Latin American Studies (LATA)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2014-2015.

LATA 1321

This class is a survey of music practices among Mexican communities both in Mexico and in the U.S. Taking contemporary musical practices as a point of departure, the class explores the historical, cultural, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1321LSP 1321MUSIC 1321SPAN 1321

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18239 LATA 1321   LEC 001

  • 18240 LATA 1321   DIS 201

  • 18241 LATA 1321   DIS 202

LATA 2050

This course is designed to introduce students to Latin American art from the pre-Columbian period to the present. It will cover the arts of ancient civilizations including the Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Moche, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARTH 2550

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16756 LATA 2050   LEC 001

LATA 2150

Readings and discussion of representative texts of the 19th and 20th centuries from various regions of Latin America. Among the authors considered are Sarmiento, Hernández, Martí, Darío, Agustini, Cortázar, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SPAN 2150

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5841 LATA 2150   SEM 101

  • Prerequisites: SPAN 2070 or 2090 or CASE Q+, or permission of instructor. Conducted in Spanish. This is a core course for the major.

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

  •  5844 LATA 2170   SEM 101

  • Prerequisite: SPAN 2070 or SPAN 2090 or CASE Q+, or permission of instructor. Course is conducted in Spanish. This is a core course for the major.

LATA 2200

Interdisciplinary course offered every spring. Topics vary by semester, but readings always focus on current research in various disciplines and regions of Latin America. The range of issues addressed ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SPAN 2200

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15797 LATA 2200   LEC 001

LATA 3010

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
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3010LSP 3010

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8472 LATA 3010   SEM 101

LATA 3031

This course will examine the "age of democratic revolutions" in the Americas from the perspective of the Black Atlantic. During this momentous era, when European monarchies were successfully challenged ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3032ASRC 3031HIST 3031

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16556 LATA 3031   LEC 001

LATA 3065

Immigration discourse and policy has played a central role in shaping the modern American nation-state, including its composition, values, and institutions. This course begins in the late nineteenth century, ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3065ILRLR 3065LSP 3065

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 16624 LATA 3065   LEC 001

    • TR Ives Hall 215
    • Martinez-Matsuda, V

LATA 3290

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 process of industrialization ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: DSOC 3290GOVT 3293

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7750 LATA 3290   LEC 001

  • Sections will be scheduled during the first day of class.

  • 17135 LATA 3290   DIS 201

  • 17136 LATA 3290   DIS 202

  • 17137 LATA 3290   DIS 203

  • 17139 LATA 3290   DIS 204

LATA 3613

The Cornell Steel Band performs music of Trinidad and Tobago's dynamic "Panarama" culture, focusing on calypso and soca styles.  The band also performs compositions written for the group, and music in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MUSIC 3613

  • 0-1 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7950 LATA 3613   STU 501

  • Audition required.

LATA 4000

An exploration of critical topics in the anthropology, art, economics, history, literature, political science and sociology of Latin American and U.S. Latino contexts. Course features guest speakers from ... view course details

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

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  7971 LATA 4000   LEC 001

LATA 4010

Acquaints students with the cultural, historical, socio-political, literary, anthropological, health, agricultural, and development issues in southern Mexico. The lectures/discussions establish the global ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: IARD 4010

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  7859 LATA 4010   LEC 001

  • There is an optional Spanish language discussion section offered for IARD/LATA 4010.

LATA 4160

Topic for spring 2015: Art and Identity in Colonial Latin America view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • Topic: Art and Identity in Colonial Latin America

  • 16778 LATA 4160   SEM 101

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
  • 15860 LATA 4215   SEM 101

LATA 4732

Latin America today is the site of multiple utopian and practical experiments in governance. This seminar will problematize the simultaneous growth of neo-liberal, neo-socialist, and para-state formations. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 15886 LATA 4732   SEM 101

LATA 4970

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6870 LATA 4970   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Devoogd, T

LATA 6000

An exploration of critical topics in the anthropology, art, economics, history, literature, political science, and sociology of Latin American and U.S. Latino contexts. Course features guest speakers from ... view course details

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

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  5822 LATA 6000   LEC 001

LATA 6011

This is the second part of the course (IARD 4011 or LATA 4011 is first taken in the fall) taken on return from Ecuador. Partners students with community practitioners in a rural region of Ecuador after ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: IARD 6011

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 15380 LATA 6011   LEC 001

  • Prerequisites: Junior, Senior or Graduate students. International Experience and some conversational Spanish preferred. Students have to take IARD4011 as a pre-requisite to taking 6011

LATA 6160

Topic for spring 2015: Art and Identity in Colonial Latin America view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • Topic: Art and Identity in Colonial Latin America

  • 16782 LATA 6160   SEM 101

LATA 6210

Provides an introduction to the challenges posed by the movement of people across borders. Examines the links between globalization and migration, and explores the implications of contemporary migrations ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRIC 6010LSP 6010

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  9114 LATA 6210   LEC 001

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
  • 15863 LATA 6256   SEM 101

LATA 6308

This seminar examines the relationships between consciousness and the body, as leading thinkers on Caribbean colonial and postcolonial conditions have posited them. Readings will be organized around three ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 6308ASRC 6308ROMS 6308

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17958 LATA 6308   SEM 101

LATA 7732

Latin America today is the site of multiple utopian and practical experiments in governance. This seminar will problematize the simultaneous growth of neo-liberal, neo-socialist, and para-state formations. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 15890 LATA 7732   SEM 101