Contemporary Spanish Culture

Code:

LA004

Acronym:

CECON

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Cultural Studies - Hispanic

Instance: 2017/2018 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	https://sigarra.up.pt/flup/pt/ucurr_geral.ficha_uc_view?pv_ocorrencia_id=133188
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Applied Languages

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LA	29	LA - Study Plan	1	-	6	52	162
LLC	28	LLC - Monodisciplinary Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
			3
		LLC - Bidisciplinar Study Plan (Portuguese Studies)	2	-	6	52	162
		LLC - Bidisciplinar Study Plan (Two Foreign Languages)	2	-	6	52	162
			3

Teaching language

Espanhol

Objectives

The main goal for this class is to provide students with tools which will allow them to critically reflect upon today’s Spain, returning to a recent past in order to draw a political, social, economical and artistic point of view. Students will be talked through the profound changes Spain has experienced over the last century, as well as the processes which have transformed the nation in a modern and developed country, despite the meaningful core diversity and the consequent internal and external conflicts.
As our subsidiary objectives we would like the students to be able to identify the main political, economic and social affairs, which reflect Spain in the 20th Century, whilst following a chronological order and they shall be able to relate recent historical events in Spain to economic, social and artistic manifestations.

Learning outcomes and competences

-Identify the main political, economic and social events that characterize the twentieth-century Spain.

-Interrelate twentieth-century Spanish historical events with economical, social and artistic expressions.

- Recognize the most important twentieth-century Spanish political figures.

- Recognize the most important twentieth-century Spanish artistic figures, attending to all art expressions.

- Identify idiosyncratic features of the Autonomous Communities: monuments, gastronomy, festivals, customs, rituals, traditions, tourist attractions, etc.

-Appreciate linguistic diversity of Spain and its artistic heritage.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

As the subject will be taught in Spanish, it is recommended that students have some knowledge of the language. 

Program

Part 1: Politics 1.1.-The Civil War (1936-1939) 1.1.1.- Background: The 2nd Republic 1.1.2.- Results: The Franquism 1.2.- The Democratic Transition 1.2.1.- Spain of the autonomous regions 1.4.- The democratic governments up to today 1.5.- Nationalisms 1.6.- Internal and external conflicts of the Spanish state Part II: Economy and Society 2.1.- The contemporary Spanish economy (by sectors) 2.2.- The contemporary Spanish society 2.2.1.- Emigration and immigration 2.2.2.- The Spanish family in the 21st century 2.2.3.- The female role in the contemporary society 2.2.4.- The education system 2.2.5.- Spain’s image abroad 2.3.- Problems in the Spanish society 2.3.1.- Causes and consequences of the economic crisis 2.3.2.-Gender-based violence 2.3.3.- The language issue Part III: Artistic manifestations in contemporary Spain 3.1.- Madrid's night-life (La Movida) 3.2.- The Spanish cinema 3.3.- 20th Century painting 3.4.- 20th Century architecture and sculpture 3.5.- Spanish museums 3.6.- Monumental cities

Mandatory literature

Millares, Sergio; España en el siglo XX, Edinumen, 1998. ISBN: 84-89756-89-9
Quesada Marco, Sebastián; Historia del Arte de España e Hispanoamérica, Edelsa, 2005. ISBN: 84-7711-598-2
Quesada, Sebastián; Curso de civilización española, Sgel, 1987. ISBN: 84-7143-489-X
Tamanes, Ramón y Quesada, Sebastián; Imágenes de España, Edelsa, 2001. ISBN: 978-847711-581-6
Vidal, César y Vidal, Lara; Camino hacia la cultura española, Planeta, 2011. ISBN: 978-84-08-10201-4
Arturo Pérez Reverte; Cuando éramos honrados mercenarios, Alfaguara, 2009. ISBN: 9788420408156
W. Herzog; Vaya país, Punto de lectura, 2007. ISBN: 9788466368896
Balea, Amalia y Pilar Ramos; ¡Viva la cultura en España! (nivel intermedio), En clave de ELE, 2009. ISBN: 9788496942202
Isa de los Santos, David; España ayer y hoy (libro + CD-ROM), Edinumen, 2012. ISBN: 9788498484137
Lario, Ángeles; Monarquía y República en la España contemporánea, Biblioteca Nueva, 2007. ISBN: 9788497426480
Quesada Marco, Sebastián; Historia intelectual de España, Acento Ediciones, 2004. ISBN: 9788448307790
Quesada Marco, Sebastián; España siglo XXI: curso monográfico sobre la España contemporánea, Edelsa, 2012. ISBN: 9788477119920
López Moreno, Cristina; España contemporánea, SGEL, 2014. ISBN: 978-84-9778-611-9

Complementary Bibliography

Raymond Carr y Juan Pablo Fusi; España, de la dictadura a la democracia, Planeta, 1979. ISBN: 84-320-5651-0
VVAA; Un paseo por España, Difusión, 2002. ISBN: 978-84-8443-365-1
Juan Pablo Fusi;España; La evolución de la identidad nacional, Temas de hoy, 2000. ISBN: 84-7880-834-5
J. L. Ocasar Ariza; Literatura española contemporánea, Edinumen, 1997. ISBN: 84-89756-85-6
Maximiano Cortés Moreno; Guía de usos y costumbres de España, Edelsa, 2004. ISBN: 84-7711-592-3
Gay Armenteros, J.C.; La España del siglo XX, Edi-6, 1986. ISBN: 84-85786-98-X
Bellón, Víctor y Roncero, Eugenio; España ayer y hoy: apuntes de lengua y civilización españolas, Edinumen, 2005. ISBN: 84-95986-42-6
Quesada Marco, Sebastián; España, manual de civilización, Edelsa, 2006. ISBN: 978-84-7711-619-6
Aixalá, Evelyn et al.; Clase de cine. Actividades para la visualización de películas en español., Difusion, 2009. ISBN: 978-84-8443-596-9

Teaching methods and learning activities

This no mandatory class attendance UC is divided into theory/practice sessions and tutorial sessions. We shall use varied resources, such as Powerpoint presentations, authentic documents (textual and audiovisual material), technological tools, etc.
Classes may be delivered in a virtual way, once all the theoretical themes and exercises will be available at Sigarra.

Software

www.todoele.org
http://www.mec.es
http://www.mae.es
http://www.cineiberico.com
http://www.bne.es
http://www.sispain.org/spanish/index.html
http://www.cadena40.es
http://www.el-mundo.es
http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/
http://www.cadenaser.com
http://www.vanguardia.es
http://www.cope.es/
http://www.cervantes.es
http://www.cadena100.es
http://www.elpais.es
http://www.virtual-spain.com/periodicos.html
www.elenet.org

keywords

Humanities
Humanities

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	75,00
Prova oral	25,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	73,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Trabalho de investigação	35,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

The maximum obtainable grade in the written exam is 15 points; to get a positive mark students must have at least 6,75 points in the written exam, this grade will complemented with the remaining 5 points from the mandatory group oral presentation, which will be assigned at the beginning of the semester and must be handed in during the last class weeks. Students who fail to give this oral presentation will not be allowed to go the written exam. Both the written exam and the group oral presentation may be done in Spanish or Portuguese, according to the students’ choice.

Calculation formula of final grade

Group oral presentation - 25% Exame - 75%
Student must obtain at least 6,75 points in the written exam. The points from the mandatory assignment will be added to the exam, and that shall be the final grade.

Examinations or Special Assignments

During the semester all students must do a presentation in class.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations in force.

Classification improvement

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations in force.

Observations

All information needed to complete this class will be handed in throughout the first class sessions and will be available online.

The final examination of the subject will have the following structure:

- 30 multiple choice questions (15 points)