SPAN W3490 - Latin American Humanities I: From Pre-Columbian Civilizations to the Creation of New Nations

Institution:

Columbia University in the City of New York

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Description:

The course aims to offer an overview of Latin American cultures that emphasizes specific social and intellectual movements through an analysis of representative historical and literary texts, as well as visual sources, covering Pre-columbian, colonial and independence periods. Selected materials are essential documents of their times and provide a comprehensive view of the origins and construction of Latin American cultures and identities. We read and analyze the selected sources as essential documents that are also often influential statements about Latin American histories. Global Core.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.columbia.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 854-1754

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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