Unit information: Cultural Exchange in the Lusophone Atlantic, 16th-17th Centuries in 2021/22

Unit name	Cultural Exchange in the Lusophone Atlantic, 16th-17th Centuries
Unit code	HISP20089
Credit points	20
Level of study	I/5
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
Unit director	Dr. Lingna Nafafe
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	None
School/department	Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
Faculty	Faculty of Arts

Description including Unit Aims

The Unit aims to introduce students to the history of cultural exchanges between Lusophone Africa and Brazil from 16^th – 17^th centuries—that is, during the period of the Atlantic slave trade. It provides students with in depth knowledge that will enable them to engage broadly with the Atlantic world, its peoples, cultures, expressions, and experiences. The Unit will provide narratives and interpretations of themes such as: Understanding the journey; the birth of slavery in Lusophone Africa; the rise of the Atlantic slave trade; knowledge brought by slaves from Africa to Brazil; Lusophone African-influenced cultural forms from Brazil; race, religion, cultural consumption, politics and music.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Successful students will:

1. be able to respond to questions or problems by presenting their independent judgements in an appropriate style and at an high level of complexity;
2. Develop critical interpretations of the past appropriate to level I
3. be able to transfer these skills to other working environments, including study at a foreign university and on work placements during the year abroad
4. Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively.
5. Demonstrate sophisticated presentation skills.

Teaching Information

2 contact hours per week.

Assessment Information

1 2000 word essay (summative, 50%), assessing ILOs 1&2.

1 2-hour exam (summative, 50%), assessing ILOs 1&2.

1 group presentation on topic chosen by students (formative), assessing ILOs 3-5

Resources

If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.

If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. HISP20089).

How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks, independent learning and assessment activity.

See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.

Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit. The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.