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Course Info for HISP - 261 - 01, Fall 2026
Class number: 3213 Title: Race & Religion-Spanish Empire Department: Language and Culture Studies
Career: Undergraduate Component: Lecture Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 19 Current enrollment: 15 Available seats: 4
Start date: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 End date: Wednesday, December 23, 2026 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM, SH - T302 Instructor(s): Baena, Diego
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in Hispanic Studies 221, or permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities and Global Requirements
Course Description:
This course is designed to provide a broad understanding of the primary cultural dynamics of Spain and the Spanish Empire from the Middle Ages to the 18th Century. We will pay special attention to how questions of race and religion shaped politics, art, literature, and philosophy and to the histories of popular resistance to imperial authority: from the rebellions of the Moriscos, the Mapuches, and the Castilian Comuneros against the Hapsburg Monarchy, to the revolutions of enslaved people, peasants, and indigenous communities during the so-called age of “Enlightenment.”