HST 135 - Introduction to History: Latin American History Through Women’s Eyes

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR: Meets general academic requirement HU.
This course will examine women’s ways of telling history through a comparative study of memoirs and fiction and political and economic histories of Latin America written by and about women. This approach will take into account religious, racial, class, and ethnic differences and reflect on the hybridization of cultures born out of native, European, and African cultures. The course will begin with an examination of broader issues of women’s history such as alternative subjects, sources, and periodizations.