Latin American Studies (LATA)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

LATA 1320

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

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17590 LATA 1320   SEM 101

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Sierra, R

  • Instruction Mode: Online

LATA 1802

This course seeks a fuller recounting of U.S. history by remapping what we understand as "America." We will examine traditional themes in the teaching of U.S. history—territorial expansion and empire, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  7431 LATA 1802   LEC 001

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Garcia, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online

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

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4859 LATA 2170   SEM 101

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Garrote Pascual, A

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

LATA 2381

Corruption in politics and economics has become a significant issue in the modern world. This course introduces students to the study of corruption and collusion from the perspective of early America and ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2381HIST 2381

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18416 LATA 2381   SEM 101

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Schmitt, C

  • Instruction Mode: Online

LATA 2755

The legacies of slavery remain all too obvious in the modern Atlantic World. From demographic imbalances to pervasive social and economic inequality, much of the recent past has involved addressing that ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2755ASRC 2755HIST 2755

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18413 LATA 2755   LEC 001

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Schmitt, C

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 19202 LATA 2755   DIS 201

    • F Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 19203 LATA 2755   DIS 202

    • F Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 19204 LATA 2755   DIS 203

    • F Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 19205 LATA 2755   DIS 204

    • F Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 19206 LATA 2755   DIS 205

    • F Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

LATA 3015

When sugar "was king," that is, when it was valued in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, as we might value petroleum today, European nations went to war in order to possess the sugar producing islands ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 3010ROMS 3010SHUM 3010

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 16769 LATA 3015   LEC 001

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Aching, G

  • Instruction Mode: Online

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 Sat/Unsat

  •  6022 LATA 3613   STU 501

    • W Bailey Hall 101
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Miller, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person Transition to Online
    Owing to its hands-on nature, enrollment in this course is restricted to students willing and able to attend in person.
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

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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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATA 6000LSP 4000LSP 6000

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  7366 LATA 4000   LEC 001

    • F Online Meeting
    • Sep 4 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Roberts, K

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    LATA 4000/6000 will meet with the instructor once for the semester via Zoom at 12:40pm on Friday, September 4, 2020, Check the Canvas page for the course for zoom meeting link. Throughout the semester class members then need to attend virtual events from the list on the course Canvas page. The Zoom link to the first class will be added to the course Canvas page as well by 9/2/2020. Check the Cornell LASP and LSP websites for an idea of seminars that will be available for you to attend during Fall 2020.

LATA 4215

This course is an exploration of Maya understandings of their own history as it is reflected in ancient texts. We will begin by looking at episodes in Colonial and recent history to illustrate some of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16896 LATA 4215   SEM 101

    • W Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Henderson, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

LATA 4260

This course analyzes different types of historical and contemporary social movements in Latin America. It begins with an overview of class-based labor and peasant movements, including their relationships ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 4264GOVT 6264LATA 6260

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16545 LATA 4260   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person Transition to Online
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 4264GOVT 6264LATA 6260

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 20405 LATA 4260   SEM 102

    • T Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Roberts, K

  • Instruction Mode: Online

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: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATA 4000LSP 4000LSP 6000

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  7368 LATA 6000   LEC 001

    • F Online Meeting
    • Sep 4 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Roberts, K

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    LATA 4000/6000 will meet with the instructor once for the semester via Zoom at 12:40pm on Friday, September 4, 2020, Check the Canvas page for the course for zoom meeting link. Throughout the semester class members then need to attend virtual events from the list on the course Canvas page. The Zoom link to the first class will be added to the course Canvas page as well by 9/2/2020. Check the Cornell LASP and LSP websites for an idea of seminars that will be available for you to attend during Fall 2020.

LATA 6256

This course is an exploration of Maya understandings of their own history as it is reflected in ancient texts. We will begin by looking at episodes in Colonial and recent history to illustrate some of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16901 LATA 6256   SEM 101

    • W Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Henderson, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

LATA 6260

This course analyzes different types of historical and contemporary social movements in Latin America. It begins with an overview of class-based labor and peasant movements, including their relationships ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 4264GOVT 6264LATA 4260

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16547 LATA 6260   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person Transition to Online
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 4264GOVT 6264LATA 4260

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20407 LATA 6260   SEM 102

    • T Online Meeting
    • Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
    • Roberts, K

  • Instruction Mode: Online