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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Spanish & Lat. Amer. Studies
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Shai Zamir
Coordinator Office Hours:
Teaching Staff:
Mr. Shai Zamir
Course/Module description:
This course offers an introduction to the history of colonial Latin America. In the first part of the course, we will focus on the Spanish and Portuguese conquests in America since 1492. The second part will be dedicated to different aspects of the colonial society that emerged after the conquests, including politics and governance, economy, religion and sexuality. The weekly readings consist of scholarly articles and primary sources in translation.
Course/Module aims:
Introducing the students to key aspects of the history of colonial Latin America; providing students opportunities to practice primary source analysis.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Demonstrate basic knowledge of the history of colonial Latin America and of the key questions that characterize the historiography of this field; analyze primary sources from the early modern period.
Attendance requirements(%):
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Course/Module Content:
* The Pre-Columbian American Societies
* Iberian Kingdoms: Expansion and Discoveries in the Later Middle Ages
*Invasion and Colonization: The Spaniards in the Caribbean
*The Conquest of Mexico and the Fall of the Aztec Empire
* The Spanish conquests of Peru
* The Portuguese Colonies in Brazil
* Spanish America: Communities, Institutions and Social Organization
* Africans in America: Slavery and Survival
* Catholic Missionaries in the New World
* Cities in America
* Honor, Sexuality and Race
* The Later Colonial Society: Change and Continuities
Required Reading:
TBD
Additional Reading Material:
None
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 50 %
Assignments 50 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
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