Latin American Survey 1791-Present
Term:
Summer 2012
Online:
No
Subject Area:
HISTORY (HIST)
Course Number:
HIST 071 900
Day(s):
Wednesday
Instructor:
Primary Program:
School of Arts and Sciences
Secondary Program:
The Young Scholars Program Course Description:
Surveys Latin American and Caribbean history from the Haitian Revolution of 1791 to the present. We will examine the legacy of Spanish colonialism and slavery, movements for national and cultural independence, twentieth-century radicalism, and the politics of race in contemporary Latin America. Readings include fictional as well as analytical representations, and a film series will accompany the course.
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