HISP 387 - Latin American Seminar

Semester Offered: Fall or Spring
1 unit(s)

(Same as LALS 387) A seminar offering in-depth study of topics related to the literary and cultural history of Latin America. This course may be repeated for credit when the topic changes.

Topic for 2022/23a: “Caring for the Land: Poetics and Politics of Crisis and Life in Latin America.” Through literature, visual culture, and social movements from Indigenous and non-Indigenous people of Latin America, in this course you have the opportunity to engage with contemporary theoretical and artistic texts that speak of relations to land, waters, and human and non-human kin. During the class, you acquire and practice analytical skills to critically approach cultural texts regarding current issues on pollution, colonialism, racism, feminist movements, and Native and environmental justice. Some of the authors we discuss are the poet and visual artist Kütral Vargas Huaiquimilla (Mapuche trans woman), the writer Liliana Colanzi (white Bolivian woman), artist Astrid González (Afro-Colombian woman), as well as the Indigenous women led activist collective Movimiento de Mujeres Indígenas por el Buen Vivir. Montserrat Madariaga-Caro.

Prerequisite(s): HISP 216 and one course above 216.

One 2-hour period.

Course Format: CLS

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