ANTH 072 PZ -Activism & Soc Mvmts in Latin Am

Institution: Pitzer

Description: Activism and Social Movements in Latin America: This course is a survey of the broad literature on social movements and activist organizing in Latin America. The region, itself a construction built on shared histories of colonialism and nationalism, has undergone vast changes in the last few decades, through which we can see emerging new social movements, engagements with global capitalism, and changing political relations between people, the environment, and the state. This course is designed to introduce students to anthropological theorizing about social movements and forms of protest, with a particular focus on Latin American collective struggles around race and indigeneity, citizenship and inequality, gender and sexuality, and environmental justice. The second half of the course examines five unique ethnographic approaches to the study of contemporary issues in activism and social movement across Latin America, from the use of different forms of media, to examples of youth resistance, the building of new democracies, and efforts to decolonize research methodologies.

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