Mark John Radomski
Biruté Ciplijauskaité Dissertation Fellow in Peninsular Spanish Literature and Culture (2024-2025)
PhD Candidate, Department of Spanish & Portuguese, UW–Madison
Exploring Seville’s Cosmopolitanism: Literary Perspectives in the Early Modern Era
This presentation examines early modern Seville, using cosmopolitanism as a starting point to investigate the city’s identity before moving to a more grounded understanding of its social and economic dynamics. The talk will first offer a historical overview of Seville’s role as a hub of global trade and migration, centered around the Guadalquivir River, while including examples from early modern literary works that shape and critique Seville’s character. It will then analyze The English Spanishwoman by Miguel de Cervantes to illustrate how the city’s interconnectedness—formed by both conflict and cooperation—is depicted in early modern literature.
Mark Radomski is a dissertator in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. His research interests include Seville, cosmopolitanism, and early modern literature and history. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his master’s from the Complutense University of Madrid. He is a Biruté Ciplijauskaité Dissertation Fellow in Peninsular Spanish Literature and Culture.
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