SPAN 6090 - Indigenous Peoples of the Colonial New World

Institution:

Tulane University of Louisiana

Subject:

Spanish

Description:

Prof. Charles. Pre-requisite: 400-level sequence. This course satisfies the pre-twentieth-century requirement. An examination of early colonial writings that memorialized and debated the status of American peoples and cultures. Ethnographic accounts of European and Creole authors are read together with indigenous testimonies, with focus on topics such as: noble savagery, the debates on the ‘just’ causes for military conquest, European perceptions of indigenous languages and religious practices, and the confrontation between oral tradition and written culture.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tulane.edu

Phone Number:

(504) 865-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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