Taught In English

There is no language prerequisite for courses at this language level.

ANDALUSIA THROUGH THE ARTS

This course explores the correlative relationship between Andalusia/Seville and the arts, both the reflection of Andalusia/Seville within creative works (Andalusia/Seville as a source of inspiration) and the presence of artistic works in Andalusia/Seville. Students shall study selected literary readings along with a selection of music and visual arts. To complement the coursework students shall visit related sites within Seville.

UNIT 1 ��" MEETING POINT / MELTING POT OF CIVILIZATIONS
From earliest times, this area has always been the gateway through which conquerors from many different countries have reached Spain. Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, Celts, Romans, Visigoths have all invaded the country, mingling with the original population and leaving their vestiges behind them.
Visit: Arqueological Museum of Sevilla.

UNIT 2 ��" THE CONVERGENCE OF CULTURES IN ANDALUSIA
Religion and the formation of Spanish Art: Jews, Christians and Muslims.
Merging of cultures in architecture, customs, language, cuisine, daily life objects, etc.
Influence of Al-Andalus in the North of Africa.

UNIT 3 ��" ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECES OF AL-ANDALUS
Introduction to the architectural masterpieces of Al-Andalus (Reales Alcázares and La Giralda of Sevilla, Alhambra of Granada, Madinal al-Zahra and the Great Mosque of Cordoba).
Andalusia's architecture as a source of creative inspiration (literary and concrete).

UNIT 4 ��" ARTISTIC MANIFESTATIONS
Brief introduction to the geography of Andalusia.
El Campo, Guadalquivir and the city as creative inspiration.
The Jewish Quarter of Santa Cruz in Seville
Sevilla and the opera.
Visit: Maria Luisa Garden and Plaza de España

UNIT 5 ��" FLAMENCO
Flamenco visual artists (paintings and sketches).
La Feria of Seville as a source of inspiration.
Consideration of Flamenco in the work of Federico García Lorca. Bodas de Sangre
Visit: Fine Arts Museum

UNIT 6 ��" ARTISTIC PROYECTION FOR THE XXI CENTURY
Recorrido interdisciplinar por las últimas corrientes creativas en panoramas artísticos diversos: literario, arquitectónico, musical, pictórico y relevancia del multiculturalismo en las mismas.