HST 380 - Gender in Latin American History

3 Credit(s) DIII V

This course explores the social construction of gender in Latin American history. It examines concepts that have structured Latin American beliefs about gender, including honor and shame, machismo and marianismo, and issues of gender relations and sexuality. We ask how beliefs about gender and gender roles relate to social structures including race, class and political structures, how beliefs about gender and gender roles have changed over time, and how beliefs about gender and gender roles compare in the United States and Latin America. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for HIS381.