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Course Criteria
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Gender and sexuality as strands within complex fabrics of identification. Anthropological case studies, including ethnography, film, and theoretical analyses, drawn from Latin America; the possibility of specific gender formations in that geographical region. Relations among men, women, "cochones," "machos," "virgenes," Malinches, "mestizos," "mujeres Mayas," "travestis," revolutionaries, gringos and gringas, throughout the whole continent of the Americas. How gender and sexuality affect and are affected by other forms of identification such as race and ethnicity, class, colonialism, nationalism, and globalization. The role of stereotypes. Instructor: Nelson
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Required for students seeking the certificate in Latin American Studies. Synthesis, interpretation, and application of knowledge gained in previous courses and experiences abroad (DukeEngage, study abroad, internships, etc.). Explores in greater detail interdisciplinary topics related to Latin American and Caribbean Studies taught by visiting scholars from Latin America with significant emphasis on student mentoring and capstone thesis/project. Open to juniors and seniors only. Instructor: Staff
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The dynamics of political change in Latin America with emphasis on broad historical patterns of political conflict, institutional change, and socioeconomic development. Topics include: military rule, democratic transitions, civil-military relations, transitional justice, regional integration, and United State-Latin American relations. Instructor: Remmer
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Major writers and movements of Brazilian literature from the period of discovery to present, using short texts, novels, plays, short stories. Includes early letters of discovery, Machado de Assis, Mario de Andrade, Clarice Lispector. Instructor: Damasceno or Staff
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A survey of major writers and movements from the periods of discovery to conquest, colonial rule, and early independence. Includes works by native Indian, "mestizo", and women writers. Prerequisite: Spanish 101, 110S, or AP Spanish Literature score of 5. Instructor: Staff
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Taught in Portuguese, with texts in Portuguese and English, the course integrates visiting lectures and readings with experience and on-site research into popular culture, cultural activism and social movements. Begins with readings and discussion of concepts and history of citizenship and cultural activism in Brazil, then centers on specific issues or movements. (ex: social entrepreneurship and peripheral cultures; AIDS education; performing arts and favela activism)
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Same as 144S, except taught in English, with a preceptorial in Portuguese available for students seeking credit towards the Spanish major. Special topics course involving debates regarding the concept of Brazil as a performative culture; issues of race, gender, and sexual identity as portrayed in cinema, theater, dance, and television; issues of regional and class identity in the media. Topics vary according to term. Instructor: Damasceno
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Seminar version of Portugue 143
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The basic philosophical architecture of the three great civilizations of America; Maya, Aztec and Inca civilizations. Links the current indigenous revival in the Andes (Bolivia and Ecuador) and in the South of Mexico and Guatemala with the survival of their historical legacies. Instructor: Mignolo
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Instructor: Mignolo
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