SP35AE: FILM AND VISUAL CULTURE IN SPAIN AND LATIN AMERICA A

SP35AE: FILM AND VISUAL CULTURE IN SPAIN AND LATIN AMERICA A (2014-2015)

Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27

Course Overview

This course will explore the topics of memory, post-memory and creativity in crisis in the context of the Argentina and Chile both in cinema and photography.

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	3
Term	Second Term	Credit Points	15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus	None.	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Sorry, we don't have a record of any course coordinators.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

None.

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

The first block of the course will engage in a theory-based, critical study of the broad Spanish film production of the twentieth-century. The second block of the course will study contemporary Latin-American cinema and photography in relation to the political. Materials studied within the course will include the following: film, photography and architecture.

Further Information & Notes

Available only to students in Programme Year 3 and 4. This course will not be available in 2013/14..

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 21st September 2026 for Term 1 and Full Year courses and 8th January 2027 for Term 2 courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: Two essays (45% each); 2,500 words each for Level 3 and 3,000 words each for Level 4. Oral presentation (10%); students will submit outline of presentation

Resit: Two essays (50% each): 2,000 words each for Level 3 and 2,500 words each for Level 4.

Formative Assessment

The first written assignment has a formative as well as a summative role.

Feedback

The above assignments receive CAS marks, which the Course Guide links to specific marking criteria, and written or verbal feedback in the form of tutors' comments is also given. Additional informal feedback on performance and tutorial participation is offered in tutorials. Tutors have office hours at which further feedback may be sought.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.

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