LACS 1000 Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Studies The interdisciplinary study of Latin America and the Caribbean. Examination of ethnic and cultural diversity and issues of gender, race, class, and culture within Latin American and Caribbean society. Consideration will also be given to the historical, political, economic, geographic, and social experiences of Latin American and Caribbean ethnic and cultural groups with special attention to their diversity and unity. LACS 2050 Indigenous Peoples in the Americas Covers a range of theories and perspectives instrumental to Latin American and Caribbean Studies across disciplines and over time. Examples include dependency theory, liberation theology, subaltern studies, the decolonial turn, indigenous epistemologies, and Latin American feminisms. Concepts addressed may include colonialism, imperialism, coloniality, criollismo, indigenismo, mestizaje, hybridity, testimonio, and lo popular. LACS 4311/6311 Critical Concepts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies Covers a range of theories and perspectives instrumental to Latin American and Caribbean Studies across disciplines and over time. Examples include dependency theory, liberation theology, subaltern studies, the decolonial turn, indigenous epistemologies, and Latin American feminisms. Concepts addressed may include colonialism, imperialism, coloniality, criollismo, indigenismo, mestizaje, hybridity, testimonio, and lo popular. AFST(RELI)(LACS) 4620/6620 African Religion in Diaspora Diasporic movement, sustainability, modifications, syncretic tendencies of African Derived Religions in the Americas, especially Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and North America. SPAN 2150Language Diversity and Linguistic Identity:Spanish in the United States Learn about: the history of Spanish in the US, different dialects of Spanish, language contact, U.S. Spanish in the 21st Century, language, race & identity in the Spanish-speaking world, linguistic ideology & politics of language. Prerequisite: SPAN 2002 SPAN 4030 Coming of Age Latinx in the United States Latinx culture through literature, film, and performance. Students will perfect their speaking and writing skills in Spanish through the critical analysis of Latinx poetry, fiction, memoirs, spoken word, and media. Given in Spanish. SPAN 4082 Latin American Film + Visual and Digital Culture(s) Students hone speaking, reading, and writing skills by analyzing and debating films from Latin America that explore gender, immigration, globalization, and the region’s diverse cultures, in addition to creative questions related to humor, satire, and artistic creativity. Given in Spanish. FILM 4100/6100 Latinx Film and Visual Culture An overview of U.S. Latinx visual culture. Focused on cinema, the course also briefly addresses television, comics, printmaking, muralism, and other cultural forms rooted in communities of Latin American origin in the U.S., combining (audio)visual analysis of works with consideration of their social and political context. (HIST)LACS 3220 History of Mexico This course surveys the long-term history of Mexico from the early civilizations to the 21st Century. It emphasizes the struggles and survival strategies of indigenous people, women, peasants, and urban workers across different periods, examining their daily lives and notions of family, home, work, and religion. On a more fundamental level, the student is also expected to become familiar with the main periods, significant events, and some of the leading historical actors, such as Moctezuma, Hernán Cortés, Doña Marina, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Padre Hidalgo, Pancho Villa, Emiliano Zapata, Lázaro Cárdenas, and Claudia Sheinbaum. LACS 3140 & LACS 3140 HU.S. Hispanic/Latinx History& U.S. Hispanic/Latinx History Honors This course surveys the history of Hispanic/Latin American populations in the United States since the Spanish Conquest. In part, the course examines the colonization of parts of the territory known today as the United States by Spanish and Mexican settlers, as well as the process of dispossession of those territories by Anglo colonists and the US government. The course then shifts attention to the Hispanic people as trans-border migrants. In the long term, we will explore how the various layers of the Hispanic population have merged into a complex tapestry of diverse national cultures, partially integrated with the broader American culture. Finally, we examine the most contemporary issues surrounding Latinx migration and assimilation, as well as the political attacks against this population. ECHD 4660/6660 U.S. Latinx Mental Health: An Introduction An overview of Latino/a mental health issues in the United States from the perspective of well-being, cultural strengths, and empowerment. Students will examine the strengths and resiliency of U.S. Latinos/as and critically examine structural and societal barriers in the U.S. that result in stress and mental illness in this population. QUEC 1001Elementary QuechuaLanguage & Culture I This course is an introduction to the Quechua language and an overview of the Andean region. What is Quechua? Quechua is the most widely spoken Indigenous language in Latin America, with approximately 10 million speakers throughout Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and parts of Chile and Argentina. (QUEC 1002 will be offered in Spring 2026!) INTL(LACS) 4380 Latin American Politics The factors leading to democratic transitions in the region and the problems associated with the consolidation of democratic rule. Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3200E or INTL 3300 INTL 8300 Selected Topics in Comparative Politics: Latin American Politics
