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Rick A. Lopez (Section 01)
[LA] In September 2010 Mexicans will commemorate the centennial of their popular revolution of 1910-1920, and in October they will celebrate the bicentennial of Miguel Hidalgo’s famous 1810 “Grito de Dolores” that launched a decade of bloody wars for liberal government and independence from Spain. In this year of weighty commemorations, we will take stock of 200 years of struggle among Mexico’s popular classes. Few countries are as well known, yet so poorly understood, as is Mexico among North Americans. Headlines about illegal immigration, street violence, and drug smuggling often take the place of real understanding. As a result, few North Americans appreciate their neighbor’s historical odyssey in search of political stability, national unity, democracy and economic prosperity. This course provides a general overview of the dominant narratives of Mexican history, while challenging those narratives through an examination of the experience of subaltern groups (including women, indigenous peoples, peasants, and those from the periphery). We also will grapple with the question of what genuine social revolution looks like, how it unfolds, and to what degree it has been attained in Mexico. Original documents, testimonials, movies, images, music, and art will supplement discussions and secondary readings. Two class meetings per week.
Fall semester. Professor López.
Section 01
M 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM WEBS 217
W 12:30 PM - 01:50 PM WEBS 217
This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico Reader: History, Culture, Politics | TBD | |||||
| Massacre in Mexico | TBD | |||||
| Death of Artemio Cruz | TBD | |||||
| Crystal Frontier: Novel in Nine Stories | TBD | |||||
| LaRevolucion: Mexico's Great Revolution as Memory, Myth and History | TBD | |||||
| Crafting Mexico: Intellectuals, Artisans & the State after the Revolution | TBD |