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Spanish History and Politics: 1936 to the Present
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona - Direct Enroll Program
Barcelona, Spain
Dates: early Sep 2027 - mid Dec 2027
Spanish History and Politics: 1936 to the Present
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Primary Subject Area: History
Instruction in: English
Course Code: SA3050E
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
DESCRIPTION
This course aims to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the recent Spanish history and its political system(s). Following a chronological explanation, the major historical, political and military events will be explained, not losing perspective from its social and economic consequences, and always trying to picture the big periods and changes that the country has undergone in the last decades.
There will be a special interest in the teaching of the Spanish political mentality, or at least the majoritarian ones from each period, giving as many perspectives and interpretations as possible. The different steps throughout the semester will be: an overview of the current Spanish political situation, main characters, political parties, etc., so that students get acquainted with the specific vocabulary; an introduction to the late 19th and the early 20th, paying special attention to the events that can be considered as immediate precedents, both ideologically and historically, to the Spanish Civil War; the Civil War itself and the subsequent dictatorship by Francisco Franco, both unavoidable to understand the political and cultural mentality of every Spaniard today; the Transition and the Democratic years until the present, or how Spain has struggled to normalize its political and social life.
There will be a special interest in the teaching of the Spanish political mentality, or at least the majoritarian ones from each period, giving as many perspectives and interpretations as possible. The different steps throughout the semester will be: an overview of the current Spanish political situation, main characters, political parties, etc., so that students get acquainted with the specific vocabulary; an introduction to the late 19th and the early 20th, paying special attention to the events that can be considered as immediate precedents, both ideologically and historically, to the Spanish Civil War; the Civil War itself and the subsequent dictatorship by Francisco Franco, both unavoidable to understand the political and cultural mentality of every Spaniard today; the Transition and the Democratic years until the present, or how Spain has struggled to normalize its political and social life.