| Course Title: Introduction to Latin American Cultures |
| Start Date: 01/23/2024 End Date: 05/07/2024 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2024 |
| Description: This course examines the histories and cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean from the sixteenth century to the present, using an interdisciplinary approach. Students explore confrontations and transformations among Indigenous, African, and European cultures. The course provides insight into contemporary political, economic, social, cultural, and artistic realities. By analyzing cultural products, we address colonization, nation formation, geography, the environment, immigration, migration, race, ethnicity, and gender in these societies. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Dimaris Barrios-Beltrán | dbarrios@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/23/2024 - 05/07/2024 | Lecture | Tuesday and Thursday | 09:00AM - 10:15AM | SHTK - Shattuck Hall | 216 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| 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: Closed | Capacity: 28 | Enrollment: 28 | Available: 0 | 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. |