LACS	Latin American & Caribbean Studies  International Institute, University of Michigan

This guide lists courses offered at the University of Michigan in Fall 2000 that will fulfill concentration requirements for the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Undergraduate Interdepartmental Concentration Program or the new LACS Academic minor. Fuller course descriptions and links to current time schedule and enrollment information can be found through the LS&A Online Course Guide. Past course guides are found in the archive. (There will also be a list of Graduate Courses as soon as course descriptions are made available.)

For a LACS major, basic program requirements are: 30 credits at the 300 level or higher, including at least one course in each of these areas: Anthropology, History, Literature, and Politics, as well as a senior thesis or paper (LACS 399). Double majors are welcome; Study Abroad credits will in many cases count towards your LACS major.

For a LACS Academic Minor, basic requirements are: 15 credits (300 level or higher); no more than 6 credits from any single department; only 1 course may also count towards your major concentration.

For more information, contact the LACS Undergraduate Advisor at 763-0553.

Anth 314 / Amer. Cult. 313. Cuba and Its Diaspora. (4) Cuban history, literature, and culture since the Revolution both on the island and in the United States Diaspora. Writings of Castro, Hijuelos, Desnoes, Arenas, Casal, Paz, Prida, Carmelita Tropicana; major Cuban films. Required film, T 5-7; Lecture W 2-5, 3439 Mason. Ruth Behar.

Anth 319. Latin American Society and Culture. (4) Cultures and societies of contemporary Latin America. Students will do independent research for a final project on a particular theme or country. TTh 10-11:30, 120 Dennison. David Frye (dfrye@umich.edu)

Anth 356. 001. Culture & Power in Latin America: "Civilization" & "Barbarism" in Historical Consciousness. (3) MWF 3-4 pm, 1400 Chem. Julie Skurski (skurski@umich.edu)

Anth 414 / CAAS 444. Introduction to Caribbean Societies and Cultures. (3) TTh 10-11:30, B134 LSA. Maxwell Owusu (omk@umich.edu)

Anth 415. Andean Civilization. (3) Social structure, political economy and cultures of Native Andean peoples from the Incas to the present. Emphasis on continuities in reciprocity as an organizational principle, land and water, tenure patterns and ritual organization. TTh 10-11:30, 1068 East Hall. Bruce Mannheim (mannheim@umich.edu)

History 346.001 / SNRE 356 (meets with RC Social Science 306.001/SNRE 556.001). Environmental History and the Tropical World. (3) MW 8-9:30, 2024 Dana. Richard Tucker.

History 393.001 (meets with Afroamerican and African Studies 461.001/History 593.001). From Pan-Africanism to the Black Atlantic: What's in a Name. (3) TTh 11:30-1, 337 Dennison. von Eschen.

History 476/Anthro. 416. Latin America: The Colonial Period. (4) From 1492 to the 19th-century wars of independence. Indians and Europeans; evolution of a range of colonial societies; shifting uses of land and labor; class, race, gender, and ethnicity. MW 10-11:30, 3410 Mason; disc sections: T 2-3, M 1-2, or W 2:30-4. Rebecca Scott.
UC 490.001. Spanish-language section. (Must be enrolled in discussion section 4, W 2:30-4.) (1).

English 473.001 (Meets with American Culture 498.001). North & South American Literature. (3) Common cultural dilemmas and opportunities in the Americas, common themes and mutual influences in United States and Spanish-American literature. MW 1-2:30, 3402 Mason. James McIntosh (jhmci@umich.edu)

RC, Core 324.001. La Familia y el Drama Hispanoamericano. (4). Family systems (structure, dynamics, function/dysfunction, and communication) as they are presented in Spanish and Latin American dramas. Reading includes: Federico García Lorca, Elena Garro, Rodolfo Usigli, Osvaldo Dragún, Antonio Buero Vallejo, Alfonso Sastre, and José Triana. MWTh 2-3, 35 Tyler. Cornejo-Krohn.

RC, Core 324.002. Bilingualism: Linguistic Competence vs. Linguistic Culture. (4). Towards a global understanding of bilingualism that recognizes bilingualism as a means for the development of linguistic culture. MTTh 1-2, 28 Tyler. Maria Rodriguez (mrodri@umich.edu)

RC, Core 324.003. Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in 20th Century Mexico. (4). Race, ethnicity, class, and gender in Mexico throughout the 20th century, through the essay and short story as well as the visual arts, film, and music. MWF 10-11, 17 Tyler. Julie Hempel.

Portuguese 350, Independent Study; Portuguese 450, Independent Study; and Portuguese 489, Directed Readings in Portuguese. Proposal forms are available in the Department of Romance Languages Office.

Spanish 332. Short Narrative in Latin America/Spain. (3). Los aspectos más relevantes de la ficción corta y del cuento hispanoamericano, en su mayoría de autores contemporáneos. Seymour Menton, Borges, Cortázar, Donoso, García Márquez, Horacio Quiroga. MWF 1-2, 325 Dennison. Alejandro Herrero-Olaizola.

Spanish 341. Intro to Latin American Cultures: Testimony and Human Tradition in Latin America. (3) Latin America without the dreary high seriousness of history: living testimonies of how people face the difficulties of everyday life in Latin America. TTh 11:30-1, 1372 East Hall. Javier Sanjines (sanjines@umich.edu)

Spanish 368.001 (meets with Dance 358.001). Literature and the Other Arts. (3) The dialogue between dance and literature and how identity (American, Latina/o, Caribbean, Latin American) is created and represented. Taught in English. MW 11-12:30. Lucia Suarez (suarez@umich.edu)

Spanish 381. Survey of Latin American Literature, I: Colonial Latin American Literature. (3) Overview of Colonial Latin American literature; focus on fundamental texts for the understanding of the cultural development of the continent. MWF 3-4, B119 MLB. Gustavo Verdesio (verdesio@umich.edu)

Spanish 470. Latin American Literature, 16th-19th Centuries. First Images of America: The Early Chroniclers. (3) The creation of America by the European subject: how European subjects confronted the new, and how they produced knowledge about the unknown. Columbus, O'Gorman, Vespucci, Pigafetta on Magellan, Pedro Mártir, Ulric Schmidel on the failed first foundation of Buenos Aires. MWF 1-2, 120 Dennison. Gustavo Verdesio

Spanish 475.001. Latin American Narrative of the Twentieth Century - Testimonial Narratives of Latin America. (3) Personal accounts and witnessing (testimonios) in the construction of historical discourse. Tentative list: García Márquez, Elena Poniatowska, Elizabeth Burgos (Rigoberta Menchú), Miguel Barnet, Domitila Barrios de Chungara. MWF 11-12, 2002 MLB. Alejandro Hererro-Olaizola (aherrero@umich.edu)

Spanish 485.001. 19th Century Foundational Fictions: The Andean Case. (3) A comparative study of Chilean Alberto Blest Gana's "Martin Rivas," Peruvian Clorinda Matto de Turner's "Aves sin nido," and Bolivian Nataniel Aguirre's "Juan de la Rosa." TTh 8:30-10, 2412 MLB. Javier Sanjinés.

Poli. Sci. 448. Governments and Politics of Latin America. (3) MW 2:30-4, G429 Mason. Visiting Professor Molina (Universidad de Zulia, Venezuela).

Poli. Sci. 497.001. Religion and Politics in the U.S. and Latin America. (3) Tues 2-4, 2445 Mason. Daniel Levine (dhldylan@umich.edu)

Poli. Sci. 497.002. Undergraduate Seminar in Comparative and Foreign Government. (3) Tues 12-2, 3417 Mason. Visiting Professor Molina (Universidad de Zulia, Venezuela).

Women's St. 430.001/Amer. Cult. 430. (meets with CAAS 458.004). Feminist Thought: Women of Color and Third World Women. (3) A radical interpretation of feminism that encompasses the complex realities of Women of Color and Third World Women. Contradiction as a feminist construct for Women of Color and Third World Women will be evaluated by looking at examples from Africa, Asia, and the U.S. MW 3-430. Nesha Haniff (nzh@umich.edu)

Academic Credit for Study Abroad programs, whether administered by U-M or by other universities, can in many cases be applied toward a LACS major. U-M academic year programs include Santiago (Chile) and Quito (Ecuador); summer programs, Mexico and the Dominican Republic. Application deadlines are Oct. 9 for Winter 2001; Jan. 19 for Fall 2001; and Feb. 16 for Summer 2001. For information, contact the Office of International Programs, G513 Michigan Union.

Political Science 448, "Politics and Government of Latin America" (Spring). José Raul Perales (jrph@umich.edu). Tues, Wed, Th, 10-12, 2003 Nat. Sci.
Will cover: historical, institutional, and geographical contexts; the state and policy-making (including state reform); democratization, regime transitions, and political participation; development (including trade a monetary matters); popular politics, revolutions and social movements (including the politics of reconciliation); and four themes in the contemporary Latin American "agenda" (social inequality, corruption, sustainable development, and the relationship with the United States).

Political Science 460: "The Politics of the Global Environment" (Spring). Denise DeGarmo (pscden@umich.edu). Tues, Wed, Thurs, 12-2 pm, 2003 Nat. Sci.
The impact of human activity on the global environment is becoming one of the central focal points of debate in world politics. How are environmental issues challenging accepted notions of how the international political system works? What are the main points of conflict in international environmental negotiations? How have environmental politics re- shaped debates at the national political level, both in the world's richer and poorer countries? The instructor understands the importance of helping students explore environmental issues in a particular areas of the world and is willing to help students create an individual course of study within this topic that addresses not only their interests in a specific environmental issue, but addresses this issue in the regional context of their choosing.

Amer. Cult. 204.201, "Latina/o Popular Musics in the Age of Globalization" (Summer). Wilson Valentin (wilsonva@umich.edu). Mon, Wed 1-4 pm, 3443 Mason.

American Culture 301.102 and 301.201 (crosslisted as AC 601 and RC 205/305/405), "Migrant Workers" (Spring) and "Migrant Camp Practicum" (Summer). Maria Rodriguez.
The Spring half term meets twice weekly (T, Th 4-6, 66 Green, East Quad) to discuss legal, health, agricultural, and educational issues relevant to the Hispanic migrant community. The Summer half term is a practicum that will take place in the camps, in a Peace Corps-like setting twice per week (Mon, Th 5-10 pm, 66 Green, East Quad). Groups of students, in conjunction with a coordinator, will prepare information on health (tuberculosis, high blood pressure, and diabetes), legal, educational issues, as well as other information of general interest, and provide presentations in Spanish to the farmworkers. Transportation is provided. If you are interested please contact Maria Rodriguez at mrodri@umich.edu.

Amer. Cult. 309.101, "Practicum in the Multicultural Community" (meets with Psych. 305.101). Lorraine Gutierrez (loraineg@umich.edu).
An experiential field course involving two visits per week to an African-American, Arab-American, or Latino community in Detroit. Students will be assigned to work with community-based organizations on projects to improve the well being of children and families. Projects involve such activities as tutoring, developing outreach activities, assisting in child care settings, and working in community education projects. Internships will be supervised by the instructor and program staff. Transportation will be provided. Students will also attend a seminar meeting once a week to integrate theory with practice.

Amer Cult 309.102 (meets with Psych 305.103), "Working with Women in Prison and their Children" (Spring). Christina Jose-Kampfner (carino@umich.edu).
In this course we will learn about women in prison. The course will focus on the issues that these women experience before, during, and after incarceration. A variety of experience will be used: The first approach will be the history of punishment, how punishment was used through history to punish those that are "deviants". The second tool will be to understand the experience and life history of women in prison, as told by them. Finally, we will visit the jail and work with women in prison and their children.

CAAS 201.101, "Impact of the Haitian Revolution" (Spring). Millery Polyne (polynem@umich.edu). Tues, Th, 10-1, 109 West Hall.
The purpose of this course is to critically examine the origins and legacy of the Haitian Revolution. This complex and multi-layered independence struggle by Africans, Creoles, and Mulattoes led to the second free republic in the Western Hemisphere in 1804, and undoubtedly had a significant impact on freedom struggles and colonial legislation in colonial America and Latin America.