These colorful slides were prepared by Marquita Granda as part of her final project for the class I taught this semester: Introduction to Iberian Studies (Latin American and Iberian Studies 360). In this course, Spain's cultural history from the first humans on the Peninsula until today was introduced. Each student was responsible for researching a different stop on the pilgrimage. They were asked to investigate the history, religious importance, saints, iconography, languages, and foods of the place and prepare a brief report in the shape of ten slides (that will be turned into a book). On the last day of class the students presented their research by giving oral presentations.
In her final paper corresponding to the slides, Marquita reflects:
* This morning I ate a malasada, Portuguese, yet very Hawaiian. Through this project, I learned about myself because I was able to add some pieces of the puzzle to my own culture, thus sparking a new found interest in the Iberian Peninsula.
* Throughout the long history of the Iberian Peninsula, there has been so much violence and murder due to religion, sometimes against the Christians and other times by them. This part of my research made me think about how religion can be the root of cruelty but also the root of kindness.
* When hate and violence are symptoms of religion is when I disagree with those religions' teachings.
* Outside of Libson there are dolmens and menhirs that were built by the ancient Iberian people. The dolmens served as tombs and are made of three upright stones while the menhirs are just one large upright stone.
* This research allowed me to have a better understanding of the world and more locally, Hawaii, as the Portuguese influence here is very strong.
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