Introduction to Latin American Studies: Aesthetics, Politics, and Anxieties

Harvard FAS

The photographic installations of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, the debates sparked by the farcical intervention in images of national heroes like Emiliano Zapata, or even the hyper-aestheticization of narco culture on social media, in films, and series, all serve as evidence that the politics of a region cannot be understood without its art, literature, and culture. In the recent history of Latin America, there are multiple instances where aesthetics and politics have intertwined in…