HIST 343(S) Nationalism and Social Identity in Latin America*

The nation-state often serves as a unit of historical analysis, but nationalism and nation-states are themselves historical and contested, rather than organic and natural. This course will examine the emergence of Latin American nation-building projects and discourses in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Our primary goal will be to explore the intersections between contested nationalisms and social identities shaped by gender, ethnicity, class and livelihood. We will also focus on the people, including women, "Indian" slaves and others, who were marginalized during the nation-building process. Course materials will include primary documents, historical monographs, novels, visual art and music. Evaluation will be based on class participation, oral reports on weekly readings, and a couple of essays (6-8 pages). Group C

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