Approaches to Latin American and Caribbean Studies

(4 Credits)

This course introduces the key methods, questions, and approaches to Latin American and Caribbean studies. Who conceptualizes Latin America and the Caribbean as a region—and how, and why? We consider the varied historical and institutional trajectories that have shaped our field, including different paradigms advanced in Latin America, the Caribbean, and in the United States. Throughout, we practice critique as a central method, through which we engage the systemic nature and root causes of our objects of study, while at the same time working to imagine equitable and dignified futures.