Course Title: Introduction to Latin American Cultures |
Start Date: 01/28/2025 End Date: 05/13/2025 |
Term: Spring Semester 2025 |
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         |
Dimaris Barrios-Beltrán   |           | dbarrios@mtholyoke.edu   |
Meeting Dates         | Method         | Meeting days         | Meeting times         | Building name         | Room     | Frequency     |
01/28/2025 - 05/13/2025   | Lecture   | Tuesday and Thursday   | 09:00AM - 10:15AM   | TBA   | TBA   | 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: Waitlisted     | Capacity: 28     | Enrollment: 28     | Available: 0     | Waitlist: 1 |
BOOK INFORMATION
Book List         | Required         | Publisher Full Price         |
To be determined. |           |           |
Additional Book Comments         |
This is NOT the complete book list for this class.   |