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ATS3198

Faculty of Arts

18 September 2017 22 December 2024

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This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Arts

Organisational Unit

Spanish and Latin American Studies

Coordinator(s)

Dr Sarah McDonald

Offered

Not offered in 2016

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to the study of myths and stereotypes of the Spanish and Latin American worlds, focusing particularly on perceptions and understandings of reality. The unit, conducted in Spanish, explores how cultural producers (writers, filmmakers, artists, etc.) have interrogated and re-configured the world around them. Students will develop and apply analytical and critical skills to the study of different cultural texts and compare and contrast trans-national representations of self, home, nation and the world.

Outcomes

Upon completion of the unit students should be able to:

  1. demonstrate an understanding of the major cultural currents that explore perceptions of reality within Spain and Latin America;
  2. demonstrate a familiarity with critical materials related to the texts studied;
  3. analyse and discuss a range of cultural texts in Spanish;
  4. develop and carry out an independent research project that responds to the key theoretical concepts explored in the unit;
  5. develop sophisticated academic skills in Spanish.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

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.

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Chief examiner(s)

Dr Sarah McDonald

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Spanish and Latin American studies

Prerequisites

ATS2197 or ATS3197 or by permission

Prohibitions

ATS2198