Class Roster - Fall 2015 - Subject - Latin American Studies

LATA 1950

The Invention of the Americas

When did the 'Americas' come in to being? Who created 'them' and how? What other geographic units of analysis might we consider in thinking about what Iberian explorers and intellectuals initially called ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 1950
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

8316 LATA 1950 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Stimson Hall 119
- Instructors
  
  Craib, R
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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LATA 2150

Contemporary Latin American Survey

Readings and discussion of representative texts of the 19th and 20th centuries from various regions of Latin America. Among the authors considered are Sarmiento, Hernández, Martí, Darío, Agustini, Cortázar, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SPAN 2150
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

6604 LATA 2150 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm White Hall B14
- Instructors
  
  Bosteels, B
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Prerequisite: Spanish 2070 or 2090, or CASE Q+, or permission of instructor.

LATA 2170

Early Modern Iberian Survey

This course explores major texts and themes of the Hispanic tradition from the 11th to the 17th centuries. We will examine general questions on literary analysis and the relationship between literature ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 2170, SPAN 2170
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

6606 LATA 2170 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm Morrill Hall 110
- Instructors
  
  Garces, M
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Prerequisite: SPAN 2070 or SPAN 2090, or CASE Q+, or permission of instructor.

LATA 2308

Modern Caribbean History

This course examines the development of the Caribbean since the Haitian Revolution. It will focus on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and our readings pay particular attention to the ways in which ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 2308, HIST 2541
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Graded)

Class Number & Section Details

16381 LATA 2308 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm Rockefeller Hall 132
- Instructors
  
  Byfield, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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LATA 2800

Perspectives on Brazil

This course provides an introduction and overview of Brazilian culture. It will study different periods of Brazilian history, through the analysis of films, literature, essays, visual arts, and music. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PORT 2800
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

8767 LATA 2800 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm Morrill Hall 102
- Instructors
  
  Crawford, H
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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LATA 3613

Cornell Steel Band

The Cornell Steel Band performs music of Trinidad and Tobago's dynamic "Panarama" culture, focusing on calypso and soca styles. The band also performs compositions written for the group, and music in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MUSIC 3613
Credits and Grading Basis

1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

8056 LATA 3613 STU 501
Meeting Pattern
- W 4:40pm - 6:40pm Bailey Hall 101
- Instructors
  
  Miller, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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LATA 3790

The Seven Deadly Sins

What place does sin have in contemporary culture, from ethics to aesthetics? How do we consider sin, as a condition, an act, a choice? How does a particular community-religious, literary, ethnic-consider ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 3790, SPAN 3790
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

17661 LATA 3790 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 10:10am - 11:00am Uris Hall 498
- Instructors
  
  Pinet, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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LATA 4000

Contemporary Issues in Latin - Latino America

An exploration of critical topics in the anthropology, art, economics, history, literature, political science and sociology of Latin American and U.S. Latino contexts. Course features guest speakers from ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATA 6000, LSP 4000, LSP 6000
Credits and Grading Basis

1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

8294 LATA 4000 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- M 12:20pm - 1:10pm Uris Hall 262
- Instructors
  
  Devoogd, T
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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LATA 4011

Student-Community Partnerships in Ecuador I

Partners students with community practitioners in a rural region of Ecuador and prepares them for a service trip to Ecuador during Winter break. The class will expose students to a community that has rejected ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: IARD 4011
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Graded)

Class Number & Section Details

9699 LATA 4011 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- W 1:25pm - 2:15pm Plant Science Building 141
- Instructors
  
  Lassoie, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Prerequisites: Junior, Senior or Graduate students. International Experience and some conversational Spanish preferred.

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Class Number & Section Details

9700 LATA 4011 LAB 401
Meeting Pattern
- M 2:30pm - 4:25pm Bradfield Hall 110
- Instructors
  
  Lassoie, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instructor Consent Required (Add)

LATA 4260

Social Movements in Latin America

This course analyzes different types of historical and contemporary social movements in Latin America. It begins with an overview of class-based labor and peasant movements, including their relationships ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 4264
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Graded)

Class Number & Section Details

16575 LATA 4260 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 8:40am - 9:55am White Hall 110
- Instructors
  
  Roberts, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. Fulfills government senior seminar requirement.

LATA 4268

Aztecs and Their Empire: Myth, History, and Politics

Examines the structure and history of the largest polity in ancient Mexico, the "empire" of the Aztecs, using descriptions left by Spanish invaders, accounts written by Aztecs under Colonial rule, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4268, ANTHR 7268, ARKEO 4268, ARKEO 7268, LATA 7268
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

18476 LATA 4268 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 10:10am - 12:05pm McGraw Hall 215
- Instructors
  
  Henderson, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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LATA 4590

Resistance, Rebellion, Revolution in Latin America

This topics course examines the processes that gave rise to various radical political movements in parts of Latin America in the 19th and 20th centuries. Readings and discussion around particular historical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4590, HIST 6590, LATA 6590, SPAN 4595
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

17567 LATA 4590 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 12:20pm - 2:15pm Rockefeller Hall 187
- Instructors
  
  Craib, R
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

LATA 6000

Contemporary Issues in Latin-Latino America

An exploration of critical topics in the anthropology, art, economics, history, literature, political science, and sociology of Latin American and U.S. Latino contexts. Course features guest speakers from ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATA 4000, LSP 4000, LSP 6000
Credits and Grading Basis

1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

6534 LATA 6000 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- M 12:20pm - 1:10pm Uris Hall 262
- Instructors
  
  Devoogd, T
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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LATA 6010

Experience Latin America II (Chiapa Edition)

Designed to provide students with an opportunity to observe the rich living cultures, environments, ecologies, rural and urban communities, and development issues in tropical southern Mexico. Also designed ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: IARD 6010
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Graded)

Class Number & Section Details

8298 LATA 6010 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- T 3:30pm - 4:45pm Emerson Hall 133
- Instructors
  
  Hobbs, P
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instructor Consent Required (Add)

LATA 6310

Comparative Labor Movements in Latin America

Examines the historical development of labor movements in Latin America, their role in national political and economic development, and the impact of economic liberalization, authoritarianism, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ILRIC 4311, ILRIC 6310
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits GradeNoAud(Graded(GRI))

Class Number & Section Details

18005 LATA 6310 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm Ives Hall 108
- Instructors
  
  Cook, M
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

LATA 6590

Resistance, Rebellion, Revolution in Latin America

This topics course examines the processes that gave rise to various radical political movements in parts of Latin America in the 19th and 20th centuries. Readings and discussion around particular historical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4590, HIST 6590, LATA 4590, SPAN 4595
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Graded)

Class Number & Section Details

17979 LATA 6590 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 12:20pm - 2:15pm Rockefeller Hall 187
- Instructors
  
  Craib, R
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

LATA 7268

Aztecs and Their Empire: Myth, History, and Politics

Examines the structure and history of the largest polity in ancient Mexico, the "empire" of the Aztecs, using descriptions left by Spanish invaders, accounts written by Aztecs under Colonial rule, and ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4268, ANTHR 7268, ARKEO 4268, ARKEO 7268, LATA 4268
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

18477 LATA 7268 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 10:10am - 12:05pm McGraw Hall 215
- Instructors
  
  Henderson, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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LATA 1950 The Invention of the Americas

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LATA 2150 Contemporary Latin American Survey

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LATA 2170 Early Modern Iberian Survey

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LATA 2308 Modern Caribbean History

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LATA 2800 Perspectives on Brazil

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LATA 3613 Cornell Steel Band

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LATA 3790 The Seven Deadly Sins

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LATA 4000 Contemporary Issues in Latin - Latino America

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LATA 4011 Student-Community Partnerships in Ecuador I

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LATA 4260 Social Movements in Latin America

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LATA 4268 Aztecs and Their Empire: Myth, History, and Politics

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LATA 4590 Resistance, Rebellion, Revolution in Latin America

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LATA 1950

The Invention of the Americas

LATA 2150

Contemporary Latin American Survey

LATA 2170

Early Modern Iberian Survey

LATA 2308

Modern Caribbean History

LATA 2800

Perspectives on Brazil

LATA 3613

Cornell Steel Band

LATA 3790

The Seven Deadly Sins

LATA 4000

Contemporary Issues in Latin - Latino America

LATA 4011

Student-Community Partnerships in Ecuador I

LATA 4260

Social Movements in Latin America

LATA 4268

Aztecs and Their Empire: Myth, History, and Politics

LATA 4590

Resistance, Rebellion, Revolution in Latin America

LATA 6000

Contemporary Issues in Latin-Latino America

LATA 6010

Experience Latin America II (Chiapa Edition)

LATA 6310

Comparative Labor Movements in Latin America

LATA 6590

Resistance, Rebellion, Revolution in Latin America

LATA 7268

Aztecs and Their Empire: Myth, History, and Politics