Introduction to Latin American Colonial Studies

3 credits · Graduate School

(Also listed as Portuguese 314) Provides a panoramic introduction to the canonical works of the colonial period from "discovery" to "independence," as well as an overview of the theoretical debates in colonial studies within the Latin American context. Topics include the construction and reshaping of identities and otherness through various stages of Latin American cultural history, the emergence of what has been called the American consciousness during the "New World Baroque," and the discourses of "independence" and early nation building. [3]