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We argue for an interdisciplinary pedagogical approach that we call the Integration of Research and Education in the Classroom, which highlights and crosses disciplinary boundaries to challenge each field’s assumptions, limitations,... more
We argue for an interdisciplinary pedagogical approach that we call the Integration of Research and Education in the Classroom, which highlights and crosses disciplinary boundaries to challenge each field’s assumptions, limitations, conceptual and interpretive purview. We use a set of examples that center on problematizing various aspects of the concept of indigeneity in the Spanish Colonial Period of Latin America. These examples draw explicitly on material from literary and culture studies, archaeology and anthropology, and foster students’ critical thinking about the works of early indigenous authors such as the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega and Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala. We show how an Integration of Research and Education in the Classroom approach provides rich fodder for classroom discussions as well as scholarship.
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The fi nal chapter, devoted to an analysis of Christine de Pizan’s Livre des fais et bonnes meurs du sage roy Charles V, reveals that text to be the most successful in its goal of both defi ning and consistently setting forth, on both... more
The fi nal chapter, devoted to an analysis of Christine de Pizan’s Livre des fais et bonnes meurs du sage roy Charles V, reveals that text to be the most successful in its goal of both defi ning and consistently setting forth, on both theoretical and personal levels, the depiction of kingship in terms of the characteristics of its biographical subject, a fact doubtless due as much to Christine’s learning, intelligence, and skill as a writer as to the quality of Charles V as a ruler, though both were exemplary in their fashion. Here, Delogu argues, royal biography fi nally attains the status of a genuine political treatise, comparable in many ways to a miroir du prince. Indeed, of all the texts treated, Christine’s best illustrates the broader argument of the book about the interpenetrating infl uences that ran between royal biographies and political treatises, but in this, as in so much else, Christine proves to be exceptional. One can argue with some points in Delogu’s interpretation, and in particular her sense of Christine’s novelty in presenting wisdom “as the foremost of a ruler’s virtues,” in contrast to an earlier privileging of chivalric prowess. After all, even the Chanson de Roland had maintained that “Roland is brave, but Oliver is wise,” with the clear implication that had Oliver’s wisdom prevailed, the defeat of French forces at Roncevalles might have been avoided. But Delogu’s demonstration that for Christine wisdom is tantamount to “prudence”—itself seen as a pragmatic skill in governing, linked to practical activity—is illuminating. This is a fi ne fi rst book that offers new and rich readings of royal lives. One can look forward to reading her next announced project on “constructions of political authority in Late Medieval France” for a full discussion of the political theories gestured to, but never fully discussed, in the present work.
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In the comedias de Indias, the Christianization of America, the glory of the Spanish monarchs, and the deeds of the conquistadors are showcased as the motivations that drive the wars of conquest. The visual iconography developed in Europe... more
In the comedias de Indias, the Christianization of America, the glory of the Spanish monarchs, and the deeds of the conquistadors are showcased as the motivations that drive the wars of conquest. The visual iconography developed in Europe after the encounter with America allegorized the New World as a woman whose nude body and aggressive nature was framed by exotic flora and fauna. In contrast, Europa was portrayed as a fully dressed woman surrounded by symbols of order, knowledge, religion, and war. This representation reinforced the notion of Europaís self-assigned rightful ownership of true culture and civilization and a right for conquest and colonization. This need for America to be conquered in order to conform to Europa's idealized perception of culture and civilization is fictionalized in the comedias de Indias, in which the playwrights present onstage the sensual, exotic, and aggressive nature of the indigenous females, and the Christian and civilizing purpose of the European conquistadors. The romantic desires connecting the damas indias to the galanes españoles, the complexity of the intrigues and romances as presented on the stage and the visual iconography of the period evidence how the battles between the conquistadors and the indigenous men can be seen as symbolic attempts to wrest America away from the galanes indios who tenuously possess her.
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We argue for an interdisciplinary pedagogical approach that we call the Integration of Research and Education in the Classroom, which highlights and crosses disciplinary boundaries to challenge each field’s assumptions, limitations,... more
We argue for an interdisciplinary pedagogical approach that we call the Integration of Research and Education in the Classroom, which highlights and crosses disciplinary boundaries to challenge each field’s assumptions, limitations, conceptual and interpretive purview. We use a set of examples that center on problematizing various aspects of the concept of indigeneity in the Spanish Colonial Period of Latin America. These examples draw explicitly on material from literary and culture studies, archaeology and anthropology, and foster students’ critical thinking about the works of early indigenous authors such as the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega and Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala. We show how an Integration of Research and Education in the Classroom approach provides rich fodder for classroom discussions as well as scholarship.
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... de 2006 en el congreso de la Asociación de Escritoras de España y las Américas, 1300-1800 (AEEA, actualmente GEMELA) celebrado en ... and Magdalene's Cross, Myth and Hagiography in María de Zaya's Tarde llega el desengaño”, en... more
... de 2006 en el congreso de la Asociación de Escritoras de España y las Américas, 1300-1800 (AEEA, actualmente GEMELA) celebrado en ... and Magdalene's Cross, Myth and Hagiography in María de Zaya's Tarde llega el desengaño”, en Estudios en honor de Janet Pérez: El ...
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We argue for an interdisciplinary pedagogical approach that we call the Integration of Research and Education in the Classroom, which highlights and crosses disciplinary boundaries to challenge each field's assumptions, limitations,... more
We argue for an interdisciplinary pedagogical approach that we call the Integration of Research and Education in the Classroom, which highlights and crosses disciplinary boundaries to challenge each field's assumptions, limitations, conceptual and interpret-ive purview. We use a set of examples that center on problematizing various aspects of the concept of indigeneity in the Spanish Colonial Period of Latin America. These examples draw explicitly on material from literary and culture studies, archaeology and anthropology, and foster students' critical thinking about the works of early indigenous authors such as the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega and Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala. We show how an Integration of Research and Education in the Classroom approach provides rich fodder for classroom discussions as well as scholarship.
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:In the comedias de Indias, the Christianization of America, the glory of the Spanish monarchs, and the deeds of the conquistadors are showcased as the motivations that drive the wars of conquest. The visual iconography developed in... more
:In the comedias de Indias, the Christianization of America, the glory of the Spanish monarchs, and the deeds of the conquistadors are showcased as the motivations that drive the wars of conquest. The visual iconography developed in Europe after the encounter with America allegorized the New World as a woman whose nude body and aggressive nature was framed by exotic