Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Work effectively in a group, as well as independently
- Develop further your skills of critical analysis, in both spoken and written form
- Read and discuss new and sometimes complex ideas in English and Spanish
- Apply knowledge and skills gained in the course of the module to the conception and preparation of your year abroad investigative project, with the possibility of further development of themes and concepts studied in level 4 modules
Cognitive Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Identify and understand social and political ruptures and continuities in post- Francoist Spain.
- Evaluate the meaning of ‘democracy’ and ‘reconciliation’ in the context of ‘transitional politics’.
- Assess the relationship between key concepts such as ‘democracy’, ‘civil society’, ‘historical memory’ and ‘the nation-state’ contemporary Spain.
- Apply these concepts critically to the study of the Spanish democratic transition and the post-francoist period
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- General knowledge of the history and politics of Spain in the twentieth century
- Models of transitional politics and processes of democratisation in the Hispanic world
- The roles of class, gender, race, ethnicity and political identities in the forging of Spanish democracy
- The process of democratic transition in Spain in the late 20th century
- The relationship between the ‘state’ and the ‘nation’ in the context of the Spanish ‘State of Autonomies’
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Critically analyze Spanish press and media discourses.
- Carry out critical analysis and evaluation of a variety of primary and secondary sources
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Independent Study | 126 |
Teaching | 24 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
John Hopper (2006). The New Spaniards. London: Penguin.
Paloma Aguilar (2002). Memory and Amnesia: The role of the Spanish Civil War in the Transition to Democracy. Oxford: Berghahn Books.
Giles Tremlett (2006). Ghosts of Spain. London: Faber and Faber.
Helen Graham and Jo Labanyi (eds.) (1995). Spanish Cultural Studies: An introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Oral presentation | 20% |
Essay | 35% |
Practical task | 35% |
Class participation | 10% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Resubmit assessments | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External