Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2015-2016
LASR 158 - INTRO LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course immerses students into Caribbean and Latin American studies by introducing them to the history, society, politics, and culture of the region, through a cross-disciplinary and a multi-national approach. Taught in English. Open to all students. Cross-list: SPAN 158.
LASR 251 - BRAZIL: CONTINUITY & CHANGE
Long Title: CONTINUITIES AND CHANGES IN BRAZILIAN HISTORY
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: An exploration of themes essential to understanding modern Brazil, such as the origins of a multi-racial society, the transition from monoculture to industry, authoritarian and democratic trends, the emergence of a uniquely Brazilian culture, and the conflicts - environmental, political, and economic - over the development of the Amazon. Cross-list: HIST 251.
LASR 313 - MODERN MEXICO
Long Title: MODERN MEXICO
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Lecture and discussion course will examine Mexico from the late 19th century to the present through readings, film, and original research. Studies range from contested visions of the nation in the 19th century and the 1910 Revolution, to the 2000 presidential election, covering the paradoxes of economic development within endemic inequality. Cross-list: HIST 313.
LASR 373 - WOMEN'S SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
Long Title: WOMEN'S SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: The course will examine the historical development of women's social movements in Latin America and the Caribbean. We will explore how they are transforming the region through their diverse forms of political engagement. This is a lecture/seminar course that emphasizes writing and discussion. Cross-list: SWGS 373.
LASR 374 - FEM THEORY IN AFRICAN DIASPORA
Long Title: FEMINIST AND QUEER THEORY IN THE AFRICAN DIASPORA
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course provides an interdisciplinary overview of the body of Black feminist and queer theory that has emerged within the last forty years. We will examine these frameworks in order to understand how racial difference shapes gender and sexual identities. This is a seminar that emphasizes research and discussion. Cross-list: SWGS 374.
LASR 375 - WOMEN'S ACTIVISM URBAN METRO
Long Title: LATINA AND AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN'S ACTIVISM IN THE URBAN METROPOLIS
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course will investigate the contemporary writings of Latina and African American women in urban spaces across the U.S. Understanding these women's experiences in relationship to each other will reveal the shared, yet distinct, trajectories that orient their struggle to resist poverty, racism, homophobia, and sexual and reproductive violence. Cross-list: SWGS 375.
LASR 376 - CHICANA/LATINA EXP THRU FILM
Long Title: CHICANA AND LATINA EXPERIENCE THRU FILM
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This seminar explores the Chicana and Latina experience in the U.S. We examine these women's response to each other and forces of conquest, capitalism, and patriarchy. Novels, oral life histories, film, and art will be used to interrogate these women's conceptualization and assertion of feminism, activism, and history. Cross-list: SWGS 376.
LASR 491 - LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES CAPSTN
Long Title: LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES CAPSTONE
Department: *Span Port & Latin Am Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Students will write original seminar paper on Latin America incorporating reading and research in English and in the Spanish or Portuguese language sources; to be drawn from their research conducted during a study abroad semester in Latin America.