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Women of the Other after the Conquest of Al-Andalus: Difference and Similarities through Images

Sat, April 1, 3:30 to 5:00pm, Palmer House Hilton, Floor: Seventh Floor, Montrose 2

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The conquest of Granada did not spell the end for the confluence of cultures in Al-Andalus and the Christian kingdoms of Iberia. Muslims became first Mudéjars, then Moriscos and later New Christians, while Jews were known as Conversos and Christians baptised before forced conversion became Old Christians. Despite of these divisions, the reality was complex, among all these groups there can be found hybrid cases, intercultural elements and cultural resistance. It was a time of confusion and while some managed to integrate into the hegemonic society, which was becoming ever more dominant, by maintaining certain peculiarities they were considered enemies of the Spanish monarchy's consolidation project. There are significant nuances to the situation if we focus on women. Images offer an extensive repertoire where all women are presented in the same light, with no cultural or ethnic differences, compared to other cases where they symbolise the most potent of threats.

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