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 be given to the historical, political, economic, geographic, and social experiences of Latin American and Caribbean ethnic and cultural groups with special attention to their diversity and unity.

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 be given to the historical, political, economic, geographic, and social experiences of Latin American and Caribbean ethnic and cultural groups with special attention to their diversity and unity.

The interdisciplinary study of Latin America and the Caribbean, with a focus on student-directed learning. Examination of ethnic and cultural diversity and issues of gender, race, class, and culture within Latin American and Caribbean society. Consideration will also be given to the historical, political, economic, geographic, and social experiences of Latin American and Caribbean ethnic and cultural groups, with special attention to their diversity and unity.

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, history, linguistics, political science, and the societies of Latin America and the Caribbean. Advanced readings and discussions following the weekly lectures.

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 identity, and the tourist economy.

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.

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 scholarly texts and traditional and new media.

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 texts and traditional and new media.

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, and resources during the Colonial period and after.

Amerindian, Iberoamerican, and Caribbean history and culture from pre-encounter times to 1800.