ArtsONEb is an invitation to unpack why “authority and resistance” has concerned some of the most noteworthy thinkers and revolutionary actors of the past and defined recent thematic trends in the arts, politics, and beyond. It is an opportunity to actively engage in a dialogue – both through conversation and written work in an academic context – about the value of looking to the past to better comprehend present circumstances and even to project future occurrences. See the current course syllabus for my section here: Authority and Resistance Syllabus 2017
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Spanish 406: Gender and the Politics of Space in Spanish America (S. XVII-S. XX)
In SPAN 406, students will evaluate how different Spanish American authors from the 17th – 20th centuries explore the idea of gender as a category of analysis in literature situated in diverse enclosed spaces (the convent, the jail cell, the psychological institution, and others). More specifically, we will evaluate how selected authors promote or move away from the “normative” codes of gender present in society and if and when such codes incorporate and/or compete with other identity categories such as race, class, and ethnicity, and so on. As one of the overarching goals of the course is to engage students in scholarly dialogues on gender, students will explore the construction, performance, and variations of gender through critical and theoretical approaches to the topic and in relation to the literary corpus of the course.
Spanish 280: Snapshots of Revolution in Spanish America
Revolutions challenge the status quo. Revolutionary leaders think differently. They imagine change in times of conflict. Span 280 is an introduction to major icons, concepts, practices, and discourses of revolt and revolution in Latin America from 1910-present. We will read first-hand accounts of “Revolution” written by and about some of the most prevalent rebel leaders – Emiliano Zapata, Che Guevara, Gioconda Belli, Omar Cabezas, and the rebel formerly known as Subcomandante Marcos – while studying the intersections of literary, political, and cultural production (music, art, and film) in Mexico, Cuba, and Nicaragua. See the Term 2 2019 Syllabus Spanish 280 here.