This course provides an introduction to contemporary Spanish society through cinematic representation. The 1960’s shall be the point of departure in order to offer an overview of cinema under Franco and analyze further historical processes, such as...
Mediterranean is today at the core of world scrutiny, because of its geopolitical instability, its migration dramas, the outburst of inter-confessional and religious violence. The understanding of these issues requires to analyze them in long-term...
Is the project of European integration starting to unravel? Is destabilizing nationalist antagonism on the rise across Europe? Are authoritarian capitalist regimes (vide Russia and China) poised for a comeback? Is Russia part of Europe? Will the...
The aim of this course is to analyze the main historical events that, from Spain’s arrival in the Americas (1492) until the Spanish-American War (1898), have linked the history of Spain to the American continent. The objective is to learn in-depth...
This course examines the importance of the Palio in Sienese history, culture and mentality, with particular attention to the social, folk, intellectual, political, economic and gender implications of this ancient event, that the Sienese of all times...
“All of my life, I’ve had a certain idea of France.” - Charles de Gaulle, L’Appel, 1959.
This course aims to give American students a general understanding of the history of France, from the beginning of the Revolution in 1789 to the present day...
This course introduces students to Madrid as a multi-faceted reality, focusing on such topics as: history, art, literature, culture, etc. The knowledge of this fact will serve students to use Madrid as reference for a better understanding of the...
During the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance period, the Italian peninsula was home to a web of independent city-states built upon the preexisting Roman city network. These city-states, which were to become the cradle of Europe’s great cultural...
This course will provide an advanced introduction to the political, social, and cultural history of contemporary Argentina. The general questions that will organize our analysis include: Why did Argentina had such a traumatic transition from Spanish...
Argentine history bewilders Latin Americanists for its many contradictions and unanswered questions. Argentina is one of the richest countries in the region, and yet it has suffered a series of extremely severe economic crises that has left the...