Material Legacy: Discovering Latin American Indigenous People by Ronnie Daney, Daniela Díaz, Stephanie Kletas, and Daniela Yanez. (17-minute episode)
Learn about the Rarámuri people of the Sierra Madre Occidental through a series of traditional objects. Listen closely to find out more about “hybridization,” a theoretical term coined by Néstor García Canclini that students discussed during the semester.
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