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| Desc: | CULTURAL HISTORYOF THE RIO DE LA PLATA, FROM GAUCHOS TO GOALS. Considered first as nomadic plainsmen, gauchos or the cowboys of the Río de la Plata became celebrated insurgent fighters during the independence wars of the 1800s and then integral members of political factions. Only after the modernization of the countryside in the late nineteenth century that radically altered cultural practices did gauchos become national icons and their stories fodder for tales like Martín Fierro and Juan Moreira. Similarly, the first goles scored in the region's soccer matches did not garner much attention. Yet early in the twentieth century fútbol began attracting more players and spectators. The popularity of the game skyrocketed, and with it grew the intertwining of the sport with political power. This course explores the trajectories of gauchos, goles, and a range of cultural practices in between, to understand the intimate connections between popular culture and power. We will consider popular poetry and narratives; stories of melodrama and populism; films and plays that engaged life under dictatorship and its memory; and the relationship of fútbol to nation, gender, and political power. Prereq: Spanish 308E and two 300-level literature surveys. |
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