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Che Guevara: The Making of a Revolutionary (AMER0070)

Key information

Faculty
Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences
Teaching department
Institute of the Americas
Credit value
30
Restrictions
Only open to UG finalist students in the Institute of the Americas and History Department.
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

This course explores the life, times, and afterlife of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara. It draws on a number of written primary sources, including Guevara's diaries, his speeches and publications, the writings of Guevara's relatives and friends, CIA and FBI documents, diplomatic sources, and newspaper articles, among others, as well as using film, photography, comics, song and poetry. The course considers the interplay of Guevara's personal history and the history of Latin America and, more generally, the world during and after the Cold War. It opens a window on Guevara the man and the global icon and on the world he helped to shape. It draws on, and builds, on Prof Drinot's published research on Guevara (Drinot, ed. Che's Travels).

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Terms 1 and 2 听听听 Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 6)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study
In person
Methods of assessment
40% Coursework
60% Viva or oral presentation
Mark scheme
Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year
0
Module leader
Professor Paulo Drinot De Echave
Who to contact for more information
ia-programmes@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.

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