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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
Moderator/Chair:Anita Savo, Department of Romance Studies, Boston University
Paper 804-aAlhambra, Sefarad, and the Politics of Style
(Language: English)
Fani Gargova, Institut für Kunstgeschichte Universität Wien
Index terms: Historiography - Modern Scholarship, Language and Literature - Spanish or Portuguese, Medievalism and Antiquarianism
Paper 804-bThe Middle Ages in the Jungle, or Fictionalizing Modernization Theory in Alejo Carpentier's The Lost Steps
(Language: English)
Nadia Altschul, School of Modern Languages & Cultures (Hispanic Studies), University of Glasgow
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.