LALS Fall 2024 Courses

FALL 2024 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

Andreas Feldmann

Lecture Instructor Discussion/Recitation

MW 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM

CRN

CRN 39174

F 8:00 AM to 8:50 AM

F 9:00 AM to 9:50 AM

F 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM

F 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM

F 12:00 PM to 12:50 PM

F 1:00 PM to 1:50 PM

LALS 102

CRN 39175

CRN 39178

CRN 39176

CRN 39179

CRN 39180

CRN 39177

Introduction to Latino Studies

3 hours. Introduction to the major concepts, issues, and debates in the field of U.S. 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

Lecture Instructor

Esther Diaz Martin

MW 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM

Discussion/Recitation

F 8:00 AM to 8:50 AM

F 9:00 AM to 9:50 AM

F 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM

F 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM

F 12:00 PM to 12:50 PM

F 1:00 PM to 1:50 PM

CRN

CRN 33239

CRN 33241

CRN 33246

CRN 33242

CRN 33245

CRN 33244

CRN 33243

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

LALS 103 Introduction to Latino Urban Studies

3 hours Demographic, economic, political, cultural, and social dimensions of Latino communities in the United States Includes Chicanos/Mexicanos Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Central and South Americans

To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion

Instructor

Xochitl Bada

Lecture

MW 2:00 PM to 2:50 PM

Discussion/Recitation

T 9:00 AM to 9:50 AM

T 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM

T 1:00 PM to 1:50 PM

CRN

CRN 34441

CRN 34609

CRN 34610

CRN 34611

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

Instructor

Cristian Roa

Lecture

MW 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM

Discussion/Recitation

F 9:00 AM to 9:50 AM

F 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM

F 2:00 PM to 2:50 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

CRN

Cristian Roa CRN 47122

LALS 109

MWF 9:00 AM to 9:50 AM

Introduction to Latino Cultures

3 hours. Examination of the cultural and artistic productions of U.S. Latinos and/or Latin Americans through historical processes of mainstreaming, transculturation, and hybridity

To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture

Lecture Instructor

Joel Huerta

MW 2:00 PM to 2:50 PM

Discussion/Recitation

F 8:00 AM to 8:50 AM

F 9:00 AM to 9:50 AM

F 2:00 PM to 2:50 PM

LALS 260

CRN

CRN 34442

CRN 35043

CRN 35042

CRN 38248

Indigenous Storytelling in Latin America

3 hours Study of Legend of the Suns, the Quetzalcoatl cycle, pictographic stories, the Popol Vuh and tales from Huarochirí in the colonial context

Lecture Instructor

Cristian Roa

MWF 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM

CRN

CRN 49132

LALS 276

Latinas in the U.S.

3 hours. Socioeconomic conditions and cultural experiences of Latinas in the U.S. Historical and contemporary views of labor, health, education, family, identity formation and leadership

Same as GWS 276, and SOC 226 To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion

Instructor

Lecture

CRN

Elena Gutierrez CRN 36575

LALS 277

T 9:30 AM to 10:45 AM

Discussion/Recitation

R 9:30 AM to 10:45 AM 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

Instructor

Lorena Garcia

Lecture

MW 3:00 PM to 4:15 PM

CRN

CRN 35807

LALS 288 History of Modern Puerto Rico

3 hours. Survey of political and socioeconomic history from 1868 to the present.

Same as HIST 288

Instructor

Jose Lopez

Lecture

TR 12:30 PM to 1:45 PM

CRN

CRN 39186

LALS 301

Research Methods in LALS

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

Instructor

Xochitl Bada

LALS 385

Lecture

MW 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

CRN

CRN 33521

Latino Social Movements in the United States

3 hours Social movements and public action by Latinos in the United States

Includes farmworkers organizing, unionization efforts, nationalist movements, feminism, struggles, and community debates

Prerequisite(s): LALS 102

Instructor

Barbara Sostaita

Lecture

TR 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM

CRN

CRN 38910

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LALS 433

Latin American Migration to the U.S.

3 undergraduate hours / 4 graduate hours. Latin American migration to the U.S. International migration theories, family remittances, transnational linkages, dual citizenship, and past and current US immigration policy debates

Same as SOC 433

Prerequisite(s): One course in LALS or SOC; or consent of the instructor

Lecture Instructor

Barbara Sostaita

R 2:00 PM to 3:15 PM

LALS 491

Action Research Seminar

CRN

CRN 35528 (UG)

CRN 36353 (G)

3 undergraduate hours / 4 graduate hours This is an experientially based course that provides students with the chance to conduct human rights research and advocacy

Instructor

Andreas Feldmann

Lecture

M 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM

CRN

CRN 39711 (UG)

CRN 38712 (G)

LALS 495

Latin@ Futurity

3 undergraduate hours / 4 graduate hours An advanced exploration of speculative fictions across the Latine/x cultural and political imaginary Topics include colonial utopias, capitalist dystopias, socialist visions towards otro mundo posible, sci-fi altermundos, and emerging mediated ways of being and knowing as cyber/cyborg/hyperreal subjects Format is seminar/discussion and independent research

Instructor

Esther Diaz Martin

LALS 495

Lecture

W 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM

CRN

CRN 36760 (UG)

CRN 36761 (G)

Climates of Inequality: From Puerto Rico, the U.S./Mexico border, and other localities to Chicago neighborhoods

3 undergraduate hours / 4 graduate hours The climate crisis is not new for those it most severely impacts – Indigenous and Black communities, People of Color, and low-wage earners Instead, it is a continuation of disproportionate environmental harms they have resisted for generations. Using transnational case studies from Chicago’s Latinx community, Puerto Rico, the US/Mexico border, and other localities, this course will examine the critical intersection of environmental and social justice with a focus on the Environmental Justice (EJ) movement and larger systems of power and privilege that produce unjust environmental and climate conditions. This course builds on the “Climates of Inequality” project and incorporates various community engagement strategies to expand students’ understanding of the topic Students will engage with EJ leaders in public presentations, participate in local EJ tours, and create community-based projects using Chicago sacrifice zones as sites of inquiry

Instructor

Rosa Cabrera

Lecture

T 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM

CRN

CRN 36513 (UG)

CRN 36514 (G)

GRADUATE COURSES

LALS 500

Latinx and Latin American Critical Thought

4 hours In-depth study of selected research topics related to Latin America and/or US Latinos that reflect the major and most current debates in these fields

Course Information: May be repeated if topics vary

Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing; or consent of the instructor.

Instructor

Daniel Borzutzky

LALS 501

Lecture

R 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM

CRN

CRN 42573

Latinos and Latin America in Transnational Context

4 hours Analysis of transnational processes linking Latin America and Latinos in the U.S. The impact of globalization on migration, culture, identity, work, health, education, family, politics

Lecture Instructor

Soledad Alvarez Velasco

T 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM

CRN

CRN 31239

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

Instructor

Adam Goodman

Lecture

W 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

CRN

CRN 31240

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