SPAN 206 A: Arts and Culture of Oaxaca

Introduces Oaxacan history, cultures, and Indigenous groups. Focuses on underrepresented social and political actors like Las Soldaderas, women who fought in the Mexican Revolution. Addresses Indigenous people's resistance to cultural homogenization, the role of muxes, religious syncretism, machismo, handicrafts, and the important labor of women in the rituals of death. Discusses "mestizaje" in Oaxacan cuisine and traditional and modern music. Offered: S.