History of Latin America:Colonial Encounters to the Present (HIST 260)

Term: 2014-2015 Fall Term

Faculty

Holly CaldwellShow MyInfo popup for Holly Caldwell

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Schedule

Tue-Thu, 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM (8/25/2014 - 12/12/2014) Location: MAIN SJ 248

Description

A survey of roughly four centuries of Latin American history from the initial Caribbean encounter of African, Iberian, and indigenous cultures and ethnicities to the birth of Latin America’s independent culturally- and racially-mixed nations. We will examine themes pertinent to Latin American history, such as colonialism, gender, revolution and independence, native religious and medicinal practices, slavery, and the development of U.S.- Latin American relations in the early twentieth century. Core: History requirement.