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Crosslistings: COL 231 |
Over the past few decades, North African and Middle Eastern cultures have become conspicuously important within the Spanish cultural arena. Translations of writers from Lebanon to Morocco abound in Spanish bookstores.
Spanish writers have begun addressing North African and Middle Eastern issues with greater frequency, especially in their novels. The dramatic rise in the African immigrant population in Spain during the 1980s and
1990s,
meanwhile, has been matched by a rise in press coverage of issues pertaining to Africa and the Middle East.
These factors constitute the point of departure for our historical overview of the treatment of Islamic
cultures
in modern Spain, from early 19th century to the present. Guided by Edward Said's seminal essay, ORIENTALISM, we will assess the extent to which (and the process by which) Spain passes from the Orientalized subject of
European
Romanticism (painting, literature, music) to an Orientalizing European power in the late 20th century. In doing so, we will seek to relate the representation of Islamic cultures in Spanish literature and painting to
social,
political, and economic factors, most important of which was Spain's military invasion into Morocco in the late 19th and early 20th century. We will also survey changing attitudes among Spanish intellectuals with regard
to the Islamic world and toward Spain's Islamic heritage, the result perhaps of 20th century modernization and, most recently, of Spain's full integration, after Franco's death, into Europe's military and political
structures.
The tools for this study include works of literature primarily, but we will also focus on painting, historical essays, newspaper articles, and film.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA RLAN Grading Mode: Graded
Prerequisites: SPAN221 Links to Web Resources For This Course.
Last Updated on MAR-18-2003
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