Director: Eréndira Rueda;

Steering Committee: Light Carruyo (Sociology), Jaime Del Razo (Education), Katherine Hite (Political Science), Tracey Holland (Latin American and Latinx Studies), Timothy Koechlin (International Studies), Candy Martinez (Latin American and Latinx Studies), Daniel Mendiola (History), Montserrat Madariaga-Caro^b (Hispanic Studies), Joseph Nevins^b (Earth Science and Geography), Sofia Ortiz-Hinojosa^ab (Philosophy), Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert (Hispanic Studies), Sarah Pearlman^ab (Economics), Eréndira Rueda (Sociology), David Tavárez (Anthropology);

Participating Faculty: Carlos Alamo (Sociology and Dean of the College), Michael C. Aronna (Hispanic Studies), Colleen Ballerino Cohen (Anthropology), Brian J. Godfrey (Geography), Hiram Perez^ab(English), Nicolás Vivalda (Hispanic Studies), Eva Woods Peiró (Hispanic Studies).

^b   On leave 2024/25, second semester

^ab   On leave 2024/25

The Latin American and Latino/a Studies Program provides a multidisciplinary approach to the study of Latin America and the Latino/a populations of the Americas. The program allows students to explore the multiplicity of cultures and societies of Latin and Latino/a America in ways that acknowledge the permeability, or absence, of borders. The program emphasizes knowledge of global politics, economies, cultures, and nations as theorized, imagined, and practiced through Latin/Latino/a America.

Programs

Major

• •  Latin American and Latinx Studies Major

Correlate Sequence in Latin American and Latinx Studies

• •  Latin American and Latinx Studies Correlate Sequence

Approved Courses

• •  Latin American and Latinx Studies Program Approved Courses

Courses

Latin American and Latinx Studies: I. Introductory

• •  LALS 104 - Young People, Gun Violence, and Human Rights
• •  LALS 105 - Conceptualizing Latin and Latinx America
• •  LALS 164 - Environmental History of Latin America

Latin American and Latinx Studies: II. Intermediate

• •  LALS 214 - Transnational Perspectives on Women and Work
• •  LALS 216 - Language Revitalization
• •  LALS 222 - The Politics of Borders
• •  LALS 227 - Colonial Latin America
• •  LALS 229 - Postcolonial Latin America
• •  LALS 230 - Latina and Latino Literature
• •  LALS 235 - Picturing Transnational Indigenous Sovereignty in the Americas
• •  LALS 236 - Latin American Cinema
• •  LALS 240 - Cultural Localities
• •  LALS 242 - Brazil in Crisis: Continuity and Change in Portuguese America
• •  LALS 243 - Mesoamerican Worlds
• •  LALS 246 - The U.S.-Mexico Border: Capital, State, and Nation
• •  LALS 250 - Language, Culture, and Society
• •  LALS 251 - Community Organizing and Schools
• •  LALS 253 - Children of Immigration
• •  LALS 254 - Memory and Justice in Latin America and North America
• •  LALS 255 - Global Political Economy
• •  LALS 256 - Bilingualism and/in K-12 Public Education
• •  LALS 258 - Latin American Politics
• •  LALS 262 - Latin American Philosophy
• •  LALS 263 - Conquest and Borderlands in Colonial Latin America
• •  LALS 270 - Undocumented, Unapologetic, Unafraid
• •  LALS 271 - Hello, Dear Enemy: Mounting an Exhibition on Children’s Experiences of War and Displacement
• •  LALS 274 - Writing Workshop
• •  LALS 278 - Women’s History of Latin America
• •  LALS 279 - Land Pedagogies
• •  LALS 284 - Food Sovereignty and Indigenous Movements in the Global South
• •  LALS 290 - Community-Engaged Learning
• •  LALS 297 - Reading Course
• •  LALS 298 - Independent Research

Latin American and Latinx Studies: III. Advanced

• •  LALS 300 - Senior Thesis
• •  LALS 301 - Senior Thesis
• •  LALS 302 - Senior Thesis
• •  LALS 303 - Senior Project
• •  LALS 304 - Senior Project
• •  LALS 305 - Senior Project
• •  LALS 335 - Beyond Survival:Latinx Immigrant and Transnational Latin American Communities’ Healthcare & Wellness
• •  LALS 352 - Indigenous Literatures of the Americas
• •  LALS 353 - Decolonizing Digital Culture
• •  LALS 355 - Ritual Language
• •  LALS 363 - Bordering the Americas
• •  LALS 374 - Writing Workshop
• •  LALS 379 - Land Pedagogies
• •  LALS 385 - Women, Culture and Development
• •  LALS 386 - Ghetto Schooling
• •  LALS 387 - Latin American Seminar
• •  LALS 388 - Latin American Economic Development
• •  LALS 399 - Senior Independent Research