COML 4106

Cuba: Literature and Technology

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2014-2015.

How did artists and revolutionary activists take up the media of their day to transform a relatively small island nation into one of the most important and controversial geo-political and cultural hot spots of the 20th century? Analyzing poetic exchanges between Langston Hughes and Nicolás Guillén, theories of guerrilla warfare and "Rebel Radio," novels made from tape recordings, and multi-media films, we will discover how Cuban culture helped define artistic movements across the world. Since many of Cuba's most recognizable figures, such as José Martí, spent much of their life outside the island, or, like Ernesto "Che" Guevara, were born elsewhere, we will pay special attention to how technology helps us understand Cuban culture through a transnational or hemispheric framework. All readings will be available in English.

When Offered Spring.

Breadth Requirement (GB)
Distribution Category (LA-AS)

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