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Modern History of Catalonia I, from Catalanism to the Republican Generalitat

Code: 100340
Credits: 6
2026/2027
Degree programme Type Course
History OB 2
Contemporary History, Politics and Economics OP 3
Contemporary History, Politics and Economics OP 4

Contact lecturer

Name :
Jordi Pomes Vives
Email :
jordi.pomes@uab.cat

Teaching staff

Arnau Gonzalez Vilalta

Group languages

You can consult this information at the end of the document.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of universal contemporary history, and contemporary history of Spain and Catalonia acquired at bachelor's degree.

Objectives

This subject will address the main idiosyncrasies of the construction process of Catalonia in the last third of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, through the analysis of the new established and consolidated economic, social, political and cultural models. between 1868 and 1939. In this sense, its axis goes through the explanation and analysis of the different movements that have marked the transformation and contradictions of Catalan society with the aim of understanding the multiple existing internal conflicts. In this sense, three will be the currents that will lead this period: republicanism, workerism and Catalanism. The interaction between these and the political, social and cultural dynamics will build a strongly convulsive historical framework that will allow us to delve into the great underlying axes that have marked contemporary Catalonia, making it especially relevant in the evolution of the history of Spain and incorporating it into its general European context as one more actor.

Learning outcomes

  1. Identifying the main and secondary ideas and expressing them with linguistic correctness.
  2. Organising and planning the search of historical information.
  3. Using the characteristic computing resources of the field of History.
  4. Solving problems autonomously.
  5. Communicating in your mother tongue or other language both in oral and written form by using specific terminology and techniques of Historiography.
  6. Developing the ability of historical analysis and synthesis.
  7. Engaging in debates about historical facts respecting the other participants' opinions.
  8. Working in teams respecting the other's points of view.
  9. Relating elements and factors involved in the development of historical processes.
  10. Identifying the main theoretical models that try to explain the characteristics of the current Catalan society.
  11. Identifying and using in an appropriate way sources of research for the study of contemporary Catalonia.
  12. Recognising diversity and multiculturalism.
  13. Make a brief comparison of national and/or regional cases within the same international framework.
  14. Express an opinion based on the nature, perspective and rigour of texts referring to the course content.
  15. Know different cases of memories in conflict between different places in the same state.
  16. Be familiar with the basic bibliography on historical evolution of governmental systems in the countries of reference for the subject.
  17. Make comparisons between the levels of regional autonomy within a state.
  18. Understand regional specificities within states.
  19. Recognising and implementing the following teamwork skills: commitment to teamwork, habit of cooperation, ability to participate in the problem solving processes.
  20. Applying the necessary abilities in order to assess and spread historical knowledge.
  21. Work in teams respecting all points of view. Use the specific vocabulary of history correctly.
  22. Demonstrate capacity to adapt to changing environments.
  23. Capacity to continue future learning independently, acquiring further knowledge and exploring new areas of knowledge.
  24. Demonstrate initiative and work independently when required.
  25. Organise work in relation to good time management and planning.
  26. Select and generate the information necessary for each problem, analyse it and take decisions based on that information.
  27. Differentiate between the literality of texts in their social and political senses based on a specific context.
  28. Weigh up the impact of any long- or short-term difficulty, harm or discrimination that could be caused to certain persons or groups by the actions or projects.
  29. Analyse the sex- or gender-based inequalities and the gender biases present in one's own area of knowledge.
  30. Placing in historical perspective the new industrialisation experiences in the developing countries.
  31. Analyse the different historiographic perspectives in relation to different periods of history worked on in the subject.
  32. Evaluate and critically resolve the histiographical problems of studies of civil wars.
  33. Perform an integrated analysis of the physical, financial, and migratory flows of the economy, on the basis of different historical experiences.
  34. Identify the problems of economic agents on the basis of different historic experiences.
  35. Summarise the different experiences of economic development, on a regional, national and international scale.

Contents

1. Catalonia between the Democratic Sexenni (1868) and the Tragic Week or Revolution of 1909

2. Barcelona as a European metropolis and the contrasts with the Catalan territorial reality (1890-1930)

3. A dynamic civil society: from associationism to social and political conflict (1900-1930)

4. A first test of autonomy. The \"Mancomunitat\" of Catalonia (1914-1925)

5. Autonomy. The Republican Generalitat (1931-1936)

6. Catalonia at the heart of Europe between the wars

7. The complexity of the Civil War in Catalonia (1936-1939)

Learning activities and methodology

Title Hours ECTS Learning outcomes
Master classes 40 1.6 1, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12
Tutorials of class, papers and practicals 15 0.6 2, 4, 11
Seminars and practical activities directed by professor 20 0.8 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11
Individual or colective work of the student 50 2 2, 3, 4, 8, 11
Attendance to theoretical classes taught by the teacher, with, eventually, debate started for the students.
Assistance, where appropriate, to seminar sessions and practices led by the teacher.
Comprehensive reading of texts.
Learning information search strategies.
Realization of reviews, papers and analytical comments of texts.
Preparation, where appropriate, of oral presentations.
Personal study.
Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Assessment

Continuous assessment activities

Title Weight Hours ECTS Learning outcomes
Practical work: comprehensive analysis of texts, identification and interpretation of archive sources 30 % 25 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35
Writing examinations 70 % 0 0 1, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12

The subject will be evaluated applying the following criteria:

- Written exam tests on the content of the temary:Exam 1 (35%) and Exam 2 (35%).

- Carrying out works, reviews of books read, analytical comments on texts and other images or documents proposed (30%)

The grade of the subject will be established from the average obtained in the written tests (70%) and the rest of the exercises (the remaining 30%).

Students who, in the overall assessment of the subject, have obtained a grade lower than 5 but equal to or greater than 3 (and a minimum of 3.5 in exercises) may take a recovery exam.


Copying written sources (Internet, books, assignments, etc.) will result in a 0 in the grade for the exercise.


In the event that the student commits any irregularity that could lead to a significant variation in the grade of an assessment, this assessment will be graded 0, regardless of the disciplinary process that may be initiated. In the event that several irregularities occur in the assessment of the same subject, the final grade for this subject will be 0.


Students will have the right to review the results of the tests performed on the dates and times established by the teacher.


Assessment dates can’t be changed unless there’s an exceptional and well-justified reason.

If a student has a documented chronic or acute illness, they can request to postpone the assessment, if it fits

within the academic calendar. These requests must be submitted at least seven days in advance and include the

required documentation. If the reason is an unexpected situation considered force majeure, the regulations allow the request to be submitted after the scheduled date, provided the documentation is delivered within three

working days. This includes situations such as the birth or adoption of a child, or the death of a partner or a close relative (up to second degree). In cases of illness or other circumstances, the documentation must clearly show that the student was not in a condition to take the assessment at the scheduled time. Teaching staff may also use their discretion to consider other circumstances not explicitly listed above.

Single Assessment People who take the single assessment will have to take the same written tests and assignments that will be required for the continuous assessment and these will have the same percentage weight as those of the continuous assessment. They can perform or present the tests and assignments in a single day. The subject will be evaluated applying the same criteria that we have described for continuous evaluation.


Other evaluation factors

-The student will receive the grade of “Not assessable” provided that he has not submitted more than 30% of the assessment activities.

-According to academic regulations, the final grade will be rounded to the nearest whole number when it is within one tenth of a value that entails a change to a higher qualitative grade (it will go from 4.9 to 5; from 6.9 to 7; and from 8.9 to 9).

-In the written activities, spelling, syntactic or lexical errors are taken into account. The penalty may be between 0.1-0.2 points for each error committed on the final grade. Repeated errors may be deducted.

-The assessment activities will be scheduled throughout the academic year. The dates for taking the tests in the classroom and for submitting assignments and reviews will be communicated to the students sufficiently in advance. The teaching staff will establish a specific tutorial schedule to proceed with the comment on the assessment activities. The student will have the right to review the results of the tests taken. At the time of carrying out/delivering each assessment activity, the teaching staff will inform (Moodle, SIA) of the procedure and date for reviewing the grades.

- The same recovery system will be applied as for continuous assessment.

- The recovery will consist of a global exam of the subject, for both continuous assessment and single assessment students. It will take place on the date established by the Faculty.

-Those activities that the teacher considers not recoverable may be excluded from the recovery process, for example: oral presentations, group work or tasks related to daily teaching activity in the classroom.

-The maximum grade a student can obtain in retakes is 5. In no case may recovery be considered as a mechanism to improve the grade of students who have already passed the subject in the normal evaluation process.

-This subject allows the use of AI technologies exclusively for support tasks such as [***bibliographic

or content-based searches, text correction or translations, where applicable]. In the case of subjects in a

Modern Languages degree, use of translation must be specifically authorised by the teacher. Other specific

situations may be contemplated, as deemed appropriate by the teacher.

The student must clearly (i) identify which parts have been generated using AI technology; (ii) specify the

tools used; and (iii) include a critical reflection on how these have influenced the process and final outcome

of the activity.

Lack of transparency regarding the use of AI in the assessed activity will be considered academic dishonesty;

the corresponding grade may be lowered, or the work may even be awarded a zero. In cases of greater

infringement, more serious action may be taken.


If a student has a documented chronic or acute illness, they can request to postpone the assessment, if it fits

within the academic calendar. These requests must be submitted at least seven days in advance and include the

required documentation. If the reason is an unexpected situation considered force majeure, the regulations allow the request to be submitted after the scheduled date, provided the documentation is delivered within three

working days. This includes situations such as the birth or adoption of a child, or the death of a partner or a close relative (up to second degree). In cases of illness or other circumstances, the documentation must clearly show that the student was not in a condition to take the assessment at the scheduled time. Teaching staff may also use their discretion to consider other circumstances not explicitly listed above.


Exchange students who request to advance an exam must present the professor with a written document from their home university justifying their request.


The sessions and their contents are protected by intellectual property and data protection regulations. Recording, reproducing, or sharing classes or participants' contributions is not permitted without prior authorization. Any recording must be expressly authorized.

Bibliography

Bibliographical reference works

- Balcells, Albert, Vuit feministes catalanes entre 1889 i 1976. Barcelona: Rafael Dalmau Editor, 2015.

-Casanova, Julián, República y Guerra Civil, Barcelona, Crítica, 2014.

- Culla i Clara, Joan B., El republicanisme lerrouxista a Catalunya (1901-1923), Barcelona, Curial, 1986.

- Fontana, Josep., La formació d’una identitat. Una història de Catalunya, Vic, Eumo, 2014.

-Nash, Mary, Rojas. Las mujeres republicanas en la Guerra Civil. Madrid: Taurus, 1999.

- Sobrequés i Callicó, Jaume (ed.), “Història Contemporània de Catalunya (I)”, Barcelona, Columna, 1997.

- Sobrequés i Callicó, Jaume (ed.), “Història Contemporània de Catalunya (I)”, Barcelona, Columna, 1997.

- Riquer, Borja (dir.), Història Política, Societat i Cultura dels Països Catalans. La gran transformació 1790 – 1860, volum 6, Barcelona, Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1997.

- Riquer, Borja (dir.), Història Política, Societat i Cultura dels Països Catalans. La gran consolidació del món burgés 1860 - 1900, volum 7, Barcelona, Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1996.

- Riquer, Borja (dir.), Història Política, Societat i Cultura dels Països Catalans. L’època dels nous moviments socials 1900-1930, volum 8, Barcelona, Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1997.

- Riquer, Borja (dir.), Història Política, Societat i Cultura dels Països Catalans. De la gran esperança a la gran ensulsiada 1930-1939, volum 9, Barcelona, Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1999.

- RISQUES, Manuel (dir.), DUARTE, Àngel, RIQUER, Borja de, ROIG ROSICH, Josep Maria, Història de la Catalunya contemporània. De la guerra del Francès al nou Estatut, Barcelona, Mina Editorial, 2006.

- Termes, Joseop, “De la revolució de setembre a la Guerra Civil. 1868 – 1939”, Barcelona, Edicions 62, 1993

- Roig Rosich, Josep Maria, Recuperació i superació d'uns anhels identitaris: la Generalitat republicana i la Guerra Civil (1931-1939), Barcelona, Centre d'Història Contemporània de Catalunya, 2022.

- Izquierdo Ballester, Santiago, L'organització política de la identitat catalana (1901-1936), Barcelona, Centre d'Història Contemporània de Catalunya, 2019.


Software

In general, special technological means will not be used.

Course groups and languages

The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE

Type of teaching Group Language Semester Shift
(TE) Theory 1 Catalan second semester morning-mixed
(PAUL) Classroom practices 1 Catalan second semester morning-mixed
(TE) Theory 2 Catalan second semester morning-mixed
(PAUL) Classroom practices 2 Catalan second semester morning-mixed