This course introduces literary representations of state violence and resistance during the Argentine military dictatorship of the 1970s and 1980s. We engage in close readings of a variety of literary genres; including novels; short stories; autobiography; and testimonial literature. We combine literary readings with study of historical and theoretical texts in order to deepen our understanding of state terrorism; resistance; trauma; memory; and justice. The course is conducted in English; including the readings and films.
SPAN 213: Speaking the Unspeakable: Argentina's Literature of Dictatorship
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Degree Attributes
CLAS: (A) Literature,
AU: Global Perspective,
CoB: Social Science