Works-in-Progress Session: Earth and Exchange: Tapia and the Construction of Early Modern Iberia
Fri 1/17/2025 • 3PM - 4PM PST
Presented by Rachel Schloss, Doctoral Candidate, University of California, Los Angeles
Hosted by the Early Modern Research Group
Earthen materials have played a critical role in political and social development on the Iberian Peninsula. The unique geology of the Peninsula harbors rich soils, minerals, and clays that have featured in the built environment and material culture of diverse peoples and practices across the region up to the present: Spain and Portugal together are two of the world’s largest exporters of ceramics. Iberian earthen architectural traditions are part of this suite of practices, but their deep importance to cultural and political realities is under-explored.