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Course Info for HISP - 262 - 01, Spring 2026
Class number: 1067 Title: Dictatorship & Democracy-Spain Department: Language and Culture Studies
Career: Undergraduate Component: Lecture Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 19 Current enrollment: 12 Available seats: 7
Start date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 End date: Friday, May 8, 2026 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: MW: 2:55PM-4:10PM, MC - 311 Instructor(s): Baena, Diego
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in Hispanic Studies 221, or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities and Global Requirements
Course Description:
This course explores how contemporary Spanish politics and culture has been shaped by questions of class-struggle, race, gender, and migration from the Napoleonic Era to the present. It will do so through the study of visual art, novels, plays, poems, and films. Special emphasis will be given to the Colonial Wars of 1859-1898, the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), and the fascist dictatorship of Francisco Franco (1939-1975), as well as the enduring legacy of these events during the country’s more recent “Transition” to democracy and the coming of the new millennium.