Around Latin America in 80 Days: An Historical and Cultural Journey

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This course is constructed as a journey throughout the complex and diverse region of Latin America. Students will explore some critical junctures and personalities that have defined Latin America as a transnational, and multilingual area of the globe from an interdisciplinary perspective, combining insights from literature, film, gender studies, visual arts, and social sciences. The languages of instruction will be Spanish and English. During class discussions and assignments, students will be permitted to use the language of their choice. However, when English translations of the reading material are not available, they will be expected to conduct the readings in Spanish*.