Listed in: History, as HIST-364
Formerly listed as: HIST-53
Rick A. Lopez (Section 01)
[LA] A century ago Mexicans were embroiled in a popular revolution that demolished the state and transformed the political landscape all across Latin America. The recent centennial of Mexico’s revolution offers an opportunity to reflect upon the outcomes of that bloody conflict. This course provides a general overview of the dominant narratives of the Mexican revolution and its aftermath, 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
Tu 02:30 PM - 03:50 PM MERR 315
Th 02:30 PM - 03:50 PM MERR 315
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico Reader: History, Culture, Politics | Duke University Press, 2002 | G. Joseph & T. Henderson | TBD | |||
| Massacre in Mexico | U of Missouri Press, 1991 | E. Poniatowska | TBD | |||
| Death of Artemio Cruz | Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1991 | C. Fuentes (McAdam trans.) | TBD | |||
| Crystal Frontier: Novel in Nine Stories | Harcourt Brace & Co., 1995 | C. Fuentes | TBD | |||
| Crafting Mexico: Intellectuals, Artisans & the State after the Revolution | Duke University Press, 2010 | Rick Lopez | TBD |