Indigenous languages and their speakers in Latin America

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In this course, students will engage in reflecting on the roles of indigenous languages and their speakers in the history, culture and literature of Latin America. Students will be immersed in a diverse corpus composed of oral narrations, historical documents, and material culture from digital archives and museums. The course will cover three geographical areas and the languages spoken in them, including: • Andes-Amazon: Quechua, Aymara, Tupi-Guarani and Matsigenka. • Mesoamerica: Nahuatl, K'iche and Zapotec • Southern cone: Mapudungun, Tehuelche and Guarani.