FYS 1015 50 YEARS OF CUBAN REVOLUTION

Fidel and Raúl Castro, Guevara, and Vilma Espín shaped a movement that seized power in Cuba and inspired generations of revolutionaries. Guerilla warfare proved only the first step in changing attitudes about class, gender, and race. An examination of the Revolution from 1959 to the present using period writings, biographies, and film. This course may include an optional section that will meet for an additional hour each week to discuss supplemental readings in Spanish.