Latin American Studies ClusterWith Hispanics now the largest minority group in the United States, and Brazil's economy surpassing that of Russia, Latin America is attracting considerable attention in the United States. While its people struggle to preserve the region's artistic, literary and cultural heritage, Latin America also is experiencing rapid political and economic change. This cluster explores the rich diversity of peoples, histories and cultures that together define Latin America. Cluster Coordinator: Steven Frenkel
Sophomore Inquiry: Latin American StudiesThis course examines the basic structures of Latin American society, history and culture. A variety of scholarly and literary sources are used to provide the student with a varied and balanced view of this complex region. This SINQ leads to the Latin American Studies Cluster. Approved Cluster Courses: Academic Year 08-09ANTH 311U Peoples and Cultures of Latin AmericaANTH 431U Advanced Topics in Latin American Anthropology (when content is appropriate) CHLA 302U Chicano/Latino Literature CHLA 303U Chicana/Latina Experience CHLA 399U US/Mexico Borderlands Literature CHLA 375U Southwestern Borderlands History CHLA 399U The History of Race in the New World CHLA 410U Crossing and Contesting Borders: Writers… EC 338U Political Economy of Latin American Development EC 410U Latin American Economy G 399U Earth and Life History of Costa Rica GEOG 360U Latin America GEOG 407U Seminar: Latin America HST 365U Latin American History I HST 366U Latin American History II HST 462U Amazon Rainforest HST 463U Modern Brazilian History HUM 399U African Diasporan Dance in the Americas INTL 410U Latin American Politics of the 20th Century INTL 410U Latin American Economy INTL 462U Amazon Rainforest INTL 463U Modern Brazilian History SCI 357U Sustain US/Mexico Border Region SPAN 331U Latin American Culture and Civilization SPAN 343U Hispanic Literature SPAN 399U Selected Topics (when content is appropriate) SPAN 410U Selected Topics (when content is appropriate) SPAN 410U Topic: Enfermedad Y on Latin America SPAN 427U Major Topics: Latin American Prose (taught in Spanish) SPAN 441U Major Works in Translation (when content is appropriate) |
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