Latino Studies Program (LSP)Arts and Sciences

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LSP 1101
Research Strategies in Africana and Latino Studies

The digital revolution has made an enormous amount of information available to research scholars, but discovering resources and using them effectively can be challenging. This course introduces students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second.  Combined with: ASRC 1900

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 14604 LSP 1101   LEC 001

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    • MW Uris Library B05
    • Mar 11 - May 7, 2019

    • Cosgrave, A

LSP 1321
Music of Mexico and the Mexican Diaspora

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

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Syllabi: none

  • 17196 LSP 1321   LEC 001

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LSP 2010
Latinos in the United States

Exploration and analysis of the Hispanic experience in the United States. Examines the sociohistorical background and economic, psychological, and political factors that converge to shape a Latino group ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2655, DSOC 2650, SOC 2650

  • 3-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5348 LSP 2010   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

  • 16409 LSP 2152   LEC 001

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LSP 2201
Perspectives on Latin America

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATA 2200, SPAN 2200

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16220 LSP 2201   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

  • 17060 LSP 2212   SEM 101

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LSP 2470
Digital Latinxs

Digital technology has been a part of modern life in the U.S. since the Cold War. A growing population of users works, plays, become politically active and fight-off boredom through digital technology. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2470, STS 2470

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17483 LSP 2470   LEC 001

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LSP 3010
Hispanic Theatre Production

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3010, LATA 3010

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16135 LSP 3010   SEM 001

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LSP 3338
Border Theory/Border Practice

As human migration around the world reaches a crisis unseen since WWII and as fences and walls once again dominate political rhetoric, how do we reckon with borders – not just as a metaphor but as a way ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3338, COML 6338, LSP 6338

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17471 LSP 3338   SEM 101

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LSP 3402
Refugees and the Politics of Vulnerability: Intersections of Feminist Theory and Practice

Topic Spring 2019: Child Refugees and Politics: Children comprised 52 percent of the worldwide refugee population of 68.5 million in 2017. Traveling with families as well as unaccompanied, they appear ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3420, FGSS 3400, GOVT 3401

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17578 LSP 3402   LEC 001

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LSP 3405
Multicultural Issues in Education

This course explores research on race, ethnicity and language in American education. It examines historical and current patterns of school achievement for minoritized youths. It also examines the cultural ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3405, ANTHR 3405, EDUC 3405

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8509 LSP 3405   LEC 001

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  •  8545 LSP 3405   DIS 201

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  •  8546 LSP 3405   DIS 202

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  •  8547 LSP 3405   DIS 203

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  •  8548 LSP 3405   DIS 204

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LSP 3980
Latinx Popular Culture Matters

This course analyzes several areas of Latinx popular culture that deeply impacted U.S. politics and history, artistic productions, and aesthetic sensibilities, as well as popular and civic cultures. Mapping ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3981, ENGL 3980

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16288 LSP 3980   SEM 101

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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

  •  9324 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

  •  6840 LSP 4210   IND 601

    • TBA

    • Velez, H

  • Guided independent study.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16382 LSP 4210   IND 602

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    • TBA

    • Chaar Lopez, I

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6902 LSP 4210   IND 606

    • TBA

    • Castillo, D

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7198 LSP 4210   IND 607

    • TBA

    • Garcia-Rios, S

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

LSP 4851
Refugees

Since World War II, over 4 million people have migrated to the United States as refugees. In this seminar we will examine some of these refugee migrations and the ways these migrations challenged ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 16916 LSP 4851   SEM 101

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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

  •  9326 LSP 6000   LEC 001

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LSP 6110
Advanced Research in Migration Studies

Students will participate in a winter session practicum, and in this follow-up course will have the opportunity to work closely with faculty on turning their fieldwork results into professional policy ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: DSOC 6110, ILRIC 6311

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16138 LSP 6110   SEM 101

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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

  •  6841 LSP 6210   IND 601

    • TBA

    • Velez, H

  • Guided independent study.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7197 LSP 6210   IND 607

    • TBA

    • Garcia-Rios, S

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7450 LSP 6210   IND 611

    • TBA

    • Castillo, D

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

LSP 6338
Border Theory/Border Practice

As human migration around the world reaches a crisis unseen since WWII and as fences and walls once again dominate political rhetoric, how do we reckon with borders – not just as a metaphor but as a way ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3338, COML 6338, LSP 3338

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17207 LSP 6338   SEM 101

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LSP 6770
Hispanic Caribbean Rhythms and Aesthetics

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATA 6770, MUSIC 6770, SPAN 6780

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16217 LSP 6770   SEM 101

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LSP 6851
Refugees

Since World War II, over 4 million people have migrated to the United States as refugees. In this seminar we will examine some of these refugee migrations and the ways these migrations challenged ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 16898 LSP 6851   SEM 101

  • Department Consent Required (Add)