FALL 2023 COURSES
LALS 101
Introduction to Latin American Studies
3 hours Introduction to the major concepts, issues, and debates in the field of Latin American Studies Overview of history, cultures, and issues of race, ethnicity, gender, class in Latin America
To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture.
LALS 102
Introduction to Latino Studies
3 hours Introduction to the major concepts, issues, and debates in the field of US Latina/o Studies Overview of the history, cultures, and issues of race, ethnicity, gender, and class among Latinos in the United States
To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture MW 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM
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CRN 33242
CRN 33245
CRN 33244
CRN 33243
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
LALS 105 Introduction to Mexican Studies
3 hours Introduction to major issues in the formation of modern Mexico (conquest, Revolution of 1910) and to major historical and contemporary literary works which depict and interpret the Mexican and Mexico
To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion
Lecture Instructor
Cristian Roa
MW 2:00 PM to 2:50 PM
Discussion/Recitation
F 8:00 AM to 8:50 AM
F 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM
F 1:00 PM to 1:50 PM
CRN
CRN 33689
CRN 33690
CRN 33691
CRN 38244
LALS 107 Introduction to Nahua Studies
3 hours Survey of key aspects of Aztec (Nahua) society, culture, and language in the era before and during European colonization (1300 CE-present) Introduces basic reading skills in Nahuatl, a major indigenous language in Central Mexico
Lecture Instructor
Cristian Roa
MW 9:30 AM to 10:45 AM
CRN
CRN 47122
LALS 276
Latinas in the United States
3 hours Socioeconomic conditions and cultural experiences of Latinas in the US Historical and contemporary views of labor, health, education, family, identity formation and leadership
Same as GWS 276, and SOC 226 Grade of C or better in ENGL 160; Grade of C or better or concurrent registration in ENGL 161. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion
Lecture Instructor
CRN
Elena Gutierrez CRN 36575
LALS 277
Online with deadlines
Discussion/Recitation
F 8:00 AM to 8:50 AM
F 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM
F 12:00 PM to 12:50 PM
CRN 36576
CRN 46946
CRN 46947
Issues of Race, Class, and Gender Among Latinos
3 hours Institutional, cultural and psychological components of race, class, and gender relations Institutional inequality, questions of assimilation and identity, attitudes, and effects of inequality on community
Prerequisite(s): LALS 102
Lecture Instructor
Lorena Garcia
TR 2:00 PM to 3:15 PM
CRN
CRN 35807
LALS 283
Latinos and Politics

3 hours Latino politics and politicians in the context of the American political system The political system, Latino participation, experience, and research on political processes
Same as POLS 209 To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion.
Lecture Instructor
Mitzi Ramos
MW 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Discussion/Recitation
F 8:00 AM to 8:50 AM
F 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM
F 1:00 PM to 1:50 PM
CRN
CRN 46948
LALS 288
CRN 46949
CRN 46950
CRN 46951
History of Modern Puerto Rico
3 hours Survey of political and socioeconomic history from 1868 to the present
Same as HIST 288
Lecture Instructor
Jose Lopez
TR 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM
CRN
CRN 39186
LALS 295
Latino Literary Studies
3 hours Major trends, genres, works, themes, and writers related to Latino history and culture, mainstream and minority US, Latin American and third world literatures
Same as ENGL 295 and SPAN 295
Lecture Instructor
Joel Huerta
MW 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
CRN
CRN 35797
LALS 301
Research Methods in Latin American and Latino Studies
3 hours An examination of various research methods used in Latin America and Latino Studies Qualitative research methods used in the humanities and social sciences with emphasis on how to formulate ideas, develop them, and carry out a research project
Prerequisite(s): Two 200-level LALS courses; LALS major or minor or consent of the instructor; junior standing or above or consent of the instructor
Lecture Instructor
Jonathan Inda
TR 9:30 AM to 10:45 AM
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CRN
CRN 33521

LALS 395
Chicanas and Latinas: Self & Society
3 hours Diverse aspects of the US Latino experience at more theoretical and advanced levels Course Information: May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours
Prerequisite(s): Two 200-level LALS courses; junior standing or above or consent of the instructor.
This course explores the experiences of Chicanas and Latinas through the lens of contemporary sociological research Topics to be discussed include: community formation and activism, Chicana/Latina feminisms, sexuality, religion, health, family, immigration, education, work, media, and artistic expression. Readings emphasize the links between the structural inequalities of society, and the day-to-day lived experiences of Chicanas/Latinas
Instructor
Julie Dowling
Lecture
MW 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
CRN
CRN 35811
LALS 433
Latin American Migration to the U.S.
3 undergraduate hours / 4 graduate hours Latin American migration to the US International migration theories, family remittances, transnational linkages, dual citizenship, and past and current US immigration policy debates
Same as SOC 433
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor
Lecture Instructor
Xochitl Bada
M 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM
CRN
CRN 35528
CRN 36353
LALS 491
Child Migrations Across the Americas
3 undergraduate hours / 4 graduate hours The course examines why and how migrant children have played a central role in migration history in the Americas In the first part, we will review critical anthropology and human geography contributions to rethinking childhood as protagonists of migration. Concepts as childhood, adultcentrism, “minor", child subjectivity, and youth as producers of space and time, will be discussed In the second part, we will focus on concrete cases where children and adolescents have been active protagonists of migration processes either as sons and daughters of migrant parents growing up in transnational families, as migrants themselves, as deportees or even as coyotes
We will examine how migrant children have taken a predominant role as jornaleros in migrant-sending communities, as workers in the US, how they face the complex immigration system across the Americas, and how they grow up in sanctuaries or between countries of origin, transit and destination We will review the cases of migrant children in the Andes, Central America, Mexico, the US, Venezuela, Brazil and the Mexico-US border The course will teach you about playful research methodologies, ethics, and responsibilities associated with conducting research on migrant children, all of which will be applied to their final research projects
Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level Latin American and Latino Studies courses or consent of the instructor
Lecture Instructor
Soledad Alvarez-Velasco
TR 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
CRN
CRN 32584
CRN 33585
LALS 495
Latin@ Futurity
3 undergraduate hours / 4 graduate hours An exploration of Latin@/e/x futurity including utopian/dystopian and speculative imaginaries in literature, film, and pop media across the Americas Analysis through afro-futurity, queer, and feminist lenses
Seminar discussion and research
Lecture Instructor
Esther Diaz Martin
R 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM
CRN
CRN 36760
CRN 36761
GRADUATE COURSES
LALS 500
Latinx and Latin American Critical Thought
4 hours. The evolution of Latinx and Latin American thought. Focus on autochtonous production of Latin American and Latinx studies scholars, canonic themes and scholarly concern
Lecture Instructor
CRN
Daniel Borzutzky CRN 42573
LALS 501
T 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Latinos and Latin America in Transnational Context
4 hours. Analysis of transnational processes linking Latin America and Latinos in the US The impact of globalization on migration, culture, identity, work, health, education, family, politics
Lecture Instructor
CRN
Andreas Feldmann CRN 31239
W 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM
LALS 504
Proseminar in Latin American and Latino Studies
4 hours. Introduction to the profession, discussion of lectures, course work, readings, and student research Students attend various lectures, conferences, and community events relating to Latin America and/or Latinos/as, and share their own work.
Course Information: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only May be repeated
Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in LALS 501 or Credit or concurrent registration in LALS 502
M 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
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