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Latin America is a region characterized by a rich mixture of peoples, cultures, languages and traditions — and an increasing influence on the world stage. Consider Mexico, Brazil, Cuba and Venezuela and their political and/or economic reach.
The UO now offers students the opportunity to study this complex region from many interrelated angles, with the formalization of a Latin American Studies major degree.
With 30 affiliated faculty from departments such as history, romance languages, anthropology, political science and ethnic studies, the new major examines issues of cultural change, human rights, immigration, indigenous peoples and cultures, human diasporas, democratic consolidation and human and social development.
Students can delve into a diverse range of topics — from Spanish colonialism and the Mexican, Cuban and Nicaraguan revolutions to baroque art or the poetry of Pablo Neruda and César Vallejo. Undergraduates may go on to earn a minor or a major in Latin American Studies. For graduate students, specialization in Latin American Studies is possible in a number of academic departments.
– Lisa Raleigh
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