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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