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| Unit name |
The Spanish Civil War, 1936 - 1939 |
| Unit code |
HISP30076 |
| Credit points |
20 |
| Level of study |
H/6
|
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
|
| Unit director |
Dr. Paco Romero Salvado |
| Open unit status |
Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None
|
| Co-requisites |
None
|
| School/department |
Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Arts |
Description including Unit Aims
This unit analyses Spain's brutal fratricidal conflict. Students will have access to a rich number of primary sources with which to explore key themes such as the comparative evolution of both warring camps including domestic repression, propaganda, mobilisation and centralisation as well as the crucial impact of the international response to the course and outcome of the war. This will include the way in which the Spanish conflict itself shaped the consciousness of European nationals and had an immense effect on the continental balance of power. The unit will conclude with a brief view of the war's legacy: the Spain that emerged in 1939 and the foundations of General Franco's new state.
Aims:
- To introduce students to a significant body of knowledge of a complexity appropriate to final year level. The content matter will normally include one or more of the following: literature; social, cultural or political history; linguistics; cultural studies; film, television or other media.
- To facilitate students’ engagement with a body of literature, including secondary literature, texts, including in non-print media, primary sources and ideas as a basis for their own analysis and development. Normally many or most of these sources will be in a language other than English and will enhance the development of their linguistic skills.
- To develop further skills of synthesis, analysis and independent research, building on the skills acquired in units at level I.
- To equip students with the skills to undertake postgraduate study in a relevant field.
Intended Learning Outcomes
Successful students will:
- be knowledgable about a significant cultural, historical or linguistic subject related to the language they are studying;
- will have advanced skills in the selection and synthesis of relevant material;
- be able to evaluate and analyse relevant material from a significant body of source materials, usually in a foreign language, at an advanced level;
- be able to respond to questions or problems by presenting their independent judgements in an appropriate style and at an advanced level of complexity;
- be able to transfer these skills to other working environments, including postgraduate study.
Teaching Information
Two seminar hours per week across one teaching block (22 contact hours).
Assessment Information
Essay 33.3%, exam 66.6%
Reading and References
H. Graham, The Republic at War (Cambridge University Press, 2002).
E. Moradiellos, El Reñidero de Europa. Las Dimensiones Internacionales de la Guerra Civil Española (Península, 2001).
P. Preston, A Concise History of the Spanish Civil War (Routledge, 1996).
P. Preston & A. Mackenzie (eds), The Republic Besieged (Edinburgh University Press, 1996).
F.J. Romero Salvadó, The Spanish Civil War: Origins, Course and Outcomes (Palgrave, 2005).
H. Thomas, The Spanish Civil War (Pelican, 1977).
