The Poetics of Memory: Fragility and Liberation

In response to the rise of neoliberalism, Latin(x) American artists and writers turned to memory as a poetic force to challenge the monumentalization of history. This course examines how feminist and queer perspectives highlight the tension between fragments and totality, residues and fixed narratives, reimagining memory as a form of resistance. It explores memory across various media, analyzing themes of gendered violence, feminicide, post-dictatorship trauma, and racial marginalization in the works of artists and writers like Cecilia Vicuña, Óscar Muñoz, and Rosana Paulino, among others.

Distribution Area: CD or LA

Prerequisites and Restrictions

Students should have taken at least SPA 207 or higher. It is open to graduate and advanced undergraduate students.

Other Information

The seminar will be taught in Spanish. Discussions can be in English, Spanish, or Portuguese.

Sections

S01 — Isabella Vergara C

Thursdays, 1:30-4:20 PM

Instructor(s)

Staff