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Latin American: Painting, Cinema, Literature and Music
University of Barcelona (UB)
Barcelona, Spain
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Instruction in |
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Prerequisites |
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Painting; Film Studies; Literature; Music
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100
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Spanish
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1
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20
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One semester of college level Spanish is recommended
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The course will consist of the study of Latin American literature through some of its most representative works and of the socio-cultural artistic framework they are in. The main objective is to provide students with the knowledge and the specific reading clues, as well as to optimize and develop the different comprehension and interpretation strategies linked to the cultural and artistic world of Latin America.
COURSE CONTENT
-Mythical space and identity in the latest short-stories written by Gabriel García Márquez
-A journey through Latin American music: syncretism of musical rhythms.
-Most representative writers of fantastic literature in Argentina
-Colours and life in the paintings of Frida Kahlo
-Labyrinth of emotions in current Latin American cinema.
BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHY
FRANCO, J., (1990), Historia de la literatura Hispanoamericana, Ariel
GUTIERREZ, R. (2000) Historia del arte Iberoamericano, Lungwerg ediciones
PÉREZ MURILLO, D y FERNÁNDEZ FERNÁNDEZ, D. (COOR) (2002): La memoria filmada: América Latina a través de su cine, Editorial Iepala
ASSESSMENT
There will be a written exam which will consist of a series of questions about contents covered during the
course.
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