Latino Studies Program (LSP)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

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LSP 1105
Race and Ethnicity in the United States: Social Constructs, Real World Consequences

This course will examine race and ethnic relations between Whites, Blacks, Latinos, and Asians in the United States. The goal of this course is for students to understand how the history of race and ethnicity ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1104, SOC 1104

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  9132 LSP 1105   SEM 101

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  • 17241 LSP 1105   DIS 201

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  • 17242 LSP 1105   DIS 202

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LSP 2020
Spanish for Heritage Speakers

Designed to expand bilingual Heritage students' knowledge of Spanish by providing them with ample opportunities to develop and improve each of the basic language skills, with a particular focus on writing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SPAN 2000

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9101 LSP 2020   SEM 101

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

LSP 2100
Introduction to Latina/o Studies

This course is an introduction to Latina/o Studies, a discipline that investigates the historical, socio-political and economic conditions and experiences of Latina/os in the United States, including but ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2106

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15921 LSP 2100   LEC 001

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LSP 2152
(Im)migration and (Im)migrants: Then and Now

One in ten residents of the United States was born outside the country. These people include international students, temporary workers, refugees, asylees, permanent residents, naturalized U.S. citizens ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2152, GOVT 2152

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17545 LSP 2152   LEC 001

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LSP 2200
Sociology of Health and Ethnic Minorities

This course discusses the health status of minorities in the United States. Explores intra-group diversity such as migration, economic status, and the influence of culture and the environment on the health ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: DSOC 2200

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6429 LSP 2200   LEC 001

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LSP 2212
Caribbean Worlds

This introductory course to the study of the Caribbean will begin with examinations of what constitutes the Caribbean and an understanding of Caribbean space.  We will then study its peoples, contact between ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 2212, ENGL 2512

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17152 LSP 2212   SEM 101

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LSP 2300
Cultures and Communities

Conceived as a service-learning course, the centerpiece here is targeted, engaged research and arts work with Latino/a culture-related organizations in Tompkins County like Cultura!,  No más lágrimas, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LSP 4300

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8508 LSP 2300   SEM 101

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LSP 2770
Representing Racial Encounters/Encountering Racial Representations

This team-taught course uses literature and popular culture, alongside literary, social, and cultural theory to consider how people from different cultures encounter and experience each other. The course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2770, ASRC 2770, ENGL 2770

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16845 LSP 2770   LEC 001

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LSP 3068
Organizing for Immigrant Worker Rights

This class examines the institutional processes of enforcing immigrant worker rights. We begin by reviewing the legal foundations of immigrant labor, including the current immigration enforcement regime, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRLR 3068

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16331 LSP 3068   LEC 001

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LSP 3470
Nueva York:Caribbean Urbanisms

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

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Syllabi: none

  • 16980 LSP 3470   SEM 101

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LSP 3680
Telling to Live: Critical Examinations of Testimonio

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

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Syllabi: none

  • 16410 LSP 3680   SEM 101

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LSP 3754
Spoken Word, Hip-Hop Theater, and the Politics of the Performance

In this course, we will critically examine the production and performance of race, ethnicity, sexuality, and gender through literature and contemporary performance genres such as spoken word, slam poetry, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  9026 LSP 3754   LEC 001

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LSP 3777
The United States

The anthropological inquiry into one's own culture is never a neutral exercise. This course will explore issues in the cultural construction of the United States as a "pluralistic" society. We will look ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3777, ANTHR 3777

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16295 LSP 3777   LEC 001

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LSP 4000
Contemporary Issues in Latin - Latino America

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATA 4000, LATA 6000, LSP 6000

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 18295 LSP 4000   LEC 001

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LSP 4210
Undergraduate Independent Study

Guided independent study. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5842 LSP 4210   IND 601

    • TBA

    • Velez, H

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7765 LSP 4210   IND 603

    • TBA

    • Santiago-Irizarry, V

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8948 LSP 4210   IND 607

    • TBA

    • Jaime, K

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8315 LSP 4210   IND 609

    • TBA

    • Castillo, D

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17428 LSP 4210   IND 610

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    • TBA

    • Garcia-Rios, S

LSP 4283
Latino Politics as Racial Politics

This class will examine the history and contemporary role of Latinos as a minority group in the U.S. political system. This course is intended as an overview of the political position of Latinos y Latinas ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 4283, GOVT 4283

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9161 LSP 4283   SEM 101

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LSP 4300
Cultures and Communities

Conceived as a service-learning course, the centerpiece here is targeted, engaged research and arts work with Latino/a culture-related organizations in Tompkins County like Cultura! No más lágrimas, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LSP 2300

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8509 LSP 4300   SEM 101

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LSP 4312
Migration in the Americas: Engaged Research Methods and Practice

This course will introduce students to basic concepts and developments related to migrants and migration in Central America, Mexico, and the United States via engaged learning and research. The course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 16765 LSP 4312   LEC 001

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    • TR Ives Hall 103

    • Castillo, D

      Cook, M

  • This innovative course will introduce students to basic concepts and developments related to migration in Central America, Mexico, and the United States via engaged learning and research. The course will be organized around core themes such as the challenges and ethics of working with vulnerable populations, workplaces and working conditions, oral histories/testimonios, and immigration policy and enforcement practices. Students will learn qualitative methodologies for field research, which they will apply in short projects. This can be taken as a stand-alone course, but it is also a prerequisite for an optional winter intersession practicum.

LSP 6000
Contemporary Issues in Latin-Latino America

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATA 4000, LATA 6000, LSP 4000

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 18297 LSP 6000   LEC 001

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LSP 6210
Graduate Student Independent Study

Guided independent study. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5843 LSP 6210   IND 601

    • TBA

    • Velez, H

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7764 LSP 6210   IND 603

    • TBA

    • Santiago-Irizarry, V

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9142 LSP 6210   IND 604

    • TBA

    • Jaime, K

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8316 LSP 6210   IND 606

    • TBA

    • Castillo, D

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

LSP 6312
Migration in the Americas: Engaged Research Methods and Practice

This course will introduce students to basic concepts and developments related to migrants and migration in Central America, Mexico, and the United States via engaged learning and research. The course ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  • 16767 LSP 6312   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR Ives Hall 103

    • Castillo, D

      Cook, M

  • This innovative course will introduce students to basic concepts and developments related to migration in Central America, Mexico, and the United States via engaged learning and research. The course will be organized around core themes such as the challenges and ethics of working with vulnerable populations, workplaces and working conditions, oral histories/testimonios, and immigration policy and enforcement practices. Students will learn qualitative methodologies for field research, which they will apply in short projects. This can be taken as a stand-alone course, but it is also a prerequisite for an optional winter intersession practicum.