This collection of essays is an interdisciplinary approach to Spain's contemporary literature and culture. The present essays examine literature, poetry, film, and history as well as cultural giants (e.g., Francisco de Goya, Luis Buñuel) that became icons of Spain as a whole. Ultimately Approaches to Iberian Cultural Studies is an inquiry into the social, cultural, and political shifts that affect how, what, and why individuals, groups, and societies remember and forget. This book would be a valuable addition to scholars and students interested in the exploration of Spanish literature and culture through the optic of interdisciplinary studies.

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Jose Ignacio Alvarez Fernandez is Associate Professor of Spanish and Chair of the Modern Languages Department at Emmanuel College in Boston. His research interests center on the relationship between literature and history and its intersection with memory and trauma in contemporary Spanish literature. Alvarez Fernandez's scholarly publications include Memory and Trauma in the Testimonies of Franco's Political Prisoners (2007) and Franco's Prisoner: Anarchists in the Struggle Against the Dictatorship (2010). His edition of El crimen de Cuenca, a novel by Alicio Garcitoral, is forthcoming. He has also authored research articles on a variety of subjects and has taught courses on Spanish language and culture, on contemporary Spanish novel and on Hispanic film.