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Courses

  • LTAM 200: Issues in Latin American Studies

    This required course for Latin American Studies concentrators and majors explores issues pertinent to the study of Latin America, including an examination of what constitutes Latin American area studies and Latin America itself, the history of the field, the perception in and outside of academia, the way such perceptions shape public policy, the contributions of Latin America to the arts, culture, economics, and the changing nature of Latin American Studies in the face of globalization. Designed by the faculty in Latin American Studies, the course will include regular guest lectures from among these faculty. 6 credit; Does not fulfill a distribution requirement, HI, IS; offered Spring 2012 -- S. López

  • LTAM 365: Peru Program: Current Issues in Development and Social Movements in Peru

    Peru's strong economy is reflected in its current GDP's growth (second only to Brazil in Latin America). This growth is based in part on the intensive exploitation of raw materials and state and private projects that are contested by important social sectors because they have a negative impact on the country's biodiversity and do not benefit large segments of the population. This course deals with the challenges raised by the often-opposing terms economic growth/social development/biodiversity conservation in the Andean and Amazonian areas. Classes are supplemented by visits to relevant sites and by lectures by local experts and activists. Prerequisites: Spanish 204 or equivalent 6 credit; Arts and Literature, SI; offered Spring 2012 -- J. Cerna-Bazán

  • LTAM 370: Brazil Culture and Politics

    This course will focus in depth on political and historical patterns of Brazil's economic, social, and cultural development from colonial times to its current democracy. The Brazil case study offers a wealth of lessons concerning the contradictions and possibilities of economic, social, and cultural development in the world today. We will explore these lessons through literature, music, architecture, and the arts as they speak to the perils of the country's insertion into global capitalism and to its political history which reflects the difficulties of creating and deepening democracy and building centers of political authority in the context of growing social inequalities and industrialization. Prerequisites: Latin American Studies 200. 6 credit; Does not fulfill a distribution requirement, SI, IS; offered Fall 2011 -- S. López, A. Montero

  • LTAM 371: Brazil Research Seminar

    Brazil research on-site in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo during winter break. Writing and presentation of research projects during winter term. Prerequisite: Latin American Studies 370. 6 credit; Does not fulfill a distribution requirement, SI, IS; offered Winter 2012 -- S. López, A. Montero

  • LTAM 398: Latin American Forum

    This colloquium will explore specific issues or works in Latin American Studies through discussion of a common reading, public presentation, project, and/or performance that constitute the annual Latin American Forum. Students will be required to attend two meetings during the term to discuss the common reading or other material and must attend, without exception, ALL events of the Forum which take place during fourth week of spring term (on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning). A short integrative essay or report will be required at the end of the term. Intended as capstone for Latin American Studies concentrators. 2 credit; S/CR/NC; Does not fulfill a distribution requirement, HI, IS; offered Spring 2012 -- S. Lopez

  • LTAM 400: Integrative Exercise

    Satisfactory completion of the major includes the writing of a thesis which attempts to integrate at least two of the various disciplines studied. A proposal must be submitted for approval early in the fall term of the senior year. The thesis in its final form is due no later than the end of the first week of spring term. An oral defense of the thesis is required. 6 credit; S/NC; Does not fulfill a distribution requirement; offered Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Spring 2012 -- J. Cerna-Bazán, S. López, A. Montero

Related Courses

ECON 240 Microeconomics of Development

ECON 241 Growth and Development

HIST 169 Colonial Latin America 1492-1810 (not offered in 2011-2012)

HIST 170 Modern Latin America 1810-Present

HIST 272 The Emergence of Modern Mexico (not offered in 2011-2012)

HIST 273 Go-Betweens and Rebels in the Andean World

HIST 276 The African Diaspora in Latin America

HIST 278 Religious Orthodoxy and Deviance in New Spain (not offered in 2011-2012)

MUSC 243 Musical Cultures of the Caribbean

POSC 233 Corruption, Authoritarianism, and Democracy (not offered in 2011-2012)

POSC 322 Political Economy of Latin America* (not offered in 2011-2012)

POSC 323 Cuban Politics Seminar* (not offered in 2011-2012)

RELG 284 The Virgin of Guadalupe (not offered in 2011-2012)

SOAN 234 Ecology, Economy, and Culture (not offered in 2011-2012)

SOAN 241 Guatemala Program: Mesoamerican Cultures

SOAN 251 Guatemala Prog: Resource Mgmt, Community Develpmnt & Soc Change in Guatemala & Chiapas

SOAN 259 Comparative Issues in Native North America (not offered in 2011-2012)

SOAN 295 Guatemala Program: Field Methods and Individual Research Project

SOAN 302 Anthropology and Indigenous Rights

SPAN 220 Magical Realism in Latin American Narrative (not offered in 2011-2012)

SPAN 242 Introduction to Latin American Literature

SPAN 252 Love Stories in Latin American Prose (not offered in 2011-2012)

SPAN 260 Forces of Nature (not offered in 2011-2012)

SPAN 262 Myth and History in Central American Literature (not offered in 2011-2012)

SPAN 263 History of Human Rights

SPAN 266 Postwar Central American LIterature (not offered in 2011-2012)

SPAN 336 Genealogies of the Modern: Turn of the Century Latin America

SPAN 342 Latin American Theater: Nation, Power, Gender (not offered in 2011-2012)

SPAN 344 Women Writers in Latin America: Challenging Gender and Genre (not offered in 2011-2012)

SPAN 350 Recent Trends in Latin American Narrative: Pop Culture and Testimony (not offered in 2011-2012)

SPAN 353 History and Subjectivity in Latin American Poetry (not offered in 2011-2012)

SPAN 356 The Cuban Revolution and the Revolution of Literature (not offered in 2011-2012)

SPAN 358 The Spanish Civil War (not offered in 2011-2012)