Course Details
Country:
Spain
Institution:
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Course Title:
Latin America in a PostColonial Perspective and its relationship with Spain
Course Number:
Course Description:
Slightly over 200 years ago, Latin America started breaking the bonds of colonialism. This, however, far from unleashing the potential of new sovereign states, compelled them into dynamics of prostration and rebellion which failed to break from imperialism altogether. Substituting one master for another, one form of dependency for another, Latin America became the laboratory of global capitalism. In many ways, it still is being observed as the playing field where different processes, ideologies and priorities are interacting, constantly creating novel solutions to address. In order to achieve this, postcolonial criticism will be a necessary theoretical framework. Students will exercise their critical understanding by focusing on Latin America during the post-colonial period. Spain, the imperial master of most of Latin America, will serve as a measuring stick of historical development, and a key for the critical engagement of historical processes.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
HNRS 240, INTS 399
Attachment Files:
Syllabus - Postcolonial Latin America.docx
