July 2011Ms. 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!