SPAN 123 CM - Encounters in the Atlantic

We examine the evolution of the relations between Spain and Latin America. We follow a chronological order, starting with Columbus’s diary and finishing with texts about Hispanic-American immigrants in Spain today. We look at literary texts, old manuscripts, paintings, and films to examine social, political, and cultural changes on both sides of the Atlantic from 1492 to the present. Themes: conquistadors, missionaries, Inquisition; conceptions of indigeneity; women in the “New World”; ideas of class, race, and gender; Spanish empire, piracy, and struggles for independence; consequences of colonization. Texts from Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, and Uruguay.

Prerequisite: SPAN 101 CM or higher

Offered: Occasionally

Credit: 1

Course Number: SPAN123 CM