CMPL 410 - Tango: The Politics and Poetics of a National Icon

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Dance
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3HU, CD
This course examines the social, political, and aesthetic dimensions of tango. By looking at dance, music, lyrics and other tango manifestations, students will explore how communities encode their traditional values in expressive forms, how these forms operate subversively in popular culture, and how they officially represent the nation. Films, recordings, and printed documents complement the readings in this course, as will guest speakers. Taught in Spanish.

Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: A. Cara
Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with HISP 410