GLOA 371: Latin America and Globalization

This interdisciplinary course explores both how Latin America has been shaped by the forces of globalization as well as the ways in which it has been a site for innovation. Students will analyze cultural production from Latin America to trace how expressions of identity and resistance travel and how this production is intertwined with political and economic globalization. The course will engage ecological questions through discussions of extractive industries and their relation to Indigenous movements. It will examine the role local and international actors in the region are involved in development, the installation of dictatorships and the democratization processes that followed, as well as debates around topics such as migration and security. Engaging with anthropology, political science, history, and cultural studies, students will critically analyze Latin America not just as a region shaped by global forces, but as a key actor in imagining and transforming the global order.Offered by Global Affairs. Limited to three attempts.