Latin American History and Culture. Chile Spring 2011. Chile Life and Culture.

Professor : Jaime Donoso Week 1. Spanish Colonialism and Early independence. This lesson introduces students to the geographical imagination of the founders and conquerors of America, particularly those related to Chile. In the second part of this lesson we are going to explore the economic structure of the process of colonization and its cultural process. The second part of the lesson presents a panoramic view of independence and will analyze the representation of the country in the early period. Texts. Dawson, Alexander. Latin America Since Independence. A History With Primary Sources. Toutledge, 2011. Bethell, Leslie. The Cambridge History of Latin America Volume I and II: Colonial Latin America. Cambridge University Press. 1998 Bethell, Leslie. Chile since Independence. Cambridge University Press. 1993. Week 2. Chile- The Continents Edge (geography and nature). This lesson explores the geographical constitution of Chile, paying special attention to its historical process. The expansion of Chilean territory during XIX century throughout the wars with its neighbors Bolivia and Peru was essential to the constitution of its national identity. The lesson explores the historical evolution of Chilean national and territorial identity from its beginnings to the present, with particular attention to the use of national resources in the so called Chilean miracle during the period 1973- 2000. The lesson also introduces the current debate about the new challenges of sustainable development and the emergence of hydroelectric centrals in the south of Chile. Texts. Bethell, Leslie. The Cambridge History of Latin America Volume 4. C. 18701930. Ffrench- Davis, Ricardo. Economic Reforms in Chile. From Dictatorships to Democracy. PElgrave. 2010. Video: El Cazador de Agua, by Dauno Tororo. Week 3 Growth, Progress and Despair: (Salvador Allende & Pinochet). The lesson introduces the analysis of the evolution of development economic strategies in Latin America during the period from 1939 to 1970, particularly the export model and Import substitution industrialization (ISI) and its sociopolitics consequences (Peronismo and Frentes Populares). After, the lesson will introduce an historical analysis of the process of transition towards neoliberalism under the dictatorship of Pinochet. In this lesson we will also compare the notions of growth, progress and development. Texts. Bethell, Leslie. The Cambridge History of Latin America Volume 6. University of

Cambridge Press. 1998. Video. The Doctrine Shock, Naomi Kleine. La Batalla de Chile, Patricio Guzman. Activities: Visit to the Memorial of Detenidos Desaparecidos, Cementerio General.

Week 4 Chiles People and Their Lifestyle. In the last 30 years Chile has experienced many economic, socio-political and cultural transformations. These transformations involve new ways of understanding lifestyle and culture. What has been called the democratization of society through consumption (Canclini) can explain the main transformation of lifestyle in Chile. For example, the introduction of the credit card to read the growth of consumption and the way in which Chilean people spend their free time, as well as the role of the mall as a transformative agent of urban space that changed the place of symbolic cultural exchange. However, Chile is still a very traditional and conservative country where the influence of the Catholic Church is very important. The lesson will explore the contradictory composition of culture that debates between the traditional and the new. Texts. Garcia Canclini, Nestor. Consumer and Citizens: Globalization and Multicultural Conflicts. University of Minnesota Press, 2001. Richard, Nelly. Cultural Residues. Chile in Transition. University of Minnesota Press. 2001. Activities: including visit to Mall Alto Las Condes contrasting with market La Vega Chica & la Piojera, typical restaurant. Week 5 Culture, the Arts, & Entertainment. In the last 10 years the culture of the patrimonial has become a very important subject of entertainment. Even though popular culture (TV shows, pop music and sports) is still first in attention, the world of arts and literatures has become important in the last years. It seems like people are getting interested in understanding cultural tradition and its narratives, particularly in the process of the dictatorship when art and literature where under censorship. The lesson will explore the configuration of the cultural field in the last 40 years through the analysis of the work of the more representative movements of art in Chile (La Avanzada and C.A.D.A). The lesson also includes a comparative approach with Peru and Argentina. Texts: Catmnitzer, Luis. On Art, Artist and Latin America. University of Texas Press. 2000 Richard, Nelly. Margins and Institution. In: Coco Fusco. Corpus Delicti. Performing Arts in the Americas. Tutledge, 2000. Video: Diamela Eltit, Carlos Leppe, Lotty Rosenfelld, Ral Zurita, Against the Grain, El Siluetaso. Activities: Visit to Museum of Fine Arts. Visit to Modern Art Museum and Galleries. Centro cultural Gabriela Mistral

Week 6 A Time of Forgetting. The culture of forgetting and memory describes the cultural contradiction of late capitalism in Chile. On the one hand, Chile needs to forget to create a culture of understanding and face the new challenges of the future, but the lack of justice with those who suffered torture and persecution, does not allow its people to move towards the future, producing, as a result, a melancholic culture. The lesson will present a panoramic view with the more emblematic symptoms of this culture through the analysis of novels, visual arts, and TV shows. Texts. Sorensen, Kristin. Media Memories and Human Rights. Pelgrave, 2009. Movie: Chile: Obstinate Memory by Patricio Guzmn. Activities. Visit to Museum of Memory. Week 7 Indigenous people and their Struggle for autonomy. The Mapuche people, history, culture, and struggles have long been blanketed in silence. They suffer social and political isolation, and are left with few options beyond an arduous struggle for survival in rural areas or unstable, poorly-paid jobs in the cities. Yet they continue to resist timber and hydroelectric multinationals and seek to keep their traditions alive. This lesson will explore this historical process of isolation as a constitutive condition of their identity. Texts Dillehay, Tom. Monuments, Empires and Resitance. The Araucanian Polity and Ritual Narratives. Cambridge University Press, 2007. Movie. El Despojo, by Dauno Tororo. Activities. Visit to Cerro Santa Lucia with a historical