Digital Paleography: Deciphering Early Modern Spanish

4.0 credits

Learn how to read, analyze, and transcribe Spanish writing from the 1500s-1700s in this interactive course. Paleography is an essential skill for deciphering primary sources whether they were produced in Mexico, Spain, Puerto Rico or the Philippines. This course prepares students for historical research in digital databases, physical archives and specialized libraries. We will collectively transcribe, analyze and annotate a group document to familiarize ourselves with ancient Spanish. For your final project you will analyze a digitized primary source of your own choice. Students should have a strong background in Spanish (or Portuguese). No HIST pre-requisites necessary.