PDF-(BOOK)-The Anthropology of Latin America and the Caribbean

This wideranging introduction to the anthropology of Latin America and the Caribbean offers broad coverage of culture and society in the region taking into account historical developments as well as the roles of power and inequality The chapters address key topics such as colonialism globalization violence religion race and ethnicity gender and sexuality health and food and emphasize the impact of Latin American and Caribbean peoples and cultures in the United States The text has been thoroughly updated for the second edition including fresh case studies and new chapters on independence neoliberalism and immigration and popular culture and the digital revolution Students are provided with a solid overview of the major contemporary trends issues and debates in the field Each chapter ends with a summary uptodate recommendations for viewing filmsvideos and websites and a comprehensive bibliography for further reading and research. Latin . America and the . Caribbean: regional perspective towards the post-2015 development agenda. Antonio Prado, Deputy Executive Secretary. Dialogue with ECOSOC. Geneva – 5 July 2013. The road so far and obstacles to the achievement of the MDGs. Juan Carlos Moreno . Brid. . Deputy. Director . ECLAC - . Mexico. . . JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY,. New Delhi, . January. 2012. Global growth has slowed sharply after the recovery from the crisis. Chapter 20. Latin American Background. Peoples of Latin America. Peninsulares. - . Spanish-born whites (highest class). Creole. - colonial-born whites (minority). Mestizo. - mixed European and Indigenous descent (majority) . Cold War Period. TODAY’s OBJECTIVES:. Explain the political context in Latin America after WWII . Explain . how the Cold War affected . Latin America. Following . WWII – the political grouping into three “worlds”:. Iran Rodrigues, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Florida . iranmr@ufl.edu. . Overview. Democracy and Justice in Latin America. Political. institutions and Government. Brief Political and Economic history. (WB PRWP 7795). Carlos Rodríguez-Castelán (World Bank). Luis-Felipe López-Calva (World Bank). Nora Lustig (Tulane University). Daniel Valderrama (Georgetown University). IEA 18. th. World Congress. Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Department of Social Sciences. Painting by Shari Erickson. National Caribbean-American Heritage Month 2018. National . Caribbean-American Heritage Month is celebrated each June. . Colonization of Latin America. Before Europeans arrived the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations ruled different parts of today’s Latin America. These indigenous people had developed their own cultures with unique languages and religions.. Ch. 47. Learning Latin American Cuisine. All around . latin. America the climate and geography, and rugged mountains and tropical rainforests have and impact on the food.. 3 native cultures have dominated: Aztecs (Mexico), Mayas (Central America), and Incas (South America).. Introductory Lecture. Anthropology 100: Survey of Anthropology. Learning Objectives. 1. Develop an understanding of anthropology and how the subfields of anthropology interrelate. 2. Develop an understanding for the importance of anthropology in today’s world. L Latin American and Caribbean Studies The concentration in Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACA) leads to a strong, interdisciplinary understanding of culture, history, and contemporary issues Anthropology: The cultural and physical study of humans across all geographical areas over time. Forensic Anthropology. Forensic Anthropology: the application of anthropology to legal matters. What Does a Forensic . United Nations, General recommendation No. 35 on gender-based violence against women, updating general recommendation No. 19 (CEDAW/C/GC/35), 2017. Measuring femicide: e�ortsto bolsterproce See [online] https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/take-action. Complementary indicator C-5.2: Rates of femicide or feminicide (gender-related killings of women aged 15 y