HI 248 - Race, Gender and Sexuality in Colonial Latin America

Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3

This course is an introduction to the social history of colonial Latin America through the lenses of “race,” gender, and sexuality. Categories of difference including race/caste, social status, honor, and propriety guided colonial lives. Despite the potential for harsh punishments, individuals manipulated social norms and negotiated the arenas of gender, “race,” patriarchy, and sexuality to fit their individual needs. Topics discussed include religion, social mobility, sexual deviance, gender relations, love, and romance. Region: Asia/Africa/Latin America.