Units: 5
Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 1.5 hours; individual study, 3 hours; term paper, 1.5 hours
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Description: Introduces key issues in Latin American Studies and how scholars from diverse fields address them. Topics include indigenous cultures; colonial history; poverty; race, gender, and class inequalities; democracy and dictatorship; revolution; and civil war. Integrates film, literature, and music into the course.