Readings include selections from A Forest of Kings by Linda Schele and David Friedel, the Popol Vuh , modern Maya narrative tales, contemporary accounts by Rigoberto Menchu and Victor Montejo, and anthropological accounts. Requirements include a term paper, a midterm, and a final exam. The course is taught by England. This course discusses the significance of skilled, manual work in a global culture. Topics include techniques, economics, and history of modern handicrafts.
Students also discuss politics of indigenous artisans.
The course is taught by Colloredo-Mansfeld. This course is an investigation of Japanese social relationships, attitudes, and perceptions as they are expressed through the media of literature and film, focusing in particular on the dramatic changes resulting from rapid urban-industrialization in recent decades. The course is taught by Professor Schnell. This course emphasizes currents in Latin American politics and culture, including identity-based movements and other oppositional developments. Topics cover, but are not restricted to, analysis of indigenous, environmental, women's, and gay cultures and politics.