Photo credit: From top left to bottom right: Garry Davis at the United Nations (1954, from World Beyond War); Francys Alÿs, The Loop (1997, Courtesy of the artist); Lola Arias, What They Want To Hear (2018, courtesy of the artist), Hugo García Manríquez, Anti-Humboldt: A Reading of the North American Free Trade Agreement (2015, Litmus Press), Sebastião Salgado, Bombay India (1995, Holden Luntz Gallery), Coco Fusco, Y entonces el mar te habla / And the Sea will Talk to You (2012, Smithsonian American Art Museum). All these materials will be analyzed in class.
Description:
Has travel ever been so easy-and so difficult? Who has the right to move freely, and why? This interdisciplinary course explores the paradoxes of globalization, where mobility is promoted while borders are reinforced. Through the study of literature, political theory, and art, from twentieth-century and contemporary Latin American writers and artists, we will examine how globalization both encourages and constrains movement. We will develop critical tools for reflecting on our own relationship with travel while understanding the broader dynamics of globalization-the movement it enables, the subjectivities it creates, and the spaces it shapes.
Instructor:
Mauro G. Lazarovich
Sample Reading List:
- Silvina Ocampo, The Lost Passport (1937)
- Roberto Bolaño, 2666. The Part of the Critics (2004)
- Peter Sloterdijk, In the World Interior of Capital (2005)
- Hugo García Manríquez, Anti-Humboldt (2015)
- Coco Fusco, And the Sea Will Talk to You (2015)
- Lola Arias, What They Want To Hear (2018)
See instructor for complete list.
Reading/Writing Assignments:
On average approximately 70-100 pages of reading per week in English; weekly posts (eight, approximately 250 words); one short paper analyzing one of the course materials (1500 words); final paper analyzing one class material in dialogue with theoretical readings (3000 words) or creative project with a short conceptual elaboration connecting the project with class readings and discussions (1500 words).
Requirements/Grading:
Term Assessments:
- Presentation or performance - 5%
- Papers/writing assignments - 45%
- Participation - 15%
Final Assessments:
- Final paper or project - 35%
Reserved Seats:
- Juniors and Seniors Only 8 (S01)