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Dec 13, 2024
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SPLT 058 - (LT, CC) The Empire Writes Back: Autobiography and Resistance in Colonial Spanish AmericaSemester Hours: 3
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The course provides a new interpretation of Spanish American Colonial experience, examining resistance and subversion in the imperial context through the prism of autobiography. Themes include intellectual, ideological and spiritual subversion; resistance to slavery; gender transgression; and re-negotiation of power within the patriarchal family and nation. Students examine the role of memoirs, travel accounts, private and public letters, and other autobiographical resources as part of a history of self-exploration and awareness.
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