GOVT 4264

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GOVT 4264
Social Movements in Latin America

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2015-2016.

This course analyzes different types of historical and contemporary social movements in Latin America. It begins with an overview of class-based labor and peasant movements, including their relationships with populist or leftist political parties. The class will then study revolutionary movements and the social actors that participate within them. The second half of the course will focus on various "new" social movements that have altered the region's social and political landscape over the past twenty years, including movements organized around gender issues, human rights, environmental protection, shantytown communities, and indigenous rights. Special attention will be given to the construction and transformation of collective identities, and to new patterns of social protest in response to market globalization in the region.

When Offered Fall.

Breadth Requirement (GB)
Distribution Category (SBA-AS)
Course Subfield (CP)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATA 4260

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16574 GOVT 4264   SEM 101

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  • Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. Fulfills government senior seminar requirement.