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SP5501 - Culture and Society in Latin America
Credit Points
30
Course Coordinator
Dr Trevor Stack

Pre-requisites

Available only to registered postgraduate students

Overview

This course provides a more in-depth coverage of issues of culture and society in Latin America than the MLitt core course Themes in Latin American Studies, although the course will also be available for students of other MLitt and MRes programmes, pending approval of the course coordinator. The course will cover a range of topics from the anthropology of indigenous and non-indigenous societies to colonial and modern history and contemporary literature and film. This will also introduce students to a wide range of approaches to Latin American Studies, especially those of anthropology, of history, and of literary and cultural studies.

Structure

1 two-hour seminar per week

Assessment

Continuous assessment: 100%: 2 x 3,000 word essays (50% each)

SP5901 - Dissertation Latin American Studies
Credit Points
60
Course Coordinator
Dr Mervyn Bain

Pre-requisites

Available only to students registered on the MLitt in Latin American Studies

Overview

Students who meet the necessary requirements proceed to the 12-15,000 word dissertation, which is a compulsory part of the MLitt in Latin American Studies. It enables students to pursue in-depth knowledge and original research on a topic of the culture, society, politics or international relations of Latin America, subject to approval of the teaching staff. The dissertation is designed to allow students to extend an interest in some aspect of the degree and to have experience in formulating, designing and conducting their own research investigation. Students will be prepared for this by the core and elective courses of the MLitt programme, by one 2-hour seminar of dissertation-writing training, and by individual supervision.

Structure

One two-hour workshop in second half-session, followed by independent research under individual supervision.



Assessment

Dissertation, 12-15,000 words: 100%