Identity in the Spanish Speaking World

This module, which is taught and assessed in English, is open to students taking Spanish Language 1A and involves the study of constructions and reconstructions of national and transnational identities in the Hispanic World. It pays particular attention to the role of language and linguistic contact in the make-up of transcultural identities and to representations of race, gender, sexuality and nationality in samples of Spanish and Latin American cultural production. Materials may include written texts (literary and non-literary), films, visual artefacts (paintings, posters, photographs) or music, whose study will be used to build an understanding of identity in the Spanish-speaking world that focuses on the variation between different countries, periods and cultural forms. By taking the course students will gain an understanding not just of the ways in which the self is constructed and represented in a global way but of how the Spanish-speaking world is characterized by a series of distinct and individual conceptions of selfhood that differ subtly but significantly from one another. This module has been designed to reflect a commitment to diversity in its resources and delivery and will create opportunities for students to engage in critical analysis of different perspectives relevant to the study area.

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