Spanish 232 - Inquiring Minds:Inquisition,writing,and the early modern subject

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Haverford College

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HU (Cross-listed in Comparative Literature and Latin American and Iberian Studies) I.Burshatin This course examines the impact of the Holy Office on literature and on social and symbolic practices in early modern Spain and the Americas, with comparative study of other inquisitions in medieval Provence and England. Topics of discussion include the construction of heresy as a political act; inquisition as instrument of social control and as mode of rational inquiry; the crafting of subaltern subjects (racial, sexual, and gender minorities) and the surveillance of imperial lites. Texts studied include trial dossiers, literary and dramatic texts, and modern film adaptations. Prerequisite: SPAN 102, placement, or consent of the instructor.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.haverford.edu

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(610) 896-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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