SPAN129 CM - The Latin American City

This course explores the evolution of cities in Latin America from the pre-Colombian cities in the Andes and Mesoamerica to present day megacities such as Mexico City, Sao Paolo, and Buenos Aires. What is a city? What does the city mean? In cinema, arts, literature, architecture, history, anthropology, and music, we discover Latin American cities as sites of creativity, production and circulation of contested meanings. This course aims to study the complexity, diversity, and richness of past and present urban experiences in Latin America from a cultural perspective.

Prerequisite: SPAN 101 CM or higher

Offered: Every other year

Credit: 1

Course Number: SPAN129 CM