HISP-S 290 Topics in Hispanic Culture ( 3 credits)
2nd Eight Weeks Course, 10/22/2007 – 12/14/2007
MTuWTh 2:30pm-3:45pm FQ 012A
Dictatorship to Democracy: Spain and Portugal in the 20th Century
Taught in English, this course will explore the consequences of political, cultural, and socio-economic isolation of Spain and Portugal from the 1930s to their entry into the European Community in 1986. Topics to be discussed include the rise and consolidation of the authoritarian regimes of Salazar (1928-1974) and Franco (1936- 1975), the impact of the dictatorships on cultural production, and the emphasis on an agrarian as opposed to industrial state under the regimes. The course will draw on multiple disciplines, including political science, economics, history, journalism, cultural studies, and film, to examine the representation of the Iberian Peninsula’s isolation through 20th-century literary manifestations, especially poetry, the short story, and the novel. Special emphasis will be given to the Spanish and Portuguese dictatorial regimes confronting the spread of post-war democracy, opposition and democratization of the 1970s, as well as formal European integration in the mid-1980s.
NOTES:
1) This course is offered jointly with GLLC-G210 #27425 and HISP-P 290, #28041.
2) This course does not count toward the Spanish minor or major since it is taught in English.
3) The course does count for the Arts and Humanities requirement.
