HUM 331 - Latin American Leaders

3 Credit(s)

This course explores how Latin American culture and social identity have been shaped over the last 200 years by a series of charismatic leaders. Some of them were effective and inspirational, some tyrannical and toxic. Some were real-life people who also had multiple fictional lives in literature and film; some lived only in the imaginations of writers and filmmakers, but are indisputably a part of the collective Latin American imagination. The course materials integrate theories of transformational leadership and power, writings by and about the leaders themselves, feature films, and documentaries. Questions include: How are leaders portrayed in literature and film? How do cultural products influence the perception of leaders by the people? How do leadership styles vary by country and epoch? Do male and female leaders have clearly distinct leadership styles?
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This courses fulfills a humanities aesthetics requirement