Spanish Program BARCELONA and MODERNISM

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BARCELONA AND MODERNISM (Taught in English)

Total number of hours: 30 h

I. COURSE CHARACTERISTICS:

The Barcelona and Modernism module is a multidisciplinary course which offers students the possibility to come into contact with Spanish language and culture through art and the history of Catalan Modernism. The module encourages students to discover and view Barcelona as an open-air museum in which glass, mosaics and buildings allow them to reconstruct one of the city's most important historical periods. The module integrates Spanish language study with a range of aspect of modernist (architecture, sculpture, painting, decorative arts, literature and music). The course is complemented with guided tours of some of Barcelona's most emblematic landmarks.

II. PRE-REQUISITES:

None (taught in English)

III. METHODOLOGY:

In both its objectives and methodology, the course is highly communicative in its focus. This means that learning outcomes are set through capacity for language use and that course content is derived directly from the objectives established. The methodology is based on the practical use of Spanish with appropriate reflection to help in the assimilation of the language.

IV. EVALUATION SYSTEM:

The final grade for the course is distributed in the following way.

Oral presentation (10%) CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT Work done outside class (20%) 60% Progress test (20%) Participation, effort and commitment throughout the course (10%)

FINAL EXAM 40%

V. GRADING AND CLASSIFICATION SCHEME:

In assessed pieces of work and the final exam, the following grading and classification scheme will be used:

Final course grade: 60% continuous assessment + 40% final exam

Quantitative grade Qualitative grade

The student will fail in any of the following cases: a) When they obtain a result of less than 5 out of 10 for the final course grade. b) When they obtain a result of less than 5 out of 10 on the final Unsatisfactory exam. Performance(Insuficiente) c) When they do not meet the Idiomes UPF's attendance policy.

5,0 - 6,9 Adequate Performance (Aprobado)

7,0 – 8,9 Good Performance (Notable)

9,0 – 10 Excellent Performance (Excelente)

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VI. ATTENDANCE POLICY:

As language study is a cumulative process which requires continual practice to assimilate knowledge and skills, attendance is obligatory. In order to receive a final grade, students must attend a minimum of 80% of classes. In exceptional cases, and for justified reasons authorized by the appropriate committee, students will be allowed to be absent for more than 20%, providing that absence is not greater than 40% of the course. In order to ensure the maximum benefit is gained, students are required not only to attend classes, but also to participate actively in class and to dedicate a minimum of one hour of study outside of class on a daily basis. During this time, students will undertake tasks set by the professor and revise material covered. Students must submit work in strict accordance with the deadlines set. Failure to do so will result in the assignment mark being lowered by one point for every day after the hand-in date.

VII. COURSE OBJECTIVES:

By the end of the course the student will be able to:

 Recognize the characteristic elements of the movement  Demonstrate sufficient analytical elements to understand the beginning and end of this artistic movement  Know the different areas in which modernist element can be found  Identify the most significant modernist building in Barcelona and Spain and their architects  Identify modernist paintings and sculpture and the principal Catalan representatives of the movement  Identify the modernist characteristics of works of art  Identify modernist traits in street furniture  Recognize the principal media in which modernist intellectuals participated

VIII. COURSE CONTENTS:

 MODERNISM - Chronology - Main objectives and characteristics of the movement - Modernism in Europe - Catalan modernism

 MODERNIST ARCHITECTURE - The most emblematic buildings: - La Sagrada Família - La Pedrera - La Manzana de la Discordia: la Casa Lleó Morera, la Casa Amatller y la Casa Batlló - El Palau Güell - El Palau de la Música Catalana - L'Hospital de Sant Pau - Other modernist spaces and places of interest: - Park Güell - Farolas de la Plaça Reial - Great modernist architects: - Antoni Gaudí - Lluís Domènech i Montaner - Josep Puig i Cadafalch - Josep Maria Jujol

 MODERNIST ARCHITECTURE IN SPAIN - Casa Botines (León) - El Capricho (Comillas) - Palacio Episcopal (Astorga)

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 MODERNIST SCULPTURE - Josep Llimona (El desconsol) - Miquel Blay (La cançó popular) - Enric Clarasó

 MODERNIST PAINTING - Ramon Casas - Santiago Rusiñol - Isidre Nonell - Pablo Picasso (etapa modernista)

 MODERNISM IN DAILY LIFE - decorative elements: - Jewelry - Glass, banisters, lamps, furniture - Posters - cafés and other modernist premises: - Cafés, taverns and bars... (Els Quatre Gats, London Bar, Cafè de l'Òpera, Muy Buenas...) - Shops and pharmacies ... (Antiga Casa Figueras - pastisseria Escribà, El Indio, Confiteria J. Reñé, Forn Sarret, camiseria Bonet, antigua farmacia Robert...)

 MODERNISM IN LITERATURE (in catalan and Spanish) - Authors: Víctor Català, Raimon Casellas, Joan Maragall, Santiago Rusiñol, Rubén Darío... - Magazines: Pèl & Ploma, Joventut, Hispania, Garba...

IX. COURSE MATERIAL:

During the first class, the professor will make students aware of the dossier of materials that will be used during the course.