Voices in Latin American History
Postgraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 10
- Teaching semesters
- Autumn
- Course code
- SPLA313
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- Spanish
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
The course aims to provide insight into various theories and methodologies applied to research on Latin-American societies. The course will discuss what constitutes history and cultural knowledge in a Latin-American perspective, and how these have been interpreted in light of different theoretical perspectives at various stages of history. Additionally, students will be introduced to various methodologies used in research on Latin-American societies and different types of source material, and will be shown how these can be used in order to solve various problems in research which aims to analyse Latin-American culture and history.
There will also be an introduction on how to write a project description, on possible relevant topics for the Master's thesis, and about possible supervisors. Approximately two hours will be set aside for this.
Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of the course, students will have become familiar with how perspectives on Latin-American history and Latin-American societies have changed over time. Students will also have gained insight into different methodologies and different types of source material used in research on Latin-American history and culture, as well as insight into how such research can be structured.
Additionally, students will have gained insight into different perspectives on and practices of history in the Latin-American context. Students will be able to reflect over theoretical approaches, and assess the relationship between research questions and the choice of methodology in a research project on Latin-American history and culture.
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Place of Instruction
Required Previous Knowledge
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
Access to the Course
Teaching and learning methods
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
Forms of Assessment
Grading Scale
Assessment Semester
Autumn.
The exam will also be held in the beginning of the spring semester.
Reading List
Ca. 550 pages taken from textbooks and articles about historical theory and methodology used in historical investigation.
As a rule, students are to adhere to the course reading list given the semester the course is taken. However, alternative reading lists may be approved following an application to the course instructor(s) which argues for the alternative reading list. In semesters where no teaching is given, the reading list from the previous semester is to be used.