SPAN 326

Spring 2017 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 17-May 3

Latin America Cultural Studies II

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Credit: 3 hours.

Panoramic view of Latin American cultures since the end of the colonial period (roughly 1820) to the present. Examination of the major debates, authors and cultural issues that shaped those cultures or that were shaped by them. Specific themes may vary by semester, and may include the following: slavery, colonialism and neocolonialism, revolution, mestizaje, gender, the state, and modernization. Analysis will include diverse cultural phenomena, as well as consideration of cultural perspectives and practices.

May be repeated in separate terms to a maximum of 6 hours, if topics vary. Prerequisite: SPAN 228.

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SPAN 326 class schedule data for spring 2017
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
59548	Lecture-Discussion	F	2:00PM -2:50PM	MWF	Foreign Languages Building	Goodman, G	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 Section Info: "Constructing National Identities in Latin America." This course explores the questions of national identity in various Latin American contexts from independence to the present. It historicizes and contextualizes conceptions of national identity in different Latin American countries using a variety of primary materials from political speeches, pamphlets, literature, visual arts, music, and film. Students will gain a close-up view of the shifting, contested, and political nature of national identity discourses from multiple perspectives. In-class lectures and secondary source readings will provide the necessary historical background to situate discussions of the primary materials (textual and otherwise). Particular attention will be paid to national discourses that emerged during moments of conflict such as the wars of independence, Argentina"s conquista del desierto, the Mexican and Cuban Revolutions, and the military coups of the 1960s and 70s. Students must meet the prerequisite requirements for this course (found in the Catalog Entry) or will be told to drop on the first day of classes. Non-registered students are not allowed to sit in or audit.
49961	Lecture-Discussion	G	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	Foreign Languages Building	West, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 Section Info: TOPIC TITLE: "Narco Narratives: Histories of Drug Trafficking in Latin America": In this course, students will consider the Latin American drug economy as a direct consequence of the neoliberal restructuring of Latin America as it exemplifies the unavoidable ramifications of free-market economics. We will examine a panorama of essays, literature, and cultural texts produced in Colombia, Mexico, and Central America that provide historical and contemporary context for the transnational drugs market and the intersections between global and local economies. By analyzing the “imagination” of drug trafficking—including the auspicious, the horrific, and the illogical—, students will work with new currents of critical interpretation as we try to understand the obsession and purported glorification of the “Narco” and "Narco Cultura” in general. Students must meet the prerequisite requirements for this course (found in the Catalog Entry) or will be told to drop on the first day of classes. Non-registered students are not allowed to sit in or audit.
56166	Lecture-Discussion	RR	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	Wohlers Hall	Romero, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/17-05/03/17 Section Info: Meets with LLS 396.Students must meet the prerequisite requirements for this course (found in the Catalog Entry) or will be told to drop on the first day of classes. Non-registered students are not allowed to sit in or audit.