FS 001 PZ -Life in the Latin American Metropolis

Institution: Pitzer

Description: This seminar will focus on some of Latin America’s largest urban spaces. Through film, literature, documentary film, journalism, music, and the visual arts, we will look at multiple facets of urban culture in Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Bogotá, and La Habana. We will explore the histories of these spaces and the various experiences of their inhabitants focusing on their intersection with topics such as modernity, urban planning, development, racial, gender and social inequities, resistance, historical memory, environmental justice and counter-cultural movements.

Prerequisite(s): None

First-Year seminars are not listed on the course schedule. Incoming students will be assigned to a first-year seminar and registered automatically.