Latino Studies Program (LSP)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

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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 - First.  Combined with: ASRC 1900

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  1030 LSP 1101   LEC 001

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    • MW Olin Library 108
    • Jan 20 - Mar 10, 2026

    • Toombs, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LSP 2020
Spanish for Heritage Speakers

Designed to expand bilingual Heritage students' knowledge of Spanish by providing them with ample opportunities to develop and improve each of the basic language skills, with a particular focus on writing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SPAN 2000

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3697 LSP 2020   SEM 101

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    • MWF Uris Hall 369
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Redmond, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: Language Placement test in Spanish (LPS) 56 or higher, or Cornell Advanced Standing Exam (CASE) placement. Students should speak with the instructor about their language skills and course placement.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SPAN 2000

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3698 LSP 2020   SEM 102

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    • MWF Uris Hall 369
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Redmond, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LSP 2251
U.S. Immigration Narratives

Americans are conflicted about immigration. We celebrate and commercialize our immigrant heritage in museums, folklife festivals, parades, pageants, and historical monuments. We also build fences and detention ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2251, HIST 2251

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9936 LSP 2251   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LSP 2765
The North American West

In this course, we will learn about the history of the West. We will deconstruct popular myths about the West, as we engage with the major themes and significant debates that define the historical scholarship. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 2775, HIST 2765

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10036 LSP 2765   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10037 LSP 2765   IND 601

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    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Suarez, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

LSP 3250
Vamos Pa'l Norte: U.S. Migration and Communication

Migrants are a heterogeneous group of people (the term migrants is used to encompass different immigrant communities). The reasons for relocating to the United States, or another country, the conditions ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COMM 3250

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11572 LSP 3250   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LSP 3805
African American and Latinx Histories

We will undertake a comparative study of African American and Latina/o histories, cultures, and politics from the American Revolution to the present. Students will gain understandings of connections between ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRGL 3805

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  9333 LSP 3805   LEC 001

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    • MW Ives Hall 105
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Ortiz, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  8985 LSP 4000   LEC 001

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    • T Uris Hall 302
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Nading, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LSP 4210
Undergraduate Independent Study

Guided independent study. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1034 LSP 4210   IND 609

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Garcia, M

  • 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.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

LSP 4577
Desbordando: Reading Caribbean Waters in Latinx Studies

As Latinx studies continues to expand beyond its nationalistic origins and re-examines its geographical bounds, nuancing the role of borders within the field becomes urgent. This course probes at the primacy ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 4577, ENGL 4577, SPAN 4577

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6339 LSP 4577   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6340 LSP 4577   IND 601

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    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Hey-Colon, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

LSP 4612
LA Stories: Literature, Film, and Music from Los Angeles

This seminar will explore the extraordinary literature, music, art, and film emerging from and about Los Angeles. As a global city, Los Angeles offers a glimpse of a world in transit; one that challenges ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 4612, ENGL 4612

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18026 LSP 4612   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18027 LSP 4612   IND 601

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    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Brady, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

LSP 4701
Nightlife

This course explores nightlife as a temporality that fosters countercultural performances of the self and that serves as a site for the emergence of alternative kinship networks. Focusing on queer communities ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  5475 LSP 4701   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  8982 LSP 6000   LEC 001

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    • T Uris Hall 302
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Nading, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LSP 6210
Graduate Student Independent Study

Guided independent study. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1036 LSP 6210   IND 607

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Garcia, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

LSP 6701
Nightlife

This course explores nightlife as a temporality that fosters countercultural performances of the self and that serves as a site for the emergence of alternative kinship networks. Focusing on queer communities ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  5470 LSP 6701   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person