Considers a range of recent critical and curatorial work on the nature of political and activist art across Latin and Latino/a/x/e America in the postwar period. Case studies focus on media (painting, performance, photography, etc.) as well as on national and regional histories, with aspecial focus on women and the broad theme of "emancipation." Over the course of the semester, students will expand on a related exhibition project initiated by the Art Museum of the Americas (Washington, D.C.) through the creation of essays, object labels, and digital projects.