Humanity

HUM 212 Latin American culture essay guidelines

All essays must make use of in-paragraph citations of at least five academic sources to support views! Three to four pages, typed, double-spaced, MLA format, in-text citations.

Persuasive essay: View a movie or documentary, or read a novel set in Latin America or with main characters whose ancestors are indigenous to North America. The time period portrayed in the story should be in the modern era, from colonialism to globalization (1500-present AD). Evaluate it in light of information from the textbook and other academic sources. Do you agree or disagree with how it portrays modern Latin American or native American culture? Why or why not? Typed, 3-4 pages due last class.

Suggested film titles : Even the Rain (Tambien La Lluvia), Smoke Signals, In the Time of the Butterflies, City of Men, El Norte

Suggested novel titles: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents, One Hundred Years of Solitude.

Research essay: Research a specific topic related to a specific country in Latin America or a native American ethnic group and present your findings in a 3-4 page research paper. The topic should be set in the modern era, from colonialism to globalization (1500 AD-present).

Sample titles: “Modern Aztec Culture in Mexico, 1500-2015 AD”, “The Evolution of Racial Identities in Brazil 1500-2015 AD”, “Women’s Rights in Modern Colombia 1800-2015 AD”.