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The companion to Hispanic studies, edited by Catherine Davies

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The companion to Hispanic studies, edited by Catherine Davies

Language

eng

Abstract

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 Peron, '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 and suggestions for further reading

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Includes bibliographical references

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illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The companion to Hispanic studies

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

692604088

Responsibility statement

edited by Catherine Davies

Table Of Contents

What is 'Hispanic studies'? / Catherine Davies -- Language / Lynn Williams -- Medieval Spanish studies / Louise M. Haywood -- Golden age studies : Spain and Spanish America in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries / Terence O'Reilly -- Spain and Spanish America in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries / Geoffrey Ribbans -- Twentieth-century Spain / Derek Gagen -- Catalan, Galician, Basque / David George -- Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and the Andes / Peter Standish -- The Southern Cone / Philip Swanson -- Spanish and Latin American cinema / Rob Rix -- Beyond Hispanic studies? : interdisciplinary approaches to Spain and Latin America / Jon Beasley-Murray -- Student comments -- Time chart

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Hispanic studies

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