Class Roster - Spring 2018 - Subject - Latin American Studies

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. Combined with: AMST 1951, HIST 1951
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17802 LATA 1951 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm Mcgraw Hall 165
- Instructors
  
  Craib, R
  Loos, T
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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LATA 2150

Contemporary Latin American Survey

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
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

5621 LATA 2150 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 11:15am - 12:05pm Goldwin Smith Hall 350
- Instructors
  
  Hendrickson, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

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

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
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

5623 LATA 2170 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm Goldwin Smith Hall 348
- Instructors
  
  Garrote Pascual, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

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

Perspectives on Latin America

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
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

7880 LATA 2200 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm Rockefeller Hall 104
- Instructors
  
  Colanzi, L
  Paz-Soldan, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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LATA 2240

Perspectives on the Caribbean

This course examines the Caribbean as a site where challenges to and within Western thought emerged. We analyze the ways in which freedom is described in revolutionary thinking by interrogating the following ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 2240, SPAN 2240
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

15882 LATA 2240 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm Rockefeller Hall 103
- Instructors
  
  McDaniel, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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LATA 3015

Sweetness: How Sugar Built the Modern World

Rice, wheat, and maize are examples of crops that sustained the civilizations in which they were cultivated for centuries. Sugar is different. Not only is sugar cane a relatively recent transplant, originating ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 3010
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16347 LATA 3015 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm Goldwin Smith Hall 142
- Instructors
  
  Aching, G
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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LATA 3550

Ancient Mexico and Central America

An introduction to ancient Mesoamerica, focusing on the nature and development of societies that are arguably the most complex to develop anywhere in the precolumbian Americas. The course provides a summary ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 3255, ANTHR 6255, ARKEO 3255, ARKEO 6255, LATA 6255
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

14994 LATA 3550 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm Morrill Hall 111
- Instructors
  
  Henderson, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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LATA 3565

Art & Architecture of Colonial Latin America

This course surveys the artistic and architectural traditions of Latin America during the period of Spanish colonial rule (ca. 1520s-1820s). It will center on visual cultures of the viceroyalties of New ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 3565, VISST 3565
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

15657 LATA 3565 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Goldwin Smith Hall 142
- Instructors
  
  Cohen-Aponte, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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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
Credits and Grading Basis

1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

8281 LATA 3609 STU 501
Meeting Pattern
- R 7:00pm - 9:00pm Lincoln Hall B20
- Instructors
  
  Pond, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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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:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MUSIC 3613
Credits and Grading Basis

1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

7288 LATA 3613 STU 501
Meeting Pattern
- W 4:30pm - 6:30pm Bailey Hall 101
- Instructors
  
  Miller, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Audition required.

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

LATA 3800

Poetry and Poetics of the Americas

As globalization draws the Americas ever closer together, reshaping our sense of a common and uncommon American culture, what claims might be made for a distinctive, diverse poetry and poetics of the America? ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3820, COML 3800, ENGL 3910, SPAN 3800
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16352 LATA 3800 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm White Hall B14
- Instructors
  
  Monroe, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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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
Credits and Grading Basis

1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17446 LATA 4000 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- W 12:20pm - 1:10pm Uris Hall 262
- Instructors
  
  Castillo, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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LATA 4155

Topics in Latin American Art

This seminar will investigate question such, such as: How does the inclusion of technologically engaged practices in the history of Latin American art challenge our understanding of this art? Are there ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4155, ARTH 6155, LATA 6155, VISST 4155, VISST 6155
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))

Section Topic

Topic: Latin American Modernisms and Technology
Class Number & Section Details

9207 LATA 4155 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 12:20pm - 2:15pm Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Instructors
  
  Fernandez, M
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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LATA 4160

Topics in Colonial Encounters

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

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4160, ARTH 6160, LATA 6160, VISST 4160
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))

Section Topic

Topic: Art and Identity in Colonial Latin America
Class Number & Section Details

16953 LATA 4160 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 12:20pm - 2:15pm Goldwin Smith Hall G20
- Instructors
  
  Cohen-Aponte, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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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:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4256, ANTHR 7250, ARKEO 4256, ARKEO 7250, LATA 7250
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

15020 LATA 4250 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 10:10am - 12:05pm McGraw Hall 215
- Instructors
  
  Henderson, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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LATA 4385

Building, Inhabiting, Destroying Urban Latin America

Today, Latin America is the most urbanized region in the world, with about 80% of Latin Americans living in urban centers. Only a century ago, however, Latin America was predominantly rural, with 80% of ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4385, HIST 6385, LATA 6385
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17469 LATA 4385 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 10:10am - 12:05pm McGraw Hall 366
- Instructors
  
  Romero-Sanchez, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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LATA 4620

Undocumentation

In this seminar we will sustain a particular reading of post-1984 Mexico-US border cultural production as "undocumentation." Specifically, we will focus on performance, conceptual, and cinematic practices ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4620, COML 4616, FGSS 4620, LSP 4621, ROMS 4625, SHUM 4620, VISST 4620
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16493 LATA 4620 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:30pm - 4:25pm A D White House 110
- Instructors
  
  Carroll, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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LATA 4940

Cuba:The Repeating Island

As Cuba and the United States move forward toward normalizing diplomatic relations, this course seizes the opportunity to contextualize and analyze Cuba and cubanidad as sites and trajectories of repression ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 4940, SPAN 4940
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

18377 LATA 4940 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 2:30pm - 4:25pm Klarman Hall KG42
- Instructors
  
  McDaniel, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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LATA 4970

Independent Study in Latin American Studies

Guided independent study with a faculty member. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

6409 LATA 4970 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Devoogd, T
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Department Consent Required (Add)

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
Credits and Grading Basis

1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17448 LATA 6000 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- W 12:20pm - 1:10pm Uris Hall 262
- Instructors
  
  Castillo, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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LATA 6155

Topics in Latin American Art

This seminar will investigate question such, such as: How does the inclusion of technologically engaged practices in the history of Latin American art challenge our understanding of this art? Are there ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4155, ARTH 6155, LATA 4155, VISST 4155, VISST 6155
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))

Section Topic

Topic: Latin American Modernisms and Technology
Class Number & Section Details

9210 LATA 6155 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 12:20pm - 2:15pm Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Instructors
  
  Fernandez, M
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

LATA 6160

Topics in Colonial Encounters

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

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4160, ARTH 6160, LATA 4160, VISST 4160
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Section Topic

Topic: Art and Identity in Colonial Latin America
Class Number & Section Details

16957 LATA 6160 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 12:20pm - 2:15pm Goldwin Smith Hall G20
- Instructors
  
  Cohen-Aponte, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

LATA 6255

Ancient Mexico and Central America

An introduction to ancient Mesoamerica, focusing on the nature and development of societies that are arguably the most complex to develop anywhere in the precolumbian Americas. The course provides a summary ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 3255, ANTHR 6255, ARKEO 3255, ARKEO 6255, LATA 3550
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

14997 LATA 6255 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm Morrill Hall 111
- Instructors
  
  Henderson, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

LATA 6385

Building, Inhabiting, Destroying Urban Latin America

Today, Latin America is the most urbanized region in the world, with about 80% of Latin Americans living in urban centers. Only a century ago, however, Latin America was predominantly rural, with 80% of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4385, HIST 6385, LATA 4385
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17472 LATA 6385 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 10:10am - 12:05pm McGraw Hall 366
- Instructors
  
  Romero-Sanchez, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

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

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4256, ANTHR 7250, ARKEO 4256, ARKEO 7250, LATA 4250
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

18175 LATA 7250 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 10:10am - 12:05pm McGraw Hall 215
- Instructors
  
  Henderson, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

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LATA 1951 Foreign Policy as Subversion

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LATA 2150 Contemporary Latin American Survey

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LATA 2170 Early Modern Iberian Survey

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LATA 2200 Perspectives on Latin America

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LATA 2240 Perspectives on the Caribbean

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LATA 3015 Sweetness: How Sugar Built the Modern World

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LATA 3550 Ancient Mexico and Central America

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LATA 3565 Art & Architecture of Colonial Latin America

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LATA 3609 Brazilian Ensemble - Deixa Sambar

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LATA 3613 Cornell Steel Band

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LATA 3800 Poetry and Poetics of the Americas

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LATA 4000 Contemporary Issues in Latin - Latino America

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LATA 4155 Topics in Latin American Art

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LATA 1951

Foreign Policy as Subversion

LATA 2150

Contemporary Latin American Survey

LATA 2170

Early Modern Iberian Survey

LATA 2200

Perspectives on Latin America

LATA 2240

Perspectives on the Caribbean

LATA 3015

Sweetness: How Sugar Built the Modern World

LATA 3550

Ancient Mexico and Central America

LATA 3565

Art & Architecture of Colonial Latin America

LATA 3609

Brazilian Ensemble - Deixa Sambar

LATA 3613

Cornell Steel Band

LATA 3800

Poetry and Poetics of the Americas

LATA 4000

Contemporary Issues in Latin - Latino America

LATA 4155

Topics in Latin American Art

LATA 4160

Topics in Colonial Encounters

LATA 4250

Time and History in Ancient Mexico

LATA 4385

Building, Inhabiting, Destroying Urban Latin America

LATA 4620

Undocumentation

LATA 4940

Cuba:The Repeating Island

LATA 4970

Independent Study in Latin American Studies

LATA 6000

Contemporary Issues in Latin-Latino America

LATA 6155

Topics in Latin American Art

LATA 6160

Topics in Colonial Encounters

LATA 6255

Ancient Mexico and Central America