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OSPBARCL 101: Language and Culture in Catalonia

Preparation for students to function in the academic and social environment of Barcelona. Basic listening, reading, and comprehension in Catalan; review of Spanish with focus on writing academic papers and listening to lectures. Introduction to Barcelona with emphasis on contemporary history, culture, and politics. Bilingualism; multiculturalism; varieties of nationalism and globalization in context of Barcelona.

Terms: Aut | Units: 4

OSPBARCL 110: Migration, Politics, and Identity in Modern Catalonia: Catalan Diasporas and Diasporas in Catalonia

Catalan peculiarities of modern Spain and the contribution of supra-regional processes and realities in their formation. Catalan diaspora in the Spanish Caribbean ultramar in the 19th century. Spanish crisis, Atlantic emigration, and Catalan nationalism in the early 20th century following the collapse of Spanish ultramar. Experience of Catalans between the Spanish Civil War and WW II. Francoism, peninsular migrations, and political cultures in Catalonia, 50s-70s. Geopolitics of democratic Spain and return of transatlantic networks at the end of the 20th century.

Terms: Aut | Units: 5

OSPBARCL 120: Spanish Civil War and Historical Memory

Debate surrounding historical memory as a means to approach the modern reality of Spain and Catalonia and to understand the value of history and its construction in the formation of a country's political culture. Historical evolution of Spain from the Second Republic to the end of Franco's dictatorship and the democratic transition. Relationships between history and memory using the Catalan-Spanish case.

Terms: Aut | Units: 5