COURSES RELATED TO PORTUGUESE

FALL 2010

LA ST 210 A1 Introduction to Latin American Studies: South America. R. Cobb. ◆This introductory course will provide students with a panoramic view of the cultural, historical, economic, and socio-political contexts of South America. The course will rely mainly on a historical approach as a means to understand the issues that have shaped South American identities, but it will also explore other means of cultural expression to better convey the rich diversity that makes up the South American continent. Class time will be devoted to the discussion of different texts, movies, art, music etc. in relation to their historical, political, and social contexts. The active participation of students in debates and discussions is fundamental.

WINTER 2011

LA ST 321 B1 Religion in Latin America. C. Caufield . ◆A survey course examining a selection of texts produced by adherents of a diversity of religions in Latin America including Christianity, Judaism, Islam and African-based religions. Expressions of religiosity will be examined, as well as the ways in which these texts express Jewishness or Christianness, etc. together with Latin Americanness. The texts studied form the core of the course and our understanding of religion in Latin America will be deepened through discussion around how the texts articulate with their historical setting and by introducing ourselves to the commentaries and criticisms of the literature selected for the course.

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