The five issue areas within the LAS program are detailed below.
Most classes are taught once per year but some may be taught less frequently.
Globalization & Development
- CAS HI 582 Social Movements in 20th Century Latin America
- CAS IR 566 (PO 567) Democracy in Latin America & its Challenges
- CAS IR 568 (PO 565) U.S. – Latin American Relations
- CAS IR 590 (PO 562) Political Economy of Latin America
- CAS IR 597 (GE 597) Development & Environment in Latin America
- GRS IR 825 (SO 820) Women & Social Change in the Developing WorlD
Politics & Civil Society
- CAS AA 514 (HI 584) Labor, Sexuality, & Resistance in the Afro-Atlantic World
- CAS HI 582 Social Movements in 20th Century Latin America
- CAS IR 502 (PO 561) Latin American Political Parties
- CAS IR 529 Cuba in Transition
- CAS IR 566 (PO 567) Democracy in Latin America & its Challenges
- CAS IR 590 (PO 562) Political Economy of Latin America
- CAS IR 597 (GE 597) Development & Environment in Latin America
- GRS IR 825 (SO 820) Women & Social Change in the Developing World
U.S. Policy & Inter-American Relations
- CAS IR 524 The Cold War in Latin America
- CAS IR 529 Cuba in Transition
- CAS IR 568 (PO 565) U.S. – Latin American Relations
- CAS IR 597 (GE 597) Development & Environment in Latin America
History & Archaeology
- CAS AA 514 (HI 584) Labor, Sexuality, & Resistance in the Afro-Atlantic World
- CAS AR 503 Archaeological Field Methods: Survey & Excavation*
- CAS AR 551 Studies in Mesoamerican Archaeology*
- CAS AR 556 Archaeological Field Work (8 cr.)*
- GRS AR 751 Mesoamerican Archaeology
- CAS HI 582 Social Movements in 20th Century Latin America
- CAS IR 524 The Cold War in Latin America
*AR 503, AR 551, and AR 556 are taken as part of the Guatemala Archaeology Program, which is an on location field work program that runs during Spring terms.
Literature, Art & Culture
- CAS AH 527 Art & Society: Latin American Art & the Cold War
- CAS LS 554 Borges
- CAS LS 576 Topics in Spanish-American Literature
- CAS LS 577 Topics in Hispanic Thought & Criticism
- CAS LS 579 Topics in Hispanic Cinemas
- CAS LS 580 Mexico City in Literature & Film
- CFA MH 771/871 Special Topics in Ethnomusicology: Black Music in Latin America and the Caribbean
- GRS LS 850 Seminar: Topics in Hispanic Literature
- STH TO 838 Biblical Interpretation from Hispanic and Latin American Perspectives