Courses

Against the backdrop of the rise to power of far-right leaders such as Iván Duque

Márquez in Colombia, and Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, this seminar explores the history,

self-identity, and ideologies of the contemporary Latin American Right. Moving in

chronological order, in this course, we will read an assortment of historical analyses,

ethnographic research, and classic philosophic texts to illuminate several different

aspects of this transnational phenomenon. We will ask: Can the Latin American

Right be defined as a unified entity? Does it transcend social boundaries or is it

fundamentally a privileged elite group? What are the Right’s economic and social

goals, and at what points has it resorted to political violence? And could Latin

America’s right-wing politics be read as a mere reaction to the Left-wing

revolutionary platform?