E-Book, Englisch, 208 Seiten
Davies The Companion to Hispanic Studies
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-134-64288-5
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
E-Book, Englisch, 208 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-134-64288-5
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
What is 'Hispanic Studies'? This companion gives a concise and accessible overview of the discipline as taught today and suggests new directions for future developments. 'Hispanic Studies' is broadly concerned with the languages and cultures of the vast 'Hispanic' world, extending chronologically from Roman Hispania to today, and geographically from Roman Hispania to today, and geographically from California in the North to Patagonia in the South, and from Majorca in the East to the Andes in the West.
This essential book provides all the necessary introductory information on the subject and will be especially useful for students who have already started courses in Spanish / Hispanic Studies, or who are considering doing so in the future.
Written by a team of leading scholars each with established teaching experience this collection of short essays explores topics as diverse as the history of the Spanish language, Islamic Andalusia, race and class in the Spanish Golden Age, Catalan nationalism, the Madrid 'movida', Latin America cinema, tango in Argentina, Evita Per - n, 'testimonio' and the cultural significance of the US-Mexican border. The emphasis is on literature and texts, including film and photography. In addition, the book includes time-lines, summary boxes adn suggestions for further reading.
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What is Hispanic Studies?
Language
Medieval Spanish Studies
Golden Age Studies: Spain and Spanish America in the 16th and 17th Centuries
Spain and Spanish America in the 18th and 19th Centuries
Twentieth-century Spain
Catalan, Galician, Basque
Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and the Andes
The Southern Cone
Spanish and Latin American Cinema
Beyond Hispanic Studies? Interdisciplinary approaches to Spain and Latin America
Student Comments
Time Chart.
