Smells, Sounds and Textures of Iberian Modernity: The Harmonious al-Andalus
Spanish & Portuguese Eric Calderwood, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
December 8, 2023 · 3:30 pm—5:00 pm · 103 Chancellor Green
Join the Department of Spanish & Portuguese on Friday, December 8, 3:30-5:00 PM in 103 Chancellor Green for the third invited guest lecture of the “Smells, Sounds, and Textures of Iberian Modernity” talk series, entitled “The Harmonious al-Andalus”. Invited guest speaker, Eric Calderwood, is Associate Professor in Comparative and World Literature at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Drawing from his recent book entitled On Earth or in Poems: The Many Lives of al-Andalus, he will speak to the connection between art, music, and the legacy of Al-Andalus in Moroccan contemporary culture. There are a few extra copies of his book which the organizers will be offering to the first graduate students to attend the talk.
Sponsors: Spanish and Portuguese, the Center for Culture, Society, and Religion, the Humanities Council, the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in the Humanities, Anthropology, Art & Archaeology, Comparative Literature, Music, Near Eastern Studies, Religion, and the Program in European Cultural Studies
