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21G.717[J] Power and Culture: Utopias and Dystopias in Spain and Latin America
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Not offered academic year 2026-2027Undergrad (Spring) HASS Humanities
(Same subject as 21L.637[J])
Prereq: One intermediate subject in Spanish or permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-9
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Studies how new literary, artistic and musical forms have emerged in response to tensions and contradictions in Hispanic culture, from the eighth century to the present. Examines distinctively Hispanic artistic movements and modes from Al-Andalus' vibrant heterogeneity to the enforced homogeneity of the Spanish Inquisition; from a rich plurality of pre-Colombian civilizations to the imposed conversions by conquistadors; from the revolutionary zeal of Latin America's liberators to the crushing dictatorships that followed; from the promise of globalization to the struggle against US cultural imperialism. Taught in Spanish. Limited to 18.
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