ESP 1101 Introduction to Spanish Culture
3 units
Spanish
Faculty of Arts
A study of major cultural and historical developments in Spain since Roman times: Roman and Visigothic Spain, Arab Spain (Mosque of Cordoba, the Alhambra), principal artists, such as El Greco, Velazquez, Goya, Picasso and Dali, architecture and society (Romanic, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical periods), religion and society (the Inquisition, the Jesuits, the Alumbrados and the mystics), historical events (the Reconquest, the Conquistadors, the Armada, the Spanish Empire).
Components:
Lecture
Requirements:
No knowledge of Spanish is required.
Previously Offered Terms:
Fall
French Equivalent: