Latin American Studies (LATAM)
LATAM Courses
LATAM-180 Introduction to Latin American Cultures
Fall and Spring. Credits: 4
Examines the confrontation, assimilation, and transformation of Amerindian, African, and European cultures in Latin America from the sixteenth century to the present. Focuses on the processes in which distinctive self-images emerged in the region and how these images have been challenged and changed over time. Uses films, literature, and folk traditions to complement scholarly analysis of the emergence of a New World mentality.
Crosslisted as: HIST-180
Applies to requirement(s): Humanities; Multicultural Perspectives
D. Barrios-Beltrán
LATAM-287 Topics in Latin American Studies
This course studies significant problems relating to Latin America in greater depth from the perspectives of appropriate disciplines. Some topics may be cross-listed with other departments.
LATAM-287DE Topics in Latin American Studies: 'Decolonizing Development'
Spring. Credits: 4
When and how did the notion of "development" emerge and spread? Why does nearly every country now aspire to it? What stigmas, hierarchies, and colonial logics does the term -- along with "underdeveloped," "developing," and "behind" -- mobilize? In the context of Latin America, the conceptual framework of development encounters significant complications not only with respect to material reality but also as a way of understanding place, time, and selfhood. In this course, students question conventional wisdom about development through the study of creative works by Latin American essayists, fiction authors, filmmakers, and painters.
Applies to requirement(s): Humanities; Multicultural Perspectives
Other Attribute(s): Speaking-Intensive, Writing-Intensive
J. Crumbaugh
LATAM-287FM Topics in Latin American Studies: 'Frames of Mind: Tracking Power/Knowledge'
Not Scheduled for This Year. Credits: 4
A frame of mind typically refers to a disposition or perspective, but the term also suggests a shaping of perception and thought. Something has already "framed" our minds, delimiting the scope of the conceivable. But what? This course radically interrogates the frameworks that structure and constrain our minds. Students trace the history of commonplace understandings-in academia and the "real" world-of mental health, diversity, gender and sexuality, and economic development in order to upend and defamiliarize operative assumptions. Works by Wendy Brown, Michel Foucault, Coco Fusco, Byung-Chul Han, bell hooks, Paul Preciado, Boots Riley and others.
Applies to requirement(s): Humanities
Other Attribute(s): Speaking-Intensive, Writing-Intensive
J. Crumbaugh
Advisory: The course is geared toward both first-year students with minimal experience with Philosophy and other students who have an interest in critical theory.
LATAM-295 Independent Study
Fall and Spring. Credits: 1 - 4
The department
Instructor permission required.
LATAM-387 Special Topics in Latin American Studies
This course studies significant problems relating to Latin America in greater depth from the perspectives of appropriate disciplines. Some topics may be cross-listed with other departments.
LATAM-395 Independent Study
Fall and Spring. Credits: 1 - 8
The department
Instructor permission required.
Courses in Other Departments Counting toward the Minor in Latin American Studies
Code | Title | Credits |
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Anthropology | ||
ANTHR-216LA | Special Topics in Anthropology: 'Anthropology of Latin America' | 4 |
ANTHR-216LT | Special Topics in Anthropology: 'Race and Religion in Latin America' | 4 |
ANTHR-261 | Cultures of Power in Mexico | 4 |
ANTHR-316LA | Special Topics in Anthropology: 'Race and Religion in Latin America' | 4 |
Critical Race & Political Econ | ||
CRPE-239 | Latinx Urbanism | 4 |
CRPE-240BR | Intermediate Topics: 'Borderlands Film and Literature' | 4 |
CRPE-240FD | Intermediate Topics: 'U.S. Latinx Foodways' | 4 |
CRPE-244 | The Historical-Grammar of Black Feminist Thought Across the Caribbean and the Americas | 4 |
CRPE-254 | Nueva York | 4 |
CRPE-261 | Race, Racism, and Power | 4 |
CRPE-352 | Latina/o/x Studies in Action | 4 |
CRPE-356 | Latinas/os/x and Housing: Mi Casa Is Not Su Casa | 4 |
CRPE-366 | Disposable People: A History of Deportation | 4 |
CRPE-374 | Latinx Immigration | 4 |
English | ||
ENGL-217LX | Topics in English: 'Latinx Literature in the U.S. and Beyond' | 4 |
ENGL-361LP | Advanced Creative Writing Topics: 'Writing as Performance: Latinx and Latin American Poetry and Narrative' | 4 |
Environmental Studies | ||
ENVST-339 | Indigenous and Decolonial Ecologies | 4 |
Film, Media, Theater | ||
FMT-230CN | Intermediate Courses in History and Theory: 'Latin American Cinema' | 4 |
FMT-230LA | Intermediate Courses in History and Theory: 'Latin American Film History' | 4 |
FMT-230LX | Intermediate Courses in History and Theory: 'Latinx Media' | 4 |
FMT-330LP | Advanced Courses in History and Theory: "Writing as Performance: Latinx and Latin American Poetry and Narrative' | 4 |
French | ||
FREN-321AV | Genre Courses: 'About Vanguards and Revolutionary Ideas' | 4 |
Gender Studies | ||
GNDST-206BF | Women and Gender in History: 'The Historical-Grammar of Black Feminist Thought Across the Caribbean and the Americas' | 4 |
GNDST-333FM | Advanced Seminar: 'Latina Feminism(s)' | 4 |
GNDST-333MC | Advanced Seminar: 'Latinas/os/x and Housing: Mi Casa Is Not Su Casa' | 4 |
GNDST-333QH | Advanced Seminar: 'Queering the Horror: Collective Memory, Political Violence, and Dissident Sexualities in Latin American Narratives' | 4 |
GNDST-333WE | Advanced Seminar: 'Weird Feelings: Unsettling Latin American Short Fiction' | 4 |
History | ||
HIST-180 | Introduction to Latin American Cultures | 4 |
Latin American Studies | ||
LATAM-180 | Introduction to Latin American Cultures | 4 |
LATAM-287FM | Topics in Latin American Studies: 'Frames of Mind: Tracking Power/Knowledge' | 4 |
Politics | ||
POLIT-243 | Introduction to Latin American Politics | 4 |
POLIT-255PA | Gender and Power in Global Contexts: 'The Politics of Abortion in the Americas' | 4 |
POLIT-267 | The Politics of Finance and Financial Crises | 4 |
Religion | ||
RELIG-331LA | Advanced Topics in Religion: 'Race and Religion in Latin America' | 4 |
Romance Lang. & Literature | ||
ROMLG-375AV | Seminar in Romance Languages and Cultures: 'About Vanguards and Revolutionary Ideas' | 4 |
Spanish | ||
SPAN-240CN | Visual Cultures, An Introduction: 'Latin American Cinema' | 4 |
SPAN-250LM | 'concepts and Practices of Power: An Introduction: 'Making Latin America: From Independence to the Present' | 4 |
SPAN-260BL | Studies in Language and Society: An Introduction: 'Being Bilingual' | 4 |
SPAN-260CN | Studies in Language and Society: An Introduction: 'Spanish Across the Continents' | 4 |
SPAN-330WE | Advanced Studies in Identities and Intersections: 'Weird Feelings: Unsettling Latin American Short Fiction' | 4 |
SPAN-350MG | Advanced Studies in Concepts and Practices of Power: 'Spanish Migrations' | 4 |
SPAN-350QH | Advanced Studies in Concepts and Practices of Power: 'Queering the Horror: Collective Memory, Political Violence, and Dissident Sexualities in Latin American Narratives' | 4 |
SPAN-360AV | Advanced Studies in Language and Society: 'About Vanguards and Revolutionary Ideas' | 4 |
SPAN-360LG | Advanced Studies in Language and Society: 'The Politics of Language' | 4 |
SPAN-360SJ | Advanced Studies in Language and Society: '(Trans)Languaging Social Justice' | 4 |