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2026 Spring > UGRD > LATAM > LATAM 360

Language and Power in the Americas

Course #: LATAM 360

Description:
This course examines the nature of language power in the construction and history of cultures, nations, and identities in the Americas. The relationships among indigenous languages and colonizing languages Spanish, Portuguese, and English, and their role in the cultural self-fashioning and formation of political subjects will be studies through themes including contact, conflict, conquest, resistance, translation, and transculturation.

Section Class Number Schedule/Time Instructor Location
01 6994 MWF
11:00 - 11:50 am
Spangler,Torin Wheatley-Peters W01-0057
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/26/2026 - 05/13/2026
Capacity: 25
Enrolled: 24
Status: Open
Credits: 3/3
Class Notes: This course uses course material available through the Healey Library and other sources. There is no cost for the course material for this course. For more information about no-cost course material, please visit open.umb.edu.
Pre Requisites:
Course Attributes: International, World Cultures, Library and other resources, no cost materials