WGST 147(F) Women and Men in Twentieth-Century Latin America (Same as History 147) (W)

HIST 147(F) Women and Men in Twentieth-Century Latin America (Same as Women's and Gender Studies 147) (W)
The twentieth century saw massive transformations in virtually all realms of Latin American societies. Notions about the roles of men and women, however, displayed less obvious changes: machismo, stereotypes would have us believe, remains very much in force. Using a variety of texts-including literary fiction, videos, photography, and anthropological and historical studies- we will evaluate the consequences of such dominant visions-as well as the inadequacies of analyses based on them. Besides looking at machismo and its corollaries, we will explore how such codes have faced alternative readings by women and men and the challenges of subversive gender identities and sexualities. Topics will include the modernization of patriarchal relations, domestic violence and men's real and attempted control over "their" women, the repercussions of women's changing participation in the industrializing and globalized economies of the late-twentieth century, the problematic relationship between women's movements and progressive and revolutionary politics, and the links between racial/ethnic identities and gender roles.
Format: seminar. Evaluation will be based on class participation, a series of short papers, and an 8- to 10-page research paper.
No prerequisites. Enrollment limit: 19 (expected: 19). Preference will be given to first-year students, and then to sophomores who have not previously taken a 100-level seminar.
Group D
Hour: KITTLESON