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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, 1084 East Hall
CAAS 458. 002. Religions of the African Diaspora. ( 3 ) Overviews of Brazilian Candomblé and Umbanda; Cuban Santería and Palo; Haitian Vodou; and other religions of the Diaspora. Paul Christopher Johnson. W 4-7, G160 Angell
English 482. 002. Studies in Individual Authors – Derek Walcott. ( 3 ) This course will consider the work of 1992 Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott, in relation to both his West Indian literary heritage and his place in the wider world of literature in English. J Edward Chamberlain. T 4-7 pm, 2407 Mason
History of Art 617. 001 (meets with History 698.007). Visual Valence – Early Modern Latin America (Architecture, Space and Landscape in Colonial Encounters). ( 3 ) Cross-cultural encounters in colonial Latin America; conflicts involving Incas, Aztecs and Spanish; how cultural encounters are inscribed in spaces, built environments and landscapes. Stella Nair. F 12-3, 210 Tappan
Spanish 428. 001. Internship in Spanish. ( 3 ) This course allows up to 3 credits for internships that involve the extensive use of Spanish, either abroad or within the US. Contact the Spanish advisor for details. Independent study
Spanish 430. 002 (meets with LACS 400.001, History 578.001, CAAS 478.001). Advanced Studies in Hispanic Culture and Society – Race and Nation in Latin America, 1800-1950. ( 3 ) How ideologies about race and ethnicity shaped expressions of national identity, and demarcated the terms of citizenship for particular ethnic groups within the emerging nations of Latin America. Paulina Alberto. TTh 2:30-4, tba
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. Lawrence LaFountain-Stokes. T 1-2:30 plus lab, B109 MLB. See course guide description for details
Spanish 467. 002. Literary and Artistic Movements in Latin America/Spain – Reality Bites: Social Realism, Magic Realism, and Dirty Realism in Latin America. ( 3 ) Three moments in the Latin American literary and cultural production, and that give diverse answers to the question of to ‘represent'/visualize the always elusive reality. Daniel Noemi Voionmaa. MWF 2-3, 3012 Frieze
Spanish 473. 001. Colonial/Postcolonial Studies in Latin-American Cultures – Misioneros, náufragos y tránsfugas del Imperio. ( 3 ) This course, focused on Colonial México, will explore the different experiences of Europeans living—voluntarily or forcibly—with Indians and isolated from other members of their own cultural-ethnic group. Ivonne del Valle. TTh 10-11:30, 3333 Mason
Spanish 485. F04. Case Studies – Popular Consciousness in the Andean Region. ( 3 ) This course studies literature from economic and sociopolitical points of view, especially in relation to Peruvian reality. Javier Sanjines. MWF 8-9, B103 MLB
Spanish 487. 002 (meets with RomLang 400.001). Studies in Hispanic Linguistics – Pidgins and Creoles. ( 3 ) Theories of pidgin and creole formation, the role of language universals, decreolization and the impact on former colonial European languages; Papiamentu, Afro-Colombian Palenquero, Cape Verde Crioulo, Haitian and other French-derived creoles. Teresa Satterfield. TTh 11:30-1, B137 MLB
Spanish 855. 001. Special Topics – El siglo XVIII: escritura y colonialismo. ( 3 ) On the interplay between the “enlightened” projects of the 18th century and colonialism, and the conversation, full of frictions and disagreements, between these projects and the American reality. Ivonne Del Valle. Th 1-4, 2108 MLB.
Spanish 881. 001. Theory and Culture – La palabra poética y los límites del testimonio. ( 3 ) Este curso parte de la idea que el testimonio es un acto imposible pero al mismo tiempo necesario. Textos de Menchú, Levi, Celan, Neruda, Alberti, Vallejo, Gelman, Perlongher, Eltit, Zurita, J.L. Martínez. Kate Jenckes. M 3-6, tba.
The following courses may count for LACS credit, depending on course contents, student projects, final papers, and so on. In general, any course with more than 50% course content on Latin America or the Caribbean will count for LACS credit. Contact the LACS advisor for details.
Ecology/Biology 463. 001. Neotropical Plant Families. ( 3 ) This course will introduce students to generic-level organization of 25 neotropical plant families that are widespread and/or particularly interesting. Robyn Burnham. WF 1-2 plus lab, 2401 Mason. Students will take a 4-day field trip to an herbarium during the course.
Ecology/Biology 498. 001. The Ecology of Agroecosystems. ( 3 ) An analysis of ecological principles as they apply to agricultural ecosystems, emphasizing theoretical aspects but also covering empirical results of critical experiments. John Vandermeer. TTh 10-11:30, 2401 Mason
History 698. 005 (meets with American Culture 699.007, Women's Studies 698.003). Topics in History – Sexuality and the Narrative of Modernity: Africa and the Americas. ( 3 ) This course will examine the formation of sexual narratives within a circumAtlantic perspective, focusing primarily on comparisons and contrasts between Africa and the Americas, North and South. Carroll Smith-Rosenberg, Mamadou Diouf. Th 4-7, 3516 Frieze
