"Becoming Indian": Latin America's Indigenous Peoples
HIST 104
Spring 2008 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
LAST 104 |
Students enrolled in "Becoming Indian" will analyze monographs, testimonies, and fiction to explore the construction of indigenous identities and the history of indigenous communities in Mexico, Central America, and the Andean highlands. The course will emphasize 19th- and 20th-century indigenista movements, social issues, and contemporary political revolutions but will also cover the colonial period. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
Argueta, ONE DAY OF LIFE Barrios de Chungara, LET ME SPEAK! Becker, SETTING THE VIRGIN ON FIRE Cope, THE LIMITS OF RACIAL DOMINATION Mariategui, SEVEN REALITIES Vargas Llosa, CAPTAIN PANTOJA AND THE SPECIAL SERVICE Various primary source materials, on reserve in Olin and, where possible, in a course packet at Atticus. Additional texts will be added, depending on availability.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Midterm exam, final paper or exam, two writing exercises, two (4-6 page) papers. |
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