Class Roster - Spring 2020 - Subject - Latin American Studies

LATA 1950

The Invention of the Americas

When did the 'Americas' come in to being? Who created 'them' and how? What other geographic units of analysis might we consider in thinking about what Iberian explorers and intellectuals initially called ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 1950
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16853 LATA 1950 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm Goldwin Smith Hall G22
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Bassi Arevalo, 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

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

5445 LATA 2170 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm Uris Hall 312
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Garcia Pinar, P
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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Prerequisites: SPAN 2095 or CASE Q++, or permission of instructor. 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

7386 LATA 2200 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm Ives Hall 108
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Carter, 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

LATA 2308

Modern Caribbean History

This course examines the development of the Caribbean since the Haitian Revolution. It will focus on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and our readings pay particular attention to the ways in which ... view course details

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Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 2308, HIST 2541
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16879 LATA 2308 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm Rockefeller Hall 115
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Byfield, 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

LATA 2715

A Global South: Chile, the Pacific and the World

This course examines the history of Chile from the 1700s to the present, always with an appreciation for its place in a broader world but always also with attention to its regional and national specificities ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2715, HIST 6715, SPAN 2715
Credits and Grading Basis

4-5 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16918 LATA 2715 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm Mcgraw Hall 165
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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 2800

Perspectives on Brazil

This course provides an introduction and overview of Brazilian culture. It will study different periods of Brazilian history, through the analysis of films, literature, essays, visual arts, and music. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PORT 2800
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16651 LATA 2800 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 11:15am - 12:05pm Uris Hall 398
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  De Lemos, 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Conducted in English.

LATA 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, LSP 3065
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17469 LATA 3065 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm Ives Hall 105
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Martinez-Matsuda, V
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 3100

Advanced Portuguese I

This course provides intermediate level students with the opportunity to advance their oral and written fluency, proficiency, and understanding of the grammar of Portuguese. In addition, students will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PORT 3100
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16649 LATA 3100 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 12:20pm - 1:10pm Uris Hall 398
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  De Lemos, 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 3290

Comparative Politics of Latin America

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 crisis of agro-export economies ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: DSOC 3290, GOVT 3293
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

17378 LATA 3290 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Rockefeller Hall 230
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Roberts, K
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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

This course will be offered in collaboration with the Languages Across the Curriculum Program. Students enrolled in GOVT 3293 may enroll in an optional one credit discussion section in Spanish. Interested students should contact the instructor.

Class Number & Section Details

17379 LATA 3290 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- M 9:05am - 9:55am Stimson Hall 206
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Staff
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Class Number & Section Details

17380 LATA 3290 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- M 1:25pm - 2:15pm McGraw Hall 365
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Staff
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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Class Number & Section Details

17381 LATA 3290 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
- W 12:20pm - 1:10pm Rockefeller Hall 105
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Staff
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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Class Number & Section Details

17382 LATA 3290 DIS 204
Meeting Pattern
- F 2:30pm - 3:20pm White Hall 110
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Staff
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: none

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

16999 LATA 3550 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm Uris Hall G24
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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 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

7684 LATA 3609 STU 501
Meeting Pattern
- R 7:30pm - 9:30pm Lincoln Hall B20
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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

6989 LATA 3613 STU 501
Meeting Pattern
- W 4:30pm - 6:30pm Bailey Hall 101
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Miller, C
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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

8377 LATA 3800 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Uris Hall G88
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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 3920

Women's Writing in Brazil and Argentina

We will focus on writers from Argentina and Brazil whose work is reshaping both the national and the continental canon. Taking into account different kinds of narrative writing-from personal diaries to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PORT 3920, SPAN 3920
Credits and Grading Basis

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

Class Number & Section Details

16389 LATA 3920 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm Uris Hall 262
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Colanzi, L
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

8541 LATA 4000 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- W 12:20pm - 1:10pm Stimson Hall G01
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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

16717 LATA 4155 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 12:20pm - 2:15pm Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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 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

6192 LATA 4970 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- Instructors
  
  Devoogd, T
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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

8543 LATA 6000 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- W 12:20pm - 1:10pm Stimson Hall G01
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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

16720 LATA 6155 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 12:20pm - 2:15pm Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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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Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

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

17062 LATA 6255 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm Uris Hall G24
- Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
- 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 1950 The Invention of the Americas

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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 2308 Modern Caribbean History

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LATA 2715 A Global South: Chile, the Pacific and the World

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LATA 2800 Perspectives on Brazil

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

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LATA 3100 Advanced Portuguese I

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LATA 3290 Comparative Politics of Latin America

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LATA 1950

The Invention of the Americas

LATA 2170

Early Modern Iberian Survey

LATA 2200

Perspectives on Latin America

LATA 2308

Modern Caribbean History

LATA 2715

A Global South: Chile, the Pacific and the World

LATA 2800

Perspectives on Brazil

LATA 3065

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

LATA 3100

Advanced Portuguese I

LATA 3290

Comparative Politics of Latin America

LATA 3550

Ancient Mexico and Central America

LATA 3609

Brazilian Ensemble - Deixa Sambar

LATA 3613

Cornell Steel Band

LATA 3800

Poetry and Poetics of the Americas

LATA 3920

Women's Writing in Brazil and Argentina

LATA 4000

Contemporary Issues in Latin - Latino America

LATA 4155

Topics in Latin American Art

LATA 4970

Independent Study in Latin American Studies

LATA 6000

Contemporary Issues in Latin-Latino America

LATA 6155

Topics in Latin American Art