Hispanic Civilizations I

As a NYC resident, what have you learned about the history of the Spanish-speaking world? Are you familiar with the cultures of the Dominican and Mexican American communities living in Washington Heights and El Barrio, respectively? Through this course students will enhance their understanding of Latin American and Spanish cultures and histories until 1800. With a transatlantic approach, the class will examine critical cultural aspects that define Spain and Latin America. These include: nomenclature and perceptions of the Spanish-speaking world (Iberian, Hispanic, Latinx); religious and ethnic diversity in the Peninsula; pre-1492 indigenous peoples in Latin America; the project of progress of the Renaissance; the “Black Legend”; Colonial Latin America, and the decline of the Empire.

Este mural de Diego Rivera se encuentra en Acapulco, en la fachada de una de las casas que se considera un tesoro de la historia contemporánea mexicana. El mural fue una de las últimas obras que el artista creó antes de su muerte. En ella se presenta la Serpiente Emplumada Quetzalcóatl (Serpiente Emplumada de Quetzalcóatl), un dios azteca que fue forzado a abandonar estas tierras por sus enemigos pero que prometió regresar un día.

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    SEMANAS 11 & 12. EL BARROCO EN ESPAÑA Y AMÉRICA LATINA

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    Sor Juana en el siglo XXI: la perspectiva de Barbie sobre la mujer

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    Película "También la lluvia" de Icíar Bollaín (2010)

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    Película "Yo, la peor de todas", de María Luisa Bemberg (1990)

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    Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, "Este que ves, engaño colorido"

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    Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, "Hombres necios..."

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the semester students will be able to:

  1. Understand some of the social and political developments of Latin America and Spain through 1800;
  2. Analyze some of the cultural manifestations (i.e. art and literature) of the Hispanic world;
  3. Read critically and understand the intimate relationship between cultural, social and political developments;
  4. Research in-depth a specific topic (either a book, a writer, an artist, an artifact or a specific social or political development) and prepare a research paper using the MLA style;
  5. Prepare and deliver a professional presentation on the topic researched using charts or/and visual aids.

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SEMANAS 1 & 2. Los nombres de España: Iberia, Hispania, Al-Andalus (de la prehistoria hasta el año 711)

SEMANAS 3 & 4. Diversidad cultural y religiosa (711-1492): Al-Andalus, la Edad Media Cristiana y el legado judío.

SEMANAS 5 & 6. El proyecto de progreso del Renacimiento: crónicas de la conquista

SEMANAS 7 & 8. Civilizaciones amerindias

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SEMANAS 9 & 10. La leyenda negra, la América colonial y el fin del imperio español.

SEMANAS 11 & 12. EL BARROCO EN ESPAñA y AMéRICA LATINA

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