SPAN 317 - Narrative and Spectacle of the Mexican Revolution

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Saint Xavier University

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Cross Ref: LS 317 This course will consider the artistic expression of the Mexican Revolution - la novela de la revolución, el corrido and the muralist movements - within its historical context. It will also analyze popular U.S. responses to the revolution through Hollywood's view of the events and of some of the best-known protagonists of the conflict, namely, Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata. In line with current feminist theories, the course will examine the role of la soldadera, the female fighters of the Mexican Revolution, variously seen as both harridan and battlefield angel, fighter and comforter. Texts for the course may include: Mariano Azuela's Los de abajo/The Underdogs, Juan Rulfo's Pedro Páramo/Pedro Paramo, Carlos Fuentes' La muerte de Artemio Cruz/The Death of Artemio Cruz and Elena Poniatowska's Hasta no verte, Jesús mío/Here's to you, Jesusa Palancares. Films for the course mayinclude: "Viva Villa!" (1934), "Viva Zapata!" (1952), "Pancho Villa" (1972), "Old Gringo" (1989), and "Starring Pancho Villa as Himself" (2004). In Spanish or English.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.SXU.EDU

Phone Number:

(773) 298-3000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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