ATS3972 Imagining Ibero-America: Travels, texts and transnational encounters

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Analyse critically a variety of literary and visual texts and to evaluate and formulate coherent, sophisticated arguments, both written and oral.

2. 2

   Communicate effectively their ideas during in-class discussions based on thoughtful reflection on the issues.

3. 3

   Enhance their skills in the presentation of written and oral arguments in Spanish.

4. 4

   Demonstrate a critical understanding of current theoretical approaches to literary analysis in Hispanic Studies, as well as comprehend the relationship between travel, either real or imagined, and ideologies of power and representation.

5. 5

   Demonstrate a critical understanding of issues of national and transnational identity formation and negotiation during the twentieth century in Spain, Latin America, and the imagined space of Ibero-America.

6. 6

   Deepen their knowledge of contemporary Spanish and Latin American society, history, politics and culture.

7. 7

   Contextualise specific moments of transnational movements and migrations within the Spanish-speaking world at various points during the twentieth century and explain the motives for, and impact of, contact with the other.

8. 8

   Improve their reading skills in Spanish in terms of their understanding of different discourses adopted in literary fiction, criticism, theory and film.