Modern Latin America

Catalog description

HIST 3356 : The course tackles several issues, including: the meaning of independence; race, gender, and class; revolution; counterrevolution; violence and memory; and political economy. By the end of the course, you will have a general knowledge of the course of Latin American history from the early nineteenth century to the present; a familiarity with various hierarchies of society; and how different groups of people sought to create a more just society. Keywords: Latin America; Independence; counterrevolutions