Module Content and Indicative Topics  

This course explores the development of social and political thought in Spanish America from the Independence...

Module Content and Indicative Topics  

This course explores the development of social and political thought in Spanish America from the Independence period until the 1990s. Topics for discussion include the role of political ideologies in the creation of Spanish-American identities, the critique of liberal democracy, the search for authentic modes of literary and philosophical expression, as well as issues dealing with race, culture and ethnicity. 

 

Recommended Reading  

Juan Pablo Viscardo y Guzmán, “Carta dirigida a los españoles americanos” (1791).  

Simón Bolívar, “Discurso de Angostura” (1819).  

Juan Bautista Alberdi, Fragmento preliminar al estudio del Derecho (1837).  

José Martí, “Nuestra América” (1891).  

José Enrique Rodó, Ariel (1900).  

Manuel González Prada, “Nuestros indios” (1904).  

Raúl Scalabrini Ortiz, “El hombre que está solo y espera: una biblia porteña” (1931). 

Leopoldo Zea, “En torno a una filosofía americana” (1942).  

Alejo Carpentier, “De lo real maravilloso americano” (1948).  

Jorge Luis Borges, “El escritor argentino y la tradición” (1954). 

  

For students in Year 2 of a degree programme with Ukrainian. The module is taken in conjunction with SEEU0017 Ukrainian Culture and Text A. This module aims to...

For students in Year 2 of a degree programme with Ukrainian. The module is taken in conjunction with SEEU0017 Ukrainian Culture and Text A. This module aims to provide students with an overview of key aspects of Ukrainian culture and its evolution, through the study of a variety of texts (in the Ukrainian original), films and other audio-visual materials. In order to access the Ukrainian-language resources used in the course, students need to have completed the Ukrainian Language Level 1 module, or to demonstrate  equivalent competence in the language. The mode of study is through weekly two-hour classes in Terms 1 and 2, and the module is assessed by means of a two-hour end-of-year examination. The module is taken in conjunction with SEEU0017 Ukrainian Culture and Text A.