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Time and Place:1959 Havana: Revolution in Latin America (V1477)

15 credits, Level 5

Spring teaching

On 1 January 1959, Cuban revolutionary forces took control of the city of Havana. This sent shock waves through the world. Led by Fidel Castro and Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, the Cuban Revolution achieved the unthinkable: the creation of a revolutionary socialist government on the doorstep of the United States.

This module uses Havana 1959 as a starting point to explore the wave of revolutionary movements that swept Latin America in the 1960s and 1970s. Looking at case studies from Mexico, Chile, Peru and Argentina, you'll examine how a new generation of revolutionaries proposed and enacted radical new solutions to the region’s endemic poverty and political oppression. This was an era marked by:

• growing anti-imperialist sentiment
• armed guerrilla warfare
• the assertion of indigenous identities
• rising Third World solidarity.

Using source materials translated from Spanish and other languages, this module explores the revolutionary fervour of the era in all its complexity, from the pronouncements of political leaders and intellectuals to the daily struggles of peasants, workers and students.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 23 hours of contact time and about 127 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.