Latin American Studies

The following 2023-2024 courses count for concentration credit in the Latin American Studies field.

In most cases, this means that at least 50% of the material in the course relates directly to the student’s field. If you find a course that you think is well-suited to your own particular course of study, but that does not appear on the list, please petition the Committee on Instruction for credit, keeping in mind the 50% guideline.

"F" indicates a course offered during the fall semester. "Sp" indicates a course offered during the spring semester. 

Please note that this list will be updated through the start of the semester. Please check back before registering for classes.

Look to the key below to determine which courses can count towards specific field requirements. Click on the requirement term to see a short list of courses that fulfill that field requirement. If you have any questions, please direct them to Assistant Director of Studies Laura Quinton.

Key to Requirements:
S: Survey
TH: Transnational History
TL: Transnational Literature
Pre-1900: Pre-1900
 
  • African and African American Studies 119X Chocolate, Culture, and the Politics of Food. Martin   TH  Sp
     
  • Anthropology 1080 American History before Columbus. Liebmann S Pre-1900 TH  Sp
  • Anthropology 1178 Rise of the Sun and Gold Empire. Cusicanqui Marsano. Pre-1900 Sp
  • Anthropology 1182 People of the Sun: The Archaeology of Ancient Mexico. Fash. Pre-1900 Sp
  • Anthropology 1781 What is Latin America? Politics, Culture, Identity. Fierman S  TH  F
  • Ethnicity, Migration, and Rights 161 Urban Latinidad: Barrios, Public Space, and Social Movements. Mendoza-Mori TH TL Sp
  • Ethnicity, Migration, and Rights 1010 Topics in Latinx Studies: Imagining Latinidad. Mendoza-Mori S  TH TL F
     
  • Gen Ed 1019 The Caribbean Crucible: Colonialism, Capitalism, and Post-Colonial Misdevelopment in the Region.. Patterson   TH  F
  • Gen Ed 1148 Moctezuma's Mexico Then and Now. Carrasco & Fash  Pre-1900 TH  F
  • Gen Ed 1178 Mexico and the Making of Global Cuisine. Carballo     Sp
     
  • Government 94NB Capital, Ideas, and Development in Latin America. Epstein S    Sp
  • Government 1295 Comparative Politics in Latin America. Levitsky S    Sp
     
  • History 15S Fiction as Archive. Chalhoub   TH TL F
  • History 16C Rituals of Rebellion: Race, Religion and Resistance in the African Diaspora. Araujo  Pre-1900 TH  Sp
  • History 1511 Latin America and the United States. Weld S  TH  Sp
  • History 1520 Colonial Latin America. Herzog S Pre-1900 TH  F
  • History 1913 State Terror and Social Repair in Latin America. Weld S  TH  Sp
  • History 1931 Slavery, Disease, and Race: Brazil in the Atlantic World. Chalhoub  Pre-1900   Sp
     
  • History & Literature 90FI Race and Empire in the Americas. Waits  Pre-1900 TH TL F
  • History & Literature 90GC Race and the Environment in the Atlantic World. Cole  Pre-1900 TH TL F
  • History & Literature 90GK Performing Latinidad: Race, Sex, and Excess in Contemporary U.S. Culture. Sanchez Cruz   TH TL F
  • History & Literature 90GO: Protest and Decolonization in Latin America and the Caribbean. Sanchez Cruz TH TL Sp
     
  • History of Art and Architecture 197P Introduction to Pre-Columbian America. Cummins S Pre-1900   F
     
  • Portuguese 145 Transatlantic Africa and Brazil. Blackmore  Pre-1900 TH  F
     
  • Spanish 61N The Ethics of Business in Latin America. Gutierrez     F
  • Spanish 61PH Spanish for Public Health. Gutierrez     Sp
  • Spanish 71B Introduction to Modern Latin American Literature. Vela Martinez TL Sp
  • Spanish 107 Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Contemporary Latin America. Machler    TL F 
  • Spanish 115 Vessels of Ideas: Mediums, Formats, and Genres in Latin America. Quinto Machler TL Sp
  • Spanish 118 Women Writers in Greater Mexico. Vela Martinez    TL F
  • Spanish 148 Revolutionizing Archives: Reviewing Latin American Culture. Vela Martinez     Sp
  • Spanish 186 Tobacco and Sugar, Seminar in Caribbean Counterpoints. Sommer    TL F
  • Spanish 194 The Borges Machine. Siskind     Sp
     
  • TDM 149 Latine Movement: Embodied Intersections of Latin Dance, Music, and Communal Practice. ROD     Sp