SPAN-557 Afro-Latin American Culture, Literature, and Music

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An interdisciplinary colloquium on African heritage in Latin America, using musical pieces, literature, and culture to study prominent Afro-Latin American rhythms, the cultural regions where they originated, and the purposes music has served since slavery to present time. Special emphasis is placed on class and gender issues, as well as ethnicity. Prerequisite: upper-level undergraduate Spanish course, or proficiency in Spanish.