This seminar offers an overview of the way our conceptualization of Love and Desire has shaped Western thought from its inception to the present. Love lies at the intersection of sexual passion, religious mysticism, and social utopia. To explore how Love and Desire have been explored throughout the centuries in the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America, we will pay attention to literature and music. For full seminar description go to College of Letters & Science Academic Programs website: https://www.duels.ucsb.edu/academics/seminars/list