Latin
American & Caribbean StudiesLatin
American & Caribbean StudiesAnthropology 314.001
(meets with American Culture 313.001). Cuba and Its Diaspora. (4)
Examines Cuban history, literature, and culture since the Revolution both on
the island and in the US diaspora. Ruth Behar (rbehar@umich.edu). W 1-4 pm,
4560 LSA . A weekly two hour film screening is required, Monday 4-6pm or
6-8pm Course
Guide.
Anthropology 319.001. Latin American Society and Culture. (4)
Overview of the cultures and societies of contemporary Latin America. David Frye (dfrye@umich.edu). TTh 4-5:30, 4560 LSA Course Guide.
Anthropology 414.001 (meets with CAAS 444). Introduction to Caribbean Societies and Cultures. (3)
Historical origins of the social structure and social organization of contemporary Caribbean states; family and kinship; religion, race, class, ethnicity, and national identity; Caribbean immigration; politics and policies of socioeconomic change. Maxwell Owusu. TTh 11:30-1 pm, 4560 LSA Course Guide.
Anthropology 488.001. Prehistory of Mexico. (3)
The prehistory of Mesoamerica outside the Maya area, 8000 BC to AD 1519. Kent Flannery (kflanner@umich.edu). TTh 1-2:30, 2009 Ruthven Museums Course Guide.
French 350.001. Special Topics in French and Francophone Studies - New Voices of African Literature in the French Speaking World. (3)
On the new generation of African and Caribbean writers since the 1990s. Alain Mabanckou (Visiting poet and writer in residence). TTh 11:30-1 pm, 3512 Frieze Course Guide.
History 347.001 (meets
with Anthropology 346). Colonial Latin America.
(4)
The colonial history of Latin American history from the initial Spanish and
Portuguese contact and conquest to the 19th-century wars of independence. Rebecca
Scott (rjscott@umich.edu). MW 10-11:30, 3410 Mason . Students may elect an
optional 1-credit section taught in Spanish, UC 390.001 Course
Webpage. Course
Guide.
History 498.001. The
Law in Slavery and Freedom: The U.S. and Latin America in Comparative Perspective.
(3)
Using evidence from both
Latin America and the United States, and looking at legislation and transcripts
of cases, we will ask how and when slaves themselves were able to use the legal
system, and then how freed people were incorporated in legal culture. The readings
will include case transcripts, secondary accounts, and some transcribed archival
documents, as well as several interpretive works. Martha Jones and Rebecca Scott
(rjscott@umich.edu). T 2:30-5:30, room tba. Course
Guide.
History of Art 360.001
(meets with CAAS 380.001). Special Topics in African Art - African Diaspora
- The Americas.
(3)
"Folk art," pre-Lenten Carnival costume design and performances, sacred spaces,
and multi-media religious objects made in Brazil, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad,
and the U.S. Jacqueline R Francis (jrfranci@umich.edu). MW 1-2:30, 180 Tappan
Course
Guide.
LACS 400.001 (meets with CAAS 478.001, History 578.001, RC SocSci 460.001). Ethnicity and Culture in Latin America - The Performing Arts in Brazil: Cultural & Historical Perspectives. (3)
Designed around the Ann Arbor premiers of three different Brazilian performances: the Orquestra de São Paulo, the modern dance company Grupo Corpo, and Caetano Veloso. Sueann Caulfield (scaul@umich.edu). W 3-6 pm, 124 EQ . Optional 1-credit section taught in Portuguese, UC 490.001 Course Guide.
LACS 471.001. Elementary
Quechua, I. (4)
Introduces students with little or no proficiency in Quechua (the "language
of the Incas," spoken by 10 million people in the Andean republics) to conversational
and cultural skills needed to use the language in real life situations. The
instructor will be Margarita Huayhua from Cusco, Peru. MW 9-11, 3405 Mason Course
Guide.
LACS 473.001. Intermediate
Quechua, I. (4)
Emphasis is on conversational skills and grammatical structure. Margarita Huayhua.
TTh 9-11, room tba Course
Guide.
LACS 475.001. Advanced
Quechua, I. (4)
Improves conversation skills, builds up vocabulary, and heightens reading ability
in Quechua. Margarita Huayhua. TTh 11-1, room tba Course
Guide.
Political Science 347.001. Politics and Society in Latin America. (3)
Current democratic government in Latin America: achievements, shortcomings, and future prospects; case studies of Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Colombia, Cuba, and Venezuela. Jose Molina (jmolina@umich.edu). TTh 8:30-10 am, 260 Dennison Course Guide.
RC Core 324.002. Readings in Spanish - Taller de teatro latinoamericano. (4)
En este curso se estudiarán las teorías teatrales más importantes del teatro latinoamericano en el siglo XX. Beatriz Ramirez. MWF 10-11, 66 Gr (EQ) Course Guide.
RC Core 324.003. Readings in Spanish - La mujer, modernidad y poder en Bolivia en el siglo XX. (4)
A partir de la trayectoria socio histórica, económica y cultural de la mujer boliviana examinaremos asuntos de etnia, de clase y finalmente cuestiones de poder que se han dado en Bolivia entre los años 1900y 1990. Zoya Khan. MWF 12-1, 17 Tyler (EQ) Course Guide.
RC NatSci 250.001. Ecology in Latin America. (4)
Socioeconomic aspects derived from the South-North unbalance and its effect on the environment for Third World nations, mainly in the American Tropics. In Spanish. Granzow-de La Cerda. TTh 2-4, 24-26 Tyler (EQ) Course Guide.
Spanish 305.001. Spanish
for Legal Professions.
(3)
Includes language tools, functions and notions necessary to move in the Hispanic legal world. Betina Schlossberg (betinas@umich.edu). TTh 8:30-10, B119 MLB Course Guide.
Spanish 305.002. Spanish
for Business.
(3)
Intended to increase the student's vocabulary and knowledge about the Spanish-speaking business world. Maria De Lourdes Dorantes (lourdes@umich.edu). TTh 10-11:30, 1029 Natural Science Course Guide.
Spanish 305.003. Spanish
for Medical Professions.
(3)
Prepares students who will be working in medical fields to interact with the Spanish-speaking population. Ann Hilberry. MW 4-5:30, B110 MLB Course Guide.
Spanish 315. Discussion
of Current Issues in the Carribean and South America. (1)
Focuses on improving oral performance while researching and discussing current
issues in a Hispanic country or region. Two sections. Course
Guide.
Spanish 320. Introduction
to the Study of Literature.
(3)
Reading texts (narrative, drama, poetry, and film) drawn from various countries
in the Spanish-speaking world. Various sections; some focus on Latin America,
others on Spain. Course
Guide.
Spanish 382.001. Survey of Latin American Literature, II. (3)
A panoramic view of the main authors of Latin American literatures from the 1800's to the present; covers Brazilian and Caribbean writers. Jossianna Arroyo (jarroyo@umich.edu). MWF 1-2, 2202 MLB Course Guide.
Spanish 437.001. Introduction to Literary Studies. (3)
What is literature? What is theory? What is the function of criticism? How should
one study and write about literature? Sergio Hugo Moreno (shmoreno@umich.edu).
MWF 12-1, 3518 Frieze. Course taught in Spanish. Course
Guide.
Spanish 440.001. Literatures and Cultures of the Borderlands - Nation/Transnation: Literature of Exile in the Spanish Caribbean. (3)
A survey of authors and historical periods that addresses the specificities
of exile since Nineteenth century to contemporary authors. Jossianna Arroyo
(jarroyo@umich.edu). MWF 11-12, 3000 Frieze. Course taught in Spanish.
Course
Guide.
Spanish 470.001. Latin-American Literature, 16th-19th Centuries - First Images of America: The Early Chroniclers. (3)
A study of some of the stages of the long process best defined as the intellectual (and/or ideological) creation of America by the European subject. Gustavo Verdesio (verdesio@umich.edu). TTh 1-2:30, 3527 Frieze Course Guide.
Spanish 485.001. Case Studies - Popular Literary Consciousness in the Andean Region. (3)
Focus on two Latin American novels written between 1920 and 1950: Jorge Icaza,
Huasipungo and Ciro Alegría, El mundo es ancho y ajeno. Javier
C Sanjines (sanjines@umich.edu). TTh 11:30-1, 4070 Frieze Course
Guide.
University Course 390.001. Spanish section. (1) F 10-11:30, 2008 MLB. See History 347.
University Course 490.001. Portuguese section. (1) See LACS 400.
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 Costa Rica and Santiago (Chile). Summer programs include Guanajuato (Mexico), the Dominican Republic, and Bahia and Belo Horizonte (Brazil). Application deadline is Sept. 28 for Winter 2002. For information, contact the Office of International Programs, G513 Michigan Union (www.umich.edu/~iinet/oip).
