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HIST 306 - Terror, Human Rights, and Memory in Latin America


Fall (3) Konefal (CSI)

This course will examine state violence and its repercussions in Latin America since the mid-20th century, focusing on three case studies: Chile, Argentina, and Guatemala.  These cases (representative of a much broader phenomenon) give students the opportunity to engage critically and in-depth with some of the major questions surrounding violence and human rights: What explains the continent-wide wave of repression in Latin America in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s?  When and why did governments choose to use extreme force against their own citizens?  To what extent was the US government aware of or implicated in the violence?  How were the extremes of “dirty” wars possible?  How could the word “disappear,” for example, come into everyday grammar in Latin America as a transitive verb?  In what ways could and did people resist?