Latin American Studies (LATA)Arts and Sciences
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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2018-2019.
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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. Combined with: AMST 1321, LSP 1321, MUSIC 1321, SPAN 1321
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Lincoln Hall 140
Instructors
Madrid, A
LATA 1960
Course Description
A survey of the social, political, cultural and economic history of Latin America from roughly 1800 to the present. Primary aim is to develop a mental map of the history of Latin America - of prominent ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 1960
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall G76-Lewis
Instructors
Craib, R
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, VISST 2550
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G22
Instructors
Cohen-Aponte, A
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 350
Instructors
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(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall 312
Instructors
Mursi, E
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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: LSP 2201, SPAN 2200
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 112
Instructors
McDaniel, S
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(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall 132-HEC Aud
Instructors
Castillo, D
LATA 3480
Course Description
Few areas of cultural expression can rise to the importance of music in Brazilian life. This seminar-style course employs discussion, critical reading and listening – and hands-on music-making – to investigate ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 3480, MUSIC 3480, PORT 3480
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Lincoln Hall B21
Instructors
Pond, S
LATA 3609
Course Description
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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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- R Lincoln Hall B20
Instructors
Pond, S
LATA 3613
Course Description
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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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- W Bailey Hall 101
Instructors
Miller, C
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
LATA 3800
Course Description
As globalization draws the Americas ever closer together, reshaping our sense of a common and uncommon American culture, what claims might be made for a distinctive, diverse poetry and poetics of the America? ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3820, COML 3800, ENGL 3910, SPAN 3800
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall 124
Instructors
Monroe, J
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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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Uris Hall 262
Instructors
Castillo, D
LATA 4165
Course Description
This course will look at visual representations of cross-cultural encounters throughout the early modern period with a special emphasis on exchanges between Europe and the Americas (15th-18th centuries). ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4165, ARTH 6165, LATA 6165, VISST 4165
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall G20
Instructors
Cohen-Aponte, A
Lazzaro, C
LATA 4268
Course Description
Examines the structure and history of the largest polity in ancient Mexico, the "empire" of the Aztecs, using descriptions left by Spanish invaders, accounts written by Aztecs under Colonial rule, and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4268, ANTHR 7268, ARKEO 4268, ARKEO 7268, LATA 7268
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R McGraw Hall 215
Instructors
Henderson, J
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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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Uris Hall 262
Instructors
Castillo, D
LATA 6165
Course Description
This course will look at visual representations of cross-cultural encounters throughout the early modern period with a special emphasis on exchanges between Europe and the Americas (15th-18th centuries). ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4165, ARTH 6165, LATA 4165, VISST 4165
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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- W Goldwin Smith Hall G20
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Cohen-Aponte, A
Lazzaro, C
LATA 6481
Course Description
Topic: Readings in the social history of modern Latin America. This course is an intensive readings seminar primarily for, but in no way limited to, graduate students preparing for minor and major fields ... 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: Historiography of the Modern Period
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Uris Hall 204
Instructors
Craib, R
LATA 6770
Course Description
This course explores how Caribbean music-such as son, merengue, and reggaetón-dialogues with literature in Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and New York. Theoretical readings on Caribbeanness ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LSP 6770, MUSIC 6770, SPAN 6780
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Klarman Hall KG42
Instructors
McDaniel, S
LATA 7268
Course Description
Examines the structure and history of the largest polity in ancient Mexico, the "empire" of the Aztecs, using descriptions left by Spanish invaders, accounts written by Aztecs under Colonial rule, and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4268, ANTHR 7268, ARKEO 4268, ARKEO 7268, LATA 4268
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R McGraw Hall 215
Instructors
Henderson, J