Spanish 351fs - Latin AmericanThought

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Mount Holyoke College

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How does Latin America think about itself The purpose of this course is to introduce students to different ways in which Latin Americans have approached the problems of self-definition and cultural identity. Readings will explore how various authors have addressed such complex issues as colonialism, mestizaje, literacy, regionalism, and feminism, among others. Since the topic varies each time the course is offered, a student may receive credit more than once. Fall 2008 351f(01) Latin Music in the US: From Doo-wop to Hip Hop and More This course explores representations of "Latinidad,"(Latinoness) via music and how Latins use music as an expression of cultural citizenship in the US. Using scholarly essays, sound and video recordings, and other writings. We will examine the aesthetic and historic contexts of Latin music; music as a repository of collective memory; the relationship between commodification and culture; and how artists engage normative representations of Latinidad as related to representations of race, gender, and sexuality.We will question the meanings of "crossing over" andexplore how salsa and reggaetón affect the relationship of Latin communities in the US with their respective island counterparts. Meets multicultural requirement; meets Humanities I-A requirement M. Negron Prereq. Two of the following: Spanish 221, 235, 237, 244, or 246 or permission of the instructor.; 4 credits 351f(02) U.S. Latino/ aTheatre (Taught in English) Latino/a theatre is a broad and complex topic with a dynamic array of artists working to push the bound- aries of performance and contest the limitations of labels for their work and their identities. We will consider various forms of performance and performance art created by U.S.-based Latino/a artists. Close attention will be paid to the social, political, and historical contexts of these works. We will examine the innovations and experimentation with artistic form, use of language, and thematic content. Topics will include gender roles, class position, and cultural identity as articulated by the artists. We will attend relevant performances and generate in-class performances. Meets multicultural requirement; meets Humanities I-A requirement P. Page Prereq. Two of the following: Spanish 221, 235, 237, 244, or 246 or permission of instructor; 4 credits Spring 2009 351s(01) Beyond Logocentrism (Same as Gender Studies 333(02)) Logocentric thinking is characerized by the desire for a center or original guarantee of all meaning, and has dominated theWestern world since Greek antiquity. It attempts to repress difference in favor of identity and presence. Feminists have extended the concept to talk about phallogocentrism as the logical underpinning of patriarchy. In this course, we will study attempts at breaking with the (phal)logocentric model of subjectivity, many of which have emerged in the mestizo/a continent. Meets multicultural requirement; meets Humanities I-A requirement C. Gundermann Prereq. Two of the following: Spanish 221, 235, 237, 244, or 246 or permission of instructor; 4 credits

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3.00

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www.mtholyoke.edu

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(413) 538-2000

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New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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