9: Filming the Birth of the Spanish Language with Dr. Ryan Szpiech

This month we continue our conversation with Dr. Ryan Szpiech, associate professor of Spanish and director of the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies at the University of Michigan. We talk about parallel histories, the world of medieval Spain, and the creation of a documentary on the beginning of the Spanish language.The Birth of Spanish in 3D:https://birth-of-spanish.rll.lsa.umich.edu/Dr. Szpiech's personal website: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/ryanszpiech/Dr. Szpiech's lecture at the Medieval Institute:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWHN9-qcOCg&t=3987s&ab_channel=MedievalInstitute