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During the Neo-Spanish colonial period (1531-1821) of today's Mexico, a lively writing practice existed in various indigenous languages, which were also studied and taught, especially in an ecclesiastical context. The dictionaries, grammars and textbooks produced at that time contain not only linguistic knowledge, but also ideas of ideological nature about the languages that continue to have an impact to the present day. From today's perspective, the role of authors who were themselves speakers of the respective languages is particularly important and still little researched.

In this research group, we will devote ourselves to such language descriptions from 18th century New Spain with a focus on the language-ideological ideas conveyed in them. The focus is on working with historical sources, including originals from the archives of the Ibero-American Institute.

The course is aimed at BA and MA students of Latin American Studies, Linguistics, Spanish Philology, as well as History and Social and Cultural Anthropology. A secure knowledge of Spanish is a prerequisite for participation.

The introductory session takes place via Webex: https://fu-berlin.webex.com/fu-berlin/j.php?MTID=mc8818dae8353378028e1524c1b3a8843

Institutional association: Zentralinstitut Lateinamerika-Institut, Geschichte – Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut (WE 1)

Contakt: l.weissmann@fu-berlin.de