo (2.500 palabras): 40%
    Assessment Detail
    Seminar.

    You should critically examine the weekly seminar reading and prepare 3 questions that you will discuss in depth with your seminar group. The seminar must be focus and explore in depth the chosen themes. You must be able to provide directions and be able to mantain the group focus. Your seminar must be focus as well as imaginative.

    Essay.

    You will write an essay on no more than 2.500 words in Spanish.  In this essay you should answer the questions that we will be putting up during the lectures & seminars. The essay is due in week 13th. Must be submitted to me in my office (Napier 807) before 12:00 noon, Wednesday the 10th of June.

    A well researched and well written essay is coherent, systemic, and has a precise argument which must be persuasive and backed with quotes and references from a contemporary theoretical background. Credit will be given to those works that are original and well documented and also to those arguments that have a coherent and logic ending. Credit will also be given to those arguments that are based on comprehensive and original quoting instead of quoting from secondary sources only.

    Tests.

    There will be two tests during the semester (weeks 6 and 12). Each test will last 1:30 minutes. The content of these tests will be thematic and based on the novels, short stories and poetry studied during the lectures ans seminars. The questions will be provided to you the week before the actual test so you may prepare your answers, but NO WRITTEN MATERIAL WILL BE ALLOWED DURING THE TESTS.
    Submission
    All submission must be given to me on the due date.
    Course Grading

    Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

    M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
    Grade Mark Description
    FNS   Fail No Submission
    F 1-49 Fail
    P 50-64 Pass
    C 65-74 Credit
    D 75-84 Distinction
    HD 85-100 High Distinction
    CN   Continuing
    NFE   No Formal Examination
    RP   Result Pending

    Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

    Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

    Final results for this course will be made available through .

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    The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.

    SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.

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