Latin American Studies Question

PART I (35 pts)

In your words, write a brief definition for each of the following terms:

1. Popol Vuh

2. El Mozote

3. Human Rights

4. Indigenism

5. Criollo

6. Mestizo

7. Ruben Dario

PART II (20pts)

In a one to two paragraphs, about one page response write your answer to the following

questions:

1. Define Central America (think about its geographic location, history and socio-cultural

development)

2. What is gender and gendered violence? Give an example withing the Central American

context.

Part III (45pts)

Write a 400-600 words essay, double spaced, in which you analyze one of these texts Sewer

Fauna or Cage Children and write an analysis of the piece. What is it about? What is the

authors overall message in the story or poem? What can we learn about Salvadoran or Central

American realities from the work that you have chosen?

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