The Other 9/11: Dictatorial and Post-Dictatorial Films and Literature in Chile
SPAN 283
Fall 2023 not offered
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LAST 283 |
This course explores how poetry, novels, and films, produced during and after Chile's military regime (junta de gobierno), try to make sense of state violence and cruelty. This class suggests that by actively performing the work of memory, of remembering the violent past and the forcefully disappeared ones (detenidos desaparecidos), films and literature oppose the politics of oblivion instantiated by the post-dictatorial state while claiming for and imagining social justice. We will understand films and literature as active, ethical memory technologies which we will read against the grain of Chilean politics and history (políticas de los acuerdos).
Some of the poets we will read include Eugenia Brito, Carmen Berenguer, Teresa Calderón, Malú Urriola, Rosa Betty Muñoz, and Raúl Zurita. In addition, we will watch films by Patricio Guzmán, Cecilia Vicuña, and Pablo Larraín. Finally, we will read novels by Alejandro Zambra, Roberto Bolaño, and Nona Fernández. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RLAN |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (HISP)(HRAD-MN)(LAST)(RMST) |
Major Readings:
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Roberto Bolaño. Nocturno de Chile.
Alia Trabucco Zerán. La resta.
Alejandro Zambra. Mis documentos.
Nona Fernández. Space Invaders y La dimensión desconocida.
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Examinations and Assignments:
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Four short papers, bi-weekly written forum, active in class participation (this is 20% of your grade)
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Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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SPAN 283 is intended for students who have completed SPAN 221 with a B- or better. Students who have not done so should consult with the professor before preregistering. Readings, written assignments, and class discussions will be in Spanish. Only COL students may take this course CR/U. |
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