Week One (May 11/13)

May 11th: Introduction: Debating Medieval Spain

May 13th: Visigoths

Week Two (May 18/20)

May 18th: Muslim Conquest and the Umayyad Caliphate

May 20th: Christians and Jews in Al-Andalus

Week Three (May 25/27)

May 25th: Fragmentation

May 27th: Conquest, Crusade, and Frontier Society

Week Four (June 1/3)

June 1st: Conquest, Colonization, and Plural Society

June 3rd: Kingship in the 13th century

Week Five (June 8/10)

June 8th: Plague, Famine, and Civil War

June 10th: Jews and Muslims in the 14th and 15th centuries

Week Six (June 15/17)

June 15th: Fernando and Isabel: Granada and the Inquisition

June 17th: Fictionalizing Medieval Spain: The Lions of Al-Rassan