SPAN 355 - España Hoy

Unit(s): 4

This course offers an overview of this complex country, including a social, political and cultural survey of “las Españas,” focusing on the modern history, literature, music, film and visual arts. We’ll sketch out a general sense of “Spanishness” and then consider and discuss obvious contradictions in the Spanish character (as well as the long-standing tensions created by both regionalism and nationalism). The course will use major historical events of the last century as touchstones for our initial conversations, before moving on to examine far more recent changes in Spanish society–including gay marriage, immigration, economic inequities and unemployment, and the expanding role for women in Spanish public life, as well as the diminishing influence of the Catholic Church in national politics.

Prerequisite: SPAN 206
College of Arts and Sciences