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Catalan Culture and Society 2: From 1975 to the Present (ELCH08022)

Subject

European Languages and Cultures - Hispanic Studies

College

CAHSS

Credits

20

Normal Year Taken

2

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

Course Summary

This course will provide an interdisciplinary introduction to the culture, politics and society in the Catalan speaking world from the establishment of democracy in 1978 to the present day. Catalan Culture will be explored through the study of literary texts, graffiti and performance art, music and film in their socio-political and historical context. This course will be taught in English.

Course Description

This course will provide an interdisciplinary survey of the culture and politics of the Catalan speaking world from the beginning of the democratic period to the present. The changes that democracy brought will cover the crisis of hegemonic models of masculinity from a postmodernist perspective, a feminist approach to same-sex relationship and motherhood and the rise of pop and rock music in Catalan in the 1990s. The documentary Under Construction will problematise the social and economic inequalities in the city of Barcelona at the turn of the century. The study of the twenty-first century will cover the current political tensions. The pro-independence movement will be examined by discussing highly politicised graffiti art and documentaries. Finally, contemporary short stories, performance art and animation short films will explore notions of gender identity (including non-binary and transgender), immigration, childhood and ethics. Students will actively contribute to seminars and groups discussions, develop team work ethics and oral and written analytical skills.

Assessment Information

Written Exam 0%, Coursework 100%, Practical Exam 0%

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