ATS3867 Crime fiction and film in Hispanic cultures
Faculty of Arts
ATS3867 Crime fiction and film in Hispanic cultures is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2020. It needs ATS3195 or ATS2195.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Not offered
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for ATS3867. This is its 2020 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before ATS3867
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After ATS3867
No unit lists ATS3867 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Or permission required
Overview
What does transgression teach us about a particular society's beliefs and values? How do crime narratives investigate key social and political issues in Hispanic societies? This unit examines fiction and film from Spain and Latin America, and is concerned with understanding the ways in which crime and detective narratives, some of the most popular forms of fiction and film today, investigate and interrogate issues of national identity, gender, sexuality, ethnicity and historical justice in Hispanic societies. Students will be introduced to the codes and conventions of the crime genre and their adoption and adaptation by writers from Spain and Latin America. There will be an emphasis on works by contemporary writers and directors. Students will have the opportunity to develop a project on a specific national text or context.
Offerings in 2020
The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for ATS3867.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply detailed knowledge of the codes and conventions of the crime genre, in particular, as they operate in Hispanic cultures,
- 2
Critically examine the connection between the crime genre as a literary/filmic form and its evolving historical, political and socio-cultural contexts;
- 3
Analyse primary works of crime narratives (short stories, novels, films) in Spanish;
- 4
Engage in informed discussion of the different texts and contexts studied in the unit;
- 5
Produce clear, grammatically and syntactically appropriate, independent essays in Spanish on topics provided or chosen for assessment.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
ATS3867 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Stewart King
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Stewart King
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3867?
You need ATS3195 or ATS2195 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is ATS3867 offered?
ATS3867 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.
How much work is ATS3867?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Which majors and minors include ATS3867?
ATS3867 is part of Spanish and Latin American studies.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 3
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts
- Organisational unit
- Spanish and Latin American Studies
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 1
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 2020