HST 147 - Popular Culture in Latin America

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR (students beginning prior to Fall 2024): Meets general academic requirement HU and DE.
Examining the culture “of the people” of Modern Latin America and the Caribbean, this course explores a wide spectrum of popular practices located outside the realm of “high culture,” including dance, music, folk culture, performance art, and telenovelas. By underscoring broad and diverse cultural production, this course demonstrates how popular culture facilitated mobilization of the people and shaped national identities. It also explores the interplay among race, gender, politics and culture, and focuses on Latine popular culture in the United States.