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What do tangible objects such as textiles, silverwork, maps, books, jewelry, paintings, clothing, furniture, kitchen utensils, and food tell us about the history and culture of Latin America? How through the history of objects can we learn about the identity construction of people in the colonial world? What role do cultural memory and emotions play in the creation of objects and how do objects shape the manner in which people think about others and themselves?    This course will examine the circulation of objects across cultures and global regions from the 15th to the 18th...

As one of the most divisive issues of our time, immigration has quickly become a major topic of focus in literature, film, and journalism. This course will examine Latin American immigration and emigration as social, political, and cultural phenomena. We will study novels, plays, newspaper articles, films, and documentaries spanning over the course of two centuries, exploring topics such as citizenship, exile, social/cultural assimilation, stereotypes, racism, gender roles, and border issues. We will consider how writers/filmmakers represent these issues, taking into consideration the...

This course will critically consider the construction of a new Latin American international cinema from a Cultural Studies approach, investigating how it fulfills or disrupts desires for a borderless world, how it represents local and global conflict, whether it successfully “translates” the cultural particularities of the Luso- Hispanic world, indeed of specific countries within the region, or whether it results in the erasure of difference and regional particularities in order to “sell” itself to a global audience.   SPAN 326 F – CULTURAL STUDIES IN THE AMERICAS II. ...