Researching Cultures: Imagining the Andes

This course delves into the cultural formations of the Andean region, taking Peru as a case study. We will explore the interplay between Indigenous peoples and state formation processes, indigenismo, racialization and coloniality, extractive capitalism, migration, the current gastronomic boom, and past and contemporary artivists (musicians, writers, and influencers). Course materials include oral histories, myths, literature, film, music, and social media. This course fulfills the Writing Intensive (WI) requirement for Arts and Sciences students. Prereq. Spanish 303 or 308E, and one (or preferably two) of the following: 341, 342, 343, 370, 380 or Debating Cultures. Students who have taken more than four Spanish culture or literature classes are not allowed in this course and must proceed to a Major Seminar. In Spanish.
Course Attributes: BU IS; AS HUM; AS LCD; AS LS; AS WI I; FA HUM; AR HUM; AS SC; EN H

Researching Cultures: Imagining the Andes

SPANISH 3616

Section 01