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Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2019-2020 
    
Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIST 3704 Latin American Revolutions in Film


4 semester hours

Film and the history of two of Latin America’s most infamous revolutionary movements: The Mexican Revolution of 1910 and the Cuban Revolution of 1959. This course examines these movements in the context of 19th- through 20th-century Latin America, specifically in conversation with the region’s struggles with independence, political stability, economic development, migrations, and urbanization. The course also examines the legacies of revolution in the contemporary Latin American landscape, specifically analyzing ongoing struggles with economic development, democratic stability, migrations, uprisings, and drug wars.

University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections.