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

During this course, particular attention will be paid to the period defined as “interregno”, which goes from the end of the wars of independence(19th century) to the formation of the Nation-states.  This period of instability has been called the Spanish-American “second emancipation”.  The student must acquire the knowledge of the cultural history of the period studied necessary for:

-an analysis of the forms of the Hispano-American identity

-achieve a theoretical method of discussion analysis that allows you to connect the social conditions of production, symbolic contents and forms of enunciation;

-examine the ideological representations present in the body of the proposed text through the configuration of themes, concepts, and argumentative scenarios;

-analyze the contexts in which knowledge is produced and the ways in which it is presented;

-understand the meaning and importance of the period’s culture starting from a contemporary perspective;

-identify significant moments in the cultural history of the period;

-promote critical and argumentative reading on the themes and problems of the period’s culture

-observe the style of writing of the proposed texts

PREREQUISITES

None

TEACHING METHODS

54 lecture hours. The first 36 hours that correspond to 6 CFU9 will take place in the 1st semester. The last 18 hours, borrowed from Hispano-American Literature and Culture II (code 68281), will take place in the 2nd semester. 

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

During the lessons you will read and analyze significant texts of the most important intellectuals of the period, paying particular attention to the historical, political, and economic frame of reference

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Historia de América Latina, (Leslie Bethell, ed) t.7, cap. I e III;

Historia de América Latina, (Leslie Bethell, ed) t. 8, cap., I e IV.

Carlos Beorlegui, Historia del pensamiento filosófico latinoamericano, cap 5.

Lecturer’s notes.

Students not attending class in person must agree on the program with the Lecturer.