Latin American & Caribbean Studies

International Institute, University of Michigan

Courses in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Fall 2003

American Culture 310.002. Topics in Ethnic Studies – Sports and U.S. Empire. (3) Covers sports and social history in the British Empire, 1880-1980, and the U.S. "empire," 1890-present. Visiting professors Vicente Diaz and Damon Salesa. W 1-3, G333 Mason

Anthropology 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). T 1-4 pm, tba. A weekly two hour film screening is required, Monday 4-6pm or 6-8pm

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, 1449 Mason

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, 513 Dennison

Anthropology 658.002. Special Topics in Ethnology – Nation & Imagination: Caribbean. (3) (No description given) Fernando Coronil. T 4-7, 430 Dennison

Economics 461.001. Economics of Development I. (3) Alternative conceptions of economic development, proposed explanations for international variations, and competing strategies for alleviating global poverty. Frank Thompson. MWF 1-2 pm, 1060 East Hall. (May count for LACS credit depending on content of student project.)

Economics 466.001, 002. Economics of Population. (3) Uses an economic perspective to analyze the dramatic changes in fertility, mortality, marriage, and household structure in recent decades in both industrialized and developing countries. In Fall 2003 will focus on Brazil and South Africa. David Lam and visiting scholar Murray Leibbrandt. M 2:30-4 or 4-5:30, 373 Lorch. (May count for LACS credit depending on content of student project.)

English 384.001 (meets with CAAS 384.001, AmCult 406.001). Topics in Caribbean Literature – Life and Literature in the Contemporary Caribbean Diaspora. (3) Literature, music, and film produced out of Caribbean communities in the US, Canada, England, and Central America (Panama and Costa Rica in particular); explores the meanings and perceived relevance of Caribbeanness in those communities. Ifeoma Nwankwo. TTh 2:30-4, 1339 Mason

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, 1528 CC Little. Students may elect an optional 1-credit section taught in Spanish, UC 390.001

History 358.003 (meets with CAAS 358.008). Topics in Latin American History – Histories of the Modern Caribbean. (3) Focusing on the Greater Antilles (especially Haiti and Cuba) we will explore world historical themes in this region from the Haitian revolution to the present. Richard Turits. M 2-5, TBA

History 396.005. History Colloquium – The Atlantic World, 1700-1834. (3) A look at the links between Britain, North America, the Caribbean, and West Africa, during an age of transformation, focusing on slavery, migration, and national identities. Maya Jasanoff. T 2-5, TBA

History 478.001. Topics in Latin American History – Latin America, National Period. (3) The graduate section of History 347 (see above). Rebecca Scott. MW 10-11:30, 1528 CC Little

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. Ines Callalli. MW 9-11, 3405 Mason

LACS 473.001. Intermediate Quechua, I. (4) Emphasis is on conversational skills and grammatical structure. Ines Callalli. TTh 9-11, 3405 Mason

LACS 475.001. Advanced Quechua, I. (4) Improves conversation skills, builds up vocabulary, and heightens reading ability in Quechua. Ines Callalli. TTh 11-1, 3405 Mason

LACS 490.001 (meets with LACS 590.002, History 590.001, CAAS 490.001). Topics in Latin American and Caribbean Studies Mini-course – Brazil: Race, Region, and Cultural History. (2) How racial, ethnic, and regional distinctions have been continually reconstructed in Brazil; slavery and post-emancipation social relations; racial democracy and the reality of racism; how racial and ethnic identification has inspired Brazilian culture. Sueann Caulfield. TTh 2:30-4, 1436 Mason. Meets Sept 2 thru October 30

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, G115 Angell

RC Core 324.001. Readings in Spanish – Teatro campesino. (4) This course will be an introduction to the topic of migrant workers in the US and the artistic representation of their experiences through El Teatro Campesino. Maria I. Rodriguez. MTTh 11-12, 64 Gr (EQ)

RC Core 324.002. Readings in Spanish – Visions of America: The (Un)Making of a "New World". (4) This course provides a global understanding of the various literary and visual representations of America from 1492 until the present. Samuel Sanchez-Sanchez. MWF 10-11, 66 Gr (EQ)

RC Core 324.003. Readings in Spanish – Indigenous Literature: Oral Tradition and Indigenous Movements. (4) In this course we will read texts which represent a variety of creative, cultural, and social expression emerging from the indigenous populations of the Andean region. Maria Elizabeth Gonzalez. MWF 1-2, 220 Tyler (EQ)

RC NatSci 250.001 (meets with Environmental Studies 251.001). 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)

Sociology 460.001. Social Change – Labor and Global Social Change. (3) This course asks what economic globalization is, why it takes the form that it does, and how it affects the lives and livelihoods of the more vulnerable working people in the South and North. Ian Robinson. TTh 4-5:30, 130 Dennison. (May count for LACS credit depending on content of student project.)

Spanish 305.003. Spanish for Business and the Professions – Spanish for Medical Professions. (3) Prepares students who will be working in medical fields to interact with the Spanish-speaking population. Anne Hilberry. TTh 1-2:30, B101 MLB

Spanish 320.001. Introduction to the Study of Literature. (3) Reading texts (narrative, drama, poetry, and film) drawn from various countries in the Spanish-speaking world. Several sections..

Spanish 332.001. Narratives of Latin America and Spain. (3) El curso presta atención a los autores y corrientes literarias más relevantes del cuento hispanoamericano siguiendo un desarrollo cronológico. Alejandro Herrero-Olaizola. TTh 2:30-4, B122 MLB

Spanish 335.001. Contemporary Literature – Narrativa mexicana del siglo XX. (3) El propósito de este curso es familiarizar a los estudiantes con la obra narrativa de algunos de los autores mexicanos más destacados de los últimos cuarenta años. Hugo Moreno. TTh 10-11:30, 3435 Mason

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. Javier Sanjines. MWF 10-11, 2330 Mason

Spanish 430.001. Advanced Studies in Hispanic Culture and Society – Queer Culture of the Hispanic Caribbean and its Diaspora. (3) An exploration of select cultural texts (film, literature, essay, performance, cartoons) from the insular Hispanic Caribbean (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico) and its U.S. Diaspora that present issues of queer identities and practices. Lawrence LaFountain-Stokes. TTh 1-230, 2353 Mason. There will also be film screening M 6-8:30

Spanish 430.W03. Advanced Studies in Hispanic Culture and Society – Historical Narratives of Latin America. (3) Studies Latin American "historical novelists" from the 1880s to the 1920s. Javier Sanjines. MWF 9-10, B134 MLB

Spanish 448.001. Hispanic Culture Through Community Service Learning. (3) For students interested in using the Spanish language within a social context; course ntegrates service work within that community with academic readings and discussions about U.S. Latino or Hispanic culture. Juli Highfill. T 2:30-4, TTh 6-8:30, tba. See course guide description for details

Spanish 472.001. Pre-Columbian Society – Indigenous Peoples of the Americas: What We Know About Them and How We Represent Them. (3) On ancient civilizations in the Americas and how we perceive them today. Gustavo Verdesio (verdesio@umich.edu). TTh 2:30-4, B101 MLB

Spanish 473.001. Colonial/Postcolonial Studies in Latin-American Cultures. (3) Aims explore the limitations of Postcolonial theory as a tool to understand or make sense of Latin American culture and society. Gustavo Verdesio (verdesio@umich.edu). TTh 4-5:30, B101 MLB

Spanish 475.001. Latin-American Narrative – Slavery, Freedom and "Mulataje": Representations of the African Diaspora in XIX Latin America. (3) How did slaves and its descendants negotiate their access to literature, art and culture in slave societies? This course is a survey of the representations of Africans, and African descendants in nineteenth-century Latin America. Jossianna Arroyo. TTh 11:30-1, 221 Dennison

Spanish 476.001. Latin American Poetry – Poesía mexicana del siglo XX. (3) Presenta a los estudiantes un panorama general de la poesía mexicana del siglo veinte y enseña algunas nociones básicas de retórica, poética y métrica, así como de la literatura, la cultura y la historia en general. Hugo Moreno. TTh 1-2:30, 221 Dennison

Spanish 485.001. Case Studies – The Novel of the Mexican Revolution. (3) We will read some of the most important and influential novels dealing with the revolution and its place in modern Mexican cultural history. Gareth Williams. TTh 10-11:30, B116 MLB

Spanish 485.002. Case Studies – Manuel Puig's Movie House. (3) Why is Manuel Puig so fascinated by films such as "Blood and Sand" or "The Great Waltz"? Why do Puig's writings use the iconography of Hollywood to represent Latin American societies? Is Puig really a novelist or a movie script writer? Alejandro Herrero-Olaizola. TTh 4-5:30, B129 MLB

University Course 390.001. Spanish section. (1) Spanish-language discussion section for Latin American Colonial History, with readings and discussions in Spanish. F 10-11:30, 2008 MLB. See History 347

Study Abroad

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.

Summer programs include Belo Horizonte, Brazil (application deadline: February 14), Guanajuato, Mexico (deadline: February 21), and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (deadline: February 21).

U-M programs during the academic year include Bahia and Belo Horizonte, Brazil (application deadline for Fall '03: January 31); Santiago, Chile (deadline for Fall: January 24); and Costa Rica (SFS program, deadline for Fall: January 24). For information, contact the Office of International Programs, G513 Michigan Union (www.umich.edu/~iinet/oip).

Other courses of interest

The following lower-level courses will not be granted LACS credit but may be of interest.

CAAS 202.001. Introduction to Afro-Caribbean Studies. (3) Caribbean poet Lorna Goodison will teach this introductory course. Readings will include poems by Derek Walcott, V.S. Naipaul, Jean Rhys, and other Caribbean poets. Lorna Goodison. TTh 11:30-1, 3417 Mason

Portuguese 150.001. First Year Seminar in Brazilian Studies – Breaking Gender and Racial Barriers in Brazil. (3; HU) The condition of contemporary Brazilian women and African Brazilians and their struggle to gain cultural, economic, and sociopolitical equality. Niedja Fedrigo. TTh 1-2:30, TBA