ANT (0103) 245 - Peoples and Cultures of Latin America

Credits: 3.00

Survey anthropological approaches to cultural, socio-economic, and political transformations in Latin America through ethnographic literature, film, and primary documents. Students will analyze the varied ways that colonialism, nation-state formation, peasant and Indigenous struggles, migration and urbanization, religious movements, and climate change have shaped Latin American identities of today.

Repeatable: No Grade Type: Regular or Pass/Fail
Course Learning Goals: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

● identify Latin America’s diverse cultural groups, their geographic and linguistic variation, and understand the traditions and conflicts underpinning contemporary societies.

● describe the broad historical shifts in Latin American societies from the colonial period to the present.

● explain the theoretical approaches and research methods anthropologists use to study Latin American peoples and cultures.

● critically evaluate scholarly debates in Latin American anthropology and related disciplines.