Interdisciplinary study of major issues in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Terms Offered
Fall 2021
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Course Details
Interdisciplinary study of major issues in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Latin America's cultural mosaic, migration and urbanization. Democratization and the role of religions.
How You Will Learn and Work
This is a Global Classrooms Connections Course. This course is taught in English.
Cultural Connection
Latin America and the Caribbean
General Education Credits
Distributive Studies-History and Social Sciences
Distributive Studies-Humanities
Diversity-Understanding Plural Societies
School/College
College of Arts and Humanities
Prerequisites & Restrictions
None
Faculty Highlight

Francisco Barrenechea
Francisco Barrenechea is currently an associate professor at the University of Maryland. He received his Ph.D. degree in classics from Columbia University. Prior to his arrival in College Park, he taught at the University of Chicago, Bryn Mawr College, and the University of Texas at Austin.
Prof. Barrenechea's research interests include Greek drama, Latin epic, and the performance and reception of ancient theater, particularly in Latin America. His book Comedy and Religion in Classical Athens: Narratives of Religious Experiences in Aristophanes' Wealth was published in 2018 by Cambridge University Press. He is currently working on his second book, on the reception of Greek tragedy in Mexico. A chapter offering a sample of his approach was published in the Oxford Handbook of Greek Drama in the Americas (2015).
Prof. Barrenechea has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses, including courses in Greek and Latin languages and literature, humor, and myth. This fall 2023, he is teaching an introduction to major issues in Latin American Studies through the region's reception of Classical antiquity, and a course in translation on the contemporary relevance of Greek tragedy. In spring 2024, he will be teaching a lecture course on ancient myths and their contemporary influence, as well as an upper-level Latin course on Roman comedy.
Tuition & Scholarship
Course costs should be calculated based on the university’s standard tuition and fees for undergraduate students and graduate students.
Students enrolled in winter and summer Global Classrooms courses may be eligible for the International Education Scholarship.
Cancellation and Refunds
Global Classrooms courses follow UMD's Schedule Adjustment policies.
Questions & Contact Info
For more course information contact Francisco Barrenechea at fbarrene@umd.edu or Carolina Sampó at csampo@umd.edu.
For general questions, please contact the Global Classrooms team at globalclassrooms@umd.edu.