Latin American Studies (LATA)Arts and Sciences
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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025. The Catalog/Courses of Study 2025-2026 is scheduled to publish mid-June.
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Classes
LATA 1210
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: QUECH 1210
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
LATA 1951
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1951, ASIAN 2951, HIST 1951
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
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- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Craib, R
Loos, T
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- R
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
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Staff
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- F
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
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Staff
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Meeting Pattern
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- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
LATA 3010
Course Description
In this course, we will develop a toolbox of performance techniques based on methods developed in the Spanish-speaking and Latinx contexts. These techniques will be used in preparing short, original, ... view course details
LATA 3566
Course Description
This course introduces students to the arts of the ancient Americas from circa 2000 BC to the Spanish invasions of the 15th and 16th centuries. The inhabitants of the Americas produced outstanding works ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 3566, ARTH 3566, ARTH 6566, LSP 3566, MEDVL 3566, MEDVL 6566, VISST 3566
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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 Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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
LATA 4160
Course Description
The colonial period in Latin America (circa 1521-1820s) witnessed the formation of one of the most diverse societies in the world. Labor regimes, religious activities, marriage alliances, and commercial ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4160, ARTH 6160, LATA 6160, VISST 4160
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
LATA 4666
Course Description
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
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
LATA 6020
Course Description
In this course, we will develop a toolbox of performance techniques based on methods developed in the Spanish-speaking and Latinx contexts. These techniques will be used in preparing short, original, ... view course details
LATA 6160
Course Description
The colonial period in Latin America (circa 1521-1820s) witnessed the formation of one of the most diverse societies in the world. Labor regimes, religious activities, marriage alliances, and commercial ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4160, ARTH 6160, LATA 4160, VISST 4160
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
LATA 6666
Course Description
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