This course analyses the construction of foundational narratives when rebuilding a nation. In the wake of the Mexican Revolution (the first revolution of the Twentieth Century), an extraordinary post-revolutionary culture and art production (Kahlo, Orozco, Rivera, among others) called the attention of intellectuals, leftists, and post-war artists such as André Breton, Leonora Carrington, Tina Modotti, and Leon Trotsky, among others. Social and political context will assist to understand avant-garde literary and visual works; to examine debates around revolutionary art, cosmopolitanism, Mexican roots, and national identity; and to assess why rural sectors including campesino and indigenous groups still claimed the debts of the Mexican Revolution. This course is conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite(s): SPAN 102; placement exam, or instructor consent. Enrollment Limit: 25
- Teacher: Aurelia Gómez De Unamuno