Class Roster - Fall 2014 - Subject - Latin American Studies

LATA 1320

Music of Latin America

This course examines the diverse music of Latin America, covering traditional, popular, and classical repertoire. Listening and discussion will focus on the most significant musical developments from early ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MUSIC 1320
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

8643 LATA 1320 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Lincoln Hall 124
- Instructors
  
  Sierra, R
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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LATA 1950

The Invention of the Americas

When did the 'Americas' come in to being? Who created 'them' and how? What other geographic units of analysis might we consider in thinking about what Iberian explorers and intellectuals initially called ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 1950
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

8502 LATA 1950 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm Mcgraw Hall 165
- Instructors
  
  Craib, R
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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LATA 2150

Contemporary Latin American Survey

Readings and discussion of representative texts of the 19th and 20th centuries from various regions of Latin America. Among the authors considered are Sarmiento, Hernández, Martí, Darío, Agustini, Cortázar, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SPAN 2150
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

6626 LATA 2150 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm Uris Hall 302
- Instructors
  
  McDaniel, 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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Prerequisite: Spanish 2070 or 2090, or CASE Q+, or permission of instructor.

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

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

6630 LATA 2170 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm Morrill Hall 111
- Instructors
  
  Garces, 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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Prerequisite: SPAN 2070 or SPAN 2090, or CASE Q+, or permission of instructor.

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

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

9551 LATA 2800 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm Morrill Hall 102
- Instructors
  
  Erber, P
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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LATA 2950

The African Diaspora in Contemporary Latin America

The course explores the many contributions of the African Diaspora in contemporary Latin America. The nineteenth and twentieth centuries offered new opportunities and equally daunting challenges for Latin ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 2950
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Graded)

Class Number & Section Details

17740 LATA 2950 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm Uris Hall G88
- Instructors
  
  Terrazas Williams, D
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LATA 3550

Ancient Mexico and Central America

A survey of the cultural history of ancient Mexico and Central America, emphasizing Aztec and Maya civilizations. The use of ethnographic and historical information to enrich archaeological interpretation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

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

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

16093 LATA 3550 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm Morrill Hall 107
- 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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LATA 3609

Brazilian Ensemble - Deixa Sambar

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
Credits and Grading Basis

1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

8189 LATA 3609 STU 501
Meeting Pattern
- R 7:00pm - 9:00pm Lincoln Hall B20
- Instructors
  
  Pond, 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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LATA 3613

Cornell Steel Band

The Cornell Steel Band performs music of Trinidad and Tobago's dynamic "Panarama" culture, focusing on calypso and soca styles. The band also performs compositions written for the group, and music in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MUSIC 3613
Credits and Grading Basis

0-1 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

8190 LATA 3613 STU 501
Meeting Pattern
- W 4:40pm - 6:40pm Bailey Hall 101
- Instructors
  
  Compitello, 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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LATA 4000

Contemporary Issues in Latin - Latino America

An exploration of critical topics in the anthropology, art, economics, history, literature, political science and sociology of Latin American and U.S. Latino contexts. Course features guest speakers from ... 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(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

8476 LATA 4000 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- M 12:20pm - 1:10pm Uris Hall 202
- 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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LATA 4011

Student-Community Partnerships in Ecuador I

Partners students with community practitioners in a rural region of Ecuador and prepares them for a service trip to Ecuador during Winter break. The class will expose students to a community that has rejected ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: IARD 4011
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Graded)

Class Number & Section Details

17052 LATA 4011 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- W 1:25pm - 2:15pm Plant Science Building G37
- Instructors
  
  Lassoie, J
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Prerequisites: Junior, Senior or Graduate students. International Experience and some conversational Spanish preferred.

Class Number & Section Details

17053 LATA 4011 LAB 401
Meeting Pattern
- M 2:30pm - 4:25pm Warren Hall 113
- Instructors
  
  Lassoie, J
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LATA 4161

Visual Cultures of the Andes

This seminar focuses on visual and performative cultures of the Andes from the Inca empire (ca. 1438-1534) to the present day. It traces the modalities of culture, power, and representation in the framing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4161, ARTH 6161, LATA 6161, VISST 4161
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

16544 LATA 4161 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 10:10am - 12:05pm Lincoln Hall B08
- Instructors
  
  Cohen Suarez, 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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LATA 4250

Books of Fate, Books of the Ancestors: Astrology and History in Ancient Mesoamerica

An introduction to belief systems in ancient Mexico and Central America, emphasizing the blending of religion, astrology, myth, history, and prophecy. Interpreting text and image in pre-Columbian books ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4256, ARKEO 4256
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

16303 LATA 4250 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 10:10am - 12:05pm McGraw Hall 215
- Instructors
  
  Henderson, J
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LATA 4369

Performing Latinidades

This seminar focuses on Latino/a performance within a variety of genres, including drama, film, music, and performance art. The "new global condition" between US Latino/as and Latin America guides our ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4369, COML 6349, LSP 4369, LSP 6349
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

9286 LATA 4369 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm Uris Hall G22
- Instructors
  
  Castillo, D
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LATA 6000

Contemporary Issues in Latin-Latino America

An exploration of critical topics in the anthropology, art, economics, history, literature, political science, and sociology of Latin American and U.S. Latino contexts. Course features guest speakers from ... 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(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

6554 LATA 6000 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- M 12:20pm - 1:10pm Uris Hall 202
- Instructors
  
  Devoogd, T
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LATA 6010

Experience Latin America II (Chiapa Edition)

Designed to provide students with an opportunity to observe the rich living cultures, environments, ecologies, rural and urban communities, and development issues in tropical southern Mexico. Also designed ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: IARD 6010
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Graded)

Class Number & Section Details

8481 LATA 6010 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- T 3:30pm - 4:45pm Bradfield Hall 1105
- Instructors
  
  Hobbs, P
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LATA 6161

Visual Cultures of the Andes

This seminar focuses on visual and performative cultures of the Andes from the Inca empire (ca. 1438-1534) to the present day. It traces the modalities of culture, power, and representation in the framing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4161, ARTH 6161, LATA 4161, VISST 4161
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Student Option)

Class Number & Section Details

16547 LATA 6161 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 10:10am - 12:05pm Lincoln Hall B08
- Instructors
  
  Cohen Suarez, A
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LATA 6482

History/Geography/Theory

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. Combined with: HIST 6482
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Graded)

Class Number & Section Details

15774 LATA 6482 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 10:10am - 12:05pm Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- Instructors
  
  Craib, R
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LATA 1320 Music of Latin America

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LATA 1950 The Invention of the Americas

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LATA 2150 Contemporary Latin American Survey

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LATA 2170 Early Modern Iberian Survey

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LATA 2800 Perspectives on Brazil

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LATA 2950 The African Diaspora in Contemporary Latin America

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LATA 3550 Ancient Mexico and Central America

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LATA 3609 Brazilian Ensemble - Deixa Sambar

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LATA 3613 Cornell Steel Band

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LATA 4000 Contemporary Issues in Latin - Latino America

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LATA 4011 Student-Community Partnerships in Ecuador I

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LATA 1320

Music of Latin America

LATA 1950

The Invention of the Americas

LATA 2150

Contemporary Latin American Survey

LATA 2170

Early Modern Iberian Survey

LATA 2800

Perspectives on Brazil

LATA 2950

The African Diaspora in Contemporary Latin America

LATA 3550

Ancient Mexico and Central America

LATA 3609

Brazilian Ensemble - Deixa Sambar

LATA 3613

Cornell Steel Band

LATA 4000

Contemporary Issues in Latin - Latino America

LATA 4011

Student-Community Partnerships in Ecuador I

LATA 4161

Visual Cultures of the Andes

LATA 4250

Books of Fate, Books of the Ancestors: Astrology and History in Ancient Mesoamerica

LATA 4369

Performing Latinidades

LATA 6000

Contemporary Issues in Latin-Latino America

LATA 6010

Experience Latin America II (Chiapa Edition)

LATA 6161

Visual Cultures of the Andes

LATA 6482

History/Geography/Theory