LASC Courses

WINTER 2010

ELECTIVE COURSES

GEOG130 Developing Countries; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Behavioral and Social Science (SB) Course. CORE Diversity (D) Course.
An introduction to the geographic characteristics of the development problems and prospects of developing countries. Spatial distribution of poverty, employment, migration and urban growth, agricultural productivity, rural development, policies and international trade. Portraits of selected developing countries.

0101(04529) R. Luna (Seats=25, Open=25, Waitlist=0)
MTuWTh.... 9:00am-12:30pm (LEF 1220)

GVPT409K Seminar in International Relations and World Politics: Workshop in Citizens' Diplomacy; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
Two consecutive weekend workshops: January 8-10 and 15-17 (snow days are January 23-24 if needed). GVPT409J is strongly recommended as a concurrent class. Click here for more information.

0101(04878) E. Kaufman (Seats=30, Open=30, Waitlist=0)
F......... 6:00pm- 9:00pm (TYD 1101)
SaSu...... 9:00am- 1:00pm (TYD 1101)
SaSu...... 2:00pm- 6:00pm (TYD 1101)

HIST329R Special Topics in History: Cities and Modernity in the Americas, 1880-1970s; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.

0101(05223) L. Benmergui
MTuWThF... 1:00pm- 4:00pm (KEY 0126)

PORT405 Portuguese for Spanish Speakers; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
Intensive basic grammar, reading and auditory comprehension. Native or acquired fluency in Spanish required.

0101(07095) R. Igel
MTuWThF... 1:00pm- 4:00pm (JMZ 3120)

SPAN207 Reading and Writing in Spanish; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
Prerequisite: SPAN203 with a grade of B+ or higher; or SPAN204 or concurrent SPAN204; or equivalent knowledge; or permission of department. Selected readings with emphasis on reading comprehension and the development of reading strategies. Work in composition writing and a review of selected grammatical topics. Complements material of SPAN204.

0101(07579) STAFF
MTuWTh.... 9:00am-12:30pm (JMZ 0208)

SPAN222 Cultural Difference in Contemporary Latin America; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Literature (HL) Course. CORE Diversity (D) Course.
Introduction to representations and expressions in Latin America: cultural stereotypes, representations of difference, forms of discrimination, sublimation of difference into national identity, and the staging of the other. Taught in English.

0101(07587) STAFF
MTuWTh.... 1:00pm- 4:30pm (JMZ 3205)

SPAN311 Advanced Conversation I; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
Prerequisite: SPAN204 or SPAN211 or permission of department. Not open to native/fluent speakers of Spanish. Further development of listening and speaking skills in Spanish. Opportunity to develop oral fluency, improve pronunciation and increase vocabulary. Individual and/or group oral presentations.

0101(07617) STAFF
MTuWTh.... 1:00pm- 4:30pm (JMZ 1117)

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STUDY ABROAD

LASC 458A / SOCY 498W Argentina: The Politics of Globalization (3 credits)

Roberto Patricio Korzeniewicz
January 2 - 22, 2010

ARHU 319C/HIST329N/GVPT309F/CMLT498/HONR349C Chile: Chilean Literature, Democracy, and Social Change (3 credits)

Vivianne A. Salgado
January 2 - 23, 2010

BSCI 279M Belize: Mayan Culture and the Interface Between Tropical Rainforests and Coral Reefs (2 credits)

Reid Compton
Lee Hellman
January 6 - 16, 2010

PLSC 489C / HONR 379K Costa Rica: Sustainable Tropical Ecosystems (3 credits)

Maile Nee
January 9 - 23, 2010

GEOG 328B Grenada, the Grenadines and Martinique: The Geography of the Southern Caribbean (3 credits)

Joseph R. Trocino
January 13 - 23, 2010

FMSC 498C & 498L / FMSC 698C & 698L / CORE Diversity Mexico: Cultural Competence in Human Services - A Mexican Immersion Experience(6 credits)

Jacqueline Wallen
January 2-24, 2010

LBSC 708S Nicaragua: International Opportunities in Library & Information Sciences (3 credits)

Ann Carlson Weeks
January 4 - 21, 2010

PLSC 489X Peru: Medicinal Plants in the Peruvian Rainforest (3 credits)

Andrea Ottesen
January 5 -22, 2010

SPAN 448E Ecuador: Andean Spaces - Traversing the Colonial City and the Natural World (3 credits)

Eyda Merediz
January 3-23, 2010

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Spring 2010

LASC COURSES

LASC235 Issues in Latin American Studies II; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. CORE Humanities (HO) Course. CORE Diversity (D) Course.
Also offered as SPAN235 and PORT235. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: LASC235 or SPAN235 or PORT235. Major issues shaping Latin American and Caribbean societies including the changing constructions of race, ethnicity, gender and class as well as expressions of popular cultures and revolutionary practices. A continuation of LASC/PORT/SPAN234, but completion of 234 is not a prerequisite. Taught in English.

0101(47586) Rodriguez-Santana, I
TuTh......11:00am-12:15pm (CHM 2201)

LASC429B Special Topics in Latin American Studies: Elementary Nahuatl; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG.

0101(47596) STAFF
TuTh...... 3:00pm- 4:15pm (JMZ 2122)

LASC448T Special Topics in Latin American Studies: Militarism, Citizenship, and Nationhood in Latin America (3 credits) Grade Method: REG.

0101(47616) Rath, T
W......... 2:00pm- 4:30pm (JMZ 1103)

LASC458A Senior Capstone Course in Latin American Studies: The Amazon Through Film; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG.
Also offered as ANTH468D.

0101(47626) J. Chernela
Th........ 2:00pm- 4:45pm (WDS 1114)

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ELECTIVE COURSES

ARTH250 Art and Archaeology of Ancient America; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE History or Theory of Arts (HA) Course. CORE Diversity (D) Course.
Art and archaeology of ancient Mesoamerica from 500 B.C. to 1500 A.D.

0101(04168) J. Wiersema
MW........10:00am-10:50am (ASY 2203)
F.........11:00am-11:50am (ASY 3219) Dis<>

0102(04169) J. Wiersema
MW........10:00am-10:50am (ASY 2203)
F......... 9:00am- 9:50am (ASY 3219) Dis

0103(04170) J. Wiersema
MW........10:00am-10:50am (ASY 2203)
M.........11:00am-11:50am (ASY 3211) Dis

0104(04171) J. Wiersema
MW........10:00am-10:50am (ASY 2203)
W......... 9:00am- 9:50am (ASY 3215) Dis

0105(04172) J. Wiersema
MW........10:00am-10:50am (ASY 2203)
M......... 9:00am- 9:50am (ASY 3215) Dis

0106(04173) J. Wiersema
MW........10:00am-10:50am (ASY 2203)
W.........11:00am-11:50am (ASY 3215) Dis

ARTH370 Latin American Art and Archaeology before 1500; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
Formerly ARTH470. Pre-Hispanic painting, sculpture, and architecture, with a focus on the major archaeological monuments of Mexico.

0101(04275) B. Bland
TuTh......12:30pm- 1:45pm (ASY 3211)

ARTH371 Latin American Art and Archaeology After 1500; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
Formerly ARTH471. The effect of mingling European visual ideas with pre-Hispanic traditions. The formation of Latin American colonial art. How Native American people transformed European ideas and forms.

0101(04293) J. Wiersema
W......... 2:00pm- 4:30pm (ASY 3215)

EDCP418C Special Topics in Leadership: Latino Leadership; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.

0101(22252) B. Hernandez
TuTh...... 2:00pm- 4:45pm (CSS 1113)

ENGL360 African, Indian and Caribbean Writers; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Diversity (D) Course.
Prerequisite: two lower-level English courses, at least one in literature; or permission of department. Selected writers from countries formerly colonies of Britain, France, Denmark, etc. Attention to ways regions have developed distinctive political and aesthetic values resulting from indigenous traditions and foreign influences.

0101(30067) K. MacHaria
MW........ 2:00pm- 3:15pm (TWS 1100)

ENGL362 Caribbean Literature in English; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Diversity (D) Course.
Prerequisite: two lower-level English courses, at least one in literature; or permission of department. Political and literary traditions that intersect in the fiction, poetry, and drama written in English by Caribbean writers, primarily during the 20th century.

0101(30078) M. Collins
TuTh......12:30pm- 1:45pm (TWS 0236)

GEOG498M Topical Investigations: Migration: Latin America and the United States; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.

0101(37362) R. Luna
TuTh......11:00am-12:15pm (LEF 1221)

GVPT309C Topics in International Relations: U.S. Foreign Policy Towards Latin American and the Caribbean; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
Prerequisite: GVPT100. GVPT200 is recommended to take this course.

0101(38467) D. Grant-Wisdom
W......... 2:00pm- 4:45pm (TYD 0111)

HIST251 Latin American History II; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Social or Political History (SH) Course. CORE Diversity (D) Course.
The political culture of the republics of Latin America. Themes include nation building, modernization, race relations, economic development, gender, reform and revolution, and relations between the United States and Latin America.

0101(40785) D. Sartorius
MW........12:00pm-12:50pm (KEY 0102)
W......... 9:00am- 9:50am (KEY 0126) Dis

0102(40786) D. Sartorius
MW........12:00pm-12:50pm (KEY 0102)
M.........11:00am-11:50am (TYD 0117) Dis

0103(40787) D. Sartorius
MW........12:00pm-12:50pm (KEY 0102)
M......... 2:00pm- 2:50pm (ARM 0102) Dis

0104(40788) D. Sartorius
MW........12:00pm-12:50pm (KEY 0102
Tu........11:00am-11:50am (JMZ 0103) Dis

HIST408G (PermReq) Senior Seminar: Cuban Revolution; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. CORE Capstone (CS) Course.
Prerequisite: permission of department.

0101(41174) D. Sartorius
W......... 2:00pm- 4:00pm (KEY 0121)
Time and room to be arranged Dis

HIST408V (PermReq) Senior Seminar: Immigration and Ethnicity in the United States; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. CORE Capstone (CS) Course.
Prerequisite: permission of department.

0101(41224) L. Mar
M......... 1:00pm- 3:00pm (TLF 1103)
Time and room to be arranged Dis

HIST428Y Selected Topics in History: Colonial Encounters: Natives, Spainards, and Africans in the New World; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.

0101(41364) A. Caneque
TuTh...... 2:00pm- 3:15pm (KEY 0126)

PORT204 Intensive Intermediate Portuguese; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
Prerequisite: PORT104 or permission of department. Not open to students who have completed PORT203. Covers speaking, reading, writing, listening, and culture of Portuguese-speaking world.

0101(59570) R. Igel
TuTh......11:00am-12:15pm (JMZ 2122)
W.........11:00am-11:50am (JMZ 2122)

PORT405 Portuguese for Spanish Speakers; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
Intensive basic grammar, reading and auditory comprehension. Native or acquired fluency in Spanish required.

0101(59606) R. Igel
TuTh......12:30pm- 1:45pm (JMZ 1120)

SPAN103 Intensive Elementary Spanish; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
Not open to students who have completed SPAN101, SPAN102, more than two years of high school Spanish, or to fluent/native speakers of Spanish. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: SPAN102 or SPAN103. Covers speaking, reading, writing, listening, and culture of Spanish-speaking world. Limited exceptions may be granted for students with weak preparation or several years' lapse since the study in high school. Students must present high school and/or college transcripts on the first day of class to assure proper placement. Exceptions must be approved in advance by the departmental advisor, JMZ 2202.

0101(63439) STAFF
MWF.......10:00am-10:50am (JMZ 0103)
Tu........10:00am-10:50am (JMZ 0103)

0201(63440) STAFF
MWF.......11:00am-11:50am (JMZ 0120)
Tu........11:00am-11:50am (JMZ 1224)

0301(63441) STAFF
MWF.......12:00pm-12:50pm (JMZ 0208)
Tu........12:00pm-12:50pm (JMZ 1224)

0401(63442) STAFF
MTuWF..... 1:00pm- 1:50pm (JMZ 0118)

0501(63443) STAFF
MTuWF..... 2:00pm- 2:50pm (JMZ 0208)

SPAN203 Intensive Intermediate Spanish; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Humanities (HO) Course.
Prerequisite: SPAN103 or equivalent. Not open to students who have completed four years of high school Spanish or to fluent/native speakers of Spanish. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: SPAN201 or SPAN203. Formerly SPAN201. Covers speaking, reading, writing, listening, and culture of Spanish-speaking world.

0101(63453) STAFF
MWThF..... 9:00am- 9:50am (JMZ 0103)

0201(63454) STAFF
MWThF.....10:00am-10:50am (JMZ 0105)

0301(63455) STAFF
MThF......11:00am-11:50am (JMZ 0103)
W.........11:00am-11:50am (ASY 3221)

0401(63456) STAFF
MWThF.....12:00pm-12:50pm (JMZ 0103)

0501(63457) STAFF
MWF....... 1:00pm- 1:50pm (JMZ 0105)
Th........ 1:00pm- 1:50pm (JMZ 0122)

0601(63458) STAFF
MWF....... 1:00pm- 1:50pm (JMZ 1122)
Th........ 1:00pm- 1:50pm (JMZ 0103)

0701(63459) STAFF
MWThF..... 2:00pm- 2:50pm (JMZ 0122)

0101(63483) K. Remson
MWF.......10:00am-10:50am (JMZ 2207)

0201(63484) K. Remson
MWF.......11:00am-11:50am (JMZ 2207)

0301(63485) STAFF
MWF.......12:00pm-12:50pm (JMZ 2207)

0401(63486) STAFF
MWF....... 1:00pm- 1:50pm (JMZ 2207)

0501(63487) STAFF
MWF....... 2:00pm- 2:50pm (JMZ 2117)

SPAN307 Oral Communication Skills for Native Speakers of Spanish; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
Development of techniques for formal public speaking in Spanish. Writing and delivering oral presentations for varied audiences and purposes. Includes strategies for organization, the use of rhetorical patterns, and the development of effective discourse. Designed for bilingual students who are native speakers of Spanish (Heritage Language learners), who have been educated in the U.S. and whose Spanish ability is mainly oral.

0101(63556) STAFF
MWF....... 1:00pm- 1:50pm (JMZ 0120)

SPAN362 Latin American Literatures and Cultures II: From Independence to Nation Formation; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
Prerequisite: SPAN301 and SPAN303 or permission of instructor. An overview of cultural and literary production of Latin America from the 18th Century to approximately 1900, exploring the production of literary texts in their socio-historical, political, and cultural contexts and development. In Spanish.

0101(63611) L. Demaria
TuTh......12:30pm- 1:45pm (JMZ 2206)

0201(63612) STAFF
MWF.......11:00am-11:50am (JMZ 2206)

0301(63613) STAFF
MWF....... 2:00pm- 2:50pm (JMZ 3203)

SPAN363 Latin American Literatures and Cultures III: From Modernism to Neo-Liberalism; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
Prerequisite: SPAN301 and SPAN303, or permission of instructor. Not open to students who have completed SPAN324 or SPAN347. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: SPAN324, SPAN347, SPAN363. An overview of cultural and literary production of Latin America from the late 19th through the early 21st centuries, exploring the production of literary texts in their socio-historical, political, and cultural contexts and development. In Spanish.

0101(63623) STAFF
MWF.......12:00pm-12:50pm (JMZ 0205)

0201(63624) STAFF
MWF....... 3:00pm- 3:50pm (JMZ 3203)

SPAN408B Great Themes of the Hispanic Literatures; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.

0101(63685) A. Rodriguez
MWF.......10:00am-10:50am (JMZ 1224)

SPAN408C Great Themes of the Hispanic Literatures; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.

0101(63695) R. Harrison
Time and room to be arranged

SPAN408D Great Themes of the Hispanic Literatures; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.

0101(63705) J. Aguilar-Mora
TuTh......11:00am-12:15pm (JMZ 2207)

SPAN415 Commercial Spanish II; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
Prerequisite: SPAN 315 or permission of department. Sophomore standing. Business Spanish terminology, vocabulary and practices. Emphasis on everyday spoken and written Spanish. Readings and discussions of international topics. Cross-cultural considerations relative to international business operations, including exporting and banking.

0101(63715) STAFF
TuTh...... 9:30am-10:45am (JMZ 2206)

0201(63716) STAFF
TuTh......11:00am-12:15pm (JMZ 3205)

0301(63717) C. Ruzza
TuTh......12:30pm- 1:45pm (JMZ 0205)

0401(63718) A. Barilla
TuTh...... 2:00pm- 3:15pm (JMZ 2123)

SPAN417 Practicum in Translation VI; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
Prerequisite: SPAN416 or permission of department. Translation of complete literary texts from Spanish into English. Evaluation of different versions of the original. Problems of interpretation, literary structure and analysis.

0101(63728) STAFF
MWF.......12:00pm-12:50pm (JMZ 0125)

SPAN422 Cross-Cultural Communication; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
Prerequisite: SPAN315. Junior standing. For SPAN majors only. Focuses on the relationship of language and culture of those operating in world markets. Particular attention will be given to cross-cultural communication, linguistic systems, and culture specific perceptions of the Hispanic world.

0101(63739) R. Lavine
TuTh......11:00am-12:15pm (PLS 1129)

USLT202 US Latina/o Studies II: A Contemporary Overview 1960's to present; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Behavioral and Social Science (SB) Course. CORE Diversity (D) Course.
Interdisciplinary course on emerging populations of Latinos in the 20th century with a focus on the multiple waves of latino immigration as a result of neocolonialism, imperialism, globalization and transnationalism. Examines the positioning of immigrant waves in the political, sociocultural and historical contexts of US Latinidades.

0101(65807) A. Rodriguez
MWF....... 2:00pm- 2:50pm (HBK 0105)

USLT488C (PermReq) US Latina/o Senior Seminar: Visual Research Method in US Latina/o Studies; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.

0101(65819) R. Hernandez
TuTh...... 9:30am-10:45am (PLS 1172)

WMST488A (PermReq) Senior Seminar: Latino Women and Families; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.

0101(66166) R. Zambrana
Tu........ 2:00pm- 4:30pm (KEY 0107)

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GRADUATE COURSES

GEOG788M Selected Topics in Geography: Migration: Latin America and the United States; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD/S-F.

0101(67005) R. Luna
TuTh......11:00am-12:15pm (LEF 1221)

HIST608J (PermReq) General Seminar: 20th Century Latin America; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD.
Prerequisite: permission of department.

0101(41556) M. Vaughan
W......... 3:30pm- 6:00pm (TLF 2110)

HIST639C Special Topics in History: Gender, Race and Conquest: Europe Meets the New World, 1500-1900; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD.

0101(41738) C. Lyons
M......... 1:00pm- 3:30pm (TLF 2100)

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Fall 2009

LASC COURSES

LASC100 Challenges of the Cities; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Behavioral and Social Science (SB) Course.
Contemporary urban patterns, trends and problems. Major urban issues, such as: population change, the economy, land use, housing, neighborhood development, fiscal and unemployment crises, and social, environmental, and political controversies of metropolitan areas. International urbanization patterns and policies.

0101(67927) W. Hanna
Tu........11:00am-12:15pm (TYD 0117)
Th........11:00am-12:15pm (TYD 0117) Dis

0102(67928) W. Hanna
Tu........11:00am-12:15pm (TYD 0117)
Th........11:00am-12:15pm (EDU 0206) Dis

0103(67929) W. Hanna
Tu........11:00am-12:15pm (TYD 0117)
Th........11:00am-12:15pm (EDU 0114) Dis

0104(67930) W. Hanna
Tu........11:00am-12:15pm (TYD 0117)
Th........11:00am-12:15pm (EDU 2101) Dis

LASC/PORT/SPAN234 Issues in Latin American Studies I; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. CORE Humanities (HO) Course. CORE Diversity (D) Course. Interdisciplinary study of major issues in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Latin America's cultural mosaic, migration and urbanization. Democratization and the role of religions. Taught in English.

0101(48388) S. Cypess
TuTh......11:00am-12:15pm (PLS 1113)

LASC/PORT/SPAN234H Issues in Latin American Studies I; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. CORE Humanities (HO) Course. CORE Diversity (D) Course.

0101(48398) S. Cypess
TuTh......11:00am-12:15pm (PLS 1113)

LASC448A Special Topics in Latin American Studies: The Aztecs; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number.
An examination of the history, culture, social structure, economics, religion and philosophy of the Aztecs of central Mexico, ranging from the from the founding of their capital city, Tenochtitlan, in 1325 to its fall in 1521.

LASC448L Special Topics in Latin American Studies: Law and Identities; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG.
Also offered as AASP499L, AAST498D, JWST419D, LGBT448L, and WMST498C.

0101(48408) S. Beatty

LASC448M Special Topics in Latin American Studies: Race, Empire, and Revolution in Latin America; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG.
Also offered as HIST429Z.

0101(48409) M. Echeverri
W......... 3:00pm- 5:30pm (WDS 1114)

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ELECTIVE COURSES

ANTH498N Advanced Field Training in Ethnography: Ethnology of the Immigrant Life; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
Also offered as ANTH689N.

0101(02314) J. Freidenberg
W......... 6:00pm- 8:40pm (WDS 0104)
Time and room to be arranged Dis

CMLT277 Literatures of the Americas; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Literature (HL) Course. CORE Diversity (D) Course.
Comparative study of several North, South, and Central American cultures with a focus on the specificities, similarities, and divergences of their literary and cultural texts. Course is meeting in Room J, Hornbake. Also offered as ENGL278L.

0101(16052) R. Bauer
TuTh......12:30pm- 1:30pm (KEY 0106)
F......... 9:00am- 9:50am (BPS 1124) Dis

0102(16053) R. Bauer
TuTh......12:30pm- 1:30pm (KEY 0106)
F.........10:00am-10:50am (BPS 1236) Dis

0103(16054) R. Bauer
TuTh......12:30pm- 1:30pm (KEY 0106)
F......... 9:00am- 9:50am (TLF 1103) Dis

0104(16055) R. Bauer
TuTh......12:30pm- 1:30pm (KEY 0106)
F.........10:00am-10:50am (TLF 1103) Dis

0105(16056) R. Bauer
TuTh......12:30pm- 1:30pm (KEY 0106)
F.........11:00am-11:50am (PLS 1158) Dis

0106(16057) R. Bauer
TuTh......12:30pm- 1:30pm (KEY 0106)
F.........12:00pm-12:50pm (PLS 1119) Dis

ECON442 (PermReq) Globalization and Capital Markets; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: ECON325 and ECON326 with a grade of 'C' (2.0) or better (or ECON305 and ECON306 by permission of department). For ECON majors only. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ECON398M or ECON442. Formerly ECON398M. Uses models of open-economy macroeconomics to explain the causes and consequences of international capital flows. Analysis is made of private consumption, investment, the government sector, current accounts, the labor market, and the money and foreign exchange markets in small open economies. This framework is then used to study examples of how speculative attacks on currencies, sudden reversals of capital inflows, and the effects of the lack of credibility of economic policy affect economic development.

0101(20664) E. Mendoza
MW........ 2:00pm- 3:15pm (TYD 2102)

GVPT309C Topics in International Relations: US Foreign Policy Toward Latin America and the Carribean; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
Prerequisite: GVPT100. Recommended: GVPT200.

0101(39313) D. Grant-Wisdom
TuTh...... 2:00pm- 3:15pm (TYD 1101)

GVPT350 International Relations of the Third World; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
Prerequisite: GVPT200. A systemic view of relations between the industrialized and third world nations examining specific themes such as the legacy of colonialism, the origins and goals of national liberation movements, efforts to promote regional cooperation, and global movements such as nonalignment and the quest for a new international economic order.

0101(39388) D. Grant-Wisdom
W......... 3:30pm- 6:15pm (TYD 1101)

HIST219V Special Topics in History: The Atlantic World in the Early Modern Period; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.

0101(41471) A. Cañeque
MW........ 1:00pm- 1:50pm (KEY 0102)
M.........11:00am-11:50am (KEY 0125) Dis

0102(41472) A. Cañeque
MW........ 1:00pm- 1:50pm (KEY 0102)
M.........12:00pm-12:50pm (KEY 0125) Dis

0103(41473) A. Cañeque
MW........ 1:00pm- 1:50pm (KEY 0102)
M......... 9:00am- 9:50am (KEY 0126) Dis

0104(41474) A. Cañeque
MW........ 1:00pm- 1:50pm (KEY 0102)
W......... 9:00am- 9:50am (KEY 0126) Dis

HIST250 Latin American History I; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Social or Political History (SH) Course. CORE Diversity (D) Course.
Latin America from pre-Columbian Indian cultures to the beginnings of the wars for independence (ca. 1810), covering cultural, political, social, and economic developments.

0101(41542) M. Vaughan
TuTh...... 9:30am-10:20am (KEY 0102)
M.........12:00pm-12:50pm (KEY 0123) Dis

0102(41543) M. Vaughan
TuTh...... 9:30am-10:20am (KEY 0102)
M......... 1:00pm- 1:50pm (KEY 0120) Dis

0103(41544) M. Vaughan
TuTh...... 9:30am-10:20am (KEY 0102)
Tu........ 2:00pm- 2:50pm (JMZ 1103) Dis

0104(41545) M. Vaughan
TuTh...... 9:30am-10:20am (KEY 0102)
Tu........11:00am-11:50am (LEF 1222) Dis

HIST408Z (PermReq) Senior Seminar: Inventing the New World; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG. CORE Capstone (CS) Course.
Prerequisite: permission of department.

0101(42018) A. Cañeque
W......... 4:00pm- 6:00pm (KEY 0107)
Time and room to be arranged Dis

HIST419F Special Topics in History: Frida Kahlo and the Mexican Revolution; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.

0101(42038) M. Vaughan
TuTh......12:30pm- 1:45pm (KEY 0116)

HIST419O Special Topics in History: Afro-Diasporic Dialogues in the Americas; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
Prerequisite: previous course in Latin American History and/or African American History; or permission of instructor.

0101(42068) D. Sartorius
MW........ 1:00pm- 2:15pm (KEY 0126)

PORT224 Brazilian Culture; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Humanities (HO) Course. CORE Diversity (D) Course.
Pluralistic formation of Brazilian culture, based on European, African and Indian contributions. Lectures, discussions, slides, video, and film presentations. In English.

0101(60308) R. Igel
TuTh...... 3:00pm- 4:15pm (COL 3112)

SPAN303 Approaches to Cultural Materials in the Hispanic World; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
Prerequisite: SPAN207 or permission of instructor. Development of proficiency in critical thought through the reading, viewing, and analytical discussion of major genres and styles of cultural materials selected from Spanish-speaking world. In Spanish.

0101(64039) M. Penrose
MWF....... 1:00pm- 1:50pm (JMZ 3205)

0201(64040) M. Penrose
MWF....... 2:00pm- 2:50pm (JMZ 3205)

SPAN361 Latin American Literatures and Cultures I: From Pre-Columbian to Colonial Times; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
Prerequisite: SPAN301 and SPAN303 or permission of instructor. Not open to students who have completed SPAN323 or SPAN346. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: SPAN361, SPAN323, or SPAN346. Overview of cultural history of Latin America from pre-Columbian civilizations to the Colonial period, exploring the foundations of the Spanish American cultural and literary tradition to approximately 1770. In Spanish.

0101(64109) J. Aguilar-Mora
MWF.......11:00am-11:50am (JMZ 0118)

0201(64110) A. Rodriguez
Tu........11:00am-12:15pm (JMZ 0122)
Th........11:00am-12:15pm (JMZ 0120)

0301(64111) E. Merediz
TuTh...... 2:00pm- 3:15pm (JMZ 3120)

0101(64121) L. Demaria
MWF.......10:00am-10:50am (JMZ 3203)

0201(64122) J. Quintero-Herencia
TuTh...... 9:30am-10:45am (JMZ 1122)

SPAN408B Great Themes of the Hispanic Literatures: City Narratives: Mapping Contemporary Cities in the Southern Cone; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.

0101(64193) L. Demaria
MWF.......11:00am-11:50am (JMZ 1117)

SPAN408C Great Themes of the Hispanic Literatures: Latin American Poetry: Modernism and Avant-garde; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.

0101(64203) J. Aguilar-Mora
MWF....... 1:00pm- 1:50pm (JMZ 3203)

SPAN408D Great Themes of the Hispanic Literatures: Spanish Literary Masterpieces I; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.

0101(64213) C. Benito-Vessels
MWF....... 2:00pm- 2:50pm (JMZ 2120)

SPAN425 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics I: Basic Concepts; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
Prerequisite: SPAN301 or equivalent or permission of department. This course begins with an introduction to general concepts in linguistics, from language function and the brain to communication, culture, and thought, and their relation to other disciplines in the social sciences. The main purpose of this course is to provide an overview of Hispanic linguistics through multiple perspectives, while exploring the areas of Spanish morphology, syntax, and semantics. This course will also focus on the structural tendencies of Spanish through a variety of practical activities.

0101(64223) STAFF
MWF.......12:00pm-12:50pm (JMZ 3120)

URSP100 Challenge of the Cities; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Behavioral and Social Science (SB) Course. Formerly URBS100. Contemporary urban patterns, trends and problems. Major urban issues, such as: population change, the economy, land use, housing, neighborhood development, fiscal and unemployment crises, and social, environmental, and political controversies of metropolitan areas. International urbanization patterns and policies. Also offered as LASC100.

0101(66274) W. Hanna
Tu........11:00am-12:15pm (TYD 0117)
Th........11:00am-12:15pm (TYD 0117) Dis

0102(66275) W. Hanna
Tu........11:00am-12:15pm (TYD 0117)
Th........11:00am-12:15pm (EDU 0206) Dis

0103(66276) W. Hanna
Tu........11:00am-12:15pm (TYD 0117)
Th........11:00am-12:15pm (EDU 0114) Dis

0104(66277) W. Hanna
Tu........11:00am-12:15pm (TYD 0117)
Th........11:00am-12:15pm (EDU 2101) Dis

WMST360 Caribbean Women; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
An interdisciplinary analysis of the lives and experiences of women across the Caribbean region, through an examination of their roles in individual, national, social and cultural formations. Special emphasis on contemporary women's issues and organizations.

0101(66946) A. Bolles
MW........ 2:00pm- 3:15pm (SQH 1121)

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GRADUATE COURSES

ANTH689N Special Problems in Anthropology: Ethnology of the Immigrant Life; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/S-F.
Also offered as ANTH498N.

0101(02458) J. Freidenberg
W......... 6:00pm- 8:40pm (WDS 0104)
Time and room to be arranged Dis

HIST608G (PermReq) General Seminar: Colonial Latin America; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD.
Prerequisite: permission of department.

0101(42460) D. Sartorius
W......... 3:30pm- 6:00pm (TLF 2108)

HIST829 Seminar in Latin American History; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD.

0101(43015) K. Rosemblatt
Th........ 3:30pm- 6:00pm (TLF 2108)

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