Voices of Diversity and Dissent in Latin America

1.5 credits · Undergraduate

Examines the cultural and political history of Latin America. Focus on pre-contact and colonial Latin America, nation-building and the Mexican and Cuban revolutions. Looks closely at figures such as Lord Pakal, Waman Puma, Gómez de Avellaneda, Pablo Neruda, Aleijadinho, Frida Kahlo, Emiliano Zapata and “Che” Guevara. Issues to be addressed include indigeneity, colonialism, abolitionism, gender, religion, resistance to authority, the sources of artistic creativity, community identity formation and environmental activism.