CULTURAL HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA.

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Pre-requisites: ENGL 201 or permission of instructor. Considers the role culture played in writing the history of Latin America since that region was “born” following the contact between Old and New World peoples in 1492. The history of the region is understood as the product of cultural clashes and the blending of religious, culinary, musical, and sporting traditions. In addition to presentations, and exams, students locate primary documents and demonstrate how they reveal the rich tapestries of culture in modern Latin America.