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American & Caribbean StudiesAnthrCul 414.001 (meets with CAAS 444). Introduction to Caribbean Societies and Cultures. (3) An introduction to the peoples and cultures of the Caribbean. Maxwell Owusu. TTh 11:30-1 pm, 513 Dennison
CAAS 458.001 (meets with English 407.002, Spanish 400.001). Issues in Black World Studies – Afro-Latin American Literature, Culture and Music. (3) Gives an in-depth and historicized understanding of the literary and cultural production of people of African descent in Latin America, including the Hispanophone Caribbean. Ifeoma Nwankwo. TTh 1-2:30, ARR. (Taught in English; knowledge of Spanish not required.)
CAAS 558.003 (meets with English 851.001). Seminar in Black World Studies – Gender and the African Diaspora. (3) An in-depth study of writing produced by a range of Black diasporic subjects, with the specific focus on how we might interpret the construction of male and female identities at the intersection of local and global contexts. Sandra Gunning. TH 230-530 pm, ARR. (May count for LACS credit depending on content of student project.)
Comp Lit 750.001. Caribbean Poetics: Theories of Identity and Caribbean Poetry. (3) How do Caribbean poetry, literary criticism, and theories of Caribbean identity intersect? We will explore these questions and more through Anglophone and Francophone Caribbean poetry, theoretical works, and essays. Seanna Oakley. T 3-6, 2018 Tisch.
Econ 441.001. International Trade Theory – International Economics. (3) This course explores the main theories that explain what countries trade and whether they gain from it, but also deals with related topics such as trade policy, international factor movements, and the connection between trade and economic development. Juan Hallak. MW 10-1130, 3410 Mason. (May count for LACS credit depending on content of student project.)
FilmVid 441.003. National Cinemas – Mexican and Brazilian Cinema. (3) This course will take a comparative approach to the historical trajectories of these important national cinemas, focusing on six key trends that have shaped their global positioning and ability to deliver meaningful entertainment. Catherine Benamou. TTh 4-530 pm, 3415 Mason
History 478.002. (Graduate section of History 348.001). Latin America: The National Period. (3) Latin America from the early 19th century to the present; temporal narrative organized around: (1) state formation; (2) elite and popular relations; and (3) forms of capitalist development and transformations in class relations. Sueann Caulfield. MW 10-1130, TBA. Students who elect the Spanish-language Discussion Session 348.006 may also enroll in the 1-credit UC 390.001, Language Across the Curriculum.
History 698.003 (meets with AmCul 698.001 and Spanish 865.001). Topics in History – Rethinking Indigeneities. (3) Will study issues surrounding origins and beginnings, the peopling of the Americas, indigenous life before and after contact; representations of indigeneity; ethical issues. W 3-6 pm, room TBA.
Hist Art 617.002 (meets with Hist Art 489.001). Architecture, Landscape, and Space in Colonial Encounters. (3) Explores the modalities in which cultural encounters are inscribed in the spaces, built environments and landscapes in and on which these interactions occur; focuses primarily on colonial Latin America, examining conflicts involving groups such as the Incas, Aztecs and Spanish. Stella Nair. W 4-7 pm, 210 Tappan.
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. Gina Maldonado. MW 9-11, 3405 Mason
LACS 473.001. Intermediate Quechua, I. (4) Emphasis is on conversational skills and grammatical structure. Gina Maldonado. TTh 9-11, 3405 Mason
LACS 475.001. Advanced Quechua, I. (4) Improves conversation skills, builds up vocabulary, and heightens reading ability in Quechua. Gina Maldonado. TTh 11-1, 3405 Mason
Sociology 460.001. Social Change. (3) (No description provided.) Ian Robinson. TTh 4-5:30, 130 Dennison. (May count for LACS credit depending on content of student project.)
(Note: the following course welcomes grad students, but generally does not count for grad credit:)
Spanish 305.001. Spanish for Medical Professions. (3) This course's objective is to prepare students who will be working in medical fields to interact with the Spanish-speaking population. Ann Hilberry. TTh 1-230 pm, B117 MLB
Spanish 432.001 (meets with WomenStd 483.001). Spanish and Latin American Women Writers. (3) This class will examine, from a political and feminist point of view, the writings of Spanish and Latin American women whose works (and experience) center on major social events of their times. Cristina Moreiras-Menor. TTh 1130-1 pm, 2114 MLB
Spanish 440.001. The Politics of Language – Puerto Rico & Puerto Ricans: Issues of Colonialism and Culture. (3) Analyzes the political, literary and cultural discourses of the Puerto Rican experience along more than 100 years of colonial relation with the United States. Josianna Arroyo. TTh 10-11:30, B113 MLB. Course taught in Spanish.
Spanish 448.001. Hispanic Culture Through Community Service Learning – Literary and Cultural Studies. (3) For students interested in using the Spanish language within a social context; course integrates service work within that community with academic readings and discussions about U.S. Latino or Hispanic culture. Lucia Suarez. T 1-230 pm, plus 2 hours community service. See course guide description for details.
Spanish 467.001. Literary and Artistic Movements – Latin American Detectives. (3) Focuses on some outstanding detective fiction (novela negra/neopolicial) from Latin America. Gareth Williams. MWF 11-12 pm, 3016 FB
Spanish 475.001. Latin-American Narrative – Jorge Luis Borges. (3) This course will investigate the function and effect of Borges' work, using the literary critical and theoretical, philosophical, and historical tools necessary to develop a practical understanding of this complex and challenging writer. Santiago Colas. MW 10-1130, TBA
Spanish 485.001. Case Studies – Popular Consciousness in the Andean Region. (3) Studies literature from economic and sociopolitical points of view, especially in relation to Peruvian reality. Javier Sanjines. MWF 9-10, B114 MLB
Spanish 485.002. Case Studies – Cultural Drag: Transvestism in Latin America and Latino Cultures. (3) This course will focus on "transvestism" and the "transvestite" as a central metaphor and subject formation which defines the ongoing cultural and political changes in Latin American and Latino cultures. Jossiana Arroyo. TTh 1-230 pm, B103 MLB
Spanish 855.001. Special Topics – Rethinking Historicism in Latin America. (3) The purpose of this seminar is to study how the modern European idea of history influenced Latin American "pensadores" of the late 19th-early 20th centuries as a way of saying not yet" to somebody else. Javier Sanjines. F 1-4 pm, B103 MLB. Course taught in Spanish.
Spanish 870.001. Seminar in Hispanic Literature of the 19th and 20th Centuries – Memory: Cuba in Film and Literature. (3) How Cuba has been constructed and deconstructed through a conflictive body of memory work in film and literature, from Alejo Carpentier to Reinaldo Arenas. Lucia Suarez. TH 1-4 pm, B112 MLB
