Latin American Studies (LATA)Arts and Sciences
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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.
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Classes
LATA 1320
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MUSIC 1320
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
Instructors
Sierra, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
LATA 1802
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 1802, HIST 1802, LSP 1802, SHUM 1802
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
Instructors
Garcia, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
LATA 2170
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 2170, SPAN 2170
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
Instructors
Garrote Pascual, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Prerequisite: SPAN 2070 or SPAN 2090, or CASE Q+, or permission of instructor.
LATA 2381
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 2381, HIST 2381
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
Instructors
Schmitt, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
LATA 2755
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2755, ASRC 2755, HIST 2755
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
Instructors
Schmitt, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Online Meeting
- Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Online Meeting
- Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Online Meeting
- Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Online Meeting
- Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Online Meeting
- Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
LATA 3015
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 3010, ROMS 3010, SHUM 3010
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Online Meeting
- Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
Instructors
Aching, G
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
LATA 3613
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MUSIC 3613
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Bailey Hall 101
- Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
Instructors
Miller, C
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Additional Information
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
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATA 6000, LSP 4000, LSP 6000
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Online Meeting
- Sep 4 - Dec 16, 2020
Instructors
Roberts, K
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Additional Information
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
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4216, ANTHR 6256, ARKEO 4216, ARKEO 6256, LATA 6256
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Online Meeting
- Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
Instructors
Henderson, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
LATA 4260
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 4264, GOVT 6264, LATA 6260
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Physical Sciences Building 120
- Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
Instructors
Roberts, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person Transition to Online
Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 4264, GOVT 6264, LATA 6260
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Online Meeting
- Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
Instructors
Roberts, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
LATA 6000
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATA 4000, LSP 4000, LSP 6000
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Online Meeting
- Sep 4 - Dec 16, 2020
Instructors
Roberts, K
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Additional Information
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
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4216, ANTHR 6256, ARKEO 4216, ARKEO 6256, LATA 4215
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Online Meeting
- Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
Instructors
Henderson, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
LATA 6260
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 4264, GOVT 6264, LATA 4260
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Physical Sciences Building 120
- Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
Instructors
Roberts, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person Transition to Online
Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 4264, GOVT 6264, LATA 4260
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Online Meeting
- Sep 2 - Dec 16, 2020
Instructors
Roberts, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Instructor Consent Required (Add)