Unit information: Women's Writing in Post-War Spain in 2021/22

Unit name	Women's Writing in Post-War Spain
Unit code	HISP21309
Credit points	20
Level of study	I/5
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
Unit director	Dr. Wells
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

This unit provides students with an introduction to several of Spain's most important post-war women writers. Students will explore the social, political and cultural background to the period under discussion and, through a close reading of each set text, they will examine the key themes that each writer explores in her fiction. These themes include the relationship between space and female freedom, female sexuality and male-female relations. Students should read all of the set texts before commencing this unit.

Aims:

• To introduce students to a significant body of knowledge of a complexity appropriate to second year level. The content matter will normally include one or more of the following: literature; social, cultural or political history; linguistics; cultural studies; film, television or other media.
• To facilitate students' engagement with a body of literature, including secondary literature, texts, including in non-print media, primary sources and ideas as a basis for their own analysis and development. Normally many or most of these sources will be in a language other than English and will enhance the development of their linguistic skills.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Successful students will:

1. develop an advanced knowledge of the historical background to the texts under discussion.
2. develop a critical understanding of the main themes within the texts under discussion.
3. develop an understanding of critical and theoretical reading to the texts under discussion.
4. develop skills in textual analysis, argumentation, and critical interpretation, using evidence from primary texts and secondary sources.
5. present their research and judgments in written forms and styles appropriate to the discipline

Teaching Information

Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous sessions and asynchronous activities, including seminars, lectures, and collaborative as well as self-directed learning opportunities supported by tutor consultation

Assessment Information

1 x 4000-word essay (summative, 100%), assessing ILOs 1-4.

1 x group presentation (formative), assessing ILOs 1-5

Resources

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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.

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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.