Latin American and Latinx Studies Program

Director: Sarah Pearlman (2026/27); Tracey Holland (2025/26);

Steering Committee: Fabio Andrade (Film), Light Carruyo (Sociology), Jaime Del Razo (Education), Katherine Hite^b (Political Science), Tracey Holland (Latin American and Latinx Studies), Timothy Koechlin (International Studies), Daniel Mendiola (History), Montserrat Madariaga-Caro (Hispanic Studies), Joseph Nevins (Earth Science and Geography), Sofia Ortiz-Hinojosa (Philosophy), Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert^ab (Hispanic Studies), Sarah Pearlman (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^a (Anthropology), Brian J. Godfrey (Geography), Candy Martinez (Latin American and Latinx Studies), Hiram Perez (English), Nicolás Vivalda (Hispanic Studies), Eva Woods Peiró^b (Hispanic Studies).

^a   On leave 2026/27, first semester

^b   On leave 2026/27, second semester

^ab   On leave 2026/27

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

Courses in Latin Language and Literature: II. Intermediate

• •  LALS 230 - ¿Latinidad=Debt+Hustle?

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 205 - Vecinos Poughkeepsie
• •  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 235 - Picturing Transnational Indigenous Sovereignty in the Americas
• •  LALS 236 - Latin American Cinema
• •  LALS 240 - Cultural Localities
• •  LALS 242 - Brazil and Amazonia at Risk
• •  LALS 243 - Mesoamerican Worlds
• •  LALS 244 - Topics in Feminist and Queer Politics and Activism
• •  LALS 246 - The U.S.-Mexico Border: Capital, State, and Nation
• •  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 257 - Language, Empires, and Nations
• •  LALS 258 - Latin American Politics
• •  LALS 262 - Latin American Philosophy
• •  LALS 263 - Conquest and Borderlands in Colonial Latin America
• •  LALS 268 - Religion, Repression, and Resistance in 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 275 - Transnational Childhoods
• •  LALS 278 - Women’s History of Latin America
• •  LALS 279 - Land Pedagogies
• •  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 375 - Unaccompanied Migrant Children
• •  LALS 379 - Land Pedagogies
• •  LALS 386 - Ghetto Schooling
• •  LALS 387 - Latin American Seminar
• •  LALS 388 - Latin American Economic Development
• •  LALS 399 - Senior Independent Research