HISP 422 - Literature and Politics of Central America

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WADV

This course presents cultural and literary responses to Central America’s neocolonial status in the twentieth century, including the CIA-sponsored Guatemalan coup in 1954, the Nicaraguan Sandinista Movement in the 1980s, guerrilla war in El Salvador and Guatemala, pan-indigenous movements including Mexico’s Zapatistas, and the emigration crisis of recent years. Besides history and journalism, readings will include poetry, novels, films, and the controversy around the genre of the testimonio. Taught in English

Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: P. O’Connor

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
CMPL, LATS