Mexican Modernisms

Catalog description

The course brings students to Mexico City to survey the shift to future-oriented modernisms in post-1876 Mexican cultural production. Veering away from traditionalism and bellelettism in leaps and bounds, the period's literature, painting, and architecture decisively engaged with the socio-political context that produced them. Masters across media may include Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Dr. Atl, Lopez Verarde, Juan Rulfo, Nellie Campobello, Elena Garro, Rosario Castellanos, Octavio Paz, Luis Barragan, and others. The course combines critical and practical learning through different activities, including seminar sessions, workshops, and site visits. Spanish fluency is required.