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May 02, 2024
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SPAN 217 - Writing and Violence: Testimonial Narratives and the Construction of Memory in Latin America
Semester Hours: 3
Periodically
The course addresses testimonial narratives from the last thirty years
in Latin America from a multidisciplinary perspective. Through these
literary and historical accounts, writers, activists, and
intellectuals—often the victims of human rights abuses themselves—have
sought an alternative strategy for recording, and simultaneously
defying, state violence. Humor, irony, and satire, all of which leave
an indisputable imprint on these discourses, will be analyzed in depth.
Finally, the course will assess the role of the media, in terms of
their potential solidarity with the victims or, conversely, their
complicity in censorship, propaganda and state terror.
Prerequisites & Course Notes
May not be taken on a Pass/Fail basis.
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