82 441 - Studies in Peninsular Literature and Culture

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Carnegie Mellon University

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Fall 2011 "Terror of Tolerance?: Muslims, Jews and Christians in Imperial Spain Whereas the ideas of ?limpieza de sangre?, ?pureza ling?'stica?, and strict Catholicism are used to define Imperial Spain (16th-17th Century), popular culture and the artistic/literary production of the Golden Age argue otherwise. This course will examine everything that constitutes an ?otherwise? Spain, in terms of language, literature, architecture, and religion. Students will study the impact of 7 centuries of multiculturalism on the construction of the Spanish sense of Nation, the interplay of Muslims, Jews and Christians after 1492 in spite of the Inquisition, the hybridity of the religious buildings of Andalusia, and the novelty of Aljamiado and Judeo-Spanish writings during the time. Through the works of known and unknown subjects, students will unveil a Spain full of diversity and transit, of rivalry and exchange that will inform the understanding of today's controversies and the continuous terror of real tolerance. This course is taught in Spanish and a final essay in Spanish is required. Prerequisite: Completion of 82-345 or permission of Instructor.

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9.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.cmu.edu/

Phone Number:

(412) 268-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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