Spanish 250 - IBERIAN CULTR HIST-SEX & CITY

Fall
2019
01
4.00
Ibtissam Bouachrine
TTh 02:45-04:00
Smith College
10695-F19
HATFLD 206
ibouachr@smith.edu
Topics course. May be repeated with a different topic.
Normally offered both fall and spring semesters: This course examines the medieval understanding of sex and the woman’s body within an urban context. We read medieval texts on love, medicine and women’s sexuality by Iberian and North African scholars. We investigate the ways in which medieval Iberian medical traditions have viewed women’s bodies and defined their health and illness. We also address women’s role as practitioners of medicine, and how such a role was affected by the gradual emergence of “modern” medical institutions such as the hospital and the medical profession. Prerequisite: SPN 220 or equivalent. Enrollment limited to 19.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.