Territories of Dwelling, Desire and Resistance in Latin America
SPAN 288
Spring 2025
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01
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Crosslisting:
LAST 288 |
This course seeks to examine the ways in which diverse geographical spaces in Latin America have been produced, negotiated, and contested from the past century to our times through cultural practices that construct them as territories of dwelling, desire, possession, dispossession, and resistance. We will focus on texts and practices--literature, film, performance, and the visual arts--that seek to destabilize the hegemonic (colonial) gaze that has been projected onto rural spaces for centuries, which in our times manifests itself through extractivist and other capitalist practices, and pay close attention to local modes of dwelling and the relationships among community, embodiment, gender, and desire. We will trace how these texts intervene in urgent debates about the destiny of rural lands, the uses and abuses of nature, and the place of rural peoples, the struggles for peasant and indigenous rights, environmental justice, and the construction of alternative modernities. We will focus particularly on the Andean and Amazon regions (mountains, rainforests) of South America, as well as other rural tropical areas. |
Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RLAN |
Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (HISP)(HRAD-MN)(LAST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Major readings: Work by José María Arguedas, Joao Guimaraes Rosa, Liliana Colanzi, short stories by various Latin American authors ; Films by Lucrecia Martel, Oscar Ruíz Navia, César Acevedo, Laura Huertas Millán Art by Cecilia Vicuña, Abel Rodríguez, Carolina Caicedo, Miguel Angel Rojas, Wilson Díaz, Felipe Arturo; Theoretical and critical work by Yásnaya Gil, Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui, Arturo Escobar, Marisol de la Cadena, Mary Louise Pratt, Michael Taussig, Ochy Curiel, among others.
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Examinations and Assignments: : Class participation, weekly written reactions, a creative audiovisual assignment, two short essays and a group oral presentation. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments: :
This course is intended for students who have completed Spanish 221 or the equivalent with a grade of B- or better. Advanced-level competence in Spanish is essential. Students who have not taken SPAN 221 should consult with the professor before pre-registering. Reading, writing and discussion are the best ways for adult learners to improve their Spanish. Students are expected to be active/informed participants in class discussions, further developing their spoken Spanish skills. You will improve all of your language skills in this course. |
Instructor(s): Ospina,María Times: .M.W... 10:50AM-12:10PM; Location: TBA |
Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: 8 | JR major: 2 |   |   |
Seats Available: 15 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 1 | JR non-major: 1 | SO: 2 | FR: 1 |
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