SPAN 3380 - [Anti-Imperialism in Latin America]

(GB) (LA-AS) Satisfies Option 1.

Spring. Not offered 2017-2018. 4 credits. Student option grading.

Prerequisite: SPAN 2095 or CASE Q++ or permission of instructor.

S. McDaniel.

An interdisciplinary analysis of challenges to U.S. interventions and hegemony in contemporary Latin America. We read a variety of texts (literature, art, music, film, speeches, political documents) that deal with cultural autonomy, geopolitical sovereignty, dependency, development, race, revolution, and empire. Primary readings include texts by Martí, Darío, Rodó, Ugarte, Mariátegui, Neruda, Sergio Ramírez, dorfman and Mattelart, Castro, Chávez, Evo Morales, Calle 13, and others. Theoretical readings include Fanon, Césaire, Bhabha, Mignolo, Molloy, Quijano, Dussel, Hardt, Negri, Said, and Zizek.