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The goal of this course is to familiarize students with significant people, events, places and cultural practices throughout the Spanish speaking world, from the early days of their civilisations until the present. This course employs a historical approach to study Hispanic civilisation and culture, thus creating an inter-textual dialogue between the past and the present. It has been structured so that the first part of the course will focus on Spanish history and culture and the second part will be devoted to the history and the culture of Latin America; emphasis will be placed throughout the course on their interaction and its consequences. This course does not require any previous knowledge of Spanish as it will be taught in English.
By the end of the course students will....have a general overview and understanding of the history and the development of Spanish and Latin American culture and civilization and its inter-textual dialogue between the past and the present.have knowledge of the major events in the history of Spain and Latin America.be able to identify key terms, movements, figures, and influences on and from Spain and Latin America. be able to examine the process by which the traditions and institutions that govern Spain and Latin America have developed. have knowledge of the major European/Spanish and Latin American cultural and artistic movements.have an understanding of the multifaceted nature of the people who inhabit Spain and Latin America today. be able to develop a sense of solidarity with the hopes, dreams and struggles of the people in Latin America. be able to conduct research and write an appropriate length paper (analytical and non-analytical) on Spanish and Latin American culture.be able to comprehend the influence of global conditions on Spain and Latin America and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.acquire knowledge and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award
Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
Any 45 Points
SPAN111
Victoria Escaip
Fuentes, Carlos; The buried mirror : reflections on Spain and the New World ; 1st Mariner Books ed; Houghton Mifflin, 1999.
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Domestic fee $746.00
International fee $3,038.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .