This course examines the representation of dictatorship in twentieth-century literature from  Latin America.  Themes to be explored include the relationship between the dictator and the writer and the notions of authorship, authority, and authoritarianism.  The class will also examine the figure of the dictator within the context of Latin American caudillismo, machismo, and authorial strategies of resistance.

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