Latin American Studies (LATA)Arts and Sciences
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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2014-2015.
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- Schedule of Classes - June 22, 2015 4:42PM EDT
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Classes
LATA 1321
Course Description
This class is a survey of music practices among Mexican communities both in Mexico and in the U.S. Taking contemporary musical practices as a point of departure, the class explores the historical, cultural, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1321, LSP 1321, MUSIC 1321, SPAN 1321
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- MW Lincoln Hall 124
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Madrid, A
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- F Lincoln Hall 149
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Staff
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- F Lincoln Hall 149
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Staff
LATA 2050
Course Description
This course is designed to introduce students to Latin American art from the pre-Columbian period to the present. It will cover the arts of ancient civilizations including the Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Moche, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 2550
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G22
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Cohen Suarez, A
LATA 2150
Course Description
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(Student Option)
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- TR Uris Hall 254
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Paz-Soldan, E
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Additional Information
Prerequisites: SPAN 2070 or 2090 or CASE Q+, or permission of instructor. Conducted in Spanish. This is a core course for the major.
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(Student Option)
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- TR Uris Hall 254
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Garcia Pinar, P
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: SPAN 2070 or SPAN 2090 or CASE Q+, or permission of instructor. Course is conducted in Spanish. This is a core course for the major.
LATA 2200
Course Description
Interdisciplinary course offered every spring. Topics vary by semester, but readings always focus on current research in various disciplines and regions of Latin America. The range of issues addressed ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SPAN 2200
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- MWF Morrill Hall 107
Instructors
Figueredo, O
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
LATA 3010
Course Description
Students develop a specific dramatic text for full-scale production. The course involves selection of an appropriate text, close analysis of the literary aspects of the play, and group evaluation of its ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3010, LSP 3010
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- MW Goldwin Smith Hall 142
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Castillo, D
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(Student Option)
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- TR Rockefeller Hall 115
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Washington, M
LATA 3065
Course Description
Immigration discourse and policy has played a central role in shaping the modern American nation-state, including its composition, values, and institutions. This course begins in the late nineteenth century, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3065, ILRLR 3065, LSP 3065
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Graded(GRI))
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- TR Ives Hall 215
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Martinez-Matsuda, V
LATA 3290
Course Description
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 process of industrialization ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: DSOC 3290, GOVT 3293
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- TR Caldwell Hall 100
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Flores-Macias, G
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Additional Information
Sections will be scheduled during the first day of class.
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- M McGraw Hall 365
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Flores-Macias, G
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- M Sibley Hall 211
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Flores-Macias, G
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- F Baker Laboratory G08
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Flores-Macias, G
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- F White Hall B02
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Flores-Macias, G
LATA 3613
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MUSIC 3613
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Credits and Grading Basis
0-1 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- W Bailey Hall 101
Instructors
Compitello, M
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Additional Information
Audition required.
LATA 4000
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATA 6000, LSP 4000, LSP 6000
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- M Uris Hall 262
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Devoogd, T
LATA 4010
Course Description
Acquaints students with the cultural, historical, socio-political, literary, anthropological, health, agricultural, and development issues in southern Mexico. The lectures/discussions establish the global ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: IARD 4010
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- F Emerson Hall 135
Instructors
Castillo, D
Devoogd, T
Hobbs, P
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Additional Information
There is an optional Spanish language discussion section offered for IARD/LATA 4010.
LATA 4160
Course Description
Topic for spring 2015: Art and Identity in Colonial Latin America view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4160, ARTH 6160, LATA 6160, VISST 4160
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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Section Topic
Topic: Art and Identity in Colonial Latin America
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- R Uris Hall 438
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Cohen Suarez, A
LATA 4215
Course Description
This course is an exploration of Maya understandings of their own history as it is reflected in ancient texts. We will begin by looking at episodes in Colonial and recent history to illustrate some of ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4216, ANTHR 6256, ARKEO 4216, ARKEO 6256, LATA 6256
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- T McGraw Hall B65
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Henderson, J
LATA 4732
Course Description
Latin America today is the site of multiple utopian and practical experiments in governance. This seminar will problematize the simultaneous growth of neo-liberal, neo-socialist, and para-state formations. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4732, ANTHR 7732, LATA 7732
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- M McGraw Hall B65
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Garces, C
LATA 6000
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATA 4000, LSP 4000, LSP 6000
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- M Uris Hall 262
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Devoogd, T
LATA 6011
Course Description
This is the second part of the course (IARD 4011 or LATA 4011 is first taken in the fall) taken on return from Ecuador. Partners students with community practitioners in a rural region of Ecuador after ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: IARD 6011
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Graded)
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- W Rockefeller Hall 102
Instructors
Jirousek, C
Lassoie, J
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Additional Information
Prerequisites: Junior, Senior or Graduate students. International Experience and some conversational Spanish preferred. Students have to take IARD4011 as a pre-requisite to taking 6011
LATA 6160
Course Description
Topic for spring 2015: Art and Identity in Colonial Latin America view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4160, ARTH 6160, LATA 4160, VISST 4160
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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Section Topic
Topic: Art and Identity in Colonial Latin America
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- R Uris Hall 438
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Cohen Suarez, A
LATA 6210
Course Description
Provides an introduction to the challenges posed by the movement of people across borders. Examines the links between globalization and migration, and explores the implications of contemporary migrations ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ILRIC 6010, LSP 6010
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Graded(GRI))
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- TR Stimson Hall 206
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Cook, M
LATA 6256
Course Description
This course is an exploration of Maya understandings of their own history as it is reflected in ancient texts. We will begin by looking at episodes in Colonial and recent history to illustrate some of ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4216, ANTHR 6256, ARKEO 4216, ARKEO 6256, LATA 4215
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)
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- T McGraw Hall B65
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Henderson, J
LATA 6308
Course Description
This seminar examines the relationships between consciousness and the body, as leading thinkers on Caribbean colonial and postcolonial conditions have posited them. Readings will be organized around three ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 6308, ASRC 6308, ROMS 6308
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Opt NoAud(Student Option(OPI))
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- M Africana Ctr 111
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Aching, G
LATA 7732
Course Description
Latin America today is the site of multiple utopian and practical experiments in governance. This seminar will problematize the simultaneous growth of neo-liberal, neo-socialist, and para-state formations. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4732, ANTHR 7732, LATA 4732
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Graded)
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Meeting Pattern
- M McGraw Hall B65
Instructors
Garces, C