Contemporary Spain through the Eye of the Movie Camera (Spanish)

El curso ofrece una aproximación a la historia y la cultura españolas desde la posguerra a la actualidad a través de su autorrepresentación cinematográfica. La selección de películas analizadas en las clases pretende ser representativa de los diversos periodos de la historia reciente de España y cubrir los principales aspectos políticos, económicos, sociales y culturales de la realidad del país. De la misma manera, dicha selección trata de atender a la variedad del cine español del momento, integrando tanto el cine de autor como el comercial o de género.

Nuestra aproximación metodológica se basa en la perspectiva multidisciplinar de los llamados estudios comparados o intermedia que tienen su foco en la cultura visual. Este tipo de aproximaciones permite una comprensión más profunda e integradora del mundo contemporáneo y resulta cada vez más indispensable en el campo de las Humanidades y la Comunicación.

Nuestro principal objetivo educativo es analizar, revisar y criticar el papel que estas representaciones cinematográficas han tenido en la construcción del imaginario identitario, contrastándolas con la experiencia individual de los estudiantes extranjeros y nacionales, con el objeto de dar una imagen más inclusiva, extensa y compleja de la diversidad cultural española.

Course leader

Rosa Gutiérrez and Ludovico Longhi
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona/ Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB)

Target group

Students who have a deep interest in cinema and would like to know more about Spanish Contemporary history.
A working knowledge of the language instruction is highly recommended.

Course aim

The course offers an approach to Spanish history and culture from the post-war period to the present through its cinematic self-representation. The selection of films analyzed in the classes aims to be representative of the various periods of Spain's recent history and to cover the main political, economic, social and cultural aspects of the country's reality. In the same way, said selection tries to attend to the variety of Spanish cinema of the moment, integrating both auteur cinema and commercial or genre cinema.

Our methodological approach is based on the multidisciplinary perspective of the so-called comparative or intermediate studies that focus on visual culture. This type of approach allows a deeper and more integrated understanding of the contemporary world and is increasingly indispensable in the field of Humanities and Communication. Our main educational objective is to analyze, review and criticize the role that these cinematographic representations have had in the construction of the identity imaginary, contrasting them with the individual experience of foreign and national students, with the aim of giving a more inclusive, extensive and complex image of Spanish cultural diversity.

Credits info

6 EC
All subjects are accredited with 6 ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) that your university might transfer to you own degree programme (depending on your home university’s regulations), especially if it has a mobility programme in place with the UAB.

Fee info

EUR 910: The course fee for international and national students (non-UAB students) is € 910 but those who register before May 1st will get 20% discount.

Scholarships

No but there is 20% discount on the tuition fee if prospective students register before May 1st.