HIST1831 · History

Core Topics: Colonial Latin America

Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences

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Sylvia Sellers-Garcia

Professor, History Department

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Instructor: 4.8
Course: 4.6

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Sylvia Sellers-Garcia

Professor, History Department

1 evaluation for this course

Instructor: 4.8
Course: 4.6

About this course

Anchored in close readings of primary sources, particularly the first-person accounts of contemporaries, this course considers the history of Latin America from the pre-contact period to roughly 1800. It follows the individual, communal, institutional, and national stories of transformation in order to understand how people in this region became "Latin American."

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OrganizationHow well the course was organized: 4.73 / 5
ChallengeHow intellectually challenging students found it: 4.66 / 5
AttendanceHow necessary attendance was: 4.67 / 5
AssignmentsHow helpful assignments were: 4.61 / 5

Weekly effort: ~3 hours

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Term	Evaluations	Course rating	Instructor rating
Spring 2025	1	4.6	4.8