List of Courses 16

  Amcult 206 Themes in American Culture Section 001:Intro to Latin Music Vazquez, Roland
A broad overview of the Afro-Latin Diaspora. 3 Credits SS Winter
  Amcult 213 Intro to Latino Studies Cotera, Maria
A multi-discipline approach to the study of the several communities that comprise the U.S. Latino population. 3 Credits HU, RE Fall
  Amcult 313/ Anthrcul 314 Cuba and its Diaspora Behar, Ruth
An examination of Cuba's literature, history, and culture after the Revolution. The course will take a look at the lives of Cubans and Cuban Americans. Topics will include: the Cuban diaspora, Cuban movements, exile, and the Cuban revolution. 4 Credits RE, ULWR Fall
  Amcult 315/History 377 History of Latinos in the U.S. Hoffnung-Garskof, Jesse
An examination of the two largest groups that comprise the Latino population in the U.S., those with origins in Mexico and those with origins in the Spanish Caribbean. A view of the overlapping histories of Latin America and the United States. 4 Credits RE Winter
  Amcult 327 Latino/Latina Literature of the U.S. La Fountain-Stokes, Lawrence
A focus on how linguistics and language use affects culture and social experience for Latinos in the U.S.
 3 Credits HU Fall
  Amcult 420 Latin American & Latino/a Film Studies Section 001: U.S. Latino/a Culture La Fountain-Stokes, Lawrence
An introduction to the study of film in Latin America and by Latinos in the U.S. within the broader framework of historical, cultural, political and sociological trends. The study of film will be analyzed as an art form and as a cultural medium.
4 Credits   Winter
  Anthrarc 488 Prehistory of Mexico Flannery, Kent
A study of the Prehispanic culture for Mesoamerica outside the Maya region. 3 Credits   Winter
  Anthrcul 319 Latin American Society and Culture Frye, David
An examination of the cultures and societies that comprise contemporary Latin America. 4 Credits RE,SS Fall
  Anthrcul 320 Mexico: Culture and Society Frye, David
A look at contemporary Mexican culture and society. 4 Credits   Winter
  Anthrcul 346/History 347 Latin America: The Colonial Period Safier,Neil
An examination of Latin America from the beginnings of colonalism to the early nineteenth-century. 4 Credits SS Winter
  History 348 Latin America: The National Period Caulfield, Sueann
An examination of the history of Latin America from the early nineteenth century until the present. The course will focus on the social, political, ideological, and economic issues that led to the development of the modern nation-states. 4 Credits SS Fall
  History 478 Topics in Latin American History Section 002: Latin America: The National Period Caulfield, Sueann
(See History 348) 3 Credits    
  Polsci 347 Politics and Society in Latin America Molina Vega, Jose
A look at the current democratic government in Latin America. 3 Credits SS Fall
  Rcnsci 250 Ecology, Development, and Conversation in Latin America Granzow-de La Cerda, Inigo
An exploration of the interactions between conservation and development in Latin America. 4 Credits NS Winter
  Rcssci 463/ Soc 453 Mexican Labor in North America Robinson, Ian
An examination of the rise of the maquiladoras, the decline of small farmers in Mexico, and the consequences for workers in Mexico and the United States. The course includes a one-week trip to Nogales, Sonora during Spring Break. 4 Credits   Winter
  Soc 389 Practicum in Sociology Section 103: Detroit: Latino Family Services-After School Program Johnson, Maria

Students will work with Latino Family Services in Detroit to assist elementary and middle school students in an after school program.

2-4 Credits  

Fall, Winter

*To See a Complete List of Courses Visit the LSA Course Guide

 

Return