Latin American Studies (LATA)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

LATA 1960

Do you wonder what the historical context is for migrations out of Central America? Or why many Brazilians are so fearful of the recent election of Jair Bolsonaro? Curious as to what the 'pink tide' is? ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 1960

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11942 LATA 1960   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Craib, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 11943 LATA 1960   DIS 201

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 11944 LATA 1960   DIS 202

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 11945 LATA 1960   DIS 203

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 11946 LATA 1960   DIS 204

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8029 LATA 2170   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Olmedo Gobante, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 2307

This seminar will introduce students to the expanding and dynamic historiography of the African diaspora. The most astute scholars of the African diaspora argue that diaspora is not to be conflated with ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASRC 2317HIST 2307

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 12239 LATA 2307   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Byfield, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 12240 LATA 2307   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Byfield, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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 Stdnt Opt

  •  9124 LATA 3613   STU 501

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Miller, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 3801

This course examines war and revolution as drivers of migration from Latin America and the Spanish Caribbean to the United States and Canada. From the War of 1898 to the wars in Central America, war and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3831HIST 3801LSP 3801

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 12303 LATA 3801   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Garcia, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  7873 LATA 4000   LEC 001

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Roberts, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 4250

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
  •  7275 LATA 4250   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Henderson, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 4690

This course provides an introductory overview to environmental thought in Latin America and the Latinx diaspora. We will discuss pre-Columbian approaches to the nonhuman and colonialism's transformative ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LSP 4690SPAN 4690

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8079 LATA 4690   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Fornoff, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  7871 LATA 6000   LEC 001

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Roberts, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 7250

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
  • 17949 LATA 7250   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Henderson, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person