Class Roster - Spring 2019 - Subject - Latin American Studies

LATA 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

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 1321, LSP 1321, MUSIC 1321, SPAN 1321
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17201 LATA 1321 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Lincoln Hall 140
- Instructors
  
  Madrid, 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 1960

Modern Latin America

A survey of the social, political, cultural and economic history of Latin America from roughly 1800 to the present. Primary aim is to develop a mental map of the history of Latin America - of prominent ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 1960
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16486 LATA 1960 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 11:15am - 12:05pm Goldwin Smith Hall G76-Lewis
- Instructors
  
  Craib, R
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 2050

Introduction to Latin American Art

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, VISST 2550
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16685 LATA 2050 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm Goldwin Smith Hall G22
- 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 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

5516 LATA 2150 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm Goldwin Smith Hall 350
- Instructors
  
  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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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

5518 LATA 2170 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm Uris Hall 312
- Instructors
  
  Mursi, 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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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: LSP 2201, SPAN 2200
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

7532 LATA 2200 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Rockefeller Hall 112
- 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 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:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3010, LSP 3010
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16136 LATA 3010 SEM 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 7:30pm - 8:45pm Goldwin Smith Hall 132-HEC Aud
- 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 3480

Brazilian Culture through its Music

Few areas of cultural expression can rise to the importance of music in Brazilian life. This seminar-style course employs discussion, critical reading and listening – and hands-on music-making – to investigate ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 3480, MUSIC 3480, PORT 3480
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

16959 LATA 3480 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 12:20pm - 1:10pm Lincoln Hall B21
- 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 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

7847 LATA 3609 STU 501
Meeting Pattern
- R 7:30pm - 9:30pm 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: none

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

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

Class Number & Section Details

7106 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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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

8885 LATA 3800 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 2:30pm - 3:20pm Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- 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:

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

9323 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 4165

Visual Encounters in the Early Modern World

This course will look at visual representations of cross-cultural encounters throughout the early modern period with a special emphasis on exchanges between Europe and the Americas (15th-18th centuries). ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4165, ARTH 6165, LATA 6165, VISST 4165
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16812 LATA 4165 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 10:10am - 12:05pm Goldwin Smith Hall G20
- Instructors
  
  Cohen-Aponte, A
  Lazzaro, 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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LATA 4268

Aztecs and Their Empire: Myth, History, and Politics

Examines the structure and history of the largest polity in ancient Mexico, the "empire" of the Aztecs, using descriptions left by Spanish invaders, accounts written by Aztecs under Colonial rule, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4268, ANTHR 7268, ARKEO 4268, ARKEO 7268, LATA 7268
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16949 LATA 4268 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 12:20pm - 2:15pm 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 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

6287 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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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

9325 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 6165

Visual Encounters in the Early Modern World

This course will look at visual representations of cross-cultural encounters throughout the early modern period with a special emphasis on exchanges between Europe and the Americas (15th-18th centuries). ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4165, ARTH 6165, LATA 4165, VISST 4165
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16818 LATA 6165 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 10:10am - 12:05pm Goldwin Smith Hall G20
- Instructors
  
  Cohen-Aponte, A
  Lazzaro, 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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LATA 6481

Topics in Latin American History

Topic: Readings in the social history of modern Latin America. This course is an intensive readings seminar primarily for, but in no way limited to, graduate students preparing for minor and major fields ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 6481
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Section Topic

Topic: Historiography of the Modern Period
Class Number & Section Details

16970 LATA 6481 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 12:20pm - 2:15pm Uris Hall 204
- Instructors
  
  Craib, R
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 6770

Hispanic Caribbean Rhythms and Aesthetics

This course explores how Caribbean music-such as son, merengue, and reggaetón-dialogues with literature in Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and New York. Theoretical readings on Caribbeanness ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LSP 6770, MUSIC 6770, SPAN 6780
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17927 LATA 6770 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:50pm - 4:45pm 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 7268

Aztecs and Their Empire: Myth, History, and Politics

Examines the structure and history of the largest polity in ancient Mexico, the "empire" of the Aztecs, using descriptions left by Spanish invaders, accounts written by Aztecs under Colonial rule, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4268, ANTHR 7268, ARKEO 4268, ARKEO 7268, LATA 4268
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16969 LATA 7268 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 12:20pm - 2:15pm 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 1321 Music of Mexico and the Mexican Diaspora

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LATA 1960 Modern Latin America

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LATA 2050 Introduction to Latin American Art

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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 3010 Hispanic Theatre Production

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LATA 3480 Brazilian Culture through its Music

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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 4165 Visual Encounters in the Early Modern World

LATA 1321

Music of Mexico and the Mexican Diaspora

LATA 1960

Modern Latin America

LATA 2050

Introduction to Latin American Art

LATA 2150

Contemporary Latin American Survey

LATA 2170

Early Modern Iberian Survey

LATA 2200

Perspectives on Latin America

LATA 3010

Hispanic Theatre Production

LATA 3480

Brazilian Culture through its Music

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 4165

Visual Encounters in the Early Modern World

LATA 4268

Aztecs and Their Empire: Myth, History, and Politics

LATA 4970

Independent Study in Latin American Studies

LATA 6000

Contemporary Issues in Latin-Latino America

LATA 6165

Visual Encounters in the Early Modern World

LATA 6481

Topics in Latin American History

LATA 6770

Hispanic Caribbean Rhythms and Aesthetics

LATA 7268

Aztecs and Their Empire: Myth, History, and Politics