Anthropology

ANTH3694Latin America and the Caribbean3 ch (3C) (W)

Cultivate an understanding of cultures and places across Latin America and the Caribbean, drawing on case studies by anthropologists and others. Develop a synthetic understanding of both regions and their sub-regions, cultures, peoples, and places. Analyze common themes, important social and cultural issues, and shared histories. Topics may include colonialism; imperialism and underdevelopment; society and culture before the Europeans; gender and sexuality; political economy and development; climate change; conflict and violence; race and ethnicity; religion and spirituality; rural change and urbanization; environmental and ecological movements; and Indigenous and Afro-descendent movements.