As we’d already started in Pamplona, Burgos was the next big city of our trip. Reaching Burgos was both painful and fun, tendonitis in the mornings but feeding turtles and meeting new friends at night. Churches approaching Burgos reassured me that my thesis was legit– I found many examples of sirens and harpies even in [...]
I left the States with excitement, lofty goals, and a serious doubt in my ability to communicate effectively. After years and years of Spanish, I was nervous just asking for juice on the plane! (Though hearing they had pineapple juice made it a little easier…) John, our fearless leader, pushed me to ask about our [...]
While I normally use this for academic purposes– putting up essays and reflections– I was extremely lucky to receive a Charles Center Summer Scholarship, and one of the requirements of the award is to blog about my experiences. The money I received from the Charles Center allowed me to take part in the most amazing [...]
This course explores the variety of ways that women were constructed and (re)presented in the visual arts of pre-Hispanic and colonial Latin America, particularly in the viceregal centers of Mexico and Peru. We will investigate women’s lives through the nature and history of their depictions, from the indigenous tradition of the codices through female saints, [...]
