Encountering Latin America and the Caribbean
This course introduces students to the history and culture of selected nations of Latin America and the Caribbean. Students will study significant ideas and events that have shaped this area. These might include indigenous cultures, colonization, slavery, race relations, independence and revolutionary movements, economic dependency and political instability.
Prerequisite: Completion of HONR 101, HONR D101, HONR 102, and HONR D102. Restricted to students in the Honors Program.
Outcomes: Students will understand the relationships among cultural, economic, political, and social forces, and their impact on human behavior; They will become aware of variations in human values and behavior, ideas of justice, and shared understandings in unfamiliar cultures.
This course introduces students to the history and culture of selected nations of Latin America and the Caribbean. Students will study significant ideas and events that have shaped this area. These might include indigenous cultures, colonization, slavery, race relations, independence and revolutionary movements, economic dependency and political instability.
Prerequisite: Completion of HONR 101, HONR D101, HONR 102, and HONR D102. Restricted to students in the Honors Program.
Outcomes: Students will understand the relationships among cultural, economic, political, and social forces, and their impact on human behavior; They will become aware of variations in human values and behavior, ideas of justice, and shared understandings in unfamiliar cultures.
Prerequisite HONR 101, HONR D101, HONR 102, HONR D102. Restricted to students in the Honors Program
Tier 2 Societal Knowledge
Global Studies
Restricted to Students in the Honors Program.
Race and Ethnicity in Latin America: This course is designed to provide an introductory sociological overview of how race and ethnicity works in Latin America using interdisciplinary, international, and cross-national studies. In this course, we study (1) analytic perspectives on race, ethnicity, and ethno-racial issues in Latin America; (2) ideologies of mestizaje (Spanish for ethno-racial mixture) and their impact on ethno-racial relations; (3) indigenous and Afro-descendant populations in Latin American countries; (4) racism, ethno-racial conflict and stratification in Latin American countries; and (5) Latin Americans and Latinos in the United States. The discussion of these topics in class should encourage students to develop solid conceptual and analytic tools for understanding ethnic and racial issues in Latin America, and why these issues should be relevant in the United States. By the end of this course, you should (1) be familiar with key theories, concepts, and analyses that explain ethnic and racial issues in Latin America; (2) understand the relevance of historical and contemporary associations among cultural, economic, political, and social forces, as well as their impact on race and ethnic relations in the region; and (3) understand the relevance of sociological knowledge on race and ethnicity for dealing with current social issues at different levels (e.g., remedial policies, educational objectives, activism).
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