Revolution, Dictatorship, Democracy: 1970-2008

Revolution, Dictatorship, Democracy: 1970-2008
Chile - Santiago, Vina, and Valparaiso
June 21 - July 19, 2008

Course Information

This Program carries a total of 8 units. Enrolled students must take both courses listed. Auditing is not an option.

Spanish 175 (4 units)
Topics in Spanish American Cultural Studies

Specific historical tendencies and issues in Spanish American Culture(s) from pre-colombian times to present. Sources studied may include literature, film, art, journalism and performance. Approaches to material may address issues of aesthetics, politics, identity, and globalization. May be repeated one time for credit if content differs.
GE credit: ArtHum, Div
Spanish 198 (4 units)
Directed Group Study
GE credit: None

Required Texts

Ordering / Bookstore Information
You can purchase your books from the UC Davis MU Bookstore or another bookseller online. If you are mail-ordering your books, make sure to order them from the bookstore by June 1, ensuring you get them before you depart. You cannot get books sent to your address abroad. Instructions on how to order books from the bookstore are located at https://bookstore.ucdavis.edu/textbooks/.

Course Reader
The course will use a course reader. The cost is included in the program cost. All participants will receive their course readers with their orientation materials.

Textbooks

Isabel Allende, My Invented Country: A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile. New York: Harper Perennial, 2004. ISBN-10: 0060545674
Luz Arce, The Inferno: A Story of Terror and Survival in Chile. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2004. ISBN: 0-299-19554-6
Pamela Constable and Arturo Valenzuela. A Nation of Enemies: Chile Under Pinochet. New York: Norton, 1993. ISBN: 0-393-30985-I
Ana Maria Del Rio, Carmen's Rust. The Overlook Press, 2003. ISBN: 1-58567-486-9. Recommend to read BEFORE the program

Travel Guide
Summer Abroad is supplying a copy of a Lonely Planet travel guide. Participants will get their guidebooks at the May 17th orientation. If you are unable to attend the orientation (non-Davis students), we will mail your guidebook with the orientation materials.

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