Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Prerequisite: One of HISP-S 324, HISP-S 328, HISP-S 331, HISP-S 333, or HISP-S 334

This class will use the work of Francisco de Goya y Lucientes —one the most important artists in history— to explore the idea of modernity. Our work will be based in creating dialogues between collections of Goya’s work like the Caprichos and the Disparates, the Tauromaquia, the witches he painted for the duchess of Osuna, and the Black Paintings with literary and visual cultural productions from other moments in cultural history. In order to explore the ways that our world finds its roots in Goya’s, we will explore themes like ecocriticism and the role of animals in society; social satire and critiques of education, medicine, and social expectations around gender and relationships; and the friction between superstition, belief, and science. Course material will include readings drawn from a mix of visual and written texts (the latter being literature, history, and social commentary or editorials from various periods). Assessment is based in active preparation and participation in discussions, close readings of visual and written texts, and exams and creative projects. Please contact Dr. Johnson with any inquiries: rhirjohn@iu.edu.

HISP-S 408   #28635     11:10A-12:25P     MW     JH A105      Prof. Rhi Johnson
Note: Class meets with HISP-S 498 #28830

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