SPAN 4180 Topics in Latin American Cultural Studies

SPAN 4180 Topics in Latin American Cultural Studies
Topics in Latin American Cultural Studies
Introduction to multiple aspects of Mexican culture from independence to the present. Students study a variety of forms of cultural production, ranging from literature, film, music, and art, to its cooking and comics to form as complete as possible a vision of Mexico's complex and multifaceted culture. Students examine mainstream notions of national identity, while at the same time interrogating them by considering questions of gender, race, class, sexuality, and region.
Pre-requistites: 3000-level sequence. SPAN 4060 required for Majors.
credit hours: 3