Latin America as a distinct cultural-linguistic area of study

Describe Latin America as a distinct cultural-linguistic area of study

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1. Give a brief review or summary of the two articles (no more than one third of your post).
2. Give you own reaction to the points raised in the articles. Do you agree? Disagree?
3. Give the relevance of the author’s main points to our survey of Latin America; what points were helpful?

A several questions to consider:

• What do you think about Latin America as a distinct cultural-linguistic area of study?
• Does the idea of “Latin” America exclude Brazil or Haiti? What about Jamaica?
• Do you agree with Drake and Hilbink that there is still value in studying Latin America from the Area Studies perspective?

At least two citations

300 words minimum

• What are the advantages of studying from an “Atlantic” perspective rather than just a “Latin American” perspective?