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This course is structured around Francophone, German-language and Spanish-language case studies and focuses on the ways that writers, filmmakers, and artists have responded to specific political events at different points in time.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course is structured around Francophone, German-language and Spanish-language case studies and focuses on the ways that writers, filmmakers, and artists have responded to specific political events at different points in time. Attention will be focused on cultural production arising in response to diverse protest movements, war and conflict, societal and climate change. Case studies explored in seminars will include, for example, literature and film dealing with the resurfacing of the Nazi legacy in Austria in the late 1980s, cultural activism against crime and violence in Mexico, and interventions in debates on immigration by artists of North African origin in France
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 34 | Feedback Weeks | 36 | |
| 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 | Understand | Gain knowledge and understanding of the ways in which culture and politics interact in European and Latin American literatures and cultures. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Gain knowledge and understanding of diverse concepts and theories relating to the interaction of culture and politics in European and Latin American contexts. |
| 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 | 70 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 40 | Feedback Weeks | 43 | |
| Feedback |
4,000 word essay OR 10-15 minute video essay with 1000-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 |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | Gain knowledge and understanding of the ways in which culture and politics interact in European and Latin American literatures and cultures. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Gain knowledge and understanding of diverse concepts and theories relating to the interaction of culture and politics in European and Latin American contexts. |
| 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 the ways in which culture and politics interact in European and Latin American literatures and cultures. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Gain knowledge and understanding of diverse concepts and theories relating to the interaction of culture and politics in European and Latin American contexts. |
| 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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