Weekly Readings and Assignments
Weekly Readings and Assignments
Unless otherwise indicated, all assignments should be completed by the beginning of class on the corresponding date. All assigned materials (readings, audio tracks, videos, films) should be thoroughly reviewed and reflected upon so that you arrive fully prepared to engage in thoughtful discussion.
Speicifc daily assignments may be updated throghout the semester. Please check Compass and this page regularly for the most current information.
CLASS TOPICS and ASSIGNMENTS
I. La clave: introduction and analysis of Latin American music
19-ene Introduction
21-ene Introduction and Workshop
“Mi gente”
26-ene Lyrics, Sounds, and Meaning
Palés Matos, “Falsa canción del baquiné” (on Compass)
Grupo Atabla/Roy Brown, “Ohé Nené”
28-ene Latin American Music
2-feb Cultural Studies
Check COMPASS for assignment
4-feb Cultural Studies
Gramsci, “Intellectuals and Hegemony” (on Compass)
9-feb Latin American Music and Cultural Studies
García Canclini, “Culturas hibrídas, poderes oblicuos” (on Compass)
11-feb Latin American Music and Cultural Studies
Carpentier, “Blacks in Cuba” (on Compass)
16-feb Latin American Music and Cultural Studies
Yarbro Bejarano, “Crossing the Border with Chabela Vargas” (on Compass)
18-feb FILM
Buena Vista Social Club
23-feb Latin American Music: tango
Dávila, “Tango Tourism” (on Compass)
Foster, “Tango, Buenos Aires, Borges” (on Compass)
25-feb Latin American Music: salsa
GUEST LECTURE
Quintero Rivera, “Cultural Struggles for Hegemony” (on Compass)
Ulloa Sanmiguel, “Identity is Also Danced” (on Compass)
1-mar Latin American Music: cumbia
D’Amico, “Cumbia Music in Colombia” (on Compass)
3-mar Latin American Music: reggaetón
Marshall, “Dem Bow, Dembow, Dembo” (on Compass)
8-mar FILM
Ehrick, “Radio Transvestism and the Gendered Soundscape in Buenos Aires” (on Compass)
10-mar presentations
15-mar presentations
17-mar presentations
RECESO DE PRIMAVERA
II. Elaboración e improvisación: music as an instrument of expression in
Latin American literature and film
29-mar Latin American Music and Affect
Puig, Boquitas Pintadas
31-mar Latin American Music and Disaffection
Padura, La neblina de ayer (102-129; on Compass)
Goldman, “Something a Bit Queer” (on Compass)
1-abr Informe escrito
5-apr Latin American Music and Disaffection
Caicedo, Que viva la música (114-141)
GUEST: Juan Suárez Ontaneda, Department of Spanish & Portuguese
7-apr FILM
Fermín, glorias de tango (on Compass)
12-apr Latin American Music, Racialization, and Social Commentary
Guillén, “Sóngoro cosongo” (on Compass)
Palés Matos, “Danza negra”
14-apr Latin American Music, Racialization, and Social Commentary
Cucurto, Cosas de negros (selections)
19-apr FILM
Habana Blues
21-apr NO HAY CLASE
26-apr Latin American Music, Gender, and Sexuality
Vega/Filippi, “Cuatro selecciones por una peseta” (on Compass)
Aparicio, “Así son” (on Compass)
28-apr FILM
El cantante
3-may Latin/o American Music and Transcultural Idenity
11-may Trabajo escrito
You will need to secure your own copy of Manuel Puig’s Boquitas pintadas. All other print materials can be accessed through live links in the syllabus or on Compass. You will also be responsible for viewing assigned films outside of class. Additional information will be provided in class about how to locate copies of these films.