Hiatt, Willie2009-12-042009-12-042009-08-26http://hdl.handle.net/10267/4944This syllabus was submitted to the Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructorThis introduction to Latin American history exposes you to broad literary, social, and cultural currents in the modern period, roughly covering independence from Spain to today. You will analyze novels, short stories, poetry, and plays as historical documents that illuminate national identity, race, gender, class, and politics at specific moments. The course engages costumbrismo, modernism, vanguardism, indigenismo, magical realism, and other literary and historical currents from Mexico and the Caribbean in the north to the Andes and Argentina in the south. You will address a number of important questions: How can we read fictional texts as historical documents? How does fiction expand our knowledge of Latin America’s colonial and postcolonial past? What does literature tells us about the region that no other historical documents do? And what does writing across culture and language mean for modern identity and national authenticity? The course covers a number of important themes: Colonial Legacies and Republican Possibilities Nation-Building Civilization vs. Barbarism Cultural Emancipation from Europe Liberalism Indigenismo (a political, intellectual, and artistic project that defended indigenous masses against exploitation) Latin American Modernity and Modernism Imperialismen-USRhodes College owns the rights to the archival digital objects in this collection. Objects are made available for educational use only and may not be used for any non-educational or commercial purpose. Approved educational uses include private research and scholarship, teaching, and student projects. For additional information please contact archives@rhodes.edu. Fees may apply.History, Department ofSyllabusCurriculumAcademic departmentsText2009 FallSyllabus