LALS Spring 2024 Courses

LATIN AMERICAN AND LATINO STUDIES

SPRING 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.

Instructor

Lecture

CRN

Cristian Roa

MW 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM

CRN 45205

Discussion/Recitation F 8:00 AM to 8:50 AM

CRN 33032

F 9:00 AM to 9:50 AM F 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM

CRN 33039

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 33035

CRN 33033 CRN 33040 CRN 33036

LALS 102 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.

Instructor

Lecture

CRN

Patrisia Macias

MW 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM

CRN 37804

Discussion/Recitation F 8:00 AM to 8:50 AM

CRN 37805

F 9:00 AM to 9:50 AM

CRN 37809

F 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM

CRN 37808

F 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM

CRN 37812

F 12:00 PM to 12:50 PM

CRN 37806

F 1:00 PM to 1:50 PM

CRN 37807

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES LALS 109 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. Course Information: Prerequisite(s): Open only to freshmen and sophomores or consent of the instructor.

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

Instructor

Lecture

CRN

Joel Huerta

MW 2:00 PM to 2:50 PM

CRN 24630

Discussion/Recitation F 9:00 AM to 9:50 AM

CRN 33047

F 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM

CRN 33046

F 1:00 PM to 1:50 PM

CRN 33048

LALS 110 Introduction to Latin American Cultures 3 hours. Examination of the cultural and artistic productions of Latin Americans and constructions of Latin American heritage and tradition.

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

Instructor

Lecture

CRN

Cristian Roa

MW 9:00 AM to 9:50 AM

CRN 35761

Discussion/Recitation F 8:00 AM to 8:50 AM

CRN 36321

F 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM

CRN 36323

F 12:00 PM to 12:50 PM

CRN 36322

LALS 275 Gender in Latin America 3 hours. This course delves into the pivotal role of gender in shaping Latin American nations from pre-Columbian time to present-day neoliberal states. It examines gendered epistemologies, feminist and queer worldmaking, as well as the allocation of violence based on sex and gender in patriarchal societies. Special emphasis on feminicides and human trafficking in the Americas.

Same as GWS 275, and POLS 275. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion.

Instructor

Lecture

CRN

Esther Diaz Martin

MW 2:00 PM to 2:50 PM

CRN 45227

Discussion/Recitation F 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM

CRN 45228

F 1:00 PM to 1:50 PM

CRN 45229

F 3:00 PM to 3:50 PM

CRN 45230

LALS 286 Issues in Latino Identity 3 hours. Examines one or more topics of central importance to U.S. Latino populations. Topics may be related to such issues as youth, migration, family, religion, or cultural production.

Prerequisite(s): LALS 102.

Instructor

Lecture

CRN

Barbara Sostaita

TR 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM

CRN 36933

LALS 290 Mexican-American History 3 hours. The political, social, economic, and cultural development of the Mexican people in the U.S. from colonial times until the present.

Same as HIST 290.

Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in ENGL 160; and Grade of C or better or concurrent registration in ENGL 161.

Instructor

Lecture

CRN

Theresa Christenson

TR 2:00 PM - 3:15 P.M

CRN 33050

LALS 395 Latinx Sound Culture Studies 3 hours. Listen up! This course "thinks sonically" about what people do with sound, and what sound does in Latinx culture. Topics include el grito in Chicago, queer vocality, the thanasonics of Jaripeo DVDs, lowrider sounds, sad sierreña music, narcocorridos, feminist rage, no sabo accents, xicanx playlists, anti-border music, and more.

Instructor

Lecture

CRN

Esther Diaz Martin

MW 9:30 AM to 10:45 AM

CRN 33052

LALS 403 Interdisciplinary Research Methods in Latin American and Latino Studies 3 undergraduate hours / 4 graduate hours. Examination of research methods in social sciences and current trends in Latin American and Latino Studies. Emphasis on critical analysis of research methods, use of analytical approaches for particular kinds of investigation, and hands on application to case studies.

Prerequisite(s): LALS 301 and LALS 302; or graduate standing.

Instructor

Lecture

CRN

Barbara Sostaita

R 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM

CRN 31440

LALS 491 Violence in Contemporary Latin America 3 undergraduate hours / 4 graduate hours. This advanced seminar seeks to explain the reason behind increasing patterns of violence in contemporary Latin America.

The seminar describes existing trends and analyzes the root sources behind violence in the region. It interrogates whether existing patterns differ from early periods and, if so, how. The seminar studies violent actors' attributes and modus operandi, including the State, guerrillas, paramilitary groups, and criminal organizations. It also examines some of the societal consequences prompted by violence, such as resistance mechanisms and population uprooting. In a related way, the seminar also investigates the notion of criminal governance (i.e., instances in which criminal organizations assume state-like functions and govern the population). While addressing this topic, a growing trend in the region, the seminar addresses critical concepts such as state fragility, citizen security, and cogovernance. The class draws upon case studies including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Peru.

Instructor

Lecture

CRN

Andreas Feldmann

T 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM

CRN 36422

LALS 495 The Rancho in History and Culture 3 undergraduate hours / 4 graduate hours. This course explores the history and culture of ranching in northern Mexico and the American Southwest. We investigate how "things ranchero" inform modern Mexican and Mexican American identity and culture. Major topics include the nature of ranch work; the politics of land tenure; and representations of the rancho and "lo ranchero" in music, the moving image, folklore, popular culture, literature, architecture, and material culture.

Instructor

Lecture

CRN

Joel Huerta

M 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM

CRN 36256

LALS 497 Community Research Internship 3 undergraduate hours / 4 graduate hours.

Work in community-based organizations and cultural institutions to develop experiential knowledge about social, political and cultural issues facing Latinos and Latin Americans. Placements introduce issues of ethnicity, identity, and transnationalism.

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above and consent of the instructor. Concurrent registration in LALS 498. Recommended Background: LALS 403.

Instructor

Lecture

CRN

Xochitl Bada

M 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

CRN 39953

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GRADUATE COURSES LALS 502 Latinx and Latin American Critical Thought 4 hours. In-depth study of selected research topics related to Latin America and/or U.S. Latinos that reflect the major and most current debates in these fields.

Course Information: May be repeated if topics vary.

Solidarity Politics & Social Movements How and why do political and social change happen, often in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds? What can past efforts to organize for power teach us today? This interdisciplinary graduate seminar seeks to answer these questions, among others, through a wide-ranging examination of solidarity politics and social movements. Readings will include classic and cutting-edge books and articles from a variety of disciplines.

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

Instructor

Lecture

CRN

Adam Goodman

w 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM

CRN 31441

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

Lecture

CRN

Xochitl Bada

M 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

CRN 31442

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