Spanish 372 - TOPICS LAT AM & IBERIAN ST

Topics course. Theater as a form of resistance has been present in Argentina since the last dictatorship, starting with Teatro Abierto in 1981. Since 2000, together with the Abuelas de la Plaza de Mayo, Teatro x la identidad has brought the search for their grandchildren, kidnapped by the Military Government, to the stage. Teatro x la identidad has also expanded to embrace troubling issues like alternative markets, new immigrants, factories occupied and restored to life by workers, and the plight of the organized cartoneros who descend nightly on the city of Buenos Aires. It has given new alternate and subaltern realities theatrical life. First, by critically reading dramatic texts, newspapers, and blogs, we will then bring some of the stories to life--from written word to stage--in a final performance. No previous acting experience needed.

Topic: Argentina 2000-2013/Teatro x la Identidad.