Open Iberia/América

Open Access, online teaching anthology of premodern Iberian and Latin American texts

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Updated version of "Accounts of the Anti-Jewish Riot in Valencia, July 1391" now online by @AbigailAgresta, trans. and ed. Sol Miguel-Prendes, ed. Albert Lloret @albertlloret https://t.co/phTY0F17DX

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On this day in 1305, Catalan Mercenary Roger de Flor was assassinated in Constantinople, spurring the bloody rampage by his troops known as the 'Catalan Vengeance.' Read Ramon Muntaner's account in his Crònica (ca. 1330) https://t.co/phTY0F17DX

[Anita Savo @anitasavo]

Recent PhDs in in Medieval/Early Modern Iberia or Brazilian/Latin American Studies, please consider applying to these one-year VAP positions at Boston University.

Review of applications begins Fri. March 29!

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Summer skills workshop: “Sephardic Culture: An Introduction” 8-11 July 2024 (remote). Deadline to enroll: Apr 15 Info at https://t.co/b5c2RZmLVP #sephardic #sefarad

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[new unit] Accounts of the Anti-Jewish Riot in Valencia, July 1391 by @AbigailAgresta

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To kick off #Blackhistorymonth2024 here's a unit on Europe's first Black poet (a professor of Latin at the University of Granada) Juan Latino https://t.co/yphvv9mw5L

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[new unit] Alfonso X, Cantigas de Santa Maria (Cantiga 5), by Allison Carberry Gottlieb and Diane Burke Moneypenny https://t.co/BwJ6LvZitc

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[new unit] Francisco Núñez-Muley, 'Memorial' (Granada 1566), ed. Lisette Balabarca Faccioli @pasajerantrance https://t.co/bJ1FYx3h1d #morisco #Granada

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Thanks @IversChristi for your comments on the Cantar de Mio Cid and Juan Latino units! https://t.co/phTY0F17DX

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@elspragins @Aljamiadonnie Wanna make them *actual* Open Iberia/América units?

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@TessRenker have a look at all units at https://t.co/phTY0EIYpP there are several canonical and non-canonical works that might fit the bill!

[Katherine L. Brown @klbrownphd]

@TessRenker Suggestions for early modern: Juan Latino, "Del advenimiento de una era de paz" (Spanish translation of the original Latin is available on @openiberia ); Núñez Muley's "Memorial"; María de Zayas (novelas); Catalina de Erauso's Historia de la monja alférez

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On this day in 1388, Ferrán Martínez gave an anti-Semitic speech at the Tribunal del Alcázar in Seville that kicked off a deadly wave of violence against the Jewish communities of Iberia. read/teach Maya Soifer's unit on the speech in Spanish or English: https://t.co/z0AAqYpFoT

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@DrDanielleTW Wow, you don't hear that every day. What course is it?

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@DrDanielleTW Welcome Danielle! If you end up using any OpenIberia/América units in class, I'd be grateful if you'd consider leaving a comment describing your experience on the unit's page. Thanks very much.

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To kick off #Blackhistorymonth2022 here's a unit on Europe's first Black poet (a professor of Latin at the University of Granada) Juan Latino https://t.co/yphvv9Dz7L

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To kick off #Blackhistorymonth2022 here's a unit on Europe's first Black poet (a professor of Latin at the University of Granada) Juan Latino https://t.co/yphvv9Dz7L

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@anitasavo @Aljamiadonnie if you do end up using it in class please consider leaving some remarks in the unit's comments thread. Thanks!

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[new teaching unit] Leyenda de la Doncella Carcayçiyona (Aragón, ca. 1587) by @Aljamiadonnie and Jordan Rosen-Kaplan https://t.co/phTY0EIYpP #aljamiado #moriscos

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Also, if you design a course using multiple units please consider a guest blog entry documenting the experience. Thanks and happy holidays! /end

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[Thread] If you're planning winter/spring term courses in medieval, early modern, Judaic, or Islamic studies, have a look at our teaching units, free to download, use, remix, and republish. Here's some ideas for different kinds of courses /1

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And as always, please consider leaving a comment in the unit page detailing your experience using the unit in the classroom (or elsewhere) /8