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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 61. Chapters: Humanities academics, Writing occupations, Author, Artist, Writer, Screenwriter, Historian, Literary criticism, Scribe, Hispanism, Ghostwriter, David Feuerwerker, Dwight W. Allen, Freelancer, Griot, Technical communication, Review, Clemencia Rodriguez, Copy editing, Script doctor, Fiction writing, Speechwriter, Technical writer, Josep Joan Moreso, Manuscript format, Critique, Enik Bollobas, Website content writer, Book coach, Dorothy Severin, Hispanist, Hack writer, Infopreneur, Felicity Riddy, Commissioning editor, Polygraph, Creative consultant, Scrivener, Script coordinator, Sid Bradley, Hugh Haughton, Michael Cordner, Language program director, Sachiko Murata, Yasir Suleiman, Dog Writers Association of America, Literary editor, Capsule review, Crime writer, Staff writer. Excerpt: Hispanism (sometimes referred to as Hispanic studies) is the study of the literature and culture of the Spanish-speaking world, principally that of Spain and Latin America. It can also entail studying Spanish language and culture in the United States and in other presently or formerly Spanish-speaking countries in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific, such as Equatorial Guinea and the Philippines. Some include the study of Portuguese and other Iberian languages and cultures under Hispanism. A practicing scholar who specializes in this field is known as a Hispanist. During the 16th century, Spain was a motor of innovation in Europe, given its links to new lands, subjects, literary sorts and personages, dances, and fashions. This hegemonic status, also advanced by commercial and economic interests, generated interest in learning the Spanish language, as Spain was the dominant political power and was the first to develop an overseas empire in post-Renaissance Europe. In order to respond to that interest, some Spanish writers developed a new focu...
