Latin American Studies (LATA)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.

LATA 1802

This course seeks a fuller recounting of U.S. history by remapping what we understand as "America." We will examine traditional themes in the teaching of U.S. history—territorial expansion and empire, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 1802HIST 1802LSP 1802

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8942 LATA 1802   LEC 001

LATA 2150

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

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6038 LATA 2150   SEM 101

    • TR Uris Hall 260
    • Hernandez Pachon, E

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

LATA 2170

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 2170SPAN 2170

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6040 LATA 2170   SEM 101

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

LATA 3031

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3032ASRC 3031HIST 3031

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16772 LATA 3031   LEC 001

LATA 3613

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MUSIC 3613

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  7261 LATA 3613   STU 501

LATA 4000

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 6000LSP 4000LSP 6000

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  8805 LATA 4000   LEC 001

LATA 4250

An introduction to belief systems in ancient Mexico and Central America, emphasizing the blending of religion, astrology, myth, history, and prophecy. Interpreting text and image in pre-Columbian books ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16804 LATA 4250   SEM 101

LATA 6000

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 4000LSP 4000LSP 6000

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  8807 LATA 6000   LEC 001

LATA 6131

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 6131HIST 6131

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17956 LATA 6131   SEM 101

  • Enrollment limited to: Graduate Students.

LATA 7250

Explores the ways Mesoamericans understood the world and their place in it, and the ways they constructed history as these are reflected in the few books that have survived from the period before the European ... view course details

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  • 16813 LATA 7250   SEM 101