Course Details in 2026/27 Session

Module Title	LH Spanish Exile Culture
School	Lan, Cult, Art Hist & Music
Department	Modern Languages
Module Code	09 30745
Module Lead	Mónica Jato
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
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Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-10 hours Seminar-20 hours Guided independent study-170 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	This module will develop your critical awareness of the centrality of exile and diaspora in contemporary societies through the exploration of their wider cultural impacts. By focusing on the study of the Spanish exile culture of 1939, you will be familiarised with the processes of redefinition of cultural and national identity that take place through the experience of displacement and forced relocation in another country. The module further highlights the tensions between the principle of national membership and that of citizenship. These theoretical tools will enable you to gain a better understanding of the hybridization of cultural and migratory experiences in a global world. Through a multifocal approach, combining the applied study of postcolonial thought, exile studies and cultural analysis, you will reflect critically on fundamental notions in today's world such as displacement, transnationality, resilience, cross-border cultures and otherness. This module is taught in Spanish.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: identify key issues relating to the construction of national identity demonstrate an understanding of the historical circumstances of those forced into exile during and after the Spanish Civil War identify key ideas relating to the concept of ‘exile’ as ‘trope’ and exile as ‘historical experience’ demonstrate an understanding of a range of aesthetic responses to personal, political and historical circumstances
Assessment	30745-01 : Oral presentation : Presentation (25%) 30745-02 : 2,500 word essay : Coursework (75%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: (25%) Oral Presentation in Spanish (5-7 minutes recorded presentation); (75%) 2500 word essay in Spanish Reassessment: No resits are permitted in final year. If students miss the assessed task owing to extenuating circumstances, the failed task would be rescheduled at a later date.
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