SPN 320-01 - Cultures of the Spanish-Speaking World

4 credits

The Worlds and Cultures of Afro-Latin Americans: This interdisciplinary course will explore the historical roots of the current realities of exclusion, invisibility, and inequity of Afro populations in Latin America. It will also examine some of the vital contributions that Afro descendent communities to Latin America and the strategies they have developed for survival and resistance to racism and oppression. The course will draw upon research from anthropology, Afro-Latin American Studies, Gender Women and Sexuality studies, history, literature, music, and sociology.

Prerequisite: SPN 285.
Instructor: Benoist

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