Assignment:
Visual and popular culture in Latin America can be linked to sociopolitical issues. They might be used to denounce, criticize or praise governmental stances and actions. Write an analytical essay defining what are visual and popular cultures (you may use specific examples) and explain how they can become forms of ideological expressions in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Textbook source:
The Companion to Latin American Studies/Edited by Philip Swanson/ISBN-13: 978-0340806821
Read: Ch. 8: Latin American Visual Cultures
Read: Ch. 9: Popular Culture in Latin America
Read: Ch. 10: Race in Latin America.
Video Source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM4peCMVac0&feature=youtu.be
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