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SPAN238
Early Modern Multiculturalism: Old and New World Identities in the Age of Conquest
SPAN238 FA
Crosslistings: LAST238
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times | POI | Prereq |
|---|
| 1 | 15 | 3 | Times: M.W.... 1:10PM-2:30PM; | No | No |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:30 EDT 1999
)
This course presents an exploration of the diversity within
Spanish (and European and Christian) as well as Amerindian
cultures at the time of the Conquest. Many Old and New
World texts can be read as complex examinations of national,
religious, ethnic, and personal identity understood by both
destiny and choice and as an on-going quest or adventure.
Identity assumes many forms here: multiple and sometimes
divided allegiances, border-crossing, passing and disguise,
conformist and nonconformist assimilation. We will focus on
four prominent themes: biological and cultural mestizaje as
ideal, as curse, and as amoral reality (the cases of dona
Marina/La Malinche, Gonzalo Guerrero, Nunez Cabeza de Vaca,
the Inca Garcilaso); the discourse of barbarism and
civilization, or what it means to be fully human (the debate
between Las Casas and Sepulveda, Vitoria's launching of
international law, the ethnographic achievements of Sahagun
and Acosta); the struggle over the soul of the Church: Is
Christianity inherited or acquired? In particular, is it
compatible with racist blood-purity statues aimed at
converted Jews and Muslims? (the cases of Fray Luis de Leon,
Santa Teresa, Ignacio de Loyola, and the morisco problem);
and the unstable boundary between the masculine and the
feminine: Is anatomy destiny? (the cases of hermaphrodite
Eleno/a de Cespedes and proto-feminists Maria de Zayas and
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz).
MAJOR READINGS
B. Diaz del Castillo, HISTORIA VERDADERA DE
LA CONQUISTA DE NUEVA ESPANA
A. Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, NAUFRAGIOS
Selections from Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, COMENTARIOS
REALES
Brief selections from Las Casas, Sepulveda, Vitoria,
Sahagun, and Acosta
Brief selections from L. de Leon, S. Teresa, and S. Ignacio.
Brief selections from D. Hurtado de Mendoza La Guerra de
Granada and the anon. El Abencerraje.
Inquisition trial proceedings on Eleno/a de Cespedes, S.J.
Ines de la Cruz, REPUESTA A SOR FILOTEA
Selections from M. de Cervantes, LOS TRABAJOS DE PERSILES Y
SIGISMUNDA.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
To be announced.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
SPAN238 is intended
for students who have completed SPAN226 with a B or better.
Students who have not done so should consult with the
professor before preregistering. Readings, class discussion
and written work in Spanish only.
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: Discussion Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA RLIT
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Armstrong Roche, M
- Times: M.W.... 1:10PM- 2:30PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 2, Fr: 3
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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