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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) A general introduction to the study of French, English, and Hispanic Caribbean film produced in Haiti, Martinique, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and the diaspora. Lawrence LaFountain-Stokes. TTh 1-2:30, 3415 Mason. Film screenings T 6-8:30 pm, B101 MLB
AnthrArc 488. 001. Prehistory of Mexico. ( 3) The prehistory of Mesoamerica outside the Maya area, 8000 BC to AD 1519. Kent Flannery (kflanner@umich.edu). TTh 1-2:30, 2009 Ruthven Museums
AnthrCul 320. 001. Mexican Culture. ( 4) Asks how culture and national identity in Mexico have been historically and socially constructed over the past century. David Frye (dfrye@umich.edu). TTh 4-5:30, Aud D Angell
AnthrCul 439. 001. Economic Anthropology and Development. ( 3) Introduces students to economic anthropology and development in rural, village-based, tribal, peasant, urbanizing and industrializing societies and cultures of the Third World: Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East. Maxwell Owusu. TTh 2:30-4, 120 Dennison. (May count for LACS credit depending on content of student project.)
CAAS 358. 001. Black World Studies – Countries and Cities: the space of identity in Black Atlantic Literature . ( 3) Black diasporic writing and film about places, from the cities of Philadelphia, Toronto, and London to the islands of Guadeloupe, Antigua, and Jamaica. Seanna Oakley. MW 10-1130, 2018 Tisch
CAAS 458. 003 (meets with English 407.002). Issues in Black World Studies – Black Women of the U.S. Caribbean, and Latin America: Life, Literature and Music . ( 3) Despite attempts to silence them, Black women workers, writers, and musicians in the U.S., Latin America, and the Caribbean have found ways to make their voices heard and their experiences acknowledged in the public sphere. Ifeoma C Nwankwo. TTh 1-2:30, 2347 Mason
Environment 302. 005. Topics in Environmental Social Science – Development and Environment in Latin America, Africa, and East Asia . ( 3) On environment, development, and their relationship. Arun Agrawal and Maria Carmen Lemos. TTh 10-11, 1024 Dana. (May count for LACS credit depending on content of student project.)
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. Neil Safier. MW 10-11:30, 1360 East Hall. Students may elect an optional 1-credit section taught in Spanish, UC 390.001
LACS 455. 001. Topics in Latin American Studies – Peripheral Modernisms: The Case of Brazilian Architecture . ( 3) On the artistic and cultural practices of modernism as it emerged outside of the industrialized West, particularly Brazil and Latin America, with a focus on architecture. Fernando Lara. Th 9-12, tba
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, 208 Dennison
LACS 472. 001. Elementary Quechua, II. ( 4) Second-term continuation of Elementary Quechua I. Ines Callalli. MW 9-11, 208 Dennison
LACS 474. 001. Intermediate Quechua, II. ( 4) Continuation of intermediate Quechua emphasizing conversational skills and grammatical structure. Ines Callalli. TTh 1-11, 208 Dennison
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. Ines Callalli. TTh 11-1, 208 Dennison
RC Lang 324. 002. Readings in Spanish – El teatro campesino . ( 4) An introduction to the topic of migrant workers in the U.S. and the artistic representation of their experiences through El Teatro Campesino. Maria Rodriguez. MTTh 10-11, 66 Greene (EQ)
RC Lang 324. 003. 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. MTTh 3-4, 12 Tyler (EQ)
RC Lang 324. 004. Readings in Spanish – Agriculture and Socio-Political Movements in Latin America . ( 4) The pattern of extraction and exploitation has led, not only to a high degree of environmental degradation in Latin America, but also to an economic dependency on outside resources. Katia Aviles-Vazquez. MWF 2-3, 3 Tyler (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. TTh 2-4, 24-26 Tyler (EQ). Taught in Spanish.
RC Soc Sci 311. 001. Contemporary Globalizations. ( 4) The interactions among the political, economic and ecological dimensions of globalization processes since World War II, focusing on the national policies and international institutions that shape these processes. Ian Robinson. TTh 10-12, 28 Tyler EQ. (May count for LACS credit depending on content of student project.)
RC Soc Sci 315. 001. International Grassroots Development. ( 4) Besides posing some heavy questions, this course will give you an idea of what it's really like to work in the field of international “development”, either at home or abroad. Helen Fox. TTh 10-12, 52 Greene EQ. (May count for LACS credit depending on content of student project.)
RC Soc Sci 463. 001 (meets with Sociology 453.001). Mexican Labor in North America. ( 4) Examines the rise of the maquiladoras, the decline of small farmers in Mexico, the causes of these developments, and their consequences for workers in Mexico and the U.S. The centerpiece of the course is a one-week field trip to Nogales, Sonora. Ian Robinson. TTh 3-4:30, 17 Tyler EQ. Four credit course, capped at 20. Everyone in the course will go to Nogales, Mexico during Spring Break. Open to all LS&A students; 10 seat reserved for RC students.
Spanish 320. 000. Introduction to the Study of Literature – Literary and Cultural Studies . ( 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 perspectives. (Various sections; not all focus on Latin America.)
Spanish 328. 001. Hispanic Popular Culture – The Incomparable Magic of Sandro . ( 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, B103 MLB
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, B114 MLB
Spanish 335. 001. Contemporary Literature – Mother-Daughter Relationships in Latin American Women's Novels . ( 3) Looking at the mother-daughter relationship allows the reader to view Latin American realities through a lens that offers an alternative to the dominant patriarchal perspective. Melody Nixon. MWF 2-3, 2202 MLB
Spanish 335. 002. Contemporary Literature – Post-Boom Writers . ( 3) On the production of “post-boom” writers in Latin America in three moments: The years previous to the dictatorships, during that period, and the ‘post scenario’. Daniel Noemi Voionmaa. TTh 1-2:30, 2449 Mason
Spanish 368. 001. Literature and the Other Arts – Nation & Narration in Latin American Film . ( 3) Cuban, Mexican, and Argentine films and video, with a focus on cultural imperialism in the Latin American context, filmic imaginations of identity, media constructions of the nation, visual culture and globalization. Rebecca Hong. MWF 3-4, B114 MLB
Spanish 373. 002. 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, 2212 MLB
Spanish 373. 003. Topics in Hispanic Literatures and Cultures – Revolutionary Literature by Central American Women . ( 3) An introduction to contemporary women’s writing from Central America as well as leftist revolutionary movements in Latin America and their significance in a global historical context. Melody Nixon. MWF 12-1, 325 Dennison
Spanish 381. 001. Survey of Latin American Literature, I. ( 3) This review of Colonial Latin American Literature (16th to 18th centuries) will use texts to explore the divergent consequences the “encounter” had for the indigenous cultures and for the Western conceptual universe. Ivonne del Valle. TTh 11:30-1, 3529 Frieze
Spanish 382. 001. Survey of Latin American Literature, II. ( 3) Focusing on the novel, the short story, poetry, and theater, this course provides a panoramic view of the major movements and literary forms of Latin America from independence to the present. Gareth Williams. MWF 11-12, B137 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. TTh 10-11:30, B113 MLB
Spanish 432. 001. Gender, Writing, and Culture – A Matter of Desire: Domesticity Fiction, and Geo-Political Orders, 1945-present . ( 3) A look at how novels from Latin America and the US play on the form of the naturalizations to expose and disrupt the construction of not only gender, but also sexuality, race, and by allegorical extension, nation. Rebecca Hong. MWF 1-2, 166 Frieze
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 ntegrates service work within that community with academic readings and discussions about U.S. Latino or Hispanic culture. Lucia Suarez. M 11:30-1 plus lab, 2212 MLB. See course guide description for details
Spanish 467. 001. Literary and Artistic Movements in Latin America/Spain – Latin American Detectives . ( 3) On the Peruvian folklorist, anthropologist and novelist, José María Arguedas, whose works afford us privileged insight into the complexities of Andean cultural and political history in the twentieth century. Gareth Williams. MWF 10-11, 1636 Chemistry
Spanish 467. 002. Literary and Artistic Movements in Latin America/Spain – Social Realism and Avant-Garde: The War on Literature . ( 3) Studies two apparently opposite visions of Latin American literature during the first half of the XXth Century: Social Realism and Vanguardia (or 'revolutionary avant-garde' and 'artistic avant-garde'). Daniel Noemi Voionmaa. TTh 10-11:30, 3520 Frieze
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 5:30-7, B103 MLB
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 2:30-4, 245 Dennison
Spanish 485. 001. Case Studies – Questioning modern civilization in Latin America . ( 3) We will study the Uruguayan José Enrique Rodó's "Ariel" with the Spanish defeat of 1898; the Brazilian Euclides da Cunha's "los Sertones" with the revolt at Canudos; the Mexican Mariano Azuela's "Los de abajo" with the revolution of 1910. Javier Sanjines. TTh 11:30-1, B117 MLB
