Latino Studies Program (LSP)Arts and Sciences

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LSP 1101
Research Strategies in Africana and Latino Studies

The digital revolution has made an enormous amount of information available to research scholars, but discovering resources and using them effectively can be challenging. This course introduces students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second.  Combined with: ASRC 1900

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 14996 LSP 1101   LEC 001

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    • TR Uris Library B05
    • Mar 16 - May 6, 2015

    • Cosgrave, A

Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second.  Combined with: ASRC 1900

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 15700 LSP 1101   LEC 002

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LSP 1321
Music of Mexico and the Mexican Diaspora

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

  • 15952 LSP 1321   LEC 001

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  • 17879 LSP 1321   DIS 201

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  • 17880 LSP 1321   DIS 202

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LSP 1800
Immigration in U.S. History

This course examines immigration as a major theme in U.S. history and culture. We will discuss immigration in different periods of our national history, and in different locations, from Boston and New ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1800, HIST 1800

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16193 LSP 1800   LEC 001

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  • 16194 LSP 1800   DIS 201

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

  • 16195 LSP 1800   DIS 202

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  • 16196 LSP 1800   DIS 203

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  • 16197 LSP 1800   DIS 204

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LSP 2010
Latinos in the United States

Exploration and analysis of the Hispanic experience in the United States. Examines the sociohistorical background and economic, psychological, and political factors that converge to shape a Latino group ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2655, DSOC 2650, SOC 2650

  • 3-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5640 LSP 2010   LEC 001

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LSP 2020
Spanish for Heritage Speakers

Designed to expand bilingual Heritage students' knowledge of Spanish by providing them with ample opportunities to develop and improve each of the basic language skills, with a particular focus on writing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SPAN 2000

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8119 LSP 2020   SEM 101

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  • Prerequisites: LPS 56 or higher, SAT II 590 or higher, CASE placement, or permission of instructor. Not open to students who have taken SPAN 2070 or SPAN 2090.

LSP 2251
U.S. Immigration Narratives

Americans are conflicted about immigration.  We honor and celebrate (and commercialize) our immigrant heritage in museums, folklife festivals, parades, pageants, and historical monuments. We also build ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2251, HIST 2251

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16211 LSP 2251   SEM 101

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LSP 2300
Cultures and Communities

Conceived as a service-learning course, the centerpiece here is targeted, engaged research and arts work with Latino/a culture-related organizations in Tompkins County like Cultura! No más lágrimas, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LSP 4300

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9253 LSP 2300   SEM 101

  • Please contact Professor Debra Castillo dac9@cornell.edu to add the class.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

LSP 3010
Hispanic 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

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3010, LATA 3010

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8471 LSP 3010   SEM 101

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LSP 3020
Spanish in the Disciplines

Spanish-language discussion section supplementing the course materials during the lecture section including conversation in Spanish and discussion of course lecture in Spanish. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SPAN 3020

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 18403 LSP 3020   SEM 101

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SPAN 3020

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 18468 LSP 3020   SEM 102

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    • TBA

    • Quintanilla, N

LSP 3065
Immigrant America: Race and Citizenship in Modern Working-Class History

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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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3065, ILRLR 3065, LATA 3065

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 16623 LSP 3065   LEC 001

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    • TR Ives Hall 215

    • Martinez-Matsuda, V

LSP 3068
Organizing for Immigrant Worker Rights

This class examines the institutional processes of enforcing immigrant worker rights. We begin by reviewing the legal foundations of immigrant labor, including the current immigration enforcement regime, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRLR 3068

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17488 LSP 3068   LEC 001

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LSP 3400
Being and Becoming Black

This course is about being Black throughout the Atlantic world. What constitutes Blackness? What experiences, cultural understandings and social problems shape the identities of people of African descent? ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 16988 LSP 3400   SEM 101

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LSP 3405
Multicultural Issues in Education

This course explores research on race, ethnicity and language in American education. It examines historical and current patterns of school achievement for minoritized youths. It also examines the cultural ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  9096 LSP 3405   LEC 001

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LSP 4000
Contemporary Issues in Latin - Latino America

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 4000, LATA 6000, LSP 6000

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  7972 LSP 4000   LEC 001

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LSP 4080
Seminar in Dance Studies

This seminar format course surveys the particular topic — choreography — with special attention to theories and practices of race and anti-racism. It introduces dance-based critical thinking, critical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • Topic: Choreographies of Race

  • 17950 LSP 4080   SEM 101

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LSP 4210
Undergraduate Independent Study

Guided independent study. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7505 LSP 4210   IND 601

    • TBA

    • Velez, H

  • Guided independent study.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7526 LSP 4210   IND 603

    • TBA

    • Santiago-Irizarry, V

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7612 LSP 4210   IND 606

    • TBA

    • Castillo, D

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8104 LSP 4210   IND 607

    • TBA

    • Jones-Correa, M

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8390 LSP 4210   IND 608

    • TBA

    • Diaz, E

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9248 LSP 4210   IND 609

    • TBA

    • Villenas, S

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

LSP 4300
Cultures and Communities

Conceived as a service-learning course, the centerpiece here is targeted, engaged research and arts work with Latino/a culture-related organizations in Tompkins County like Cultura! No más lágrimas, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LSP 2300

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9254 LSP 4300   SEM 101

  • Please contact Professor Debra Castillo dac9@cornell.edu to add the class.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

LSP 4339
Bodies at the Border

Although the wounded, often feminine, body is the most powerful way of imagining border space in both the Indian subcontinent and the Americas, it is seldom coupled with the embodied practices and performances ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 18024 LSP 4339   SEM 101

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    • W Uris Hall 204

    • Banerjee, A

      Castillo, D

LSP 6000
Contemporary Issues in Latin-Latino America

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 4000, LATA 6000, LSP 4000

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  7620 LSP 6000   LEC 001

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LSP 6010
Crossing Borders: Migrations in Comparative Perspective

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 6010, LATA 6210

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  9113 LSP 6010   LEC 001

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LSP 6210
Graduate Student Independent Study

Guided independent study. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7506 LSP 6210   IND 601

    • TBA

    • Velez, H

  • Guided independent study.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7525 LSP 6210   IND 603

    • TBA

    • Santiago-Irizarry, V

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8103 LSP 6210   IND 607

    • TBA

    • Jones-Correa, M

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8389 LSP 6210   IND 608

    • TBA

    • Diaz, E

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9255 LSP 6210   IND 610

    • TBA

    • Villenas, S

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9393 LSP 6210   IND 611

    • TBA

    • Castillo, D

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

LSP 6339
Bodies at the Border

Although the wounded, often feminine, body is the most powerful way of imagining border space in both the Indian subcontinent and the Americas, it is seldom coupled with the embodied practices and performances ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 18028 LSP 6339   SEM 101

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    • W Uris Hall 204

    • Banerjee, A

      Castillo, D

LSP 6424
Ethnoracial Identity in Anthropology, Language, and Law

This course examines the role that both law and language, as mutually constitutive mediating systems, occupy in constructing ethnoracial identity in the United States. We approach the law from a critical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 6424, ANTHR 6424, LAW 7231

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15874 LSP 6424   SEM 101

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