Subject Code
HIST
Course Number
249
Course Title
Tropical Encounters
Course Description
This course examines European encounters with indigenous peoples
of the tropical regions, and the uses to which the resultant travel accounts and images were put back in Europe in disputes surrounding notions of race, the nature of humankind, and the practice of politics.
of the tropical regions, and the uses to which the resultant travel accounts and images were put back in Europe in disputes surrounding notions of race, the nature of humankind, and the practice of politics.
Grading Basis
OPT - Student Option
Add Consent
No Special Consent Required
Units
3
Credit Hours Max
3
Repeatable
No
Requirement Designation
Humanities & Arts w.ETHN(*)