Identidades culturales europeas - Facultad de Filosofía y Letras

ASIGNATURA: IDENTIDADES CULTURALES EUROPEAS
CÓDIGO: 17325
CENTRO: FACULTAD DE FILOSOFÍA Y LETRAS
TITULACIÓN: LENGUAS MODERNAS, CULTURA Y COMUNICACIÓN
NIVEL: GRADO
TIPO: FORMACIÓN BÁSICA
Nº DE CRÉDITOS: 6 ECTS
other”. The European colonial inheritance: Spain, France and Great
Britain.
Unit 4: LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY. Multilingualism in
Europe. Majority and minority languages in Europe. Language and
culture: languages as cultural heritage of Humanity. Linguistic
relativity (Sapir-Whorf).
Unit 5: IDENTITY IN SPANISH/FRENCH/ENGLISH-SPEAKING SOCIETIES
(depending on the student’s main language)
UNIT 5: MAIN LANGUAGE SPANISH
I. Identities of the Spanish language: The rise of standard and of
identity.
II. Self-image and the image of Spanish around the world.
III. Languages and varieties of Spanish in the Spanish-speaking world as
perceived by their speakers.
IV. Acculturation, multiculturalism and integration in the Spanishspeaking
world.
UNIT 5: MAIN LANGUAGE FRENCH
I. Identities and territory. Regions and departments. The evolution of
French cities. The “banlieue”.
II. Identities and society. Multiculturalism. Immigration. Acculturation
and integration. Reflection in literature and art. Gender identity.
Intellectuals and the media. The debate on “national identity”.
III. Identities, history and memory. Identity and identification. Myths,
“lieux de mémoire”. Symbols. La “République” and embodied
values.
IV. Identity and otherness. Looking at and depicting “the other”.
Memory of colonization and slavery. Racism and anti-Semitism.
Relationships between France and its former colonial empire:
Africa, Québec.
UNIT 5: MAIN LANGUAGE ENGLISH
I. The Norman invasion and the development of the English language.
II. Gettysburg and American rhetoric.
III. London and communication in the digital age.
This section of the module extends cultural horizons beyond the boundaries of
Europe to include the English-speaking world. The general aim is to take three
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