HIST 205

Fall 2016 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 22-Dec 7

LatAm Hist: Primary Accounts

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Credit: 3 hours.

Examining the history through the primary texts written by Latin Americans, this course introduces students to theories, contents and methods of historical inquiry, as well as the nuances and the complexities of Latin American history. Reading primary texts written by all strata of society, students will look through the eyes of the diverse populations in Latin America. Students will analyze the traditional narrative of Latin America and gain insight into the lived experience of Latin Americans. Together we will advance our individual and collective understanding of Latin America's rich and complex past.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Cultural Studies - Non-West

Humanities – Hist & Phil

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HIST 205 class schedule data for fall 2016
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	43939	Lecture	A	10:00AM -11:20AM	MW	Armory	Jacobsen, N	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/16-12/07/16 Degree Notes: Hist&Philosoph Perspect, and Non-Western Cultures course. Section Info: A "Great Books Course" has been a core demand of those postulating the necessity of immersing American college students in the wonderful works of the European civilization since Homer and Plato. This course applauds the idea of offering direct exposure of students to the great works produced in the course of world civilizations. But it shifts gears by focusing on works - now arguably part of a common world heritage - that have been written outside of Europe, in another emerging civilization: that of Latin America during the past 500 years, combining heavy doses of European influences (e.g. the language of the works) with indigenous, African and other cultural influences in the setting of colonial and post-colonial polities. The purpose of the course is to offer students direct engagement with some of the finest and most profound works written by Latin Americans, from poetry and novels to social and political treatises or essays to works of history, philosophy and theology. Since this is a history class we will be less concerned with the formal qualities of these works and more with what they reveal about fundamental issues debated and struggled over during the era when they were written. The course thus offers an introduction to Latin American civilization from the 16th to 20th centuries through fiction, history, and political essays.