At the end of the course the student will 1. Know the geography of Spain 2. Know the linguistic situation of Spain 3. Be able to describe the main characteristics of the historical and political context of Spain from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. 4. Be able to identify the most siginificant productions of Spanish culture from the early 20th century to the present day by identifying their characteristics.
Course Prerequisites
There are no mandatory prerequisites, however it is advisable to have a good knowledge of Spanish as the lessons and the reference bibliography will be entirely in Spanish.
Teaching Methods
Frontal lessons
Assessment Methods
The exam consists of a written test in Spanish on the topics covered by the teacher during the lessons. Further information will be provided during the course.
Texts
Books for deepening into historical and political context: ALCANTARA, Manuel y Antonia MARTINEZ (eds): Política y Gobierno en España 2.ª edición. Valencia, Tirant lo Blanch, 2001. BARDAVÍO, Joaquín y Justo SINOVA: Todo Franco: franquismo y antifranquismo de la A a la Z. Barcelona, Plaza & Janés, 2000. DEL CAMPO, Salustiano y José Felix TEZANOS (dirs.): España siglo XXI. . Madrid, Biblioteca Nueva, 2008. GRACIA GARCÍA, Jordi: La España de Franco: cultura y vida cotidiana. Madrid, Síntesis, 2001. JUAREZ, Miguel (director): V informe sociológico sobre la situación social en España. Fundación FOESSA, 1994 MAINER, José-Carlos y Santos JULIÁ: El aprendizaje de la libertad, 1973-1986: la cultura de la transición. Madrid, Alianza, 2000. PAREDES, Javier (Coord.): Historia contemporánea de España. Siglo XX. Barcelona, Ariel, 1998. PAYNE, Stanley: El régimen de Franco 1936-1975. Madrid, Alianza Editorial, 1987. POWELL, Charles: España en democracia 1975-2000. Barcelona, Plaza & Janés, 2001. PREGO, Victoria: Así se hizo la transición política. Barcelona, Plaza & Janés, 1995. PREGO, Victoria: Diccionario de la transición. Barcelona Plaza & Janés, 1999. PRESTON, Paul: Franco. Grijalbo, 1994. QUIROSA-CHEYROUZE, Rafael (Coord.): Historia de la Transición en España. Madrid, Biblioteca Nueva, 2007. RAMOS GASCON, Antonio (Edit.): Spain today: in search of modernity. Cátedra, 1991 SÁNCHEZ NAVARRO, Ángel: La transición política en sus documentos. Madrid, BOE, 1998. En Políticas: CPS/946.0 SAN tra TUSELL, Javier: La dictadura de Franco. Madrid, Alianza, 1988 Further information about compulsory and complementary reading will be provided to students on Kiro platform.
Non-attending students should study for the exam the book PAREDES, Javier (Coord.): Historia contemporánea de España. Siglo XX. Barcelona, Ariel, 1998.
Contents
1. Introduction: the symbols of Spain and their history 2. The geography of Spain 2.1. Physical geography 2.2. Economic and human geography 2.3. Political geography 3. The Spanish State Order 3.1. The Crown 3.2. The legislative power 3.3. The executive power 3.4. The judiciary 4. The Spanish linguistic situation 4.1. (Co)official and non-(co)official languages 4.2. Catalan 4.3. Valencian 4.4. Galician 4.5 Basque 4.6. Aranese 4.7. Bable 4.8 Aragonese 4.9. Other languages 5. Spanish culture from the early 20th century to the present day
