Same as Latin American Studies 324L (Topic 24). Study Mesoamerican indigenous documents and oral traditions to reconstruct different aspects of the life and culture of the past and present populations of Mesoamerica. Apply a methodological approach to the study of indigenous primary sources from Mesoamerica, written during the Late Postclassic (c. 1200-1524 CE) and the beginning of the Colonial period, including oral tradition. Explore religion, socio-political organization, territory and territoriality, economy, gender roles, and the norms and values of everyday life. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: Mesoamerican History Oral Trad), 326S, Latin American Studies 324L (Topic: 24). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.