Spanish 372 - TOPICS LAT AM & IBERIAN ST

Fall
2014
01
4.00
Maria Harretche
TTh 01:00-02:50
Smith College
18830-F14
FORD 240
mharretc@smith.edu
Topics course. A study of two societies (Spain and Argentina) at a critical moment in their histories. With theoretical readings from an array of disciplines such as the political sciences, history, theater and art, we will examine at least two different responses to these societies? respectively traumatic transitions from dictatorship to `democracy?. Through dramatic texts that vary from tragedy to farce, and with the help of films, documentaries, diaries, journal articles, correspondence and graphic art, we will discuss repression, state-terrorism, censorship, corruption, and the reciprocal roles of victim and oppressor. The class will include training in methodologies of acting, and at the end of the course, scenes from these texts will be staged in Spanish. No previous acting experience required. Enrollment limited to 14.
Topic: Stages of Conflict: Performing Memory and Change in Spain and Latin America.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.