This course examines Mexican culture from the Mexican Revolution (1910–1920) to the rise of cartels and the war on drugs. We will analyze texts by writers, artists, filmmakers, political leaders, and public intellectuals, exploring how they negotiated, redefined, and contested what it meant to be modern. Topics include the causes of the Revolution and its aftermath, the single-party authoritarian rule of the PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party), the student movement of 1968, the 1985 earthquake, neoliberalism, and the rise of the EZLN (Zapatista Army of National Liberation), women’s voices, immigration, and border culture.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 14

Prerequisites: Open to students who have completed SPAN 241 or equivalent (AP 5) or by permission of the instructor.

Distribution Requirements: LL - Language and Literature

Typical Periods Offered: Every other year; Spring

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Fall; Not Offered