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Spanish History, Society and Culture

Course code

GRR6741.HT

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Hispaania ajalugu, ühiskond ja kultuur

Course title in English

Spanish History, Society and Culture

ECTS credits

6.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

Survey of Spanish history, society and culture since the Prehistory until the Peninsular War (1808-1814). Understanding the basic processes in the historical formation of Spanish civilisation and culture.

Brief description of the course

The regional, geographical and cultural diversity. The formation of the Spanish multicultural society. The historical periods and topics: Prehistory; Pre-Roman people of the Iberian Peninsula and the Roman Empire; Middle Ages: Visigoths, Muslim Spain and Reconquista. Medieval art and architecture. Uses of Romance languages. Modern history: the dynastic union of Crown of Castile and Crown of Aragon. Habsburg Empire. Humanism. Spanish Golden Age period, baroque painting, Counter-Reformation movement. War of the Spanish Succession and the House of Bourbon. Age of Enlightenment and Neoclassicism. Objectivity in history, biography and travel literature. Beginner or intermediate readings in Spanish.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- has basic knowledge of the main periods in Spanish history since Prehistory until 1808 and of Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and Enlightenment culture;
- can relate and analyze Spanish history as part of European and American history;
- can situate a historical phenomenon or person in a temporal, spatial and social context; can understand the historical legacy's importance in Spanish society today;
- can describe the regional, geographical and cultural differences in Spain; know from memory all the autonomous communities;
- has improved his/her critical thinking skills, good documentation skills and time management skills;
- know how to make academic presentations in Estonian and write references;
- has improved his/her vocabulary and reading comprehension in Spanish.

Teacher

Merilin Kotta

The course is a prerequisite

Contemporary Spain (GRR6742.HT)

Study programmes containing that course