Introduction to modern Latin America
S Cuevas
8 points * 3 hours per week * Second semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: SPN1010 or SPN1070
This subject explores the development of twentieth-century Latin American social, political and economic structures and their historical background, with textual and audiovisual material illustrating specific socio-political themes.
Assessment
Written (3000 words): 60% * Examinations (2 hours): 40%
Prescribed texts
Benedetti M Pedro y el capitán Alianza
Márquez G G El coronel no tiene quien le escriba Austral
Neruda P Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada Jonathan Cape
Neruda P The heights of Macchu Picchu Jonathan Cape