Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2019-2020
SPPO 452 - WITNESSING, TRUTH & TRAUMA
Long Title: WITNESSING, TRUTH & TRAUMA: TESTIMONIAL WRITING IN MEXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction:Taught in Spanish
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: This seminar provides an exploration of testimonial writing, a crucial and controversial Latin American genre that aims at giving voice to those marginalized within society. Looking at testimonials by indigenous militants, poor women, war crime survivors, and insurgents the course explores the meaning of truth and fiction, historical reckoning, and trauma. Recommended Prerequisite(s): SPAN 303 or SPAN 321 or SPAN 322