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21G.070[J] Latin America and the Global Sixties: Counterculture and Revolution
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Not offered academic year 2025-2026Undergrad (Spring) HASS Humanities Communication Intensive HASS
(Same subject as 21L.436[J], CMS.355[J])
Prereq: None
Units: 3-0-9
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Close reading of political issues, cultural artifacts, and social actors of Latin America during and in the wake of the revolutionary 1960s. Examines how culture and politics addressed the need to conceptually organize a series of events that were equally momentous and confusing. Questions the established stereotypes and assumptions about Latin America and the sixties that are portrayed in its contemporary, often nostalgic, revivals. Focuses on the ideas that defined Latin America's participation in a global trend of political upheavals, emerging youth cultures, and demands for social justice. Taught in English. Enrollment limited.
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