Poland and Spain: Historical Parallelisms 3201-PiH-OG

Polish-Spanish studies, understood as a study of the relationships between Poland and Spain, have already several centuries of tradition, within the framework of which the problem of the so-called historical parallelisms between the two countries has been repeatedly addressed. The best known work devoted to historical analogies between Poland and Spain is “A Historical Parallel of Spain and Poland in the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Centuries” written by Joachim Lelewel, which contains a synthetic juxtaposition of the history of both countries from the 16th century to the first half of the 18th century inclusive. The present course discusses the issues elaborated and unelaborated so far within the field of studies of the historical parallelisms between Poland and Spain on the basis of both the existing publications concerning this subject-matter and the authorial considerations, focusing largely on the analogies within the framework of the contemporary history of both countries, particularly important for the shaping of Polish-Spanish relations and the future of these countries in the United Europe. The entire course is complemented with the authorial considerations on the historical analogies between the capitals of both countries, which focus mainly on the twentieth-century history of Warsaw and Madrid, and it finishes with a concise discussion of the ways in which the Poles are perceived by the Spaniards and in which the Spaniards are perceived by the Poles, as evidenced in fiction as well as other types of Polish and Spanish publications.

Topics of particular classes:
1) Polish-Spanish studies as a field of knowledge
2) Short history of tracing Polish-Spanish parallelisms
3) Poland and Spain: geographical distance vs. historical proximity
4) Beginnings of Polish statehood vs. beginnings of Spanish statehood
5) Polish territories during the period of feudal fragmentation vs. future Spanish territories during the period of the Christian kingdoms
6) Golden age of the Polish Crown and the Spanish Crown as Catholic powers
7) Commonwealth of Both Nations and Spanish colonial empire: European superpowers in times of greatness and decline
8) Poland and Spain under the yoke of totalitarianisms: from wars to the “communist” regime and the Francoist regime
9) Republic of Poland and Kingdom of Spain as the eastern and western flank of the European Union
10) Polish-Spanish relations in the United Europe
11) Warsaw and Madrid: historical analogies
12) Poland in the Spanish mirror vs. Spain in the Polish mirror

Didactic methods:
- lectures
- discussions
- workshops/exercises in groups (working with texts and/or audio/audiovisual materials)
- reading the assigned texts

Students’ workload:
- 30 contact hours in the classroom (1 ECTS)
- 30 hours of independent work outside the classroom (1 ECTS), including 20 hours as part of the ongoing preparation for the classes and 10 hours as part of the preparation for the final assessment
- 60 hours in total (2 ECTS)

Type of course

general courses

Mode

Classroom

Prerequisites (description)

The prerequisite for the participation in the course is the knowledge of the Polish language at a level sufficient to read the Polish part of the bibliography as well as of the Spanish language at least at the level B2+.

Learning outcomes

Learning the basic issues within the field of studies of the historical parallelisms between Poland and Spain, especially the analogies within the framework of the contemporary history of both countries, as well as understanding their significance for the shaping of Polish-Spanish relations and the future of these countries in the United Europe.

After completing the course, students:
- know the basic issues within the field of studies of the historical parallelisms between Poland and Spain, with a particular emphasis on the contemporary history of both countries
- understand the significance of the historical parallelisms between Poland and Spain, especially the analogies within the framework of their contemporary history, for the shaping of Polish-Spanish relations and the future of both countries in the United Europe
- can perform an analysis of various aspects of the historical analogies between Poland and Spain, taking into account the entire history of both countries, as well as apply their knowledge to the professional practice of, among others, a teacher, translator or intercultural mediator

Assessment criteria

Requirements and evaluation criteria:
- obtainment of a positive grade for the final written assessment (basic method of evaluation)
- attendance at the classes
- active participation in the classes
- ongoing preparation for the classes

Grading scale for the final assessment:
- 0-60% - unsatisfactory
- >60-70% - satisfactory
- >70-75% - satisfactory plus
- >75-85% - good
- >85-90% - good plus
- >90-100% - very good

Both the assessment and the retake assessment have a written form.

Attendance check:
- students are entitled to three unjustified absences per semestre
- three latenesses of more than fifteen minutes are considered as an additional absence

Bibliography

Bibliography (selected publications):

I. Poland
Bednarek, S. (ed.) (1997), Nim będzie zapomniana. Szkice o kulturze PRL-u, Wrocław, Uniwersytet Wrocławski.
Brzechczyn, K. (ed.) (2008), Obrazy PRL. O konceptualizacji realnego socjalizmu w Polsce, Poznań, Oddział Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej w Poznaniu (Oddziałowa Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu w Poznaniu).
Drozdowski, M. M., Sołtan, A. and Zahorski, A. (1972/2017), Historia Warszawy, Warsaw, ASPRA-JR and Bellona.
Królikowski, L. and Ostrowski, M. (2009), Rozwój przestrzenny Warszawy, Warsaw, Mazowieckie Centrum Kultury i Sztuki and Egros.
Kucharczuk, K. (2010/2018), Historia Polski. Tysiąc lat burzliwych dziejów, Bełchatów, Fenix.
Kucharczyk, G. (2012), Wielka Historia Polski, Dębogóra, Dębogóra.
Ligarski, S. and Mazur, M. (2016), Cywilizacja komunizmu. Odmiana nadwiślańska 1944-1956, Warsaw, Instytut Pamięci Narodowej.
Majewski, P. (2018), Czas końca, czas początku. Architektura i urbanistyka Warszawy historycznej 1939-1956, Warsaw, Bellona.
Michalak, R. and Piasecki, A. (2016), Polska 1945-2015. Historia polityczna, Warsaw, Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe.
Mórawski, K. (2003/2017), Warszawa. Dzieje miasta, Warsaw, Książka i Wiedza.
Nowak, A. (ed.) (2014), Polska. Wielka księga historii, Warsaw, Bellona.
Sadowski, J. (2009), Między Pałacem Rad i Pałacem Kultury. Studium kultury totalitarnej, Cracow, EGIS Libron.
Topolski, J. (1992/2015), Historia Polski, Poznań, Wydawnictwo Poznańskie.
Zieliński, J. (2009), Realizm socjalistyczny w Warszawie. Urbanistyka i architektura (1949-1956), Warsaw, Fundacja Hereditas.

II. Spain
Ascunce Arrieta, J. Á. (2015), Sociología cultural del franquismo (1936-1975). La cultura del nacional-catolicismo, Madrid, Biblioteca Nueva.
Blanco Freijeiro, A., Mangas, J., Martín, J. L. et al. (1986), Historia de España, Madrid, Historia 16.
Box, Z. (2010), España, año cero. La construcción simbólica del franquismo, Madrid, Alianza.
Domínguez Ortiz, A., Tuñón de Lara, M. and Valdeón Baruque, J. (1991/2006), Historia Hiszpanii, Cracow, Universitas (trans. Sz. Jędrusiak).
Febo, G. Di and Santos, J. (2003/2012), El franquismo. Una introducción, Barcelona, Crítica.
Ibáñez Salas, J. L. (2013), El franquismo, Madrid, Sílex.
Montoliú, P. (2005), Madrid en la posguerra. 1939-1946. Los años de la represión, Madrid, Sílex.
Montoliú, P. (2010), Madrid bajo la dictadura. 1947-1959. Trece años que cambiaron una ciudad, Madrid, Sílex.
Pallol Font, D. (2016), Construyendo imperio. Guía de la arquitectura franquista en el Madrid de la posguerra, Madrid, La Librería.
Ramos, R. and Revilla, F. (2005/2007), Historia de Madrid. De Magerit al siglo XXI, Madrid, La Librería.
Ringrose, D., Santos, J. and Segura, C. (1994/2008), Madrid. Historia de una capital, Madrid, Alianza and Fundación Caja de Madrid.
Santos, J. (2004/2015), Historias de las dos Españas, Barcelona, Taurus (Penguin Random House).
Saz Campos, I. (2013), Las caras del franquismo, Granada, Comares.
Vilar, P. (1947/1978), Historia de España, Barcelona, Grijalbo.
Wielomski, A. (2006), Hiszpania Franco. Źródła i istota doktryny politycznej, Biała Podlaska, Arte.

III. Parallelisms between Poland and Spain
Kieniewicz, J. (ed.) (2000), Studia polsko-hiszpańskie. Wiek XVIII, Warsaw, Ośrodek Badań nad Tradycją Antyczną w Polsce i Europie Środkowo-Wschodniej Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego.
Kieniewicz, J. (2001), Hiszpania w zwierciadle polskim, Gdańsk, Novus Orbis.
Kieniewicz, J. (ed.) (2002), Studia polsko-hiszpańskie. Wiek XIX, Warsaw, Ośrodek Badań nad Tradycją Antyczną w Polsce i Europie Środkowo-Wschodniej Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego.
Kieniewicz, J. (ed.) (2004), Studia polsko-hiszpańskie. Wiek XX, Warsaw, Ośrodek Badań nad Tradycją Antyczną w Polsce i Europie Środkowo-Wschodniej Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego.
Kurowski, S. (1987), Warszawa na tle stolic Europy, Lublin, Redakcja Wydawnictw Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego.
Lelewel, J. (1831/2006), Historyczna paralela Hiszpanii z Polską w XVI, XVII, XVIII wieku, Warsaw, Ośrodek Badań nad Tradycją Antyczną w Polsce i Europie Środkowo-Wschodniej Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego and DiG (prep. J. Kieniewicz).
Sawicki, P. (2013), Polska-Hiszpania, Hiszpania-Polska. Poszerzanie horyzontów, Wrocław, Wyższa Szkoła Filologiczna we Wrocławiu.

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