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American & Caribbean StudiesAmerican Culture 420.001 (meets with Spanish 420.001). Latin American Film - Cultural Encounters in the New World. (4)
Explores the construction of ethnic, racial, and national identity in documentaries and fictional narrative films of Latin America. Catherine Benamou (cbenamou@umich.edu). TTh 10-11:30, 3415 Mason. Plus lab section M 7-10, Angell Aud B Course Guide.
Anthropology 489.001. Maya Archaeology. (3)
Archaeology and cultural evolution of the ancient Maya civilization of Mesoamerica. Joyce Marcus (joymar@umich.edu). TTh 11:30-1, 3447 Mason Course Guide.
Economics 461.001. Economics of Development I. (3)
Explores alternative conceptions of economic development, investigates proposed explanations for international variations, and critically examines competing strategies for alleviating global poverty. Frank Thompson. MWF 1-2 pm, 1401 Mason . (May count for LACS credit depending on content of student project.) Course Guide.
History 478.001. Topics in Latin American History - Law, Race, and Citizenship in Comparative Perspective: Cuba and the United States, 1865-1965. (3)
Law and society during a process of radical political and social transformation: the end of slavery and the redefining of the boundaries of race and citizenship. Rebecca Scott (rjscott@umich.edu), Richard Pildes. T 2:30-5:40, 424 Legal Research Course Guide.
History 478.002. Latin America: The National Period. (4)
Latin America from the early nineteenth century until the present; temporal narrative will be organized around: (1) state formation; (2) elite and popular relations; and (3) forms of capitalist development and transformations in class relations. Fernando Coronil (coronil@umich.edu). TTh 11:30-1pm, 1200 Chem. Course Guide.
History 604.001 (meets with American Culture 699.001, CAAS 558.001 and Women's Studies 698.003). Comparative Slavery in a Circum-Atlantic Perspective. (3)
Uses a comparative, feminist study of slavery and race to map the production and reproduction of power in the Atlantic world. Carroll Smith-Rosenberg. Th 12-2, 3004 Frieze Course Guide.
History 691.001. Topics in Latin American and Caribbean History. (3)
Rebecca Scott. M 2-4 pm, 1024 Tisch Course Guide.
LACS 472.001. Elementary Quechua, II. (4)
Second-term continuation of Elementary Quechua I. Georgina Maldonado (gmaldona@umich.edu). MW 9-11, 2444 Mason Course Guide.
LACS 474.001. Intermediate Quechua, II. (4)
Continuation of intermediate Quechua emphasizing conversational skills and grammatical structure. Georgina Maldonado (gmaldona@umich.edu). MW 11-1, G243 Angell Course Guide.
LACS 476.001. Advanced Quechua, II. (4)
Continuation of advanced Quechua. Course is designed to improve conversation skills, build up vocabulary, and heighten reading ability. Georgina Maldonado (gmaldona@umich.edu). MW 11-1, G243 Angell Course Guide.
LACS 618.001 (meets with Anthropology 618 and History 618). Early Ethnography of South America - Dramas, Miracles, Metaphors: Studies in Andean History. (3)
Why did early modern histories of the Andes not conform to existing European norms? We will study such "non-history" texts as Spanish visitas and encomienda grants, histories of holy places, etc., as well as the "grand" historical narratives. Sabine MacCormack (sgm@umich.edu). T 2-5 pm, tba Course Guide.
LACS 619.001 (meets with Anthropology 619, History 617, and Spanish 855.001). Proseminar in Latin American and Caribbean Studies - Mestizaje and National Identity in Latin America. (3)
An interdisciplinary proseminar for graduate students from a variety of fields interested in Latin American studies. This year, the focus is on the history and representation of nation formation in post-independence Latin America. Javier Sanjinés and Julie Skurski (sanjines@umich.edu, skurski@umich.edu). M 4-7 pm, 3442 Mason . Foundation course for the new LACS Graduate Certificate. Course Guide.
Law 877.001. Race and Citizenship in Cuba and the United States. (2)
Rebecca Scott. T 2:30-5:40, 424 Legal Research . See History 478.001. Course Guide.
Political Science 741.001. Seminar in Comparative Politics - Research Seminar on Religion and Politics. (3)
Daniel Levine (dhldylan@umich.edu). W 1-3 pm, 611 Church St, #307 . (May count for LACS credit depending on content of student project.) Course Guide.
Spanish 432.001. Gender, Writing, and Culture - Contemporary Latin America. (3)
Critical concepts on the binary of gender and its history in Spanish American literature. Examples from 20th-century Latin American visual arts will be compared with written manifestations of gender. Diane Marting (dmarting@umich.edu). MWF 2-3, 1448 Mason Course Guide.
Spanish 437.001. Introduction to Literary Studies. (3)
Explores questions on the study of literature via a series of readings of fiction, literary criticism, and literary theory. Santiago Colas. TTh 8:30-10, B129 MLB Course Guide.
Spanish 438.001. Economics and Politics of Literature. (3)
Studies the symbiosis of politics, economy, and fiction in the making of modern Latin America. Javier Sanjines (snajines@umich.edu). MWF 1-2, B124 MLB Course Guide.
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). MW 7-8:30 pm, 1139 Natural Science Course Guide.
Spanish 476.001. Latin American Poetry. (3)
Qué son los sueños? Qué misterio guardan? Qué revelan sobre nuestro ser, sobre el mundo que habitamos; sobre la vida, la existencia, la realidad, el tiempo, el más allá, la muerte? Hugo Moreno. TTh 11:30-1, 315 Dennison Course Guide.
Spanish 485.001. Case Studies - Borges as Genre. (3)
An in-depth view of the works of Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), the most influential Latin American writer of the 20th century. Alejandro Herrero-Olaizola. TTh 1-2:30, 3527 Frieze Course Guide.
Spanish 488.001. Topics in Spanish Literature - Cortazar and Keats. (3)
Santiago Colas. TTh 11:30-1, 430 Dennison Course Guide.
Spanish 488.002. Topics in Spanish Literature - Paideia mexicana: La huella del helenismo en el Mexico revolucionario. (3)
El heleno-centrismo en la obra (literaria, filosófica, magisterial, cultural y política) de un grupo de intelectuales que tuvieron una notoria influencia en la paideia mexicana revolucionaria (1910-1940). Hugo Moreno. TTh 2:30-4, 2114 MLB Course Guide.
Spanish 656.001. Nineteenth Century Literature. (3)
Camarero. MW 12-1:30, tba Course Guide.
Spanish 855.001. Special Topics - Mestizaje and National Identity in Latin America. (3)
Will examine how gendered discourses of mestizaje, or racial mixing, have played a central role in the promotion and contestation of homogenizing nationalist projects since the late 19th century. Javier Sanjines (snajines@umich.edu) and Julie Skurski (skurski@umich.edu). M 4-7, 3442 Mason Course Guide.
Spanish 873.001. The Modern Novel. (3)
staff. Th 1-4, 3217 MLB . (Check course guide for updated description.) Course Guide.
