History of Spain, part I 3305-HH1-11
Particular subjects:
1. Introduction. Spanish Geography.
2. Ancient cultures on the Iberian Peninsula: the Iberians, the Celts, Tartessos, the Basques, the Phoenicians, the Cartjaginians.
3. Roman colonization.
4. Gothic tribes invasions. The Visigothic Kingdom.
5. The Muslim conquest. The history and culture of Al-Ándalus.
6. The formation of the earliest Christian communities: Asturias, Castile, Catalonia, Navarre.
7. The fall of the Caliphate of Córdoba; the Almoravid, Almohad and Marinid invasions. The Reconquista.
8. The Kingdom of Castile: political, economic and cultural development.
9. Alfonso X the Wise; Toledo School of Translators.
10. The Kingdom of Aragon: political, economic and cultural development.
11 The Catholic Monarchs: Isabella and Ferdinand: the rise to power and the unification of Spain.
12. The Spanish Inquisition.
13. The Catholic Monarchs: Isabella and Ferdinand: thye foreign affairs.
14. The onset of the Age of Discovery.
Term 2023Z:
Particular subjects: 1. Introduction. Spanish Geography. |
Term 2024Z:
Particular subjects: 1. Introduction. Spanish Geography. |
Course coordinators
Type of course
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Learning outcomes
Upon graduation the student knows basic terminology, subject and fields of research covering the history of Spain (from the Antiquity to the end of the reign of the Catholic Monarchs); the most important events and processes in the history of Spain and important aspects of Spanish culture of the period in question (K_W03; K_W06).
Upon graduation the student knows how to read and understand texts on spanish history and culture; present their views, opinions, discuss, present prepared issues on Spanish history; identify different types of historical texts, place them in a general historical and cultural context, and analyze them using basic terminology related to historical studies; independently acquire knowledge and develop skills using appropriate sources and scholarly texts on history of Spain (source texts, monographic studies, etc.); write an essay using appropriate methods and appropriate sources of the historical studies;
prepare oral presentations using appropriate methods and sources for the field of history; use basic theoretical approaches, research paradigms and concepts specific to the historical studies (K_U01; K_U02; K_U03; K_U04; K_U05; K_U06; K_U07).
Upon graduation the student is capable of critical assessment of their own knowledge and skills and understands the need for continuous improvement and development; planning and organizing work, developing their entrepreneurship, team collaboration and compliance with professional ethics;
active participation in the culture of the studied region using various forms and media and to work both in a team performing various roles and in an autonomous manner; keeping informed about contemporary processes and phenomena occurring in the Spanish culture and historiography (K_K01; K_K02; K_K03; K_K04).
Assessment criteria
The students have access to short recorded lectures and also lectures that are discussed during class. The classes are dedicated to students' presentations and/or discussions over literature (depending on a particular subject). The end-of-term note derives from a student's activity in the abovementioned fields, attendance and the exam note. The exam checks the knowledge obtained as well from the literature as from the lectures and presentations. To pass the test one should obtain 75%.
Bibliography
For both terms:
• T. Miłkowski, P. Machcewicz, Historia Hiszpanii (I part), Ossolineum, Wrocław 2009
• J. Brouwer, Joanna Szalona. Tragiczne życie w niespokojnym czasie (fragmenty), PIW, Warszawa 1991
• B. A. Catlos, Królestwa wiary (fragmenty), Poznań 2018
• R. Collins, Hiszpania w czasach Wizygotów (fragments), PWN, Warszawa 2007 (cz. I)
• M. Defourneaux, Życie codzienne w Hiszpanii w wieku złotym (fragments), PIW, Warszawa 19s8
• Dzieje Ryksy, córki Władysława Wygnańca śląskiego, cesarzowej Hiszpanii i hrabiny Prowansyi, red. K. Maleczyński, Poznań 1933
• T. S. Dziekoński, Historya Hiszpanii podług najlepszych źródeł ułożona (fragments), S.H. Merzbach, Warszawa, 1852
• M. Fernández Álvarez (fragments),
o Izabela Katolicka, PIW, Warszawa 2007
o Cesarz Karol V, PIW, Warszawa 2003
• H. Gesztoft [red.], De Hispania Antiqua, (fragments),WUW, Warszawa 1990
• T. F. Hahn [red.], Anonima diarjusz peregrynacji włoskiej, hiszpańskiej i portugalskiej (fragments), Drukarnia A. Gojawiczyńskiego, Lwów 1935
• H. Kamen, Imperium hiszpańskie. Dzieje rozkwitu i upadku (fragments), Bellona, Warszawa 2008
• F. Kubiaczyk, Między wojną a dyplomacją. Ferdynand Katolicki i polityka zagraniczna Hiszpanii w latach 1492-1516 (fragments), Universitas, Kraków 2010
• M. Maciejowski, Rzymski podbój Hiszpanii (218-178 przed Chr.). Aspekty polityczne, militarne i społeczne (fragments), Napoleon V, Oświęcim 2012
• K. Mirgos (red.), Baskijska hstoria, baskijskie historie (fragments), Poznań - Gniezno 2014
• G. Makowiecka, Po drogach polsko-hiszpańskich (fragments), Wydawnictwo Literackie, Kraków 1984
• M. Malinowski, Społeczeństwo Kordoby w czasach Kolumba, inkwizycji i rekonkwisty (fragments), Toruń 2000
• R. Menocal, Ozdoba świata. Jak muzułmanie, żydzi i chrześcijanie tworzyli kulturę tolerancji w średniowiecznej Hiszpanii (fragments), WUJ, Kraków 2006
• C. Nooteboom, Drogi do Santiago (fragments), Wydawnictwo W.A.B., Warszawa 2007
• M. Potok, Kim jest Cyd? Historia - literatura - przekład, "Pamiętnik Literacki", 98/2, 2007
• H. Rawlings, Inkwizycja hiszpańska, WUJ, Kraków 2009 (without chapter 1)
• C. Rojas, Burbonowie pozbawieni tronu (chapter on Charles IV), Universitas, Kraków 2001
• S. Runciman, Nieszpory sycylijskie (fragments), Wrocław 2007
• M. Wilczyński, Królestwo Swebów – regnum in extremitate mundi (fragments), Kraków 2011
Auxiliary literature:
• M. Tuñón de Lara (ed.), Historia Hiszpanii, Universitas, Kraków 1999
• J. Kieniewicz, Hiszpania w zwierciadle polskim, Novus Orbis, Gdańsk 2001
• G. Parker, Filip II (fragments), PIW, Warszawa 198s
Term 2023Z:
For both terms: • T. Miłkowski, P. Machcewicz, Historia Hiszpanii (I part), Ossolineum, Wrocław 2009 Auxiliary literature: |
Term 2024Z:
For both terms: • T. Miłkowski, P. Machcewicz, Historia Hiszpanii (I part), Ossolineum, Wrocław 2009 Auxiliary literature: |
Notes
Term 2023Z:
The students have access to short recorded lectures and also lectures that are discussed during class. The classes are dedicated to students' presentations and/or discussions over literature (depending on a particular subject). The end-of-term note derives from a student's activity in the abovementioned fields, attendance and the exam note. The exam checks the knowledge obtained as well from the literature as from the lectures and presentations. To pass the test one should obtain 75%. |
Term 2024Z:
The students have access to short recorded lectures and also lectures that are discussed during class. The classes are dedicated to students' presentations and/or discussions over literature (depending on a particular subject). The end-of-term note derives from a student's activity in the abovementioned fields, attendance and the exam note. The exam checks the knowledge obtained as well from the literature as from the lectures and presentations. To pass the test one should obtain 75%. |
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