University of Barcelona

This course offers a study of the physical and natural environment of Spain. It examines Spain's territory in relation to its social environment and economy, both nationally and regionally. This course also discusses Spain's diversity through examination of its natural regions and its autonomous communities. Finally, it focuses on the transition to democracy, the Spanish constitution and current institutions, and Spanish society today.

This course offers an overview of the foundations of contemporary theoretical-critical thinking and motivations behind the latest trends in literary theory. Topics include: feminist theory and literary criticism; from feminist theory to gender studies; the debate on reading.

This course studies the fundamental concepts and basic distinctions in the philosophy of language. It examines contemporary discussions related to the relationship between language and the world. It discusses the works of Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, and Saul Kripke.

This course offers an introduction to modern history in Europe and the world from the mid-15th through 18th centuries.

The course imparts a historical, literary, and cultural study of English-speaking post-colonial countries. It examines the literary works of prominent authors in their historical context, literary genres, and the culture of Africa, Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, India, New Zealand, and the Pacific. Other topics include the history of these regions from seventeenth-century British colonization to present-day, the relationship between literature and culture, and English language diversity among these regions.

This course explores the origin, importance, and expansion of the concept of leisure in capitalist western society and its connection to tourism. Topics include: origins and evolution of the tourism system; tourism in the context of anthropological research; symbolic and experiential aspects of tourist practice; attraction of the destination; contemporary tourism.

This course studies the history of Spain from the 15th through 18th centuries. Attention is given to political, cultural, and economic aspects of Spanish history. The course is divided into the following units: the reign of the Catholic Monarchs; Spanish hegemony in Europe; the economic and political crisis of the 17th century; 18th century and the Bourbon reforms.

This course offers a study of the Spanish language, including the historical and cultural contexts for language development and evolution, from Latin to medieval and classical Spanish, and finally to Contemporary Spanish.