Stephen F. Austin State University Department of Languages, Cultures, and Communication Summer II – 2016

Dr. Juan Carlos Ureña [email protected] SPA 250: Culture, Music, and Poetry in Phone: 468-2300, LAN Dugas 250 / Study Abroad Program , Spain Office hours: MTWTHF: 10:00am – 12 pm.

Course Description: SPA 250: Culture, Music, and Poetry in Spain – Exploration and study of culture, poetry, and music, covering some of the most important singers, poets, and from Spain and Latin America. May be repeated once for credit with change of topic.

Two majors events marked the life of Spain during the Twentieth Century: The Spanish Civil War (1936 – 1939) and the Francisco Franco dictatorship (1939 – 1975). After Franco’s death in 1975, Spain started a transition to democracy that was mark by a great variety of artistic and social movements. However, the struggle against the totalitarian regime began before Franco’s death. Art and music were some of the forms that helped the Spanish people to confront the dictatorship. During the 50s and 60s, a generation of began creating songs, many of them based in poetry written during the Siglo de Oro (Spanish Golden Age – Renaissance and Baroque) and other periods of the Spanish history. Names such Paco Ibáñez, Joan Manuel Serrat, Víctor Manuel, Ana Belén, , Luis Eduardo Aute, Joaquín Sabina, among many others where important voices that influenced not only the Spanish audience, but also the Latin American public.

This course will study the music created by many of this artist and its impact in the Spanish society during the dictatorship, during the post Franco era, and also in the present time.

Course Organization: This course will meet Monday – Friday in the Instituto Sampere, Madrid, Spain.

Required Texts:

Reading Packet Provided by the professor

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Students will be able to analyze and interpret texts and cultural practices through the acquisition of a broad knowledge of significant cultural texts (specially songs and poems) produced in Spain and Latin America, addressing the aesthetic and thematic concerns of these cultural texts. 2. Students will be able to express their individual and collective opinions. 3. Students will develop an understanding of Hispanic culture and an awareness and sensitivity to foreign cultures. 4. Students will analyze the impact of gender, class, languages, and ethnicity on the historical and contemporary events studied in the songs and poems. 5. Students will demonstrate the ability to read, write, and understand Spanish at and Intermediate-High level.

Grading:

30% Class Participation, Reading, and Theme Preparation: Class participation is critical. Plan to attend each class meeting from beginning to end. This grade will be determined based on attendance from beginning to the end of each class, and most importantly contributing to the discussions, and completing all assignments and quizzes. You will have a short reading assignment for each class meeting. There will be one short exam/quiz each week based on the readings (songs, poems, and other assignments). In addition, each assignment will also have a specific theme that you will be asked to prepare for class discussion. 10 % Oral Presentation: Each student will present one of the songs to the class. 30% Quizzes 30% Final Exam

Tentative Course Schedule

M 7-11 Placement Test and Orientation T 7-12 Canciones: “La Puerta de Alcalá” y “España, camisa blanca” (Ana Belén y Víctor Manuel). W 7-13 Canciones: “Anduriña” (Juan y Junior), “Soy rebelde” (Jeannette) y “Eres tú” (Mocedades) Th 7-14 Canciones: “Rosas en el mar” () y “Rock de una noche de verano (Miguel Ríos) F 7-15 Quiz 1/ Canción “Mediterraneo” (Joan Manuel Serrat); Poema “Primer amor”, Joan Margarit (Versiones en catalán y español).

S 7-16 Trip to Barcelona S 7-17 Trip to Barcelona

M 7-18 Poemas: “El enamorado y la muerte” (anónimo, siglo XV) y “Romance del Conde Arnaldos (siglo XV). T 7-19 Canciones: “Hijo de la luna” y “Cruz de navajas” (). W 7-20 Poemas: Garcilaso de la Vega, “Soneto XXII” y Santa Teresa de Jesús, “Vivo sin vivir en mí”. Th 7-21 Excursion to Toledo F 7-22 Quiz 2/ Poetas andaluces (Agua viva); “Yo me bajo en Atocha” (Joaquín Sabina)

S 7-23 Free Weekend S 7-24 Free Weekend

M 7-25 Canciones: “¿Quién mada?” y “La niña” (Mala Rodriguez); “Clandestino” (Manu Chao) T 7-26 Canciones: “Latinoamérica” (Calle 13, Puerto Rico) y “Ojos color sol” (Calle 13 y Silvio Rodríguez, Puerto Rico y Cuba) W 7-27 Excursion to Segovia Th 7-28 Quiz 3/ Poema: “España aparta de mi este caliz” (César Vallejo – Perú)

F 7-29 Trip to Andalucía / Córdova S 7-30 Trip to Andalucía / Sevilla S 7-31 Trip to Andalucía / Granada M 8-1 Trip to Andalucía / La Alhambra > Madrid

T 8-2 Canciones: “Me voy” (Julieta Venegas – México); “Hasta la raíz” (Natalia Lafourcade – México) W 8-3 Poemas de Federico García Lorca: “La aurora de Nueva York” y “Son de negros en Cuba” (versión musical de Ana Belén y Michel Camilo) Th 8-4 Canciones: “5000 años” y “Contamíname” (Pedro Guerra) F 8-5 Final Exam

S 8-6 Free Weekend S 8-7 Free Weekend M 8-8 Free Weekend

T 8-9 Return to US

Links to songs in Youtube: Ana Belény Víctor Manuel – La Puerta de Alcalá: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8lWaJWCfhM Ana Belén y Víctor Manuel – España, camisa blanca: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2zpjwbSFcA Juan y Junior – Anduriña: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFYND4MN8fk Jeannette: Soy rebelde: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qemBa7LAftk Mocedades – Eres tú: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s3BIX0duKs Massiel – Rosas en el mar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEKp7gaUgDE Miguel Ríos – Rock de una noche de verano: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itaGcjq6wEU Joan Manuel Serrat – Mediterráneo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNkcAUAv1kw Entrevista corta con Lluis Llach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEKxBw8LxOM Mecano – Hijo de la luna: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpWXyRq-SIw Mecano – Cruz de navajas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0alDgII_rA Agua viva – Poetas andaluces: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl5qC02VuPM Joaquín Sabina – Yo me bajo en Atocha: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeQpcpa8Az8 Entrevista a Mala Rodríguez: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucFDaN7DCbo Mala Rodriguez – ¿Quién manda aquí?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afFnP1OSQ7I Mala Rodríguez – La niña: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wYjaZEDFb0 Manu Chao – Clandestino: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSEUH4KRfN8 Julieta Venegas – Me voy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8rBC6GCUjg Natalia Lofourcade – Hasta la raíz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKmPci5VXz0 Calle 13 – Latinoamérica: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-L0GV9bdjY Calle 13 y Silvio Rodríguez – Ojos color sol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Nr_tqkMsJs Ana Belén – Son de negros en Cuba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjVCHdpPKss Pedro Guerra – 5000 años: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJtTJq7pKOA Pedro Guerra – Contamíname: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63xrbVSXbXA

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