THEATRE IN SPANISH LANGUAGE

The course is characterising for students who choose Spanish Language and Literature A or B in the course of study in Languages, Civilisations and Language Sciences, for all three courses offered (Literary-Cultural, Linguistic-Philological, Political-International). It can also be included in the curriculum as free-choice credits or as a related-integrative subject.
The course will focus on contemporary Spanish theatre. Contemporary plays will be studied, with a selection of critical texts to facilitate their contextualisation and with the support of audiovisual materials for the part related to the staging of the plays.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND
Upon completion of the Course, the student is expected to demonstrate knowledge of:
- periodization and contextualization of contemporary Spanish literary production;
- genres, currents, authors and prominent works of the period studied;
- critical approach and methodologies of analysis/interpretation of contemporary literary text.
ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Upon completion of the Course, the student is expected to demonstrate knowledge of:
- contextualize contemporary Spanish literary production;
- critically present genres, currents, authors and prominent works of the period studied;
- apply methodologies of analysis/interpretation of contemporary literary text.
AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT
Upon completion of the Course, the student is expected to demonstrate knowledge of:
- make a critical judgment regarding the outcomes of the analysis of contemporary Spanish literary text, based on the interpretative methodologies acquired.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Upon completion of the Course, the student is expected to demonstrate knowledge of:
- communicate, with appropriate terminology and in the appropriate critical manner, the outcomes of learning about the framing, methodological approach and analysis of contemporary Spanish literary text.
LEARNING SKILLS
Upon completion of the Course, the student is expected to demonstrate that he/she has acquired autonomous learning skills and self-assessment of personal preparation in the area of contemporary Spanish literature, such as to enable him/her to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.

Sound knowledge of the Spanish language, spoken and written; ability to analyse and critically comment on dramatic literary text.

Contemporary Spanish theatre takes on and reworks key themes of Postmodernity, closely linked to individual and collective experience, to stimulate reflection and awareness, from the perspective of the social role of current dramaturgy. Among the most prominent themes elaborated by the contemporary Spanish scene is the affiliative memory of the civil war, dictatorship and democratic transition, as well as themes related to personal and social experience.
The course will therefore focus on the study of a selection of contemporary Spanish plays that develop the themes of historical memory and post-memory. Some fundamental plays of various types (theatre, short theatre, monologues) by the playwright Laila Ripoll will be analysed.

Critical reference materials:
— Armengou, Montserrat & Belis, Ricard, Los internados del miedo, ensayo, Barcelona, Ara Llibres, 2016, available at BALI ALA 13380 LIBRITESTO 6 A 62.
— Orazi, Veronica, "Historical Memory and Postmemory in the Pluricultural Peninsular Hispanic Context”, eHumanista/IVITRA, 19, 2021, pp. 118-126 (available online and on Moodle).
— Orazi, Veronica, "Memoria histórica y Postmemoria en las tablas: el teatro de Laila Ripoll”, eHumanista/IVITRA, 19, 2021, pp. 256-275 (available online and on Moodle).
— Orazi, Veronica, "Introduzione", in Laila Ripoll, Il giorno più felice della nostra vita / Sbandate, plays, Pisa, ETS, 2024, pp. 5-86, available at BALI ALA 13210 LIBRITESTO 6 A 47.
-- Orazi, Veronica, "El cuerpo de la mujer en el teatro sobre la memoria dela Transición", eHumanista/IVITRA (electronic journal), 27, 2025, pp. 122-150 (online and on Moodle).

Works to be studied:
— Ripoll, Laila, Los niños perdidos, pieza teatral, 2005 (available online).
— Ripoll, Laila, Il giorno più felice della nostra vita / Sbandate, plays, Pisa, ETS, 2024, available at BALI ALA 13210 LIBRITESTO 6 A 47.
— Armengou, Montserrat & Belis, Ricard, Los internados del miedo, documentary, 2015, documentary, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdKZHieMiog
— Armengou, Montserrat & Belis, Ricard, Los niños robados del franquismo. Devolvedme a mi hijo, documentary, https://www.3cat.cat/3cat/torneu-me-el-fill/video/3348490/

The acquisition of the knowledge, skills and abilities described above will be verified through an ORAL INTERVIEW of approximately 20 minutes duration, with questions which may also make use of exemplifications on the texts studied. Preparation will be considered adequate (with a grade expressed in thirtieths - 30/30), if the student demonstrates knowledge of the syllabus; if he/she is able to expose, using the specific terminology, the contents developed in class; if independently -that is, without necessarily depending on the presentation of the topics offered by the texts- he/she demonstrates that he/she has acquired critical knowledge of the authors, works and theories studied; if he/she will be able to apply the knowledge acquired, recognizing and establishing interdependent relationships and connections between the topics studied; if he/she will be able to analyze and expose them critically, framing them in their respective periods and areas of reference.

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The lecturer has a duty to ensure that the rules regarding the authenticity and originality of exam tests and papers are respected. Therefore, if there is suspicion of irregular conduct, an additional assessment may be conducted, which could differ from the original exam description.

The mark will be determined by knowledge of the required topics (up to 10 points), the ability to go into the subject in depth (up to 5 points), detailed knowledge of the historical context (e.g., periods and framing events) (up to 5 points), accuracy of exposition (up to 5 points) and the ability to articulate independently (up to 5 points).

The course comprises a total of 30 hours of lectures (6 CFU) on the programme indicated, carried out with the aid of critical-literary and audio-visual materials, during which there will be time dedicated to interventions/activities for the students. During the lectures, theoretical discussion will be combined, starting from the critical materials indicated in the syllabus, with the interpretative analysis of the works studied: in addition to the lectures by the lecturer, the student will have to prepare the compulsory and supplementary readings for critical discussion during the lectures. Some works and critical materials will be made available on the Moodle platform.

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Poverty and inequalities" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development