2016/17 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

SPPO3590 Is Spain white? Nation, Immigration and Performance in Spain

20 creditsClass Size: 20

Module manager: Dr Stuart Green
Email: s.n.s.j.green@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2016/17

Pre-requisite qualifications

Successful completion of SPPO2010 or SPPO2011 (or possession of equivalent level of Spanish)

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module examines the relatively recent phenomenon of immigration in Spain, and the problematic issues of ethnicity and 'whiteness'. Particular attention will be paid to the way that these matters have played out in the performing arts, not only in the form of immigration as a narrative theme, but also in the activities of the increasing numbers of performers born outside Spain who work in the music, theatre, film and television industries.

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should:
1. Possess a wide-ranging knowledge of immigration in contemporary Spain with reference to this phenomenon elsewhere in Europe and in the context of the movement of peoples to, from and within the Iberian peninsula in centuries past.
2. Possess a thorough understanding of a variety of theories of nation, race and ethnicity; and be able to apply these theories to the particular case of Spain in order to facilitate a greater awareness of immigration and nation there.
3. Be able to use diverse methodological frameworks and theoretical concepts in the analysis of performances of various kinds.
4. Be acquainted with the most recent academic research in the areas above.
5. Display the aptitude and confidence to work in the preparation and oral presentation of a topic as part of a group.
6. Demonstrate an advanced capacity for independent critical thought and the skills necessary to exercise this in sustained debate, specifically as regards immigration, race, ethnicity and the performing arts in Spain.
7. Possess an awareness of the A-level and IB Spanish syllabi as regards race and immigration, and display the ability to conceive and devise online resources to enable school students to acquire a nuanced knowledge of these issues as part of their learning.
8. Be able to produce sophisticated and well-organised essays, using knowledge acquired in class and through independent reading, and addressing issues with reference to their specific historical and discursive contexts.

Learning outcomes
Knowledge of immigration in contemporary Spain includes: the timescale on which this has happened; the principal countries from which people emigrate to Spain, their destinations and professions; the national and international causes of immigration to Spain; the legal framework regulating the residence and employment of immigrants; and the political and media discourse on this development.

Syllabus

1: Theories of race, ethnicity and nation
2: Immigration in Spain
3: Whiteness and Orientalism in Spain
4: Performance

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
presentation	7	1.00	7.00
Lecture	8	1.00	8.00
Seminar	5	1.00	5.00
Private study hours			180.00
Total Contact hours			20.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

2 hours preparation for each lecture = 16 hours
4 hours preparation for each seminar = 20 hours
4 hours preparation for each group presentation = 28
Preparation of oral presentation in a group = 30 hours
Preparation of online learning resource in a group = 30 hours
Preparation for 3000-word essay = 56 hours

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Informal feedback in lectures, seminars and group presentations
Meetings with groups in November to discuss on-line learning resource and oral presentation
Formal feedback on on-line learning resource
Formal feedback on oral presentation
Meetings with individuals in Semester 2 to discuss essay

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	3,000-words	50.00
Presentation	Group presentation in Spanish (25 minutes)	25.00
Group Project	On-line school resource	25.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 11/05/2016

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