LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY

Students who choose a field in Latin America can specialize in Colonial or Modern Latin America or Atlantic World. The program is particularly strong in the histories of Colonial Latin America, Mexico, and Brazil. Thematic fields include colonialism/postcolonialism, imperialism, government, women and gender, religion, race and ethnicity, and slavery. This field endorses comparative history, the crossing of geographical as well as disciplinary boundaries. Accordingly, students are encouraged to take related courses in other departments such as Anthropology and Hispanic Studies, and programs such as Latin American Studies, Gender and Women´s Studies, Africana Studies, and Social Theory.

Faculty:
Francie Chassen-López
Erik Myrup
Gretchen Starr-LeBeau