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PROGRAM IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES |
361.130 (H,S)
(W) |
LATIN AMERICAN SOCIETIES AND CULTURES: AN INTRODUCTION (3) Cervone Limit 50 This course is designed to introduce the major characteristics of Latin American societies and cultures. Topics include the impacts of Amerindian civilizations, colonization and Afro-descendants in the shaping of contemporary Latin American societies. May not be taken Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory |
Sec. 01 |
T 1:30-4 |
361.215 (H,S) |
NI DE AQUÍ, NI DE ALLÁ: AN INTRODUCTION TO LATINO CULTURE IN THE U.S. (3) Carrion Limit 25 Through readings and discussion of texts, viewing of films and performance art, this course studies varied histories of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban and other Latin American peoples in the U.S. Students will develop a general understanding of major issues facing Latinos/as in the 21st century as well as gain an understanding of the impact Latino culture has on US society and politics. |
Sec. 01 |
TTh 12-1:15 |
361.315 (H,S) |
PROTEST, POLITICS, AND DEMOCRACY IN LATIN AMERICA (3) Pugh Limit 25 Are protests as characteristic of democracy as elections? This course examines challenges to traditional ideas of democratic participation in Latin America, focusing on nonelectoral contestation such as protest, charismatic populism, and violent insurgencies.
Cross-listed with Political Science |
Sec. 01 |
MW 3-4:15 |
361.323 (H,S) |
HUMAN RIGHTS IN LATIN AMERICA (3) Rojas-Perez Limit 25 By focusing on the sentences of the Inter American Human Rights Court, this course examines how universal human rights law, discourses and institutions have been used to transform cultural norms, social relations and national politics in Latin America.
Cross-listed with Anthropology |
Sec. 01 |
M 1:30-4 |
361.353 (S) |
HISTORY OF U.S.-LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS (3) Smith Limit 35
History of U.S. relations with Latin America, from founding of the U.S. until today.
Cross-listed with Political Science |
Sec. 01 |
Th 1:30-4 |
070.373 (H,S)
(W) |
ANTHROPOLOGY OF MENTAL ILLNESS (3) Han Limit 60 50 Cross-listed with Anthropology, Public Health Studies, and Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality |
Sec. 01 |
TTh 12-1:15 |
070.378 (H,S) |
CULTURAL PROPERTY AND POLITICS IN LATIN AMERICA (3) Poole Limit 35 Cross-listed with Anthropology |
Sec. 01 |
W 1:30-4 |
100.115 (H,S)
(W) |
COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA (3)
Russell-Wood Limit 20 15 per section
Cross-listed with History |
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MW 12-1:15
F 12-12:50
F 2-2:50
F 3-3:50
F 12-12:50
Th 2-2:50
Th 3-3:50
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100.441 (H,S) |
SOCIETY, POLITICS, AND ECONOMICS IN LATIN AMERICA (3) Knight Limit 20 Survey of Latin America since 1940 with special attention to politics, economics, and culture. Cross-listed with History |
Sec. 01 |
TTh 10:30-11:45 |
215.342 (H) |
INTRODUCTION TO LATIN AMERICA: THE FORMATIVE YEARS (3)
Castro-Klaren Limit 25 Cross-listed with German and Romance Languages and Literatures |
Sec. 01 |
M 2-4:30 |
230.203 (S) |
INTRODUCTION TO LATIN AMERICAN SOCIETIES (3) Von Der Heydt Limit 30 Cross-listed with Public Health Studies, Sociology and International Studies Program |
Sec. 01 |
WF 1:30-2:45 |
361.501 |
INDEPENDENT STUDY
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361.549 |
INTERNSHIP Poole Course added 5/05/08
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100.707 |
COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA
Russell-Wood Limit 15 Cross-listed with History |
Sec. 01 |
TBA |
100.709 |
MODERN LATIN AMERICA Knight
Limit 10 Reading knowledge of Spanish. Graduate Students only Cross-listed with History |
Sec. 01 |
W 1:30-3:30 |
