What is 'Hispanic Studies'? This companion gives a concise and
accessible overview of the discipline as taught today and suggests new
directions for future developments. 'Hispanic Studies' is broadly
concerned with the languages and cultures of the vast 'Hispanic' world,
extending chronologically from Roman Hispania to today, and
geographically from Roman Hispania to today, and geographically from
California in the North to Patagonia in the South, and from Majorca in
the East to the Andes in the West.
This essential book provides all the necessary introductory information
on the subject and will be especially useful for students who have
already started courses in Spanish / Hispanic Studies, or who are
considering doing so in the future.
Written by a team of leading scholars each with established teaching
experience this collection of short essays explores topics as diverse as
the history of the Spanish language, Islamic Andalusia, race and class
in the Spanish Golden Age, Catalan nationalism, the Madrid 'movida',
Latin America cinema, tango in Argentina, Evita Per
n, 'testimonio' and the cultural significance of the US-Mexican border.
The emphasis is on literature and texts, including film and photography.
In addition, the book includes time-lines, summary boxes adn suggestions
for further reading.
