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This course will introduce students to ways of approaching European and Latin American Literatures and Cultures at an advanced level. These include psychoanalysis and its legacy, the idea of Latin America, and decolonization. Students will be equipped to apply these concepts to a wide range of contexts.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course will introduce students to ways of approaching European and Latin American Literatures and Cultures at an advanced level. The course is structured around particular thinkers and ideas, which originate in specific regional and linguistic contexts, but which have had global resonances. These include psychoanalysis, from its origins in Vienna at the end of the nineteenth century to its continuing worldwide legacy, the idea of Latin America through the ages, and decolonization in European, Francophone, and Spanish-language contexts. Students will be equipped to apply the concepts and theories that they explore on the course to wide-ranging texts and visual media.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 70 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 20 | Feedback Weeks | 23 | |
| Feedback |
4,000 word essay OR 10-15 minute video essay with 1,000-word reflective commentary. Essays are marked on the basis of specific marking criteria (as outlined in the course guide) and are returned with written feedback. Additional informal feedback on performance and seminar participation is offered in seminars. Tutors have student hours at which further feedback may be sought. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Apply | Gain knowledge and understanding of how diverse concepts and theories relating to European and Latin American literatures and cultures may be applied to specific case studies. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Gain knowledge and understanding of diverse concepts and theories relating to European and Latin American literatures and cultures. |
| Procedural | Analyse | Develop skills in analysing theoretical texts, literary texts, visual media, and other forms of cultural production. |
| Procedural | Create | Assemble a coherent argument for presentation in oral and written work |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Evaluate and discuss complex ideas orally and in writing |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 17 | Feedback Weeks | 19 | |
| Feedback |
The presentation, delivered in class, should be of circa 20 minutes duration. All presentations receive grades and are discussed individually within no more than 2 weeks. Tutors have student hours at which further feedback may be sought. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Apply | Gain knowledge and understanding of how diverse concepts and theories relating to European and Latin American literatures and cultures may be applied to specific case studies. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Gain knowledge and understanding of diverse concepts and theories relating to European and Latin American literatures and cultures. |
| Procedural | Analyse | Develop skills in analysing theoretical texts, literary texts, visual media, and other forms of cultural production. |
| Procedural | Create | Assemble a coherent argument for presentation in oral and written work |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Evaluate and discuss complex ideas orally and in writing |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 49 | Feedback Weeks | 52 | |
| Feedback |
Essays are marked on the basis of specific marking criteria (as outlined in the course guide) and are returned with written feedback. Tutors have student hours at which further feedback may be sought. |
Word Count | 5000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | Gain knowledge and understanding of diverse concepts and theories relating to European and Latin American literatures and cultures. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Gain knowledge and understanding of how diverse concepts and theories relating to European and Latin American literatures and cultures may be applied to specific case studies. |
| Procedural | Analyse | Develop skills in analysing theoretical texts, literary texts, visual media, and other forms of cultural production. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Evaluate and discuss complex ideas orally and in writing |
| Procedural | Create | Assemble a coherent argument for presentation in oral and written work |
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