This course explores how since the post-independence period in the early 1800s through the present, visual cultures have participated in and commented on the formation of national identity in Mexico. We will study a variety of textual and visual mediums including the novel, painting, sculpture, architecture, prints, crafts, photography, and film in order to analyze how these various cultural forms have contributed to a variety of national projects. Students will hone the capacity to speak and write analytically about various forms of cultural production using each medium’s corresponding terminology in Spanish. Students will also acquire knowledge of major historical, artistic, and intellectual figures of the modern period in Mexico and a familiarity with critical approaches to cultural studies. Language of instruction is Spanish. This course fulfills 300-level course requirements for the Spanish major or minor.
Prerequisite: SPAN 228 or consent of instructor.
T/TH 11:00am-12:20pm; 170 Wohlers Hall
CRN: 49964
Instructor: Mónica García Blizzard