2022-23 Academic Catalog

This course studies the concept of property in Latin America. It analyzes historical events such as colonial dispossession, urban transformations in cities like Rio de Janeiro, cases of gentrification, reappropriation of territories, and occupations. The course offers a critical approach to Latin American modernization, both from a historical and cultural perspective, focusing on discourses of colonialism, hygienization, racial and class stigmatization, and state violence.   Prerequisite: Spanish 205 or above