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2020/2021

Contemporary History of Catalonia and Spain

Code: 103107 ECTS Credits: 6
Degree Type Year Semester
2501933 Journalism FB 1 1
The proposed teaching and assessment methodology that appear in the guide may be subject to changes as a result of the restrictions to face-to-face class attendance imposed by the health authorities.

Contact

Name:
Aram Monfort Coll
Email:
Aram.Monfort@uab.cat

Use of Languages

Principal working language:
catalan (cat)
Some groups entirely in English:
No
Some groups entirely in Catalan:
Yes
Some groups entirely in Spanish:
No

Teachers

Aram Monfort Coll
Pau Casanellas Peñalver

Prerequisites

None.

Objectives and Contextualisation

The subject is aimed to give to future graduates in Journalism a basic university-level training on the fundamentals and evolution of 20th century Catalonia within the Spanish framework (especially, since the proclamation of the Spanish Republic in 1931). The students will learn about the political, social, economic and cultural dynamics that, beginning in the early 20th century, reach the 21st, and without which they could hardly interpret or explain the reality of current affairs.

 

Competences

  • Demonstrate a critical and self-critical capacity.
  • Demonstrate adequate knowledge of Catalonia’s socio-communicative reality in the Spanish, European and global context.
  • Demonstrate adequate knowledge of the modern world and its recent historic development in terms of social, economic, political and cultural aspects.
  • Demonstrate ethical awareness as well as empathy with the entourage.
  • Develop critical thinking and reasoning and be able to relay them effectively in Catalan, Spanish and a third language.
  • Respect the diversity and plurality of ideas, people and situations.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Demonstrate a critical and self-critical capacity.
  2. Demonstrate ethical awareness and empathy with the entourage.
  3. Develop critical thinking and reasoning and be able to relay them effectively in Catalan, Spanish and a third language.
  4. Establish links between communicative knowledge and historic analysis.
  5. Explain the state of the world and its historic development from a perspective appropriate to the different associated specialised journalisms.
  6. Link topical debates with historic knowledge.
  7. Memorise historic knowledge that allow the historic dimension of communication and journalism to be contextualised.
  8. Read, analyse, interpret and discuss texts featuring historic content and present the summary of the analysis in writing and in public.
  9. Respect the diversity and plurality of ideas, people and situations.

Content

Introduction. The shape of contemporary Catalonia

1. The Spanish Republic and the first modern autonomy (1931-1936)

2. Revolution and Civil War (1936-1939)

3. The establishment of the Franco regime: a long postwar period (1939-1960)

4. Development, social protest and crisis of the dictatorship (1960-1977)

5. The shape of parliamentary democracy (1977-1982)

6. From modernization to economic and state model crisis

 

The calendar will be available on the first day of class. Students will find all informations on the Virtual Campus: the description of the activities, teaching materials, and any necessary information for the proper follow-up of the subject. In case of a change of teaching modality for health reasons, teachers will make readjustments in the schedule and methodologies.

Methodology

The teaching methodology is based on theoretical classes, as well as on readings, exercises and personal study. All this is supervised in the tutorials.

Activities

Title Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
Type: Directed      
Seminars and practices 15 0.6 8, 6
Theoretical classes 37 1.48 4
Type: Supervised      
Paired learning exercises 9.5 0.38 3
tutorship 6 0.24 3
Type: Autonomous      
Personal study 45 1.8 7
Reading of texts. Writing of works. Preparation of comments. Bibliographic research 30 1.2 8, 7, 6

Assessment

Grading will be based on three items. Two of them will be written exercises and will be assigned throughout the semester. The second written exercise will be a final exam (50% of the final assessment).

In order to pass, the student must get at least a final mark of 5, resulting from the weighted sum of the marks of the three evaluating items, according to their percentage. Should the final mark be between 3.5 and 4.9, the student will be able to resit the final exam to pass the subject.


Resit

Students will be entitled to the revaluation of the subject. They should present a minimum of activities that equals two-thirds of the total grading. The resit exam is not aimed at improving the final mark. It only allows the student to pass the subject with a final mark of 5.


Final mark

It will result from the weighted sum of the marks of the different evaluation items, according to their percentage. The resit exam will include contents of all the topics taught during the semeste
r.

 

Warning

The proposed teaching methodology and evaluation activities may undergo some modifications depending on the health authorities' attendance restrictions.

Assessment Activities

Title Weighting Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
Essays, exercises or examinations covering part of the course 50% 3.5 0.14 2, 5, 8, 6, 9
Final exam 50% 4 0.16 1, 3, 4, 7

Bibliography

BALCELLS, Albert; PÉREZ, Arturo; SABATÉ, Flocel; SIMON, Antoni: Història de Catalunya. Barcelona, L’Esfera dels Llibres, 2004.

CASANOVA, Julián: República y Guerra Civil. Barcelona, Crítica / Marcial Pons, 2007.

DOWLING, Andrew: La reconstrucció nacional de Catalunya. 1939-2012. Barcelona, Pasado & Presente, 2012.

FONTANA, Josep: La fi de l’Antic Règim i la industrialització (1787-1868). Barcelona, Edicions 62, 1998.

HURTADO, Víctor; MESTRE, Jesús; MISERACHS, Toni: Atles d’Història de Catalunya. Barcelona, Edicions 62, 1995.

MARÍN, José María; MOLINERO, Carme; YSÀS, Pere: Historia política de España. 1939-2000. Madrid, Istmo, 2001.

MARÍN, Martí: Història del franquisme a Catalunya. Vic, Eumo, 2006.

MARÍN, Martí: "¡Ha llegado España!". La política del franquisme a Catalunya (1938-1977). Vic, Eumo, 2019.

MOLINERO, Carme; RISQUES, Manel; VILANOVA, Francesc (coord.): Sobre el franquisme i Catalunya. El Papiol, Efadós, 2015.

MOLINERO, Carme; YSÀS, Pere: El règim franquista. Feixisme, modernització i consens. 2nd ed. Vic, Eumo, 2003.

MOLINERO, Carme; YSÀS, Pere: Catalunya durant el franquisme. Barcelona, Empúries, 1999.

NÚÑEZ SEIXAS, Xosé Manoel (coord.): España en democracia, 1975-2011. Barcelona, Crítica / Marcial Pons, 2017.

RIQUER, Borja de: La dictadura de Franco. Barcelona, Crítica / Marcial Pons, 2010.

RIQUER, Borja de; MALUQUER DE MOTES, Jordi: La Catalunya autonòmica. 1975-2003. 2 vol. Barcelona, Edicions 62, 2003.

RIQUER, Borja de; CULLA, Joan B.: El franquisme i la transició democràtica (1939-1988). Barcelona, Edicions 62, 2000.

RISQUES, Manel (dir.), DUARTE, Àngel, RIQUER, Borja de, ROIG ROSICH, Josep Maria: Història de la Catalunya contemporània. De la guerra del Francès al nou Estatut. Barcelona, Pòrtic, 2006.

SOBREQUÉS i CALLICÓ, Jaume (dir.): Història contemporània de Catalunya. Vol. I and II. Barcelona, Columna, 1997-1998.

TÉBAR, Javier; RISQUES, Manel; MARÍN, Martí; CASANELLAS, Pau: Gobernadores. Barcelona en la España franquista (1939-1977). Granada, Comares, 2015.

TERMES, Josep: De la Revolució de Setembre a la fi de la guerra civil (1868-1939). Barcelona, Edicions 62, 1999.