History 180 - Introduction to Latin American Cultures

Intro to Latin American Cultrs

Spring
2023
01
4.00
Adriana Pitetta

MW 01:45PM-03:00PM

Mount Holyoke College
119707
Shattuck Hall 216
apitetta@mtholyoke.edu
119633,119707
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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