July 2011
Ms. Kate Bloomfield
Oxbridge Teacher SeminarBarcelona
Week long seminar17 teachers, about half were history teachersStayed in a university residencePrimarily had lectures in the morning and
then site visits in the afternoonCultural events in the evenings
Details:
Lecture: The medieval and modern history of Spain and Barcelona
Lecture: Assessing the impact of the Spanish Civil War on contemporary Spanish and Catalan Culture (Dr. Carles Murillo)
Visit to El Refugi
History
Dr. Carles Murillo
Catalonia has its own immigration policyMust speak Catalan to become a citizenSoccer reflects politics (Real Madrid v. FC
Barcelona)
“If the Allies wanted to save Europe from fascism, maybe they should have looked to Spain.” Dr. Carles Murillo in reference to the Republicans just prior to and during the Spanish Civil War
Interesting facts from history lectures:
El Refugi
Ms. Claudia Vallejo Rubinstein
Immigration in Spain
Interesting facts from lecture:
• 12% of population is from abroad (was less than 1% in 1991)
• Main groups: Asia, Latin America (36%), Eastern Europe (18%), Western Europe (21%), North Africa (mostly Morocco) (15%)
• Public health is not universal (only education is)
• Recommended videos: The Visitor, Day and Night
Cathedrals RoadFrom La Catedral to La Catedral del Mar,
Barri Born
Barri gotic walking tour
Lecture: Art in Barcelona (Dr. Camilo Hoyos)**- From Velazquez to Picasso- Las Meninas
Lecture: Teaching 20th Century Spanish culture and history through the looking glass of Berlanga, Bunuel, Saura, Erice, and Almodovar
Visit to MNAC (Museu Nacional d’Arte del Catalunya)
Visit to Museu Picasso
“After Napoleon, everything goes to Paris. It’s a bit unfair.” (Dr. Hoyos)
Art in Barcelona
Dr. Camilo Hoyos
MNAC
Lecture: Barcelona and Modernism (Ms. Monica Cruz)
Visit to the Casa BatlloVisit to La Sagrada Familia
Architecture
Ms. Monica Cruz
Gaudi was not well known or appreciated until the 1960s
When Gaudi dies in 1926, he was living in La Sagrada Familia.
Interesting facts from lecture:
Casa Batllo
La Sagrada Familia
Visit to La BoqueriaDegustacio (Mr. Jeff Koehler)
Cuisine
Lecture and discussion led by Dr. Adriana Patino
From medieval texts to Federico Garcia Lorca Worked in pairs analyzing the texts and then
reported to the whole groupMy partner had an Ipad so we “cheated” a little
but found great context for our poemOur poem: Juan del Encina- “Ay Triste, Que
Vengo”Beautiful poem about unrequited loveAuthor was a converso, originally Jewish
Spanish Literature
The End!