Undergraduate Prerequisites: CASLS 350 and First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., CASWR 100 or WR 120). - May be taken twice for credit if topics are different. A literary and cultural approach to Iberian writers of the medieval and early modern periods. Explores interactions between the literary production of Christians, Jews, and Muslims and their diverse linguistic, historical, and cultural contexts. Topics Fall 2025: Section A1: Honor, Loyalty, & Betrayal. What do soldiers, lovers, or friends owe to one another in premodern Iberia? What do they owe themselves? We explore these moral and social obligations in literature, theater, and visual arts by Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Section B1: Under the Spotlight: Theater in the Age of Cervantes. Deep dive into the most important mode of mass entertainment in early modern Iberia: theater. From the classic five-act play to the revolutionary comedia nueva, this course explores themes such as humor, empire, gender and sexuality, stage technology, and race. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Aesthetic Exploration.

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