Class Roster - Spring 2026S - Subject - Latin American Studies

LATA 1210

Elementary Quechua I

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
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

2222 LATA 1210 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:15pm - 2:30pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Machaca Condori, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 1220

Elementary Quechua II

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 1220
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

2224 LATA 1220 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 4:45pm - 6:00pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Machaca Condori, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 2170

Early Modern Iberian Survey

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 2170, SPAN 2170
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

2298 LATA 2170 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Pinet, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 2200

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: SPAN 2200
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

2296 LATA 2200 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Nascimento, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Conducted in English.

LATA 2800

Perspectives on Brazil

This course provides an introduction and overview of Brazilian culture. It will study different periods of Brazilian history, through the analysis of films, literature, essays, visual arts, and music. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PORT 2800
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

2301 LATA 2800 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 12:20pm - 1:10pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Osborne, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Conducted in English.

LATA 3336

Border Environments

This course focuses on a place and a concept where two of the most urgent issues of our times - migration and environmental degradation - converge, collide, and shape each other. It examines borders not ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3336, COML 6336, LATA 6336, LSP 3336, LSP 6336, SPAN 3335, SPAN 6335
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

2590 LATA 3336 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 1:25pm - 2:40pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Banerjee, A
  Castillo, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 3550

Ancient Mexico and Central America

An introduction to ancient Mesoamerica, focusing on the nature and development of societies that are arguably the most complex to develop anywhere in the precolumbian Americas. The course provides a summary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 3255, ANTHR 6255, ARKEO 3255, ARKEO 6255, LATA 6255
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

2622 LATA 3550 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 10:10am - 11:25am
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Henderson, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 3800

Poetry and Poetics of the Americas

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 Americas? ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3820, COML 3800, ENGL 3910, SPAN 3800
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

2548 LATA 3800 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Monroe, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 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 6000, LSP 4000, LSP 6000
Credits and Grading Basis

1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

2181 LATA 4000 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- T 12:20pm - 1:10pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Bassi Arevalo, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 4155

Topics in Latin American Art

Topic: Latin American Moderinsims and Technology. The involvement of Latin American artists with modern media technologies dates at least to the late nineteenth century and has especially flourished in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4155, ARTH 6155, LATA 6155, VISST 4155, VISST 6155
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))

Class Number & Section Details

2631 LATA 4155 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Fernandez, M
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 4690

Latin American and Latinx Environmentalisms

This course provides an introductory overview to environmental thought in Latin America and the Latinx diaspora. We will discuss pre-Columbian approaches to the nonhuman and colonialism's transformative ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LSP 4690, SPAN 4690
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

2344 LATA 4690 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 11:40am - 12:55pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Fornoff, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 4910

Latin American Literature: Mass Media

This course examines Latin American literature in the context of the visual and auditory of the twentieth century and early twenty-first century, in which mass media such as photography, film, and the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SPAN 4910
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

2303 LATA 4910 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Paz-Soldan, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 4970

Independent Study in Latin American Studies

Guided independent study with a faculty member. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Project Session Full.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

2180 LATA 4970 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Devoogd, T
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Department Consent Required (Add)

LATA 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, LSP 4000, LSP 6000
Credits and Grading Basis

1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

2178 LATA 6000 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- T 12:20pm - 1:10pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Bassi Arevalo, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 6155

Topics in Latin American Art

Topic: Latin American Modernisms and Technology. The involvement of Latin American artists with modern media technologies dates at least to the late nineteenth century and has especially flourished in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4155, ARTH 6155, LATA 4155, VISST 4155, VISST 6155
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))

Class Number & Section Details

2628 LATA 6155 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Fernandez, M
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 6255

Ancient Mexico and Central America

An introduction to ancient Mesoamerica, focusing on the nature and development of societies that are arguably the most complex to develop anywhere in the precolumbian Americas. The course provides a summary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 3255, ANTHR 6255, ARKEO 3255, ARKEO 6255, LATA 3550
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

2625 LATA 6255 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 10:10am - 11:25am
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Henderson, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 6336

Border Environments

This course focuses on a place and a concept where two of the most urgent issues of our times - migration and environmental degradation - converge, collide, and shape each other. It examines borders not ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3336, COML 6336, LATA 3336, LSP 3336, LSP 6336, SPAN 3335, SPAN 6335
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

2586 LATA 6336 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 1:25pm - 2:40pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Banerjee, A
  Castillo, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
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Instruction Mode: In Person

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LATA 1210 Elementary Quechua I

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LATA 1220 Elementary Quechua II

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LATA 2170 Early Modern Iberian Survey

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LATA 2200 Perspectives on Latin America

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LATA 2800 Perspectives on Brazil

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LATA 3336 Border Environments

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LATA 3550 Ancient Mexico and Central America

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LATA 3800 Poetry and Poetics of the Americas

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LATA 4000 Contemporary Issues in Latin - Latino America

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LATA 4155 Topics in Latin American Art

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LATA 4690 Latin American and Latinx Environmentalisms

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LATA 1210

Elementary Quechua I

LATA 1220

Elementary Quechua II

LATA 2170

Early Modern Iberian Survey

LATA 2200

Perspectives on Latin America

LATA 2800

Perspectives on Brazil

LATA 3336

Border Environments

LATA 3550

Ancient Mexico and Central America

LATA 3800

Poetry and Poetics of the Americas

LATA 4000

Contemporary Issues in Latin - Latino America

LATA 4155

Topics in Latin American Art

LATA 4690

Latin American and Latinx Environmentalisms

LATA 4910

Latin American Literature: Mass Media

LATA 4970

Independent Study in Latin American Studies

LATA 6000

Contemporary Issues in Latin-Latino America

LATA 6155

Topics in Latin American Art

LATA 6255

Ancient Mexico and Central America

LATA 6336

Border Environments