LALS Fall 2023 Courses

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LATIN AMERICAN AND LATINO STUDIES

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

33241

CRN 33242

CRN 33245

CRN 33244

CRN 33243

11:00 AM
11:50
Lecture Instructor Discussion/Recitation
Feldmann F 9:00 AM to 9:50 AM F 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM F 1:00 PM to 1:50 PM F 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM F 8:00 AM to 8:50 AM CRN 39174 CRN CRN 39175 CRN 39178 CRN 39176 CRN 39178 CRN 39180 F 12:00 PM to 12:50 PM CRN
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Andreas
39177
Lecture Instructor Discussion/Recitation
F 8:00 AM to 8:50 AM F 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM F 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM F 1:00 PM to 1:50 PM F 12:00 PM to 12:50 PM
Joel Huerta
CRN 33239 CRN CRN
F 1:00 PM to 1:50 PM
CRN 33246

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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Lecture Instructor Xochitl Bada CRN 31240 CRN

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