Carolina Mendoza
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Mail code: 4302Campus: Tempe
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I am a scholar of Islamic society and culture, focusing on the medieval and early modern Mediterranean, specifically the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa. I write on questions of language, identity, and temporality, with a special interest in Hispanophone Islam (Islamic texts composed in Spanish, Portuguese, Aljamiado, and other Romance languages common across the Iberian Peninsula). I also have expertise in Islamic art history and work closely on architecture, textiles, manuscripts, and ritual soundscapes. My dissertation, called “The Language of Light: The Epic of Muhammad in Hispanophone Islam, 1603–1719,” traced the cultural history of a Muslim community from rural Aragon through the Spanish Empire’s ethnic cleansing of the Iberian Peninsula, following them into forced displacement in northern Tunisia. I have archival and fieldwork experience across Morocco, Spain, Uzbekistan, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
Ph.D. in Religious Studies (Islam, Society and Culture), Brown University
M.A. in Religious Studies (Islam), The George Washington University
B.A. in International Relations, Florida International University
Courses
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| REL 100 | Religions of the World |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| REL 100 | Religions of the World |
| REL 260 | Introduction to Islam |
| HST 260 | Introduction to Islam |