My research focuses on the confluence of Romance, Hebrew, and Arabic literary cultures in Medieval Spain. My book,Framing Iberia: Maqamat and Frametale Narratives in Medieval Spain (Brill, 2007), is a study of the intersection of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism as reflected in story collections written in Castilian, Catalan, Latin, Hebrew, and Arabic. My current project is on the Hispanic cultural context of the Hebrew literature of Christian Spain. I also have a secondary interest in Sephardic culture and Ladino literature, and have taught courses in Hispano-Hebrew and post-expulsion Sephardic literatures.

Location

97403

Disciplines

• Humanities
• Languages
• Literature

Affiliation

University of Oregon

Website

http://davidwacks.uoregon.edu