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Course Description
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Course Name
Hispanic Crime Narritive
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Host University
University of Galway
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Location
Galway, Ireland
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Area of Study
Literature, Spanish
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Prerequisites
Students may not take this course if enrolled in SP338.
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Course Level Recommendations
Upper
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ECTS Credits
10 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits5
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units7
Hours & Credits
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Overview
Course description: This course will begin with an overview of the development of the crime genre, introducing students to key writers and to critical theories on the genre. Then we will examine a range of Spanish-language texts from Argentina, Chile, Cuba and Spain that belong to different subgenres: Sábato, criminal psychology; Giménez Bartlett, Padura Fuentes, police procedural; Díaz Eterovic, hard-boiled P.I. We will also examine how Bolaño?s novel resists such classification. We will also consider the importance of setting (geographical, political and social) in these novels.
Teaching and learning methods: The course is lecture-based. Methods of assessment and evaluation: Assessment is by means of an essay and additional coursework.
Language of instruction: English
Set Texts (compulsory reading):
Roberto Bolaño, La pista de hielo, Anagrama Ramón Díaz Eterovic, Los siete hijos de Simenon, LOM (Chilean edition) [Also available from Casadellibro.com in a Seix Barral edition, 2001]
Alicia Giménez Bartlett, Ritos de muerte, Planeta
Leonadro Padura Fuentes, Paisaje de Otoño, Tusquets
Ernesto Sábato, El túnel, Cátedra [Also available in a Seix Barral edition and EBOOK]
Course Disclaimer
Courses and course hours of instruction are subject to change.
Credits earned vary according to the policies of the students' home institutions. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program.
ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) credits are converted to semester credits/quarter units differently among U.S. universities. Students should confirm the conversion scale used at their home university when determining credit transfer.
Please reference fall and spring course lists as not all courses are taught during both semesters.
Please note that some courses with locals have recommended prerequisite courses. It is the student's responsibility to consult any recommended prerequisites prior to enrolling in their course.