Hispanic World Civilization : from the 19th century to the Present [ LROM1535 ]

Prerequisite: Advanced Spanish level.

The course presents a historical course of the 20th century which stresses the cultural implications of the social and economic political transformations.

At the end of the course, the student :
- will master the principal aspects and stages of the history of Spain at the 20th century;
- will be able to locate in its historical context a literary or artistic work of the 20th Spanish century.

Oral exam in Spanish on the basis of a paper.

The course alternates the explanations on the great stages of the Spanish history of the 19^th and the 20th century, with large plans on the most significant cultural currents, presented starting from an outstanding work.

1. The century of political instability (1808-1875). Goya and the 'Guerra de Independancia'.
2. The Restoration (1875-1923). Sorolla, Zuloaga and the turn of the century.
3. From the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera to the civil war (1923-1939). The house of the Spanish Republic at the World Fair of Paris.
4. The franquist period (1939-1975). Official art: El Valle de los Caídos. Carlos Saura's paintings.
5. From the final of the Franco's regime till our days (1975-2000).  The Movida.

PEREZ, Joseph, JULIA, Santos y VALDEON BARUQUE, Julio, HISTORIA DE ESPAÑA , Madrid, Espasa Calpe (col. Austral), 2005.

Support : textual documents (historical and literary), visual and audio-visual varied;