Spain: A Mosaic of Cultures

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

This course introduces the history and culture (visual, material, media, popular, etc.) of Spain. It focuses on a number of specific eras that were important to the evolution of Spanish identity: the Muslim world, the conquest of America and the Golden Age, the 1898 war, the Spanish Civil War, and the contemporary period. It demonstrates how historical events that occurred in Spain continue to have international repercussions and affect us as a global society today. It explores the culture of Spain across centuries using various resources including film, literature, visual and material objects, popular culture, and music. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: SPAN 1801; SPAN 1821)