Race, Gender, Class and Social Justice in Latin America

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This course examines the intersection of gender, race and class in the study of contemporary women's social justice movements in Latin America. In a region characterized by extreme inequalities based on class, race, gender and language, (among others), organized collective action and social movements are powerful tools for marginalized and excluded groups of women to make their voices heard. In this course, students improve oral, listening, reading, and writing skills in Spanish. Class time will be devoted to active practice of vocabulary and grammatical structures through discussions and debates on class topics. Taught in Spanish.