SPAN 677 - Drug Culture in Latin America

Credit(s): 3

DRUG CULTURE IN LATIN AMERICA
Component: Lecture
Drug trafficking and consumption have affected Latin America’s politics and way of life as well as its art and literature. Examine the drug trade, from psychedelic 1960s creative experiments, to Pablo Escobar’s cocaine empire in the 1980s, to the tragic wave of drug violence Mexico faces today. Topics will be studied through analysis of the region’s cultural production, including literature, fiction and documentary film, journalism, electronic media, political discourse, and visual arts.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option