Race and Ethnicity in Latin America

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This course will study the historical development of concepts of race and ethnicity as terms of description and identification for human groups. We will study the general, global significance of these terms, but our area of particular focus will be Latin America. By studying the role of race and ethnicity in Latin America, we will better be able to grasp how these concepts have been employed in different times and places, as tools of both exploitation and empowerment.