SPAN 6520 Inquisitions: How Knowledge became Power, became Weapon
Conducted in Spanish and fulfills the Pre-1800 Peninsular Literature and Culture requirement for HS majors. Theoretical and historical study of the inquisitions, from the medieval episcopal inquisitions established ad hoc and the Calvinist Consistories to the colonial, global institution of the Spanish Inquisition. Discussion based on primary sources (legal and literary) and contemporary critical thought (biopolitics, power-knowledge, archives, memory).
Course overview
- Department
- Hispanic Studies
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Periodically
Catalog details
Requirements fulfilled
- Hispanic Studies: Advanced literature and culture courses at the 6000 level (four courses, 12 credits; must include at least one each in pre-1800 Peninsular, pre-1900 Latin American, post-1800 Peninsular, and post-1900 Latin American) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Hispanic Studies: Electives (five courses, 15 credits: SPAN2215 as an entry-level course only, SPAN2216, or additional Hispanic Studies courses at the 3000 or 6000 level) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)