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Mar 10, 2025
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SS 4795 - Latin American Society3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course examines contemporary relations in Latin America between indigenous and non-indigenous populations with a special focus on Guatemala. The culture of the indigenous peoples of Latin America will be examined, particularly the Maya Indians of Guatemala. The course will also examine the governmental and political relationships that exist between indigenous villages and the central government in Guatemala, with special emphasis upon the effects that the Guatemalan Civil War has had upon these relationships. Students must receive the instructors’ permission to register for this course. (prereq: none)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe the cultures and contemporary challenges of indigenous people in Latin America with an emphasis upon the residents of the Highlands of Guatemala. Of special concern will be the relationship that indigenous people in the rural highlands of Guatemala have with the Latino-dominated government and society of Guatemala
- Explain the basic concepts and terms of cultural anthropology
- Demonstrate the methods and theories that surround the production of ethnographic data concerning a specific culture
- Demonstrate the basic ideas of ethnology and compare and contrast different cultures
Prerequisites by Topic
Course Topics
Coordinator
Dr. Patrick Jung
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