SPLT 59 - Farewell to Columbus:Rethinking the Latin American Heritage

Institution:

Hofstra University

Subject:

Spanish Literature in Translation

Description:

Semester Hours: 3 Periodically This course re-examines Latin American cultures from pre- Columbian times to independence, 'decolonizing' our understanding of Latin America and using under-explores sources such as private letters, sermons, travel accounts, business treaties and indigenous literature, as well as carvedstones, maps, textiles, and art. It also reexamines classic texts (including the diaries and letters of Columbus, Cortes' writings to the king of Spain, and accounts of Pizarro's role in the conquest of the Inca Empire) from a new perspective, questioning received colonial myth

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hofstra.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 463-6600

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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