Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Prerequisite:  Must be a graduate student

This course will examine the beginnings of Spanish Colonialism in the Americas.  We will study how this historical and cultural process was depicted by a wide variety of people--including European, indigenous, and mestizo authors, ranging from conquistadors, clergy, and nuns to individuals petitioning the Crown for favored status as a colonial subject.  We will focus in particular on the role of spatial, racial, and gendered constructs in the formation of empire, and suggest how this approach affords us a better understanding of the legacy of colonialism in Latin America today. The final weeks of the semester will be devoted to students developing a final research project that links course themes/methods/theory to their own areas of study/disciplines.

HISP-S 558    #30683        1:15P-2:30P         MW          ED 3004         Prof. Kathleen Myers