Mexican indigenous painting depicting Hernan Cortes and Malintzin (La Malinche) and Tlaxcalan leaders

HIST 3009: Women, Sex, and Conquest in Latin America

Spring 2023; T/TH 2:00 – 3:30 PM

Dr. Brianna Leavitt-Alcántara

This course focuses on the central role played by women, sex, gender, and race in the conquest and colonization of Latin America from the time of the Aztec and Incan imperial expansion to the Spanish and Portuguese conquests of the Americas.

In 3001 & Above: Upper-Level Electives, DC (Diversity & Culture), DEI (Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion), History Courses (All), HP (Historical Perspectives), Law, History, & Society (LHS), Non-US / Non-European Requirement, Pre-1800 Requirement, Race, Ethnicity, & Inequality (REI), Religion & Culture (RC)