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Cuba After 1989
Course Number SPAN 46-01
Course Title Cuba After 1989
Department Spanish
Campus Amherst College
Course Description
(RC) In 1989 the Berlin Wall was chiseled away, changing global culture and politics forever. In Eastern Europe, the rhetoric and divisions necessitated to fuel the cold war were transformed into new discourses of democracy and capitalist opportunities. In contrast, Cuba, remaining an iron-clad communist state, fell into a deep “periódo especial,” which ushered in a two-tiered economy greatly dependent on the European tourist industry. The revolutionary dream, many would argue, was then voided. Arguably, “fin-de-siglo” Cuba is a state in crisis. And a new, rich, often hypnotic, production of culture, film, and literature is available to give us a sensational glimpse of the latest of Cuban conditions. In this class we will be reading and screening some of the most outstanding materials from this period. Authors will include Abilio Estévez, Zoe Valdés, Pedro Juan Guttiérez, and Daína Chaviano. Conducted in Spanish.
Requisite: Spanish 7 or consent of the instructor. Limited to 15 students. Fall semester. Professor Suárez.

Reg # Section Credits Instructors Meeting Times Location Notes
SPAN-46-01 01 4 Lucia Suarez MW 02:00PM-03:20PM BARR 105

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