Latin American Studies 260 - COLONIAL LATIN AMER 1492-1821

Fall
2014
01
4.00
Ann Zulawski
TTh 10:30-11:50
Smith College
19874-F14
SEELYE 311
azulawsk@smith.edu
19965
Same as HST 260. The development of Latin American society during the period of Spanish and Portuguese rule. Social and cultural change in Native American societies as a result of colonialism. The contributions of Africans, Europeans and Native Americans to the new multi-ethnic societies that emerged during the three centuries of colonization and resistance. The study of sexuality, gender ideologies and the experiences of women are integral to the course and essential for understanding political power and cultural change in colonial Latin America. Basis for LALS major.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.