IMC 2021: Sessions
Session 804: Political Uses of Medieval Iberia
Tuesday 6 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: | Anita Savo, Department of Romance Studies, Boston University |
Paper 804-a | Alhambra, Sefarad, and the Politics of Style (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Modern Scholarship, Language and Literature - Spanish or Portuguese, Medievalism and Antiquarianism |
Paper 804-b | The Middle Ages in the Jungle, or Fictionalizing Modernization Theory in Alejo Carpentier's The Lost Steps (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Modern Scholarship, Language and Literature - Spanish or Portuguese, Medievalism and Antiquarianism |
Abstract | This panel examines past and present mobilizations of al-Andalus, Sefarad, and Iberia at different historical times and in sometimes unexpected locations. It provides historical depth into a contemporary topic by examining earlier or lesser known cases of political uses of medieval Iberia around the world. |