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PL30794: In the shadow of Franco: repression, denial and memory

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2012/3
Follow this link for further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
Follow this link for further information on credits Credits: 6
Follow this link for further information on unit levels Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Follow this link for further information on period slots Period: Semester 1
Follow this link for further information on unit assessment Assessment: CW 33%, ES 67%
Follow this link for further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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Follow this link for further information on unit content Description: Aims:
This unit will explore the efforts in contemporary Spain to come to terms with the mass killing carried out by the Franco regime between 1936 and 1952. Its aims are:
* to provide an introduction and overview of some of the main debates and controversies surrounding the nature of the mass killing of non-combatants associated with the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939);
* to examine critically the impact of the violence upon Spanish society;
* to explore the way Spanish society has tried to come to terms with the violence.

Learning Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this unit will:
* have the ability to analyse the main academic and scholarly debates on the causes and nature of the violence;
* be able to assess critically the impact of the violence upon Spanish society;
* be capable of evaluating the efforts made by Spanish society to come to terms with the violence.

Skills:
Skills in critical analysis, conceptual thinking, precision in the use of written and spoken language, exercise of independent judgement, reasoned argument, teamwork.

Content:
Lectures, seminars and presentations will cover the following main topics:
Introduction to the course, the origins of the Civil War violence behind the line, repression in the Civil War, repression in the postwar period, repression of the guerrilla movement, violence in the Republican zone, the Francoist memory of the violence, the transition to democracy, the memory movement, the exhumation movement, , the Law of Historical Memory, the case of Baltasar Garzón, comparisons with Argentina and Chile, the documentary Death in El Valle, TV documentary on the children kidnapped by the Franco regime, the film La caza, the novel Soldados de Salamina.
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PL30794 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
  • UHPL-AYB18 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and Spanish) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB23 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and Spanish) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB20 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and ab initio Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB22 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and ab initio Russian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB19 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB21 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and Russian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UHPL-AYB17 : BA (hons) Spanish and Politics (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4
  • UXXX-AYB06 : BSc (hons) International Management and Modern Languages (Spanish) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 4

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2012/13 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2013/14 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2012/13.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.