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Introduction to Latin America and the Caribbean
The interdisciplinary study of Latin America and the Caribbean. Examination of ethnic and cultural diversity and issues of gender, race, class, and culture within Latin American and Caribbean society. Consideration will also…
This continuation of Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Studies I serves as a basic introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Faculty from various disciplines deliver weekly lectures introducing students to issues related to the cultures, languages, ecology, geography…
Multidisciplinary study of the history, culture, and politics of Latino/as in the United States. Topics include, but are not limited to, barrio life, precarious labor, border policing, citizenship, exile, Latinidad, stereotypes, the American Dream, and empowerment.
Multidisciplinary study of the history, culture, and politics of the Caribbean and its diaspora in the U.S. Topics include, but are not limited to, colonialism and slavery, revolution and empowerment, color and caste, gender and sexuality, Afro- Caribbean religions and music, national…
Introduction to the real Brazil today, focusing on key issues of contemporary relevance. Rather than emphasizing Brazil’s problems, it explores the innovative ways Brazilians are solving them.
Multidisciplinary study of the history, culture, and politics of Mexico. Though the focus is on understanding Mexico, the course incorporates a transnational perspective through an appreciation of the politics and effects of globalization and Mexico-U.S. relations. Materials include…
Multidisciplinary study of the history, culture, and politics of Mexico. Though the focus is on understanding Mexico, the course incorporates a transnational perspective through an appreciation of the politics and effects of globalization and Mexico-U.S. relations. Materials include scholarly…
An overview of the histories, struggles, and current conditions of indigenous peoples in the Americas from pre-Columbian times to the present. Emphasis on the political, technological, and social organization and achievements of indigenous cultures and struggles over territories, rights,…
Amerindian, Iberoamerican, and Caribbean history and culture from pre-encounter times to 1800.
Latin American and Caribbean history and culture from 1800 to the present.
Offered every year.
A survey of the history of the Hispanic/Latinx people of the United States from the Spanish conquest to the present, examining the U.S. occupation of the Southwest and the successive waves of Hispanic immigration through issues of segregation, integration, gender equality, and identity…
Examination of the history of race and slavery in the Americas from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. We analyze the enslaved experience, with an emphasis on outlining similarities and differences among slavery in North American, Caribbean, and Latin American societies, and how…
Examination of the history of women, gender relations, and sexuality in Latin America. It pays particular attention to how gender, race, and class intersected in the formation of historical trends from pre-Colombian societies to the present day. Approximately one-half of the course will…
Mexican history and culture from pre-Columbian times to the present.
Mexican history from pre-Aztec times to the modern era. Pre- Columbian Mexico, the era of Spain's colonial rule (1519-1810), the struggle for independence, and the turbulent years of post- independence chaos will be covered. Also, the Juárez years (1855-1872), the long reign of Porfírio…
Brazilian history and culture from pre-Columbian times to the present.
Brazilian history and culture from pre-Columbian times to the present. How Brazil and its people have been shaped by colonialism, economic cycles of boom and bust, slavery, regional cleavages, shifts from monarchical to republican to dictatorial to democratic forms of government, and…
Exploration of the central nodes of Andean history: the foundation of the Inka empire, the Spanish Conquest, process of modern state formation and the indigenous rights movement in Ecuador, Bolivia, and Perú, analyzing how the Andean village adapted to outside exactions and demands without…
A survey of Latinx literature and key topics in Latinx literary studies. Students will explore how Latino/as have imaginatively dramatized issues such as barrio life, exilic nostalgia, internal colonialism, historic traumas, border crossings, Spanglish, mestizaje, machismo, and new notions…
Cultural variation in the Americas from the end of the Pleistocene to the time of intensive European contact, with emphasis on human/environmental interactions.
Not offered on a regular basis.
This course covers a range of issues affecting women in the various parts of the Caribbean region. It examines the meaning of feminism within the Caribbean context. It considers the ways in which race, gender, class, ethnicity, language, sexuality, and other factors affect the formation of…
Examination of the meaning of feminism within the Caribbean context. The ways in which race, gender, class, ethnicity, language, sexuality, and other factors affect the formation of Caribbean women's identities in the modern world.
Nontraditional Format: This…
Centers the lived experiences of different individuals and cultures during infectious disease epidemics in modern global history, particularly in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Based on the history of medicine, the course emphasizes both historical context and anthropological,…
Exploration of world hunger using an interdisciplinary approach. Analysis of natural resource-related, political, and cultural causes of hunger; its health and socioeconomic effects; and current proposed solutions, with an emphasis on education. Group discussions will be emphasized in this…
Exploration of world hunger using an interdisciplinary approach. Analysis of natural resource-related, political, and cultural causes of hunger; its health and socioeconomic effects; and current proposed solutions, with an emphasis on education.
This course will be…
Students will study a less-commonly taught Latin American indigenous language either in the country of origin or at UGA. The course will focus on developing students' cultural and linguistic knowledge of the target language.
Nontraditional format: Directed study.…
Specific aspects of cinema, culture, and literature of the Portuguese-speaking world. Topics to be selected according to the needs and interests of the students. Taught in seminar fashion with extensive outside readings of primary and secondary sources. Given in English.
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Topics of current interest in Latin American Studies based on individual study, readings, or projects under the supervision of a project director. Students will develop a paper or project based upon a specific aspect of the region.
Directed study.
Examination of local and national politics through the lived experience of local Athens area residents, social policymaking processes, and the role of research and storytelling for policy. Students will conduct fieldwork and create policy-relevant digital stories. Students will present…
Practical use of language skills and cultural awareness through community involvement. Students will work directly with approved study abroad providers or the Latino community of Athens in planned and systematic activities coordinated with a variety of community organizations. Each student…
Practical use of sociopolitical, geographical, and cultural knowledge of Latin America will be put to use through community involvement or with a locally relevant LACSI project. Students will work on planned and systematic activities coordinated by the instructor of record.
An overview of contemporary social movements of the region, its historical roots, and the economic/political causes that motivate the protests of the powerless. Special attention will be given to the relationship between social movements, political parties, and the state in different…
Designed for students who participate in UGA Study Abroad programs. Students will attend a class in Spanish offered by the host university.
Introduction to various Francophone regions of the world through the study of film and literature.
Special issues or topics in Latin American history not covered in a regular history course. Topics, methodology, and instructor vary from semester to semester. Representative topics include the Latin American revolutionary tradition, the wars of independence in the Americas, and Latin…
An introduction to environmental issues in Latin America and the Caribbean, with an emphasis on how capitalist expansion, patriarchal structures, and white supremacist ideologies are linked to environmental degradation. We will review theories on environmental issues and apply them to the…
Examination of ethnic and cultural diversity, and issues of gender, race, class, and culture within Mexican society. Consideration will also be given to the historical, political, economic, and social experiences of Mexican ethnic and cultural groups with special attention to their…
Examination of ethnic and cultural diversity and issues of gender, race, class, and culture within Mexican society. Consideration will also be given to the historical, political, economic, and social experiences of Mexican ethnic and cultural groups, with special attention to their…
Exploration of the history of popular religions in Latin America since Pre-Columbian times. Readings include issues such as religion in the Andes, witchcraft and cult of the saints, African religions in Brazil, and shamanism in the Amazon. Analysis of the social, political, and gender…
Examination of struggles surrounding assertions of citizenship rights in Latin America and the Caribbean since the eighteenth century. The readings trace moments in which women, migrants, and indigenous and colonized peoples transformed dominant understandings of the nation-state and…
Exploration of how Latin Americans see themselves through the lens of popular culture. Studying festivals, dances, theater, and a variety of forms of public performance serves the purpose of reflecting on the specific way Latin Americans have constructed race, gender, class, and nation. In…
An exploration of the comparative dimensions of Black and Irish experiences in the Atlantic world through the study of cultural production from the United States, Africa, Britain, the Caribbean, and Ireland. Special emphasis will be placed on the relevance of the texts under discussion to…
Introduction to and analysis of changes in Latin American and United States foreign policy.
The diverse social and cultural manifestations of gender located within an economic, social, and political context. Case studies drawn from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
Exploration of the social history and contemporary questions of race, class, gender, and nation in Latin America. Case studies drawn from throughout the region. Topics may include socioeconomic development, poverty and inequality, social movements, institutions, and change. Latin America…
Covers a range of theories and perspectives instrumental to Latin American and Caribbean Studies across disciplines and over time. Examples include dependency theory, liberation theology, subaltern studies, the decolonial turn, indigenous epistemologies, and Latin American feminisms.…
Democracy and democratization focused on the political, cultural, and socioeconomic bases of democratization, its practice in the United States, Europe, Russia, Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and/or Latin America and the prospects for democracy spreading in presently non-…
The factors leading to democratic transitions in the region and the problems associated with the consolidation of democratic rule.
Two indigenous urban societies of the Americas, from farming village beginnings to the Spanish conquest, and their lasting impact on modern middle American culture. Topics include ecology, economy, political organization, urbanism, militarism, beliefs, art, architecture, and literature.…
This history of archaeology in the Caribbean islands focuses on theories of migration, settlement patterns, subsistence strategies, and emergence of complex polities encountered by the first Europeans. The Caribbean region will be compared to adjacent areas along the Gulf Coast to explore…
Theatre and performance from several Latin American and Caribbean countries. Study of the history of theatre and performance in the region and a selection of plays by some of the best artists. Emphasis will be placed on theatre’s cultural influences and its sociopolitical role.…
The study of Latina lives from a feminist perspective. Examination of research and writing about the lives of Latina women with a particular focus on the dynamics of communities in the United States, immigration, cultural values regarding gender, and effects of poverty and violence.…
Embracing a comparative approach that begins by excavating the foundations of post colonial theory, this course analyzes cultural production emanating from or relating to three distinct geographic areas: Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia. The course will explore the…
Diasporic movement, sustainability, modifications, syncretic tendencies of African Derived Religions in the Americas, especially Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, and North America.
A historical survey of cinema and related audio(visual) media, including radio, television, and digital media, in Latin America. The course traces the role played by cinema and media in nation-building in Latin American countries as well as the relationship between film aesthetics,…
An overview of Latino/a mental health issues in the United States from the perspective of well-being, cultural strengths, and empowerment. Students will examine the strengths and resiliency of U.S. Latinos/as and critically examine structural and societal barriers in the U.S. that result…
Focuses on two or more Latin American and/or Caribbean countries (e.g., Peru and Bolivia) or at least one Latin American county and another country outside of Latin America (e.g., Brazil and Angola). The approach could be discipline- specific (e.g., literature) or interdisciplinary (e.g.,…
Analysis of international development programs, stressing the developing world's perspective. Study of issues affecting international cooperation, agricultural development and sustainability, technology transfer, and extension education.
Nontraditional Format:…
The geography of Latin America, including physical, cultural, and economic characteristics of different regions. Prospects for expansion of settlement, development of resources, and growth of industries.
Students are permitted to enter an organization to obtain practical and applied experience. Work is conducted in a Latin American or Caribbean language. A scholarly research paper relating this experience to academic work is required.
Current topics in Latin America and/or the Caribbean.
To enhance the knowledge gained and deepen the appreciation of Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Students will demonstrate proficiency in the major regional language of choice.
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats.
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data. Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional capstone product, such as a report or…
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Mesa de Español - Spring 2024
Spring 2024 courses
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