Description
SPAN 325. INDEPENDENCE AND NATIONAL IDENTITIES IN LATIN AMERICA. A study of the situation of the Spanish colonies in the 18th century and its most recognized cultural productions. This course explores the causes and effects of independence, the power struggles that ensued after the foundation of the Latin American nations, and the role played by foreign powers in the establishment of national identities during the end of the 19th century. Students read travel accounts, chronicles of everyday life, manifestos, and the foundational narratives of the young republics, including novels and poetry. The course concludes with the social and aesthetic conditions that produced Modernismo, one of Latin America’s most recognized artistic periods. Taught in Spanish. This course fulfills the Information Literacy (IL) and Writing Intensive (WI) requirements for the Spanish major. Prerequisites: Spanish 308 and one of Spanish 303, 305, or 306. Offered periodically, three hours.