Anthropology 216LA - Anthropology of Latin America

Latin America has undergone massive political,;economic and cultural transformations since the;end of the Cold War. Indeed, during the final;decades of the twentieth century, much of the;region embraced neoliberal governance and free;market capitalism. However, by the turn of the;millennium, many Latin American governments had;made a sharp "turn to the Left," as states began;to intervened more directly in the economy,;promote alternative imaginings of modernization,;and recognize greater rights for Indigenous and;Afro-descendent peoples. This course will begin;with a focus on these shifts in governance, but;largely focuses on the consequences of these;changes within people's everyday lives.

Prereq: ANTHR-105.