ANTH 2243 - Peoples and Cultures of Latin America

Institution:

Seton Hall University

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Description:

This course focuses on recent approaches to the ethnography of the Americas, specifically those countries which were formerly Iberian (Spanish and Portuguese) colonies. Addresses Pre-Columbian social formations, the impact of the arrival of Europeans, and the contemporary postcolonial social landscape. Some of the themes of our inquiry are: Conquest and colonialism, post-colonial nationalism, indigenous cultures, hierarchies of class and caste, social movements, religions, migration, the impact of international monetary policy on cultural formations, globalization and transnationalism, and race and ethnicity. While the course spans more than five centuries in our conceptualizations, it primarily focuses upon the present. 3 credits

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.shu.edu

Phone Number:

(973) 761-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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