Literature and Revolution in Latin America (347-0-2)

Instructors

Johan R Gotera Osorio

Meeting Info

Kresge Centennial Hall 2-420: Tues, Thurs 11:00AM - 12:20PM

Overview of class

This course will explore the responses of Latin American artists, writers and cultural critics to a critical moment of revolution in Latin America: the Cuban Revolution of 1959 and its influence in Latin American revolutionary movements. We will ask how cultural texts "of the moment" seek to portray, dialogue with, and/or intervene in these experiences of violent political upheaval. We will also analyze how society is politized and how revolution is organized and represented by artists and writers. We will also examine the argentintian revolutionary groups (los años 70s) and Venezuelan revolution experience (Socialismo del siglo XXI). Prerequisite: 1 course from SPAN 250, 251, 260, or 261.

Registration Requirements

Prerequisite: 1 course from SPAN 250, 251, 260, or 261.

Learning Objectives

Students will learn more about the ways artists and writers experienced and represented the times of violent political upheaval and how they responded to the politization of society during the revolutionary period in Latin America.

Class Materials (Required)

All materials for this course, whether visual or textual, will be available from the course Canvas site.

Class Attributes

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