| Course Title: Special Topics in Anthropology: 'Race and Religion in Latin America' |
| Start Date: 08/30/2021 End Date: 12/13/2021 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2021 |
| Description: We often imagine race and religion as two distinct aspects of social life. However, this course considers their historical and contemporary interconnections in Latin America. It begins with an investigation of the proto-racial and religious categories through which Europeans in the early modern era conceived of human difference. We then trace how the encounter between Europeans, Africans, and Indigenous Peoples transformed these notions, with particular attention to how the overlapping racial and religious hierarchies that emerged were both constructed and resisted. We conclude with a series of ethnographies that highlight the contemporary entanglements of race and religion in the region. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , MP - Multicultural Perspectives , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| William Girard | wgirard@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 08/30/2021 - 12/13/2021 | Discussion | Tuesday and Thursday | 10:00AM - 11:15AM | PORT - Porter Hall | 108 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: ANTHR-105 or an introductory course in Religion. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| LATAM0001 | LATAM: Latin American Studies major | This course has been approved to count towards the Latin American Studies major and/or minor. |
| LATAM0001 | LATAM: Latin American Studies minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Latin American Studies major and/or minor. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| ANTHR-216LT-01 Race & Religion in Latin Amer |
| RELIG-225LT-01 Race & Religion in Latin Amer |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 18 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Blessed Anastacia: Women, Race and Popular Christianity in Brazil Author: Burdick, John Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780415912600 Publisher: Routledge |
Recommended | 14.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Copies are on order at Please find the book independently |