Gwybodaeth Modiwlau
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Source Analysis using graphic history 1500 Words | 40% |
| Semester Assessment | Learning log + critical reflection 2500 Words | 60% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Source Analysis (resit) 1500 Words | 40% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Learning log (resit) 2500 Words | 60% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Demonstrate an understanding of a body of historical knowledge relating to the Republican Colombia from the processes of independence (1810-1820) to the so-called Independent Republics of guerrillas in the 1950s.
Distinguish and critically engage with the main schools of thought and trends in modern Colombian historiography.
Critically evaluate a wide range of relevant and diverse historical sources from multiple perspectives.
Produce written assignments based on in-depth analysis of primary sources, and defend the rationale behind their development.
Assess their own learning through reflection and analysis through learning logs
Brief description
The territory of Colombia was an indigenous land colonised by European nations, mainly Spain. Generations of creoles, the descendants of Spanish colonisers, were not considered Spanish and did not enjoy the privileges of those born in the peninsula. After achieving independence from Spain, the same colonial patterns of exploitation, mercantilism and oppression of ‘lower classes’ continued under the governance of these elites. The first century of the new Republic, as in most countries of Latin America and the Caribbean was, characterised by frontier conflicts, internal colonialism – including racial segregation, disputes of power, establishment of agrarian export economies, United States’ interventionism, and the emergence of the first guerrilla movements.
Content
1. Introduction: It’s Colombia not Columbia
2. Antecedents: From Abya Yala to Colombia
3. Country of regions
4. A thousand years war and the lost of Panamá
5. Citizenship of Indigenous People – debates during the First Half of the Nineteenth Century
6. The "Negro de la Bocina": Sound, Hygiene, and Social Control in Colombia during the Early Twentieth Century
7. The Cosmic Race in Black Terms, Colombia, 1930–1946
8. The banana massacre
9. 100% Colombian coffee
10. La Violencia and the Independent Republics
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinating with others | Students will be expected to play an active part in group activities (e.g. short group presentations in seminars) and to learn to evaluate their own contribution to such activities. |
| Creative Problem Solving | Students are expected to note and respond to historical problems which arise as part of the study of this subject area and to undertake suitable research for seminars and assignments. |
| Critical and analytical thinking | Students will develop their critical and analytical thinking by reading a range of texts and evaluating their usefulness in preparation for the coursework and the seminars. |
| Digital capability | Students will be encouraged to locate suitable material on the web and to apply it appropriately to their own work. Students will also be expected to word-process their work and make use of Blackboard. During this course the students will experiment with additional software such as Zotero and Pixton. These skills will not be formally assessed. |
| Professional communication | Written communication skills will be developed through the coursework; skills in oral presentation will be developed in seminars but are not formally assessed. |
| Real world sense | Students will develop a range of transferable skills, including time management and communication skills, which may help them identify their personal strengths as they consider potential career paths. |
| Reflection | Students will assess their own learning through reflection and analysis, using tools like learning logs. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Students will develop knowledge of the historical trajectory of a key case study in Latin American and the Caribbean republican history and the global modernity. Students will also develop ability to identify and assess primary sources, and apply critical approaches. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6