ANTH 226 - M/Ethnography of Latin America and the Caribbean

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Other World Civilizations

This course takes an anthropological approach to the study of Latin America and the Caribbean. It explores the people and culture of the region pre-contact with Europeans, examines conquest and colonialism, and takes an in-depth ethnographic approach to study contemporary regional themes and issues, such as: popular culture, food and culture, race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, human rights, social movements, globalization, tourism, the environment, multiculturalism, indigenous politics, urbanization, religion, and health and coping with illness. Offered fall, even years.

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