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SPAN2616: Crosscurrents in Spain and Latin America
2024 unit information
This unit immerses students in Spanish and Latin American history, society, politics, economics, and culture through a multi-disciplinary and multi-national approach. It provides insight into the processes that generate sociocultural similarity and difference across geographical boundaries. A cultural studies approach will integrate such diverse perspectives to examine salient themes, such as class, race, gender, colonialism, dependency and intervention, arts, music, film and literature.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Spanish and Latin American Studies
| Code | SPAN2616 |
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| Academic unit | Spanish and Latin American Studies |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 1000 level in Spanish and Latin American Studies or SPAN2611 or SPAN2612 or SPAN3001 or SPAN3002 or SPAN3611 or SPAN3612 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate familiarity with theoretical conceptualizations of crosscurrents and how they are practically articulated in Latin America and Spain.
- LO2. understand the key concepts around social, political, epistemic, linguistic and cultural crosscurrents and their historical context in Latin America and Spain.
- LO3. develop a nuanced understanding of crosscurrents in Latin America and Spain.
- LO4. demonstrate critical thinking skills to engage with different academic sources on social, political, epistemic, linguistic and cultural crosscurrents.
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