Latin American Studies (LATA)Arts and Sciences
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LATA 1802
Course Description
This course seeks a fuller recounting of U.S. history by remapping what we understand as "America." We will examine traditional themes in the teaching of U.S. history—territorial expansion and empire, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 1802, HIST 1802, LSP 1802, SHUM 1802
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Mcgraw Hall 165
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Garcia, M
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LATA 1986
Course Description
This course provides an overview of disastrous attempts at colonization in the Americas from ca. 1500 through ca. 1760. Over thirteen weeks, we will engage with the question of why some attempts at colonization ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1986, ASRC 1986, HIST 1986
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Mcgraw Hall 165
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Schmitt, C
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- F Rockefeller Hall 127
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
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Staff
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 350
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
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Staff
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- F McGraw Hall 365
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
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Staff
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
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Staff
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- F McGraw Hall 366
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
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Staff
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- F McGraw Hall 215
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
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Staff
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LATA 2200
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SPAN 2200
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Uris Hall 303
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Gubbins, V
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Instruction Mode: In Person
Conducted in English.
LATA 2308
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: ASRC 2308, HIST 2541
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW McGraw Hall 145
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Byfield, J
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Instruction Mode: In Person
LATA 3480
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 3480, MUSIC 3480, PORT 3480
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Lincoln Hall B21
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Pond, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
LATA 3609
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MUSIC 3609
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- R Lincoln Hall B20
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Pond, S
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LATA 3613
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MUSIC 3613
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- W Bailey Hall 101
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Miller, C
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LATA 3623
Course Description
In recent decades the Andean region of Latin America has become a focal point of international debate over alternative models of economic development and their environmental consequences. Windfall revenues ... view course details
Seven Week - First. Combined with: GOVT 3623
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- W McGraw Hall 145
- Jan 22 - Mar 12, 2024
Instructors
Roberts, K
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Instruction Mode: In Person
Multi-semester course: Students must complete GOVT 3613, GOVT 3614, and GOVT 3623 for a final grade and Arts and Sciences distribution.
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LATA 3680
Course Description
This course concerns a selection of influential artistic movements in Latin American from the early twentieth century to the present. Attention is given to issues such as the effects of colonialism and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ARTH 3550, ARTH 6550, LSP 3551
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G24
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Fernandez, M
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- R Rockefeller Hall 102
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Fernandez, M
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LATA 3800
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3820, COML 3800, ENGL 3910, SPAN 3800
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Monroe, J
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Instruction Mode: In Person
LATA 4000
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATA 6000, LSP 4000, LSP 6000
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- T Uris Hall 302
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Bassi Arevalo, E
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Instruction Mode: In Person
LATA 4166
Course Description
This seminar immerses students in the diverse painting traditions of colonial Latin America (1500s-1800s), with a focus on artistic practice in Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, and the Hispanophone Caribbean. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4166, ARKEO 7166, ARTH 4166, ARTH 6166, LATA 6166, VISST 4166, VISST 6166
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- T Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Cohen-Aponte, A
Weislogel, A
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Instruction Mode: In Person
LATA 4334
Course Description
The seminar will explore relations between the tangible effects of climate on urban, infrastructural, and ecological landscapes in the Caribbean and lived experiences of climate as mediated through literature, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4334, COML 6334, ENGL 3934, FREN 4334, FREN 6334, LATA 6334, ROMS 4334, ROMS 6334
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- T Uris Hall 498
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Melas, N
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Instruction Mode: In Person
LATA 4970
Course Description
Guided independent study with a faculty member. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
LATA 6000
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATA 4000, LSP 4000, LSP 6000
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Uris Hall 302
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Bassi Arevalo, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
LATA 6166
Course Description
This seminar immerses students in the diverse painting traditions of colonial Latin America (1500s-1800s), with a focus on artistic practice in Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, and the Hispanophone Caribbean. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4166, ARKEO 7166, ARTH 4166, ARTH 6166, LATA 4166, VISST 4166, VISST 6166
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Cohen-Aponte, A
Weislogel, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
LATA 6334
Course Description
The seminar will explore relations between the tangible effects of climate on urban, infrastructural, and ecological landscapes in the Caribbean and lived experiences of climate as mediated through literature, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4334, COML 6334, ENGL 3934, FREN 4334, FREN 6334, LATA 4334, ROMS 4334, ROMS 6334
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Uris Hall 498
- Jan 22 - May 7, 2024
Instructors
Melas, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person