HIST 463 - Power and Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean

Prerequisites: Students must have scored 11 or higher on the GWAR Placement Examination or successfully completed the necessary portfolio course that is a prerequisite for a GWAR Writing Intensive Capstone (subject to approval by the General Education Governing Committee (GEGC)).  (Note: The preceding prerequisite statement related to GWAR is temporarily suspended effective Summer 2025.)
This course examines the history and cultural politics of dictatorship, revolution, and violence in Latin America and the Caribbean. Uses literature, film, history, and political theory to examine how power and violence intersect with race, ethnicity, gender, and nationalism.

Letter grade only (A-F). Same course as GLST 476 . Not open for credit to students with credit in GLST 476 .