AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The goal of this course is to introduce students to notable moments in the cultural and literary history of Hispano-American countries such as the Spanish conquest, the colonial period and independence

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of the course, students will have developed enough knowledge of cultural history from the period of the conquest to engage in critical reading

TEACHING METHODS

54 hours of classroom lectures

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The course will analyze the philosophical-cultural premises and consequences related to the discovery/conquest of America both from the perspective of the conquistadors and of the conquered

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

The bibliography for attending students will be explained at the start of the course.

The bibliography for NON-attenders (6 cfu)

Rosenblat, Los Conquistadores y su lengua. (The text is available in photocopy form in the Foreign Language Department library).

T. Todorov, La Conquista de América. El problema del otro

The bibliography for NON-attenders (9 cfu)

Rosenblat, Los Conquistadores y su lengua. (The text is available in photocopy form in the Foreign Language Department library).

T. Todorov, La Conquista de América. El problema del otro

Pastor, Discursos narrativos de la conquista: mitificación y emergencia. (The text is available in photocopy form in the Foreign Language Department library).

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

MICHELE PORCIELLO (President)

MARCO SUCCIO (President)

LESSONS

Class schedule

HISPANO-AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE A

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The exam is an oral test of the course content. Aside from knowledge of the course content, students will be evaluated on their ability to express themselves and their accuracy in the specific language of the discipline

Exam schedule