Latin American Studies (LATA)Arts and Sciences

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LATA 1210

1210-1220 is an introductory sequence that allows students to develop basic fluency in Quechua, the most widely spoken indigenous language in the Americas. Students learn elements of Quechua's phonetics, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: QUECH 1210

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20026 LATA 1210   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Staff

LATA 1950

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.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 1950

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18503 LATA 1950   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Bassi Arevalo, E

  • 18505 LATA 1950   DIS 201

    • W
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Staff

  • 18508 LATA 1950   DIS 202

    • W
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Staff

LATA 1951

To what extent does the ideal of the US as a vanguard for democracy and freedom in the world match up with other aspects—military, economic, and humanitarian—of US foreign policy? This same question about ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1951ASIAN 2951HIST 1951

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10195 LATA 1951   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Craib, R

      Loos, T

  • 10196 LATA 1951   DIS 201

    • R
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Staff

  • 10197 LATA 1951   DIS 202

    • F
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Staff

  • 10198 LATA 1951   DIS 203

    • R
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Staff

  • 10199 LATA 1951   DIS 204

    • F
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Staff

LATA 2055

The legacies of slavery remain all too obvious in the modern Atlantic World. From demographic imbalances to pervasive social and economic inequality, much of the recent past has involved addressing that ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 2755ASRC 2755HIST 2055

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18381 LATA 2055   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Schmitt, C

  • 18382 LATA 2055   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3613 LATA 2170   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Pinet, S

  • Prerequisite: SPAN 2070 or SPAN 2090, or Cornell Advanced Standing Exam (CASE) Q+, or permission of instructor.

LATA 2252

This seminar examines the Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Dominican diasporas in the United States. We will examine US relations with these three countries; the root causes of this Caribbean migration; their ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 2253HIST 2253LSP 2253

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18189 LATA 2252   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Garcia, M

  • 18193 LATA 2252   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

LATA 3010

In this course, we will develop a toolbox of performance techniques based on methods developed in the Spanish-speaking and Latinx contexts. These techniques will be used in preparing short, original, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17930 LATA 3010   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Castillo, D

LATA 3290

This course is designed as an introduction to political, economic, and social issues in 20th century Latin America. Topics are organized chronologically, beginning with the crisis of agro-export economies ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GDEV 3290GOVT 3293

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18543 LATA 3290   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Roberts, K

  • 18544 LATA 3290   DIS 201

    • M
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Staff

  • 18545 LATA 3290   DIS 202

    • F
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Staff

  • 20425 LATA 3290   DIS 203

    • M
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Roberts, K

  • 20428 LATA 3290   DIS 204

    • W
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Roberts, K

LATA 3609

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MUSIC 3609

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 20067 LATA 3609   STU 501

    • R
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Pond, S

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

  •  4489 LATA 3613   STU 501

    • W
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Miller, C

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

  •  5469 LATA 4000   LEC 001

    • T
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Castillo, D

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
  • 18898 LATA 4250   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Henderson, J

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

  •  5471 LATA 6000   LEC 001

    • T
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Castillo, D

LATA 6020

In this course, we will develop a toolbox of performance techniques based on methods developed in the Spanish-speaking and Latinx contexts. These techniques will be used in preparing short, original, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17984 LATA 6020   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Castillo, D

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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Syllabi: none
  • 19526 LATA 7250   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
    • Henderson, J