Indigenous Peoples in Modern Latin America (A)

3 cr · Undergraduate

A study of indigenous peoples in modern Latin America. Topics to be discussed will include the construction of racial hierarchies and exclusionary nation-states, indigenous engagements with leftist politics and revolution as well as struggles for political autonomy and cultural rights. Students may not hold credit for both HIST 3750 and HIST 3740 with the topic "Indigenous Peoples and the Nation-State in Modern Latin America."