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ILAC 273

Kids: Youth Cultures in Contemporary Latin America

UNITS:3-5
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:WAY-A-II

To the rhythm of Latin trap and K-Pop, a new generation of artists portrays the youth cultures that revolutionize contemporary Latin America: Juli Delgado (Colombia), Claudia Huaquimilla (Chile), and Ioshua (Argentina), among others. From a selection of movies, plays, and short stories produced by these emerging artists, we will delve into the strategies deployed by Latin American teenagers to face the challenges of a convulsed present: forced migration, labor exploitation, racial violence, and sexual discrimination. Taught in Spanish.

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ILAC 273: Kids: Youth Cultures in Contemporary Latin America

3-5 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit · GER: WAY-A-II

To the rhythm of Latin trap and K-Pop, a new generation of artists portrays the youth cultures that revolutionize contemporary Latin America: Juli Delgado (Colombia), Claudia Huaquimilla (Chile), and Ioshua (Argentina), among others. From a selection of movies, plays, and short stories produced by these emerging artists, we will delve into the strategies deployed by Latin American teenagers to face the challenges of a convulsed present: forced migration, labor exploitation, racial violence, and sexual discrimination. Taught in Spanish.

Offered in Winter 2027 at Stanford University.

Winter 2027 sections

  • Seminar — TBA TBA (Graduate)

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