Interdisciplinary Programs Major, BA - Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies Concentration - Arts, Culture, Society, and Politics of Latin America and the Caribbean Track

Arts, Culture, Society, and Politics of Latin America and the Caribbean offers students a broadly interdisciplinary exploration of the region which also includes Latinx communities in the US. This concentration is designed for those students interested in a more traditional liberal arts education that is based in the study of the arts, culture, political systems and societal issues of the region, and the ways in which they are intricately interconnected and constantly changing and intermingling with other areas and influences. The historical origins of Latin America and the Caribbean are based on conquest, colonialism, migration, racial and ethnic diversity, and inequalities. Students will learn about these origins and how, from which distinct and dynamic cultures, political regimes, societies, and artistic forms of productions have developed to represent a shared as well as diverse regional landscape. Similarly, the US, Latin America, and the Caribbean are intricately connected through a shared history, political interventions, and economic goals. Combining courses from departments such as Anthropology, Geography, History, World Languages and Cultures, Political Science, Africana Studies, Religious Studies, Sociology, Cinema Studies, Africana Studies, as well as School of Art and School of Music, students will be able to develop a nuanced and comprehensive understanding of the historical legacies and contemporary dynamics of the region and its connections to the US, Europe, and other countries and areas. Because of the intentionally broad character of this major, students should develop their own program that focuses on a particular language and/or country in the region. This may also include an area of study or approach.

College Requirements

Arts and Sciences

Major Requirements

The general studies track requires 30 hours taken from courses offered by at least three different academic departments.

Select 3 hours:

Any upper division course taught in French, Portuguese, or Spanish.

Select 27 hours (at least 21 hours must be upper division):

AFST 226 - Introduction to Caribbean Literature 3 Credit Hours * or
ENGL 226 - Introduction to Caribbean Literature 3 Credit Hours *
ANTH 313 - Cultures of Mexico and Central America 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 314 - Latinos in the United States 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 319 - Caribbean Cultures and Societies 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 323 - Topics in Latin American Ethnography 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 336 - Caribbean Literature 3 Credit Hours *
GEOG 373 - Cultural Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean 3 Credit Hours *
HILA 255 - Early Latin American and Caribbean History 3 Credit Hours *
HILA 256 - Modern Latin American and Caribbean History 3 Credit Hours *
HILA 343 - History of Mexico: Aztecs to El Chapo 3 Credit Hours
HILA 344 - History of Brazil 3 Credit Hours
HILA 360 - History of Early Latin America 3 Credit Hours
HILA 361 - History of Modern Latin America 3 Credit Hours
HILA 464 - The Spanish Conquest 3 Credit Hours
HILA 465 - Gender and Sexuality in Early Latin America 3 Credit Hours
HILA 484 - Studies in Latin American and Caribbean History 3 Credit Hours
HIUS 301 - Borders, Burritos, and Gringos: The Entangled Histories of the United States and Mexico 3 Credit Hours *
LAC 200 - Latin America and the Caribbean Unveiled: An Interdisciplinary Journey 3 Credit Hours
LAC 383 - Studies in Latin American and Caribbean History 3 Credit Hours
LAC 450 - Slavery in the Early Americas 3 Credit Hours
LAC 499 - Latin American and Caribbean Studies: Bridging Theory and Practice 3 Credit Hours
POLS 456 - Development and Decay of Democracy in Latin America 3 Credit Hours *
PORT 300 - Portuguese for Speakers of Another Romance Language 3 Credit Hours
PORT 301 - Cultural Readings in Portuguese 3 Credit Hours
PORT 303 - Highlights of Brazilian Civilization 3 Credit Hours
PORT 309 - Intermediate Conversation and Composition 3 Credit Hours *
PORT 315 - Aspects of Luso-Brazilian Literature 3 Credit Hours
PORT 326 - Brazilian Cinema 3 Credit Hours
PORT 430 - Contemporary Brazilian Studies 3 Credit Hours *
PORT 432 - Topics in the Literature and Culture of the Portuguese-speaking World 3 Credit Hours
REST 356 - Vodou Gods and Atlantic Perils: African Religions in the New World 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 312 - Language in Context II 3 Credit Hours *
SPAN 331 - Introduction to Hispanic Culture 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 333 - Survey of Spanish-American Literature: 1700-Present 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 334 - Survey of Hispanic Literatures: Beginnings-1700 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 401 - Cultural Plurality and Institutional Changes in Latin America 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 402 - Latin American and Caribbean Studies Seminar 3 Credit Hours
SPAN 465 - Latin American Film and Culture 3 Credit Hours

Note:

Additional courses not listed above may be petitioned for credit upon successful completion with the Chair of Latin American and Caribbean studies when the course contains significant content focused on Latin America, the Caribbean and/or Latinos in the United States and elsewhere.

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .

Undergraduates