Spanish 230SP - Black Spain

This survey course studies the complex histories and identities of blacks in Spain from the early medieval period to the present. The aim of this course is to learn a new historical perspective that brings into focus the role of black Africans (or those of African descent) as significant actors in the construction of Spain. An interdisciplinary approach will take us from the first visual representation of blacks in Alfonso X's Cantigas in the thirteenth century, through the plays based on the Renaissance black scholar Juan Latino, to the contemporary musical contributions of Hijas del Sol and Buika. In Spanish.

Prereq: SPAN-212.