HI 310 - Demystifying Revolutionaries: Race, Imperialism, and Transformative Change in Latin America

Credits: 4
When asked to name a famous Latin American revolutionary, most college students would say Ernesto “Che” Guevara. Indeed, Guevara’s image and writings alone have circulated in websites and popular films for the last couple of decades. In this course, students examine the misconceptions, assumptions, and myths surrounding men like Guevara by tracing how their ideas are indebted to a long history of conquistadores, insurgents, writers, and radical thinkers in colonial and modern Latin America. Through this examination, students also review the attempts to erase women and others viewed as nonconforming from popularized histories of change and revolution.

Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): Any 200-level HI, IN, or PL courses or one of the following: LI 211, LI 213, LI 214, SO 200, SO 221, VM 280, VM 301, VM 311, WR 216
Course Restrictions: Junior standing
Liberal Arts Perspective(s): History and Politics, Global Diversity and Justice