Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: Spanish

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: MAPPING LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE ***** Explores key issues in Latin American culture. Includes an examination of the continent's indigenous civilizations, the impact of the Conquest, and the rise of national states. Important aspects of the contemporary situation in Latin America are also studied, including phenomena such as globalization, the rise of mega-cites, migration, and authoritarianism. ***** PREREQUISITE: Third-year Spanish or permission of the instructor.