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Urban Spain through Literature: Literary Maps of Madrid and Barcelona

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Dr. Rebecca Bender

Anyone who has ever traveled with me knows I am a bit obsessed with maps – I’m either wandering around following my route via Google Maps, attempting to get my bearings and update what I refer to as “my internal … Continue reading →

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Women and the Avant-garde: Maruja Mallo’s “Verbenas” (Carnivals)

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Dr. Rebecca Bender

Lately I’ve been returning to the art and literature of the Spanish Avant-garde – the time period that sparked my interest in studying Spanish literary, art, and cultural history more in depth (roughly 1917-1930s). Since I received my copy of … Continue reading →

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