Latin American Studies (LATA)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

LATA 1951

To what extent does the ideal of the US as a vanguard for democracy and freedom in the world match up with other aspects—military, economic, and humanitarian—of US foreign policy? This same question about ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1951HIST 1951

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17593 LATA 1951   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17594 LATA 1951   DIS 201

    • F Uris Hall G20
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17595 LATA 1951   DIS 202

    • F McGraw Hall 145
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17596 LATA 1951   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17597 LATA 1951   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 1970

What is the Caribbean? How did its native inhabitants fared in the aftermath of the arrival of Europeans? How did the region shift from a Spanish Lake to a heavily contested geopolitical site where all ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: ASRC 1790HIST 1970

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18121 LATA 1970   LEC 001

    • MW White Hall 106
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Bassi Arevalo, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18122 LATA 1970   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

LATA 2050

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2555ARTH 2550SHUM 2550VISST 2550

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17518 LATA 2050   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17656 LATA 2050   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 2170

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 2170SPAN 2170

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3825 LATA 2170   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: SPAN 2070 or SPAN 2090, or CASE Q+, or permission of instructor.

LATA 3609

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MUSIC 3609

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  6368 LATA 3609   STU 501

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 3612

In recent decades the Andean region of Latin America has become a focal point of international debate over alternative models of economic development and their environmental consequences. Windfall revenues ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - Second.  Combined with: GOVT 3613

  • 1 Credit Multi-Term

  • 12762 LATA 3612   SEM 101

    • W White Hall 114
    • Oct 11 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Roberts, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This course is first part of a multi-term sequence.

LATA 3613

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MUSIC 3613

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  4723 LATA 3613   STU 501

    • W Bailey Hall 101
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Miller, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 4000

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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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATA 6000LSP 4000LSP 6000

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  5802 LATA 4000   LEC 001

    • T Uris Hall G08
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Castillo, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 4666

In this course, we will take an inter-and multidisciplinary approach that examines works of fiction, film, performance, and photography to explore how specters intervene in and mold the social, political, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 18456 LATA 4666   SEM 101

    • TR Klarman Hall KG42
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Troconis Gonzalez, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 6000

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:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATA 4000LSP 4000LSP 6000

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  5804 LATA 6000   LEC 001

    • T Uris Hall G08
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Castillo, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 6482

This seminar is a readings course on works from the past two decades that have wrestled theoretically, empirically, and narratively with the boundary between geography and history. The course is purposefully ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 6482

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18280 LATA 6482   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18281 LATA 6482   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

LATA 6666

In this course, we will take an inter-and multidisciplinary approach that examines works of fiction, film, performance, and photography to explore how specters intervene in and mold the social, political, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 19726 LATA 6666   SEM 101

    • TR Klarman Hall KG42
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Troconis Gonzalez, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person