Latin American Studies (LATA)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

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LATA 1210
Elementary Quechua I

1210-1220 is an introductory sequence that allows students to develop basic fluency in Quechua, the most widely spoken indigenous language in the Americas.  Students learn elements of Quechua's phonetics, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: QUECH 1210

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20026 LATA 1210   SEM 101

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    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

    • TBA

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 1950

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18503 LATA 1950   LEC 001

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    • MW To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Bassi Arevalo, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18505 LATA 1950   DIS 201

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    • W To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18508 LATA 1950   DIS 202

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    • W To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 1951
Foreign Policy as Subversion

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 1951, ASIAN 2951, HIST 1951

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10195 LATA 1951   LEC 001

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    • TR To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Craib, R

      Loos, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10196 LATA 1951   DIS 201

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    • R To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10197 LATA 1951   DIS 202

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    • F To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10198 LATA 1951   DIS 203

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    • R To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10199 LATA 1951   DIS 204

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    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 2055
Race and Slavery in the Early Atlantic World

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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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 2755, ASRC 2755, HIST 2055

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18381 LATA 2055   SEM 101

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    • MW To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Schmitt, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18382 LATA 2055   IND 601

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    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3613 LATA 2170   SEM 101

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    • MW To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Pinet, S

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

LATA 2252
Diasporas from the Spanish Caribbean

This seminar examines the Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Dominican diasporas in the United States. We will examine US relations with these three countries; the root causes of this Caribbean migration; their ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 2253, HIST 2253, LSP 2253

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18189 LATA 2252   SEM 101

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    • TR To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Garcia, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18193 LATA 2252   IND 601

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    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

LATA 3010
Latinx Theatre Production

Students develop a specific dramatic text for full-scale production. The course involves selection of an appropriate text, close analysis of the literary aspects of the play, and group evaluation of its ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 17930 LATA 3010   SEM 101

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    • MW To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Castillo, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 3290
Comparative Politics of Latin America

This course is designed as an introduction to political, economic, and social issues in 20th century Latin America. Topics are organized chronologically, beginning with the crisis of agro-export economies ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GDEV 3290, GOVT 3293

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18543 LATA 3290   LEC 001

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    • TR To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Roberts, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18544 LATA 3290   DIS 201

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    • M To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18545 LATA 3290   DIS 202

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    • F To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 20067 LATA 3609   STU 501

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    • R To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Pond, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 3613
Cornell Steel Band

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

  •  4489 LATA 3613   STU 501

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    • W To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Miller, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 4000
Contemporary Issues in Latin - Latino America

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 6000, LSP 4000, LSP 6000

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  5469 LATA 4000   LEC 001

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    • T To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Castillo, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 4250
Time and History in Ancient Mexico

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

  • 18898 LATA 4250   SEM 101

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    • M To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Henderson, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 6000
Contemporary Issues in Latin-Latino America

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 4000, LSP 4000, LSP 6000

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  5471 LATA 6000   LEC 001

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    • T To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Castillo, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 6020
Latinx Theatre Production

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Syllabi: none

  • 17984 LATA 6020   SEM 101

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    • MW To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Castillo, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 7250
Time and History in Ancient Mexico

Explores the ways Mesoamericans understood the world and their place in it, and the ways they constructed history as these are reflected in the few books that have survived from the period before the European ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 19526 LATA 7250   SEM 101

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    • M To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Henderson, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person