Migration and Exile in the Spanish-Speaking World

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People from Spanish-speaking nations and cultures have been particularly impacted by migration and exile through history: first, as the Iberian Peninsula was explored, colonized, and occupied by multiple cultures from across the Mediterranean, including peoples from the Middle East and North Africa; later, as part of the expansion of the Spanish Empire, which made possible or forced the passage of explorers, colonizers, slaves, and merchants across four continents; finally, as political and economic circumstances have caused the migration or exile of Spaniards and Latin Americans in the last century, as well as their reception of migrants from other nations. In this course, we will study how these geographical and cultural displacements, relocations, and exchanges have been reflected in Spanish-speaking literature and cinema, while creating meaningful connections with our own context and the experiences of migration of the class participants, their families, and their friends.