This course provides a critical, comparative examination of the social-structural and cultural transformations occurring in Latin America in a context of deepening integration with the global north. Topics to feature prominently may include land reform, depeasantization, out-migration, maquiladoras, informal employment, race and ethnic relations, religiosity and religious identification, and social movements. The particular sub-regional focus may vary.
This course provides a critical, comparative examination of the social-structural and cultural transformations occurring in Latin America in a context of deepening integration with the global north. Topics to feature prominently may include land reform, depeasantization, out-migration, maquiladoras, informal employment, race and ethnic relations, religiosity and religious identification, and social movements. The particular sub-regional focus may vary.
