Saints and Sinners: Women, Gender, Sexuality, and Race in Latin American History

3 units · Undergraduate

Latin American history seen through the lens of gender and race, with emphasis on the experiences of women, girls, and people whose gender and sexual identity fell outside of proscribed roles and rules. We will at look at Indigenous societies, European colonization, slavery, the national independence era, and the tumultuous 20th century as it shaped and was shaped by gendered relations of power. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor.