Linguistic Subjectivities in Latin America

An exploration of the relationship between language and social life in Latin America through ethnographic work. Students will be introduced to some of the most important theoretical discussions in linguistic anthropology and to relevant ethnographic cases that illuminate those discussions. Ethnographic case studies will focus on Indigenous and Black communities and will be divided into the following geographical areas: Mexico and Central America, the Caribbean, the Andes and Amazonia, and finally Brazil and Venezuela.

Fall, Spring

035108