SPA-3306-01 Culture & Civilization of Spain Fall 2003
	Prof. William Keeth E-mail: wkeeth@mnsfld.edu Tel: 570-662-4605 or 570-662-4581 Office: Belknap 110-C

Required material:

1) Vicente Cantarino. Civilización y cultura de España. Fourth edition. New Jersey, Prentice Hall, 1999.

OR

Vicente Cantarino y Cheryl Johnson. Historia y Cultura de España,versión multimedia interactiva. Ohio State University Foreign Lang. Public. & Services, CDRom.

2) Gies, David Thatcher, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Modern Spanish Culture. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2002.

Other Resources:

http://faculty.mnsfld.edu/wkeeth

http://www.cohums.ohio-state.edu/sppo/faculty/cantarino.1/CivyCultura/

Overview of course:

This course will consist of a panoramic study of the history, cultures, and civilizations that have led to the development of Spain as a modern nation, from its early origins to its most current events.  The organization of this course will be chronological. During the course students will complete a series of readings, keep a journal, make brief group oral presentations, and research an area of Spain’s culture. Classroom presentations and discussions will pivot around historical, anthropological, sociological, artistic, musical, and cultural themes. Student research and oral presentations may include the use of selected bibliography, media, and internet resources. The format of the class will include lectures, discussions, debates, oral presentations, and multimedia presentations. Students can expect to work in groups.

Specific Course Goals:

● Read and discuss the assigned readings

● Develop a vocabulary of analytical concepts that help organize, develop, and process the material presented in class.

● Recognize important events paying attention to their chronological order, cause, and effect.

● Recognize important ideological, ethnic, cultural, sociopolitical, geographic, and historic factors that have contributed to the formation of Spain’s modern civilization and identity.

● Reflect on the merits, conflicts, and contradictions that can be associated with the trends and themes presented in class.

System of Evaluation:
Standards of Measurement	Criteria and Weight*
	Research Project: Preliminary bibliography..………….5% Annotated bibliography…………..10% Final Draft (5-7 pages)…….…….15% Journal .…....…………………….10% Class Participation.……….....….10% Group Oral Presentations…..…20% Exams …………………….……..30% Total: 100%

*Specific due dates will be listed on the Class Calendar (See class web page) and/or assigned periodically in class.

Important Dates:
Sept 26 – Oral Presentation 1	Oct 3 – Exam 1
Oct 10 – Preliminary Bibliography	Oct 31 – Oral Presentation 2
Nov 7 – Exam 2	Dec 1 – Annotated Bibliography
Dec 5 – Oral Presentation 3	Dec 10 – Exam 3
Dec 10 – Final Project

Research Project:

The format of this 5-7-page document must follow MLA guidelines for Research papers. This Research essay will be completed and evaluated in a staged process (Preliminary bibliography, Annotated Bibliography, Final Draft, and Oral presentation). More detailed information regarding its content, method of evaluation, and purpose will be presented in class.

Journals:

Journal entries will be kept daily during this class. They must be written in Spanish and should include academic, emotional, creative, and intellectual comments. The instructor will explain in more detail the format for the journal, which will be turned in periodically. The journal entries will not be corrected for grammatical accuracy, rather for the reach of intellectual curiosity and discovery.

Class Participation:

All students are expected to attend and participate in every class. Any absence will result in a 15% reduction in the student’s Participation grade. Students, however, may request permission to miss a class and arrange to make-up missed work prior to their absence. This type of arrangement will wave the 15% attendance reduction, but must be completed at least 24 hours prior to an absence or illness. Missing a class does not release a student from any class obligations. Electronic submission of written work is an effective way of handing in required written work by a specified deadline, especially when a student expects to be absent.

Exams:

These 3 written exams will be given during this course. Each will represent a block of information presented in class. They can consist of recognition, map identification, multiple choice, and short essay exercises. They CANNOT be made up. The idea of “dropping of low exam or quiz scores” does NOT exist in this course.

Oral Presentations:

At the beginning of the semester, the class will divide into small groups. Throughout the semester, these groups will present 3 short oral presentations related to the following assigned topics. The length of these presentations would be equivalent to a two page essay. Students need to present their oral presentations with PowerPoint.

Presentation 1
Personas importantes San Isidro de Sevilla El Cid Abd Rahman I Almansor (Almansur) Alfonso X el Sabio Isabel I de Castilla Fernando II de Aragón el Cardinal Cisneros	Lugares, eventos, etc. la Cueva de Atapuerca (restos prehistóricos) la Cueva de Altamira (arte prehistórico) una ciudad romana en España los castillos de España El Camino de Santiago La Alhambra La Mezquita de Cordoba La Reconquista

Presentation 2
Personas importantes Juana la Loca Carlos I (Carlos V), Emperador Felipe II, el Rey Prudente Carlos II, el Hechizado El Greco (pintor) Diego Velázquez Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Lope de Vega Francisco Goya  Federico Garcia Lorca	Lugares, eventos, etc. La Armada Invencible El Escorial  El Siglo de Oro La novela picaresca Los Borbones La Ilustración y los ilustrados La Guerra de Independencia (contra Napoleón) La 2a República La Guerra Civil española (1936-1939)

Presentation 3
Personas importantes Generalísimo Francisco Franco Rey Juan Carlos de Borbón Felipe González, Pres. de Gobierno 1982-1996 José María Aznar Presidente de Gobierno (primer ministro) desde 1996 Carlos Saura Pedro Almodóvar Camilo José Cela	Lugares, eventos, etc. La Guerra Civil española (1936-1939) El Valle de los Caídos El golpe de estado abortivo 23 feb. 1981 La Movida (movimiento cultural popular) La ETA El desempleo en la actualidad Los Juegos Olímpicos de 1992 El turismo La situación de la mujer en España La música popular

Other Operational Matters:

Conduct:

Academic honesty, the submission of original work, and student interaction is expected in this class. Any form of cheating may result in failure of the course. Additional information concerning academic honesty can be found in the Password.

The Syllabus:

This syllabus serves as a contractual agreement. Presence in this class means that you agree to the items stipulated in the syllabus and are aware of any modifications made throughout the semester. One should periodically check the course web site for any updates to the syllabus and/or class calendar.

Class records and Grades:

Oversee your grade by monitoring your progress and maintaining contact with your instructor. Any student material or record that has been returned to the student becomes the student's responsibility to maintain as a permanent record for the course. Students are responsible for picking up any materials that are made available to them or are returned in class. If a student loses these records and the professor does not have a copy of the material available, the student will receive a failing grade for the particular activity.

Other:

If a student has a disability requiring any accommodations, s/he needs to contact the professor at the beginning of the semester. 100 or 200 level courses may not be taken pass/fail to fulfill any GE requirements. Contact the Office of the Provost or Study Abroad advisor for information about studying abroad.