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Schemel Forum Evening Course - Women, Race and Religion in Latin America

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Wednesday, 29 April, 2015

Schemel Forum Evening Course - Women, Race and Religion in Latin America
The role of women in Iberia had been codified in law when the Spaniards conquered the New World. A husband was master in his household and controlled “all those who live under him.” In general, male colonial Spaniards believed that women lacked intelligence and judgment, were emotional and gossipy and needed supervision. This course will examine women’s religious experiences in Latin America from the colonial period to the present with special emphasis on race. Major units include Spanish Catholicism on the eve of the Conquest, conventional life, women’s experiences in African-based religions, women in Christian based communities (Liberation Theology) and the impact of Pentecostalism and Charismatic Catholicism in Women’s lives.

Lee Penyak, Ph.D.
Professor of History
The University of Scranton

Wednesdays, April 15, 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20
6:00 to 7:15 p.m.
Weinberg Memorial Library Room 305

Course is free to The University of Scranton Staff, Faculty and Students.

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Emily Brees

Phone: 5709416206
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Weinberg Memorial Library, Room 305

300 Monroe Avenue
 Scranton, PA 18510