Crash Course Latin American Literature

Humanities and History
سال2026
دورانیہ2h 22m

In 13 episodes, host Curly Velasquez will introduce you to Latin American Literature! This course is based on sources and topics explored in AP and college-level surveys. By the end of this series, you will be able to: - Trace major trends and tropes in Latin American literature across genres - Engage with diverse case studies through a transnational and historical lens - Identify major periods of Latin American literary history and the debates they raise - Think critically about the interconnectedness of history, politics, culture, and literature - Become familiar with prominent, canonical works and marginalized voices in Latin American literature

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Prince_BellitiIMay 12, 2026

Literature doesn’t begin and end when a writer puts words on a page. In our final episode of Crash Course Latin American Literature, we’ll explore how literature is shaped by readers and translators, too. Introduction: A Mysterious Library 00:00 "La Biblioteca de Babel" 0:39 Roberto Bolaño 3:14 Translation 5:20 Review & Credits 8:56 Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eE7g4-k6PD7C6wNBzeJIO8GCDHpoJl8ldDjKyq_2yYg/edit?tab=t.0 To learn more, check out these videos: https://youtu.be/YWNcCs__vQg?si=_wYs4tsONAaVxhF0 https://youtu.be/Hlpv7nKt81A?si=yosEHoKHsVELOKBT https://youtu.be/rjhIzemLdos?si=tnGlApmXWA4Rz-em https://youtu.be/ZBw35Ze3bg8?si=SbYqxJZM54AHr0IR https://youtu.be/MSYw502dJNY?si=861vBgxaeBf0sXaT Check out our CC Latin America Extra Curricular Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPTzMxnHVWhrV8dUZM0qL34 *** Support us for $5/month on Patreon to keep Crash Course free for everyone forever! https://www.patreon.com/crashcourse Or support us

Lady Keita 🇬🇲 ❤️May 12, 2026

Literature doesn’t begin and end when a writer puts words on a page. In our final episode of Crash Course Latin American Literature, we’ll explore how literature is shaped by readers and translators, too. Introduction: A Mysterious Library 00:00 "La Biblioteca de Babel" 0:39 Roberto Bolaño 3:14 Translation 5:20 Review & Credits 8:56 Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eE7g4-k6PD7C6wNBzeJIO8GCDHpoJl8ldDjKyq_2yYg/edit?tab=t.0 To learn more, check out these videos: https://youtu.be/YWNcCs__vQg?si=_wYs4tsONAaVxhF0 https://youtu.be/Hlpv7nKt81A?si=yosEHoKHsVELOKBT https://youtu.be/rjhIzemLdos?si=tnGlApmXWA4Rz-em https://youtu.be/ZBw35Ze3bg8?si=SbYqxJZM54AHr0IR https://youtu.be/MSYw502dJNY?si=861vBgxaeBf0sXaT Check out our CC Latin America Extra Curricular Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPTzMxnHVWhrV8dUZM0qL34 *** Support us for $5/month on Patreon to keep Crash Course free for everyone forever! https://www.patreon.com/crashcourse Or support us

AzangaMay 12, 2026

Literature doesn’t begin and end when a writer puts words on a page. In our final episode of Crash Course Latin American Literature, we’ll explore how literature is shaped by readers and translators, too. Introduction: A Mysterious Library 00:00 "La Biblioteca de Babel" 0:39 Roberto Bolaño 3:14 Translation 5:20 Review & Credits 8:56 Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eE7g4-k6PD7C6wNBzeJIO8GCDHpoJl8ldDjKyq_2yYg/edit?tab=t.0 To learn more, check out these videos: https://youtu.be/YWNcCs__vQg?si=_wYs4tsONAaVxhF0 https://youtu.be/Hlpv7nKt81A?si=yosEHoKHsVELOKBT https://youtu.be/rjhIzemLdos?si=tnGlApmXWA4Rz-em https://youtu.be/ZBw35Ze3bg8?si=SbYqxJZM54AHr0IR https://youtu.be/MSYw502dJNY?si=861vBgxaeBf0sXaT Check out our CC Latin America Extra Curricular Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPTzMxnHVWhrV8dUZM0qL34 *** Support us for $5/month on Patreon to keep Crash Course free for everyone forever! https://www.patreon.com/crashcourse Or support us

Dr SID May 12, 2026

Literature doesn’t begin and end when a writer puts words on a page. In our final episode of Crash Course Latin American Literature, we’ll explore how literature is shaped by readers and translators, too. Introduction: A Mysterious Library 00:00 "La Biblioteca de Babel" 0:39 Roberto Bolaño 3:14 Translation 5:20 Review & Credits 8:56 Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eE7g4-k6PD7C6wNBzeJIO8GCDHpoJl8ldDjKyq_2yYg/edit?tab=t.0 To learn more, check out these videos: https://youtu.be/YWNcCs__vQg?si=_wYs4tsONAaVxhF0 https://youtu.be/Hlpv7nKt81A?si=yosEHoKHsVELOKBT https://youtu.be/rjhIzemLdos?si=tnGlApmXWA4Rz-em https://youtu.be/ZBw35Ze3bg8?si=SbYqxJZM54AHr0IR https://youtu.be/MSYw502dJNY?si=861vBgxaeBf0sXaT Check out our CC Latin America Extra Curricular Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPTzMxnHVWhrV8dUZM0qL34 *** Support us for $5/month on Patreon to keep Crash Course free for everyone forever! https://www.patreon.com/crashcourse Or support us

सुरेन्द्र शर्माMay 12, 2026

Lights, camera, action! Latin American literature intersects with all sorts of other kinds of art, including film. In this episode of Crash Course Latin American Literature, we explore the exchange between these two art forms, and how one piece of pop culture can help illuminate another. Introduction: At the Movies 00:00 Manuel Puig 0:35 Alberto Fuguet & McOndo 3:49 Book-to-Screen Adaptations 7:46 Review & Credits 10:05 Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eE7g4-k6PD7C6wNBzeJIO8GCDHpoJl8ldDjKyq_2yYg/edit?tab=t.0 To learn more, check out these videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtN-Bd-H_TGq72CN50Fpv_JX https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOCicti5dwLAKuesMQVi7hw https://youtu.be/_wx8XooVlVs?si=eiluqnk2O5ww3Kdm https://youtu.be/ftcvaJCKVjs?si=vO15MjvCWidAd-J6 https://youtu.be/YWNcCs__vQg?si=_wYs4tsONAaVxhF0 https://youtu.be/Hlpv7nKt81A?si=yosEHoKHsVELOKBT Check out our CC Latin America Extra Curricular Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com

ZOLCHE SIDIBE 😎May 12, 2026

Lights, camera, action! Latin American literature intersects with all sorts of other kinds of art, including film. In this episode of Crash Course Latin American Literature, we explore the exchange between these two art forms, and how one piece of pop culture can help illuminate another. Introduction: At the Movies 00:00 Manuel Puig 0:35 Alberto Fuguet & McOndo 3:49 Book-to-Screen Adaptations 7:46 Review & Credits 10:05 Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eE7g4-k6PD7C6wNBzeJIO8GCDHpoJl8ldDjKyq_2yYg/edit?tab=t.0 To learn more, check out these videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtN-Bd-H_TGq72CN50Fpv_JX https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOCicti5dwLAKuesMQVi7hw https://youtu.be/_wx8XooVlVs?si=eiluqnk2O5ww3Kdm https://youtu.be/ftcvaJCKVjs?si=vO15MjvCWidAd-J6 https://youtu.be/YWNcCs__vQg?si=_wYs4tsONAaVxhF0 https://youtu.be/Hlpv7nKt81A?si=yosEHoKHsVELOKBT Check out our CC Latin America Extra Curricular Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com

RashminMay 12, 2026

Lights, camera, action! Latin American literature intersects with all sorts of other kinds of art, including film. In this episode of Crash Course Latin American Literature, we explore the exchange between these two art forms, and how one piece of pop culture can help illuminate another. Introduction: At the Movies 00:00 Manuel Puig 0:35 Alberto Fuguet & McOndo 3:49 Book-to-Screen Adaptations 7:46 Review & Credits 10:05 Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eE7g4-k6PD7C6wNBzeJIO8GCDHpoJl8ldDjKyq_2yYg/edit?tab=t.0 To learn more, check out these videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtN-Bd-H_TGq72CN50Fpv_JX https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOCicti5dwLAKuesMQVi7hw https://youtu.be/_wx8XooVlVs?si=eiluqnk2O5ww3Kdm https://youtu.be/ftcvaJCKVjs?si=vO15MjvCWidAd-J6 https://youtu.be/YWNcCs__vQg?si=_wYs4tsONAaVxhF0 https://youtu.be/Hlpv7nKt81A?si=yosEHoKHsVELOKBT Check out our CC Latin America Extra Curricular Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com

Salah G. HamedMay 12, 2026

Lights, camera, action! Latin American literature intersects with all sorts of other kinds of art, including film. In this episode of Crash Course Latin American Literature, we explore the exchange between these two art forms, and how one piece of pop culture can help illuminate another. Introduction: At the Movies 00:00 Manuel Puig 0:35 Alberto Fuguet & McOndo 3:49 Book-to-Screen Adaptations 7:46 Review & Credits 10:05 Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eE7g4-k6PD7C6wNBzeJIO8GCDHpoJl8ldDjKyq_2yYg/edit?tab=t.0 To learn more, check out these videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtN-Bd-H_TGq72CN50Fpv_JX https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOCicti5dwLAKuesMQVi7hw https://youtu.be/_wx8XooVlVs?si=eiluqnk2O5ww3Kdm https://youtu.be/ftcvaJCKVjs?si=vO15MjvCWidAd-J6 https://youtu.be/YWNcCs__vQg?si=_wYs4tsONAaVxhF0 https://youtu.be/Hlpv7nKt81A?si=yosEHoKHsVELOKBT Check out our CC Latin America Extra Curricular Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com

Raaz ChuhanMay 12, 2026

Science and technology have existed in Latin America since well before Columbus arrived. But how have they impacted literature? In this episode of Crash Course Latin American Literature, we’ll trace technological developments from the calendars of the Maya to WWII’s weapons of mass destruction—and uncover the creative ways writers have responded to them. Introduction: A QR Poem 00:00 STEM in Pre-Colonial Latin America 0:53 "El Eclipse" 1:47 Creacionismo & "Altazor" 2:31 The Crack Movement 5:42 "En Busca de Klingsor" 6:51 Review & Credits 8:56 Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eE7g4-k6PD7C6wNBzeJIO8GCDHpoJl8ldDjKyq_2yYg/edit?tab=t.0 To learn more, check out these videos: https://youtu.be/NjEGncridoQ?si=2YRF1cm8oVVUzIdn https://youtu.be/dCBDUDwaeCA?si=LS1Whq_J_2MTZUPi https://youtu.be/_XPZQ0LAlR4?si=GXluosRg_bZ2eHLg https://youtu.be/Objoad6rG6U?si=Muz0EIFL42c9JGdV https://youtu.be/Q78COTwT7nE?si=XQwXmgVwWyhuBct1 https://youtu.be/NgVSHXOz3jI?si=O4b5n0yPA-Hg83Ve https://youtu.

TsebZzMay 12, 2026

Science and technology have existed in Latin America since well before Columbus arrived. But how have they impacted literature? In this episode of Crash Course Latin American Literature, we’ll trace technological developments from the calendars of the Maya to WWII’s weapons of mass destruction—and uncover the creative ways writers have responded to them. Introduction: A QR Poem 00:00 STEM in Pre-Colonial Latin America 0:53 "El Eclipse" 1:47 Creacionismo & "Altazor" 2:31 The Crack Movement 5:42 "En Busca de Klingsor" 6:51 Review & Credits 8:56 Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eE7g4-k6PD7C6wNBzeJIO8GCDHpoJl8ldDjKyq_2yYg/edit?tab=t.0 To learn more, check out these videos: https://youtu.be/NjEGncridoQ?si=2YRF1cm8oVVUzIdn https://youtu.be/dCBDUDwaeCA?si=LS1Whq_J_2MTZUPi https://youtu.be/_XPZQ0LAlR4?si=GXluosRg_bZ2eHLg https://youtu.be/Objoad6rG6U?si=Muz0EIFL42c9JGdV https://youtu.be/Q78COTwT7nE?si=XQwXmgVwWyhuBct1 https://youtu.be/NgVSHXOz3jI?si=O4b5n0yPA-Hg83Ve https://youtu.