Spain in the 20th and 21st centuries

Teachers

Included in study programs

Teaching results

Knowledge:
• Acquire theoretical knowledge and understanding of the historical, social and political events of the XXth and XXIst centuries in Spain in the context of European and world events that brought it out of international isolation and influenced the formation of a modern democratic state and its integration into international political-economic structures.
• expanding knowledge of contemporary Spanish culture, art and cinema and their contribution to world culture
Competencies:
• Acquisition of foreign language communicative competence in a professional (political and economic) language
• competence in critical insight into current social, cultural, intercultural and political issues, which are most acute in the XXth and XXIst centuries in Spain
Skills:
• Expanding the normal communicative vocabulary to include expressions in areas such as politics, economics, demography, social and legal systems, and cultural aspects
• ability to communicate in an international environment at a highly professional level
• acquiring skills in analysing and synthesising the content of contemporary texts

Indicative content

Indicative content:
 Spain during the Franco dictatorship
 Spain in the period of the transition to democracy
 Spain on the threshold of the 21st century
 Spain and Latin America in the 20th and 21st centuries
 Spanish thinking, art and architecture
 Spanish cinema

Support literature

Support literature:
Required:
1. CASANOVA,J., GIL, C.: Breve historia de Espaňa en el siglo XX. Barcelona. ARIEL. 2012
2. DÍAZ VILLANUEVA, F.: La contrahistoria de Espaňa. Espaňa. La Esfera De Los Libros. 2021
3. FUENTES, C.: El espejo enterrado. Espaňa, DEBOLSILLO. 2018
4. GUBERN, R. a kol.: Historia del cine espaňol. Madrid. Ediciones Cátedra. 2009
5. IBÁŇEZ, A.: La leyenda negra: Historia del odio a Espaňa. Córdoba. BOOKS4POCKET. 2019
Optional:
1. CASANOVA, J.: Europa contra Europa 1914 – 1945. Barcelona. Planeta. 2021
2. HARARI, Y.N.: Homo Deus. Barcelona. Penguin Random House – Debate. 2017

Requirements to complete the course

Requirements to complete the course:
Interim evaluation: 40%
Final evaluation: 60%

Student workload

Full-time study: 104 hours. Of which:
26 hours – attendance at seminars
30 hours – preparation for seminars and for the interim evaluation
48 hours – preparation for the final exam

Language whose command is required to complete the course

Spanish

Date of approval: 08.03.2024

Date of the latest change: 05.05.2022