Anthropology 201 - Gender and Social Inequalities in Latin America

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

GIS, GSS, Human Rights, LAIS Despite recent gains in democratization, contemporary Latin American societies continue to display dramatic inequalities. This course explores inequalities of gender and their interface with hierarchies of social class, ethnicity, and race through examination of ethnographic texts. It looks at historical sources of these inequalities in colonial structures and their expression in contemporary cultural practices, giving attention both to social groups that seek to impose and maintain inequalities, and those who challenge them. Students critically evaluate Latin American gender stereotypes and consider how gender is practiced and how gender identities are formed in particular local and global contexts, such as urban elites andmiddle classes, indigenous groups, and among market women, male factory workers, and transgendered prostitutes. Ritual contexts such as Carnival, soccer, and various religious practices are explored. Texts are drawn from Brazil, Peru, Mexico, and Guatemala.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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