Topics in Latin American, Latina and Latino, and/or Iberian Cultures (395-0-2)
Topic
Literature and Revolution in Latin America 20th Ce
Instructors
Johan Rafael Gotera Osorio
Meeting Info
Fisk Hall 114: Mon, Wed 12:30PM - 1:50PM
Overview of class
LITERATURE AND REVOLUTION IN LATIN AMERICA 20th CENTURY
This course explores the debate on literature and revolution during the second half of 20th century Latin America. The analysis focuses on Cuba, 1959, year of the triumph of the Cuban revolution, as an epicenter that spreads the revolutionary ideas that ignited revolutionary movements all over Latin America; tacks back to the texts of Bolivar and MartÃ, mentor figures for many revolutionary projects, to explore the cultural changes that outline the era of political changes in the second half of 20th century. We will pay close attention to the process of politization of life that occurred during the heyday of revolution till the development of the new state and revolutionary hegemony. We will resort to literary texts written during the revolutionary era to explore the impact of revolution on them and how writers respond to the new political horizon, especially in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. We will explore how literary texts sustain, defy, or even ignore the reinvention of life and social relations characteristics of those times, and also how politics in turn defy literature.
Prerequisite: Spanish 250, 251, 260, or 261.
Registration Requirements
Prerequisite: Spanish 250, 251, 260, or 261.
Class Materials (Required)
Most of reading and audiovisuals materials will be provided by instructor/Canvas.
Class Attributes
Literature and Arts Foundational Discipline
Literature & Fine Arts Distro Area
Enrollment Requirements
Enrollment Requirements: Prerequisite: 1 course from SPANISH 250-0, SPANISH 251-0, SPANISH 260-0, or SPANISH 261-0