IMC 2021: Sessions
Session 1313: Race and Its Historiography in Medieval Iberian Studies
Wednesday 7 July 2021, 16.30-18.00
| Organiser: | Nadia Altschul, School of Modern Languages & Cultures (Hispanic Studies), University of Glasgow |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Nadia Altschul, School of Modern Languages & Cultures (Hispanic Studies), University of Glasgow |
| Paper 1313-a | The Material Conditions of Medieval Iberian Studies (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Modern Scholarship, Language and Literature - Spanish or Portuguese, Medievalism and Antiquarianism |
| Paper 1313-b | Spain Is Not Spain: On Difference, Américo Castro's casta, and Eugenio Asensio's raza (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Modern Scholarship, Language and Literature - Spanish or Portuguese, Medievalism and Antiquarianism |
| Abstract | This panel examines the Iberian historiography of race and whitening, and seeks to address imbalances not merely through attention to the lack of engagement with Iberian documents on racial matters but specifically with the lack of knowledge and engagement with the theories and discussions that have been produced within medieval Iberian studies. It is based on the belief that to decolonize our practices and fully understand current topics such as racial thinking, we can start by taking more seriously the experiences of 'the peripheries' where similar questions may have been at the forefront for a longer time. |