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American & Caribbean StudiesAnthrCul 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&W3-4 or 4-5, 245 Dennison. A weekly two hour film screening is required, Monday 4-6pm or 6-8pm.
AnthrCul 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.
AnthrCul 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.
Economics 340. 001. International Economics. ( 3 ) Provides a general overview of international economics, including international trade, trade policies, institutions, and the international economy's influence on national economies. Alan Deardorff..
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 descended 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 1-2:30, 2336 Mason.
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 302. 002. Topics in History – U.S. Interventions in Latin American and the World. ( 3 ) Will study the stated and unstated goals of interventions, various perceptions and illusions within the U.S. about events leading up to them, and the aftermath of intervention, including the many dictatorships that followed in their wake. Richard Turits. M 10-1, G449 Mason.
History 305. 001 (meets with CAAS 305.001). Histories of the Modern Caribbean. ( 3 ) Slavery and freedom, colonialism and independence, racial hierarchy and political equality, despotism and revolution, nationalism and transnationalism, and migration and creolization; focus on Haiti, Cuba, PR, DR, and Jamaica. Richard Turits. F 10-1, 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. MW 10-11:30, Lec Rm 1 MLB. Students may elect an optional 1-credit section taught in Spanish, UC 390.001.
History 358. 001 (meets with Anthropology 258.003, Honors 250.004). Topics in Latin American – Race and Nation in Latin America. ( 3 ) How concepts and relations of race vary across Latin America and compare with prevailing U.S. conceptions; focus will be on how racial categories are tied to distinctions based on class, ethnicity, gender, and nationality. Julie Skurski. TTh 2:30-4, 1303 MH.
History 396. 004 (meets with LACS 455.001, RCSSCI 460.001). History Colloquium – Family Ties: Honor, Sexuality, and the Law in Latin American History. ( 3 ) How the legal, social, and emotional meaning of the family has been transformed in Latin American history since the colonial period. Sueann Caulfield. TTh 1-2:30, 224 Tyler EQ.
History of Art 235. 001. Art and Architecture of the Americas until 1450 CE. ( 3 ) An introduction to the art, architecture and urban design of the Americas (Maya, Aztec, Ancient Puebloans, Incas, Moche and others) from earliest settlements until shortly before the arrival of Europeans. Stella Nair. TTh 2:30-4, 180 Tappan.
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 2:30-4, 180 Tappan.
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.
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 Lang 324. 001. Readings in Spanish – Women Writers in Latin America: Home, Nation and Identity in the 20th Century. ( 4 ) An introduction to different constructions of the female subject in relation to the physical, metaphoric and geographical spaces depicted by several Latin American women writers. Olga Lopez-Cotin. MTTh 11-12, 35 Tyler EQ.
RC Lang 324. 003. Readings in Spanish – Poverty and Exclusion in Latin America: Peruvian Armed Conflict 1980-2000. ( 4 ) Latin American contemporary history; the State's role, insurgent groups, and the historical conditions and consequences of armed conflicts, focusing especially on the indigenous population. MWF 12-1, 220 Tyler EQ.
RC Lang 324. 002. Readings in Spanish – Understanding Globalization: New and Old Relations Between the U.S. and Latin America. ( 4 ) We will analyze globalization, the institutional structures that support it and the organizations that oppose it, as well as its implications for Latin America in areas such as economic development, human rights, migration, and environmental pollution. Christhian Espinoza-Pino. MWF 10-11, 68 Greene EQ.
RC NatSci 250. 001 (meets with Environmental Studies 251.001). Ecology, Development, and Conservation in Latin America. ( 4 ) On the links between environmental problems and social/political issues, including health, agricultural practices, development, economics, social justice, and conservation of natural ecosystems. Granzow-de La Cerda. MW 2-4, 24-26 Tyler (EQ). Taught in Spanish.
Spanish 305. 001. Spanish for Business and the Professions – Spanish for Business. ( 3 ) Intended to increase the student's vocabulary and knowledge about the Spanish-speaking business world. Maria Lourdes Dorantes. MW 8:30-10, 2011 MLB.
Spanish 305. 002. Spanish for Business and the Professions – 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 10-11:30, B109 MLB.
Spanish 320. 000. Introduction to the Study of Literature. ( 3 ) Reading texts (narrative, drama, poetry, and film) drawn from various countries in the Spanish-speaking world to examine them from social, political and cultural perspective. (Various sections; not all focus on Latin America.).
Spanish 328. 001. Hispanic Popular Culture – Rockers and/or Cantautores: Rock Nacional and Easy Listening in Argentina. ( 3 ) On the music and lyrics by singer-songwriters Sandro (Roberto Sánchez) and Leonardo Favio, talented yet not very prestigious artists who co-existed with the movement known as Rock Nacional in Argentina. Gustavo Verdesio (verdesio@umich.edu). MW 4-5:30, B101 MLB.
Spanish 332. 001. Narratives of Latin America and Spain – Women Writers: Resisting, Reinventing, and Defying Traditions. ( 3 ) This class will look at the works of contemporary Latin American and Caribbean women writers to assess their role in defining national discourse and scripting resistance from a personal perspective. Lucia Suarez. MW 11:30-1, 2004 MLB.
Spanish 355. 001. New World Spanish. ( 3 ) An overview of the structure and the history of Spanish spoken in the New World. Steven Dworkin. TTh 1-2:30, B110 MLB.
Spanish 373. 002. Topics in Hispanic Literatures and Cultures – Violations of Human Rights in the Americas. ( 3 ) How violations of Human Rights are dealt with by different discourses and media, and how violence is shown and talked about in both dictatorial and democratic regimes. Gustavo Verdesio. MW 2:30-4, B109 MLB.
Spanish 373. 003. Topics in Hispanic Literatures and Cultures – New Narratives: 1990-2004. ( 3 ) A general view of the Latin American cultural production (texts, movies) of the last 15 years (1990-2004). Daniel Noemi Voionmaa. MWF 4-5, 3000 Frieze.
Spanish 373. 001. Topics in Hispanic Literatures and Cultures – Dominican Women Writers. ( 3 ) Dominican culture and history, gender and race through the readings of several prominent Dominican and Dominican-American authors. Lucia Suarez. MW 1-2:30, B109 MLB.
Spanish 382. 001. Survey of Latin American Literature, II – Latin American Literature of the 20th Century. ( 3 ) The main literary and cultural trends in twentieth-century Latin American poetry, narrative, and theater. Alejandro Herrero-Olaizola. TTh 2:30-4, B110 MLB.
Spanish 382. 002. Survey of Latin American Literature II. ( 3 ) The course will relate Latin American literature and culture with the social and political changes that have marked the process of Latin American societies since 1830, the period corresponding to the beginning of the formation of the national states. Javier Sanjines. MWF 10-11, 4070 Frieze.
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. Graduate students only.
* 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. Graduate students only.
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.
English 387. 001. Latino/Latina Literature of the U.S. ( 3 ) On the interrelation of diverse linguistic traits and practices in the production of U.S. Latino/a culture, with emphasis on Chicano/a or Mexican-American, Nuyorican/Puerto Rican, Dominican-American, Cuban and Cuban-American contributions. Lawrence LaFountain-Stokes. TTh 3-4 plus section, G127 Angell.
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.
RC IDIV 351. 001. Special Topics – Tutoring Bilingual Children — Working with the Latino Community in Ann Arbor. ( 2 ) This course is oriented towards advanced students of Spanish who want to use their language skills by directly and personally engaging with members of the Latino community in Ann Arbor. Christhian Espinoza-Pino. F 1-2, 224 Tyler EQ.
Sociology 389. 103. Practicum in Sociology – Detroit: Latino Family Services - After School Program. ( 3 ) Students in this section will work with Latino Family Services in Detroit, to assist elementary and middle school students in an after-school program focused on homework assistance, mentoring, and recreational activities. Maria Johnson. M 4-5:30, 325 Dennison. Students will spend Thursday afternoons in Detroit. Students must see http://www.umich.edu/~mserve/pc/courses.html before registering.
Sociology 389. 111. Practicum in Sociology – Global Outreach: Educating Kids about the World. ( 3 ) Students in this section will share their knowledge and experience of world regions with K-12 classrooms in support of the teachers' curricula. Maria Johnson. M 4-5:30, 3356 Mason. Students must see http://www.umich.edu/~mserve/pc/courses.html before registering.
