This course is designed both to provide students with a historic overview of American Literatures (1865 to the Present), and to introduce them to some representative American writers, and the corresponding literary movements (from Realism, Naturalism, Modernism up to Postmodernism and Multi-Ethnic Literatures). The aim is to look at literary genres (poetry, short story, drama, and novel) and to get a grasp of multi-ethnic North America tool. Since this is a survey course, students should end up with an overall clear pictures of the evolution and transformations of contemporary American literary discourse throughout time, geography, gender and race.
Contingency plan
1. Modificacións nos contidos
Pending required readings would be selected, shorten and/or substituted by similar texts.
2. Metodoloxías
*Metodoloxías docentes que se manteñen
Discussions, analysis of texts, short and longer questions (Mixed test). Essay.
*Metodoloxías docentes que se modifican
Instructor’s lecture: 1. It would be susbtituted by an explicative and informative power point presentations. 2. It could also be substituted by a talk and Q&A session via TEAMS (in case that might not be a problem for students). 3. It would be substituted by a choice of audiovisual material (interviews with writers, films, documentaries, and the like).
3. Mecanismos de atención personalizada ao alumnado
Vía Moodle, e-mail, TEAMS, phone conversation.
4. Modificacións na avaliación
A variety of exercises than include: textual analysis; comparative questions aboun themes, narrative discourses, characterization, etc. Audiovisual exercises.
*Observacións de avaliación:
The tests, questions and the like would be sent to the student ahead of time. I due date would be fixed. There will be revisions and it would be paid attention to students’ comments.
5. Modificacións da bibliografía ou webgrafía
Bibliography included remains the same.
Depending on the type of audiovisual tests, the student would be informed about Webgraphia, etc.
1. Modifications to the contents
2. Methodologies
*Teaching methodologies that are maintained
*Teaching methodologies that are modified
3. Mechanisms for personalized attention to students
4. Modifications in the evaluation
*Evaluation observations:
5. Modifications to the bibliography or webgraphy
(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.
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