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LAST300

Power and Resistance in Latin America
LAST300 SP

Crosslistings: HIST320

Spring 97 Availability (Last Updated on Sat Mar 8 05:00:06 EST 1997 )

Section  Limit  Enrollment  Available
  01       19      19         0

An interdisciplinary seminar focusing on political structures and resistance movements and incorporating the discourses of literature and history. Beginning with the Mexican Revolution, the course will examine other moments in contemporary Latin American history which have been characterized by overt and covert struggles over power.

MAJOR READINGS

ADDITIONAL TEXTS TO BE ADDED, DEPENDING ON
AVAILABILITY.
Manuel Puig - KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
Carlos Fuentes - DEATH OF ARTEMIO CRUZ
John Womack - ZAPATA AND THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION
Hugo Blanco, LAND OR DEATH
Mario Vargas Llosa, THE LIFE STORY OF ALEJANDRO MAYTA
Deborah Poole and Gerardo Renique, PERU: TIME OF FEAR
Fidel Castro, HISTORY WILL ABSOLVE ME and NOTHING CAN STOP
THE COURSE OF HISTORY
Jacobo Timerman, PRISONER WITHOUT A NAME, CELL WITHOUT A
NUMBER

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Five short papers; one class presentation; one final project.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Reading list subject to change as some texts may go out of print unexpectedly. Additional readings will be on reserve in Olin Library. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00

Prerequisites: None

Section 01
Wightman, A
Times: ...T... 1:10PM;
Grading Mode: A/F
Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 3, Fr: 0
Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997




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