HISP 1240 - Indigenous Languages and Cultures in the Americas

This course examines indigenous peoples in the Americas with particular focus on Latin America. It is an introduction to Indigenous Cultures of the Americas through their language, stories and cultural practices. This course will introduce students to some of the myths, trickster stories, cosmology and the sociopolitical traditions of the indigenous peoples of the Americas stressing the importance of cultural contact and the role of indigenous culture in contemporary society, culture and identity. The course will train students to think and write as anthropological linguists. This course satisfies WMU Essential Studies Level 1: Foundations - Inquiry and Engagement Category.

Credits: 3 hours