SP5 Lecture Course 2025-2026
Lectures take place on *Tuesdays 3pm*, *Wednesdays 3pm*, so you must keep these times free in your timetable.
SP5 - Latin American Culture and History
(Paper co-ordinator: Dr Carlos Fonseca)
Michaelmas Term
| Week | Day | Time | Date | Lecturer | Class/Lecture | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuesday | 3pm | 14-Oct-25 | María Reyes Baztán | Foundations, Identity, Difference: Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, Sab | |
| 1 | Wednesday | 15-Oct-25 | Liesbeth François | Foundations, Identity, Difference: Rosario Castellanos, Balún Canán | ||
| 2 | Tuesday | 21-Oct-25 | Paola González-Solís | Foundations, Identity, Difference: El laberinto de la soledad | ||
| 2 | Wednesday | 22-Oct-25 | Carlos Castro | Foundations, Identity, Difference: Guaman Poma | ||
| 3 | Tuesday | 28-Oct-25 | Josué Brocca | Foundations, Identity, Difference: Popol Vuh | ||
| 3 | Wednesday | 29-Oct-25 | Rory O'Bryen | Foundations, Identity, Difference: Soledad Acosta de Samper, Dolores | ||
| 4 | Tuesday | 04-Nov-25 | Rory O'Bryen | Foundations, Identity, Difference: Extracts from Sarmiento, Facundo; José Martí, 'Nuestra América mestiza'; Roberto Fernández Retamar, Calibán | ||
| 4 | Wednesday | 05-Nov-25 | Rory O'Bryen | Foundations, Identity, Difference: Alejo Carpentier, El reino de este mundo | ||
| 5 | Tuesday | 11-Nov-25 | Liesbeth François | Labyrinths of Fiction: Jorge Luis Borges, Ficciones | ||
| 5 | Wednesday | 12-Nov-25 | Carlos Fonseca | Labyrinths of Fiction: Cortázar, Bestiario | ||
| 6 | Tuesday | 18-Nov-25 | Carlos Fonseca | Labyrinths of Fiction: La invención de Morel | ||
| 6 | Wednesday | 19-Nov-25 | N/A | Spill-over slot |
Lent Term
| Week | Day | Time | Date | Lecturer | Class/Lecture | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuesday | 3pm | 27-Jan-26 | Rory O'Bryen | Representing the City: Roberto Arlt, El juguete rabioso | |
| 1 | Wednesday | 28-Jan-26 | Isaías Fanlo | Representing the City: El Vampiro de la Colonia Roma | ||
| 2 | Tuesday | 03-Feb-26 | Oliver Wilson-Nunn | Representing the City: Hugo Santiago: Invasión [film] | ||
| 2 | Wednesday | 04-Feb-26 | Anna Corrigan | Charting Revolution: Elena Poniatowska, La noche de Tlatelolco | ||
| 3 | Tuesday | 10-Feb-26 | Anna Corrigan | Charting Revolution: The history of the Mexican Revolution | ||
| 3 | Wednesday | 11-Feb-26 | Carlos Fonseca | Charting Revolution: Mariano Azuela, Los de abajo | ||
| 4 | Tuesday | 17-Feb-26 | Carlos Fonseca | Charting Revolution: Juan Rulfo, El llano en llamas | ||
| 4 | Wednesday | 18-Feb-26 | Anna Corrigan | Penning the Dictator: Luisa Valenzuela, Cambio de armas | ||
| 5 | Tuesday | 24-Feb-26 | Rory O'Bryen | Penning the Dictator: Miguel Ángel Asturias, El señor Presidente | ||
| 5 | Wednesday | 25-Feb-26 | Anna Corrigan | Penning the Dictator: Marta Traba, Conversación al sur | ||
| 6 | Tuesday | 03-Mar-26 | N/A | Spill-over slot |
