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Tag Archives: travel
Americans in Spain (1820-1920): Traveling Women Artists and their Subjects
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
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A Century of Gastronomic Maps: From Ramón to Barcelona’s Feria to Iberica
As I’ve mentioned several times before, I’m very much a map nerd — I LOVE reading maps, finding creative interpretations of cities and spaces to display in my office (like my literary map of Madrid and my caricatured map of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Literature, Spain
Tagged Carmen de Burgos, culture, food, gastronomy, maps, Ramon Gomez de la Serna, travel
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Summer in Mexico: Monuments, Murals, and Mole, oh my!
It’s summer vacation! My third since starting this blog… And while the past two summers I traveled to Spain primarily for professional reasons (to present at conferences), I also made sure to plan my trips to include some vacation time. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, History
Tagged Chapultapec, Diego Rivera, food, Mexico, mexico city, santa muerte, teotihuacan, travel
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Following the Footsteps of a Literary Hero: Personal Histories of Place
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
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Highlights from Spain… as summer vacation comes to an end :(
I realized I haven’t yet written a post for the month of July, and the fact that August is only days away is a bit terrifying! I must say, however, that I have had a nice balance of “work” and … Continue reading
Posted in Spain
Tagged asturias, food, galicia, madrid, oviedo, photography, Santiago de Compostela, segovia, Spain, spanish, travel
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