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U96 DLA 6500An Island with a View: Reimagining Cuba through Literature, Art, and Film3.0 Units
Description:In the wake of such momentous events as president Obama's visit to Cuba and Fidel Castro's death, for many Americans the island has advanced from the category of a "forbidden fruit" to a full-fledged reality. Now is a good time to ask not only "What is next for Cuba?" but also "What can we learn from its history and its present?" This course explores the multilayered Cuban realities-both on the island and in the diaspora-and the intertwined history of the United States and Cuba (Missile Crisis, Bay of Pigs, Guantánamo). Using a combination of literary texts (Carpentier, Cabrera Infante, Ponte, Bobes, Obejas, Morejón, Padura), films (Strawberry and Chocolate, Guantanamera, The Promise, and The New Art of Making Ruins), artwork (Mendieta, Bruguera, Garaicoa), political speeches, and unique documentary materials compiled by the instructor during her many research trips to Cuba, we will look at the island's "post-socialist" reality through the lens of its colonial and postcolonial past. Topics include ethnic and gender identities; the "myths" of Che Guevara and Fidel Castro; African-Cuban religions; popular music; political oppression and dissent; and migration and exile. We will also examine critical aspects of contemporary life in Cuba such as foreign tourism, food rationing, the dual-currency economy, the restoration of colonial Havana, education, and healthcare.
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Instruction Type:Classroom instruction Grade Options:CPA Tuition:$2,985.00 Fees:
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