| Unit name | Republic, War and Dictatorship in Spain, 1931 - 1975 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | HISP20076 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Paco Romero Salvado |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
| School/department | Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
Why is this unit important?
This unit introduces you to the exciting field of modern Spanish politics and history. It is a study of Spain's tortured twentieth century and its chequered path to modernity. It begins and ends with democracy: from the overthrow of the monarchy (King Alfonso XIII) and proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic in 1931, to the transition of 1975 following the death of General Franco. In the interim, it deals with the troubled and short-lived experience of the Second Republic (1931-1936), the rapid descent into a polarised society and the outbreak of a brutal fratricidal struggle. The Spanish tragedy is thus examined as the last battle in a European Civil War which had begun with the Russian Revolutions of 1917. The unit finally explores the nature and evolution/transformation of Franco’s dictatorship from its quasi-totalitarian national-Catholic premises to its pretence of being a paternalist developmental regime.
How does this unit fit into your programme of study?
This unit’s objective is to provide the skills and tasks to consolidate and further the knowledge acquired in the first-year core modules. This is an analytical survey-course of modern political history. It introduces you to the key vocabulary, concepts and scholarly debates relating to historical causation and political organisation which you will be able to investigate in more depth in your final year.
An overview of content
By taking this unit students will acquire a strong knowledge of the modern history of Spain, with a special focus not just on its domestic politics but also vis-à-vis a wider European perspective. You will also acquire a crucial grasp of the key vocabulary, concepts, and historiography of modern Spanish history and politics.
How will students, personally, be different as a result of the unit?
You will be introduced to a set of innovative pedagogical methods to develop your analytical and independent research skills. Varied weekly class exercises will be set, giving you practical experience in a range of analytical and communication methods (class discussions and/or debates; role plays; quizzes and questionnaires; analysis of original sources; listening to and commenting on short clips of key events of the period; engagement with some of the key historical debates, etc.).
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
Students can further and improve their academic skills through a weekly diet of different exercises/tasks/assignments. These include group/individual presentations; group quizzes and questionnaires; analysis of primary sources etc.
Tasks which help you to learn and prepare for summative tasks (formative):
Students develop their skills and knowledge of the subject through a diet of varied weekly tasks/assignments (role-plays, class discussion, debates, analysis of texts, etc.).
Tasks which count towards your unit mark (summative):
Essay, 2,000 words (50%) [ILOS 1-5]
Essay, 2,000 words (50%) [ILOS 1-5]
When assessment does not go to plan
When required by the Board of Examiners, you will normally complete reassessments in the same formats as those outlined above. However, the Board reserves the right to modify the form or number of reassessments required. Details of reassessments are normally confirmed by the School shortly after the notification of your results at the end of the academic year.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. HISP20076).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The assessment methods listed in this unit specification are designed to enable students to demonstrate the named learning outcomes (LOs). Where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, schools will make reasonable adjustments to support a student to demonstrate the LO by an alternative method or with additional resources.
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
