Tag Archives: Spain

Geographies of Urban Female Labor and Nationhood in Spanish Culture (1880-1975) (review)

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Dr. Rebecca Bender

It’s been a LONG time since I wrote a new post, as the past three years have been unpredictable and anxiety-ridden, to put it mildly! I was able to take students to Spain again this summer (2022) which was so … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, History, Literature, Spain | Tagged 1920s, 1930s, 19th century, 20th century, angel del hogar, books, domesticity, gender, literature, madrid, seccion femenina, Spain, spanish literature, urban studies, women, women's history | Leave a comment

Americans in Spain (1820-1920): Traveling Women Artists and their Subjects

Posted on August 11, 2021 by Dr. Rebecca Bender

Typically some of my favorite things to blog about are trips to art museums and special exhibits that connect to my research and teaching interests on various topics related to Spanish history, culture, and literature. Taking in specially curated collections, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Spain, Women | Tagged 19th century, 20th century, art, art history, books, museo del prado, Spain, travel, velazquez, women, women's history | 1 Comment

Spanish Women’s Literature and Feminism for the L2 classroom: Tsunami, Miradas feministas (2019)

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Dr. Rebecca Bender

Since I last wrote about my favorite book from 2019, I thought it made sense to move on to one of my other top reads, which was another one of the MANY books I carried home after spending most of … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, Literature, Pedagogy, Spain, Women | Tagged autobiography, books, catholicism, femininity, Feminism, L2 Literature Pedagogy, Laura Freixas, literature, Maria Sanchez, Marta Sanz, motherhood, Nuria Barrios, pedagogy, religion, rural, Sara Mesa, Spain, spanish literature, teaching | 4 Comments

María Victoria de la Fuente Alonso’s Scenes of Sleep in Galicia

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Dr. Rebecca Bender

When I was in Spain in the summer of 2018, one of my friends welcomed me to her home in Pontevedra, where I stayed for a few days to explore this region of Galicia for the first time. She was … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Spain, Women | Tagged art, galicia, Maria Victoria de la Fuente Alonso, museo de Pontevedra, museums, posguerra, Spain, women | 1 Comment

A New History of Iberian Feminisms (review)

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Dr. Rebecca Bender

REVIEW: Bermúdez, Silvia and Roberta Johnson, eds.A New History of Iberian Feminisms. U of Toronto P, 2018. 522 pp. (My full-length, non-illustrated(!) review was published with Feministas Unidas in 2018. This is simply a shortened, blog-style version of the review … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, First-wave spanish feminism, Spain, Women | Tagged book review, books, Feminism, history, Spain, women's history | 2 Comments

Food, Art, and Eroticism? Gala’s Meals in Salvador Dalí’s Cookbook

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Dr. Rebecca Bender

Still looking for the perfect gift for someone who appreciates cooking and cookbooks, art and photography, or somewhat obscure Spanish cultural history? Good news! Just this October I learned that Taschen would publish a new edition of Salvador Dalí’s Rare, … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Spain, Surrealism | Tagged 1940s, 1970s, books, Dalí, erotica, food, Salvador Dali, sexuality, Spain, surrealism | 2 Comments

Following the Footsteps of a Literary Hero: Personal Histories of Place

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Dr. Rebecca Bender

This summer I had several projects to work on, including an article on urban Madrid, two new syllabi to prepare, and a conference presentation in Salamanca on the film Las 13 Rosas. But I also took on another smaller project … Continue reading →

Posted in Literature, Spain, Spanish Civil War | Tagged books, fiction, Franco, hero, history, journey, Laurie Lee, Spain, spanish civil war, travel | Leave a comment

Miguel de Cervantes: An internet sensation?

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Dr. Rebecca Bender

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616) has been in the news a lot lately… considering he lived over four centuries ago! First, in late January, Spanish researches reported unearthing a coffin in the Madrid convent where Cervantes was purportedly buried in … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Literature, Spain | Tagged Cervantes, digital humanities, Don Quijote de la Mancha, Golden Age, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, novel, Quijote, Salvador Dali, Spain, spanish literature | 1 Comment

The Memory of War in Madrid

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Dr. Rebecca Bender

I recently came across the Spanish blog and online magazine Yorokobu, a Madrid-based publication that discusses historical events and narratives not typically featured in traditional media. According to their “About” page, the writers at Yorokubu aim to inspire their audience by … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, History, Spain, Spanish Civil War | Tagged 1930s, Franco, Historical Memory Law, madrid, memory, photography, Spain, spanish civil war, war | 4 Comments

Maternity and Madrid: Gendered Spaces in La rampa (1917)

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Dr. Rebecca Bender

I have officially decided that September is the fastest-moving, shortest month of the (academic) year. It flies by quicker than winter break. One day you are rather calmly introducing the course syllabus and getting to know new students… the next … Continue reading →