Latin American Studies (LATA)Arts and Sciences
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LATA 1320
Course Description
This course examines the diverse music of Latin America, covering traditional, popular, and classical repertoire. Listening and discussion will focus on the most significant musical developments from early ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MUSIC 1320
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Lincoln Hall 124
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Sierra, R
LATA 1950
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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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 1950
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW McGraw Hall 365
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Romero-Sanchez, S
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- F McGraw Hall 365
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Staff
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- F Stimson Hall 206
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Staff
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- F McGraw Hall 366
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Staff
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- F Kennedy Hall 101
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LATA 2150
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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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SPAN 2150
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR McGraw Hall 366
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McDaniel, S
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: Spanish 2070 or 2090, or CASE Q+, or permission of instructor.
LATA 2170
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 2170, SPAN 2170
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Klarman Hall KG42
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Garces, M
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Prerequisite: SPAN 2070 or SPAN 2090, or CASE Q+, or permission of instructor.
LATA 2800
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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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PORT 2800
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Morrill Hall 102
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Erber, P
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Additional Information
Conducted in English.
LATA 3031
Course Description
This course will examine the "age of democratic revolutions" in the Americas from the perspective of the Black Atlantic. During this momentous era, when European monarchies were successfully challenged ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3032, ASRC 3031, HIST 3031
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Rockefeller Hall 122
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Washington, M
LATA 3470
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To what extent is New York City part of the Caribbean? This course explores the ways in which writers from Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic write New York, whether as tourists, residents, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3475, ASRC 3470, LSP 3470, SPAN 3470
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR McGraw Hall 366
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McDaniel, S
LATA 3609
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Deixa Sambar performs several styles of samba, Brazil's national music. Members need not have prior background in music-making, but a good sense of rhythm is desirable. Members include students as well ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MUSIC 3609
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1 Credit Graded(Letter grades only)
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- R Lincoln Hall B20
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Pond, S
LATA 3613
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The Cornell Steel Band explores the wide variety of music for an orchestra of instruments fashioned from 55-gallon oil drums, and an "engine room" of non-pitched percussion. Interwoven into the focus on ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MUSIC 3613
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1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- W Bailey Hall 101
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Miller, C
LATA 3681
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Testimonio is a type of writing known in Latin America and integral to U.S. Latina and Chicana traditions. The testimonio usually tells a story in a collective mode, or offers an individual's story as ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3680, ENGL 3680, FGSS 3681, LSP 3680
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G19
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Diaz, E
LATA 4000
Course Description
Interested in Latino Studies and Latin American Studies? This course will explore topics in Anthropology, Art, Economics, History, Literature, Government, Sociology, etc., of US Latino and Latin American ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATA 6000, LSP 4000, LSP 6000
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1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- W Uris Hall 204
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Castillo, D
LATA 4617
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This seminar seeks to examine the relationships among three topics: (i) social vision (a form of collective intentionality), (ii) institutional corruption in Mexico, and (iii) artistic visual representations ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SHUM 4617, VISST 4617
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- R A D White House 110
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Perez-Leon, L
LATA 4910
Course Description
An analysis of Latin American literary texts and their relationship with the changing media landscape of the 20th century. We will explore how Latin American authors have engaged thematically and formally ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SPAN 4910
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Klarman Hall KG42
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Paz-Soldan, E
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Additional Information
This is the senior seminar for Spanish majors.
LATA 6000
Course Description
Interested in Latino Studies and Latin American Studies? This course will explore topics in Anthropology, Art, Economics, History, Literature, Government, Sociology, etc., of US Latino and Latin American ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATA 4000, LSP 4000, LSP 6000
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1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- W Uris Hall 204
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Castillo, D
LATA 6010
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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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: IARD 6010
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3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
LATA 6310
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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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ILRIC 4311, ILRIC 6310
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4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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- TR Ives Hall 103
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Cook, M
LATA 6481
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This seminar is a readings and research course that examines works in the broad field of Latin American studies (history, literature, anthropology, and others) from the past five decades that have wrestled ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 6481
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Space and Politics in the Americas
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- M Uris Hall 312
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Craib, R