Politics and Society
These resources offer a variety of perspectives on the politics and culture of Latin America. Through literature, film, poetry, and news sources, the guides tell the stories of the region with accompanying discussion questions, assessments, and research suggestions. While not developed as an integrated unit, they can be used in complement with one another as tools for deepening students' understanding.
Most significantly, the resources provided here are available with activities/resources suited to Spanish classrooms.
- Educator's Guide to "House Taken Over" / "Casa tomada," a short story by Argentine writer Julio Cortázar
- Educator's Guide to "First Visit to the Finca" / Primer viaje a la finca," a chapter within I, Rigoberta Menchú/ Me llamo Rigoberta Menchú, the iconic memoir of the struggle for Indigenous human rights in Guatemala
- Educator's Guide to "One of These Days" / "Un dia de estos," a short story by Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez
- Educator's Guide to the Podcast "El Juez," a Radio Ambulante episode
- Educator's Guide to the Podcast "Fue el estado," a Radio Ambulante episode
- Educator's Guide to the Podcast "Guerra el el Bio Bio," a Radio Ambulante episode
- Educator's Guide to the Podcast "Boom/Colapso," a Radio Ambulante episode
- Educator's Guide to the Film "Granito"
