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Rebellion, Revolution, and Reconciliation in Latin American Literature and Political History
Chile: Business, Language & Culture Program
Viña del Mar, Chile
Dates: 2/24/18 - 6/30/18
Rebellion, Revolution, and Reconciliation in Latin American Literature and Political History
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: University of Viña del Mar
Location: Viña del Mar, Chile
Primary Subject Area: Latin American Studies
Instruction in: English
Transcript Source: TBD
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 4
Contact Hours: 64
DESCRIPTION
Students in this course will learn to understand the political and literary history of Latin American rebellion and revolution arcing through Bolano's The Savage Detectives, from Cuba to Mexico, Uruguay and Argentina, Chile, Nicaragua and Peru. They will also learn, within this historical context, the enormity of the task of "reconciliation" before Latin America in general and (in Bolano's conception) Latin American writers in particular. Finally, they will be able to apply this understanding in thoughtful analysis of Bolano's novel to the independent investigation of a particular revolutionary (and/or literary) tradition in Latin America.