History 301 - Women & Gender/Latin America

This course uses gender as an analytical lens to understand 500 years of Latin American history, from the conquest of the Americas to the present-day neoliberal era. We will learn how patriarchy and gender shapes power relations, including political and economic institutions, social relationships, and identities. In turn, we will also explore how the individual and collective actions of women?from witches and beauty queens to armed revolutionaries?have transformed the region. In some cases, their actions have confronted the power of colonizers, fascists, and imperialists. (Gen. Ed. HS, DG)