Spanish Culture I
A.Y. 2024/2025
Learning objectives
The course provides an overview on the history of Spanish culture in the 20th century, highlighting the major historical, political, social and economic developments in Spain. The goal is to contextualise events in a historical-diachronic perspective, thus enabling students to understand today's Spanish culture. The course analyses some fundamental moments of the 20th century and the cultural productions that characterised such moments, with a focus on the differences between cultural and linguistic identities within the country. The interrelations between culture, discourse strategies, social phenomena, mass communication, creation and consumption of cultural products are examined in light of the underlying ideology and the social, spatial, historical and political conditions that created such phenomena.
Expected learning outcomes
Students will be able to understand the most important changes that impacted on Spain's contemporary society, politics, economics and culture, and to illustrate the course contents with linguistic and factual correctness. Students will be able to rely on their knowledge of these phenomena to understand cultural products in different fields (literature, visual arts, music, fashion) and to recognise their fundamental elements, as well as any reference to the contexts in which these products were born. Moreover, students will be able to make comparisons with cultural phenomena from other European countries, in a historical-diachronic perspective.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course can be attended as a single course.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Prerequisites for admission
A good knowledge of Spanish is a desirable but not necessary prerequisite; classes will be held in Italian, but some study materials will only be available in Spanish.
Teaching methods
Face-to-face teaching (lectures); PowerPoint material; in-depth bibliographical articles and publications uploaded on MyAriel platform.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The final examination will consist of a written test lasting a maximum of 2 hours, comprising both close-ended questions (multiple choice) and open-ended questions; it will be aimed at ascertaining the ability to describe the social and cultural phenomena addressed during the course and to illustrate how these issues are elaborated in the works and critical materials proposed. Students will also have to demonstrate that can analyse the materials critically and with autonomy, employing appropriate terminology. The test will be held in Italian or Spanish, at the student's choice, and the grade will be calculated in thirtieths.
Intermediate tests are also scheduled during the course and will contribute to the final grade; more specific information will be provided once the course has started.
Examination arrangements for students with disabilities and/or with DSA must be agreed with the professor and within 10 days of the exam date.
Intermediate tests are also scheduled during the course and will contribute to the final grade; more specific information will be provided once the course has started.
Examination arrangements for students with disabilities and/or with DSA must be agreed with the professor and within 10 days of the exam date.
L-LIN/05 - SPANISH LITERATURE - University credits: 9
Lessons: 60 hours
Professor:
Calabrese Giuliana Antonella
Professor(s)