Latin American Studies 180 - Intro to Latin American Cultrs

Spring
2016
01
4.00
Joshua Rosenthal
TTH 01:15PM-02:30PM
Mount Holyoke College
95013
Ciruti 109
jrosenth@mtholyoke.edu
95013,94780
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.
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