Section Info: HIST-180-01

Course Title: Introduction to Latin American Cultures

Start Date: 01/23/2023 End Date: 05/08/2023

Term: Spring Semester 2023

Description: Examines the confrontation, assimilation, and transformation of Amerindian, African, and European cultures in Latin America from the sixteenth century to the present. Focuses on the processes in which distinctive self-images emerged in the region and how these images have been challenged and changed over time. Uses films, literature, and folk traditions to complement scholarly analysis of the emergence of a New World mentality.

Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives

Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate

Credits:4.00

Faculty	Phone	Email address
Adriana Pitetta		apitetta@mtholyoke.edu

Meeting Dates	Method	Meeting days	Meeting times	Building name	Room	Frequency
01/23/2023 - 05/08/2023	Lecture	Monday and Wednesday	01:45PM - 03:00PM	SHTK - Shattuck Hall	216	Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses
None

Comments

Additional Comments

Course Tags
AFCNA0001	AFCNA: Africana Studies major	This course has been approved to count towards the Africana Studies major and/or minor.
AFCNA0001	AFCNA: Africana Studies minor	This course has been approved to count towards the Africana Studies major and/or minor.
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

LATAM-180-01 Intro to Latin American Cultrs

HIST-180-01 Intro to Latin American Cultrs

Course Availability
Section status: Open	Capacity: 28	Enrollment: 22	Available: 6	Waitlist: 0

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List	Required	Publisher Full Price
To be determined.

Additional Book Comments

This is NOT the complete book list for this class.