OVERVIEW

Contemporary Spain (1975-2015) through History and Literature

AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

This course is intended to provide students with a historical and literary understanding of contemporary Spain, from the end of the Franco regime to today. Students will examine themes related to the Transition, the strengthening of democracy and the development of fundamental societal debates in contemporary Spain. Students will get a literary vision of these themes by reading excerpts of some of the most important recent works of fiction.

TEACHING METHODS

36 hours of classroom lectures in the I semester (3 hours per week)

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Attending students:

-course notes and material provided in class

- Marco Succio, Dal Movimiento alla Movida. Il romanzo spagnolo dal franchismo a oggi (1939-2011), Milano, Franco Angeli, 2012 (da pag. 125 a pag. 179)

- Analysis and presentation of a Spanish novel published between 1975 and 2016. Details will be provided in class.

Non-attending students:

-Marco Succio, Dal Movimiento alla Movida. Il romanzo spagnolo dal franchismo a oggi (1939-2011), Milano, Franco Angeli, 2012 (da pag. 125 a pag. 179)

-Javier Tusell, Historia de España en el siglo XX: vol. IV, la Transición democrática y el gobierno socialista, Madrid, Taurus Ediciones, 2007.

-Reading two novels in Spanish (by different authors). Students may choose among:

Benito Pérez Galdós, Misericordia

Pío Baroja, Mala hierba

Miguel de Unamuno, Niebla

Carmen Laforet, Nada

Camilo José Cela, La colmena

Luis Martín Santos, Tiempo de silencio

Miguel Delibes, Cinco horas con Mario

Eduardo Mendoza, La verdad sobre el caso Savolta

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

MARCO SUCCIO (President)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

The course is held in the I semester.

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral final at the end of the course

Exam schedule