# Latin American Studies ## expand\_more The following 2026-2027 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. **This Courses that Count list was updated on March 18, 2026.** 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 [Emily Gowen](/people/emily-gowen). **Key to Requirements:** **S**: [Survey](https://histlit.fas.harvard.edu/CTC-latin-america#by-requirement) **TH**: [Transnational History](https://histlit.fas.harvard.edu/CTC-latin-america#by-requirement) **TL**: [Transnational Literature](https://histlit.fas.harvard.edu/CTC-latin-america#by-requirement) **Pre-1900**: [Pre-1900](https://histlit.fas.harvard.edu/CTC-latin-america#by-requirement) - Anthropology 1782 The Making of Modern Brazil: A Transnational Perspective. TBA. **S (Pre-1900)** **(TH)** F - African and African American Studies 12 Intro to Afro-Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Henry. **S(Pre-1900)** **(TH)** F - African and African American Studies 163X Foundational Fiction and Film. Sommer. **(TH)** **(TL)**Sp - African and African American Studies 185Y Made to Feel: Race & Affect in the Americas. Henry. **(TH)** **(TL)**Sp - African and African American Studies 127X Novel Nations in Africa and Latin America. Mushakavanhu and Somer. **(Pre-1900)(TH)** **(TL)**F - Ethnicity, Migration, and Rights 179 Afro-Latinidades and World Diasporas. TBA. **(TH)** **(TL)** Sp - Comparative Literature 194X The Borges Machine. Siskind. **(TH)** **(TL)** F - Gen Ed 1207 Whose Culture is it Anyway? Latin America's Politics of Memory. Vela Martinez. **(S)** **(Pre-1900)** **(TH)** **(TL)**F - Gen Ed 1019 The Caribbean Crucible: Colonialism, Capitalism, and Post-Colonial Misdevelopment in the Region. Patterson. **(S)** **(TH)** F - Gen Ed 1089 The Border: Race, Politics, and Health in Modern Mexico. Soto Laveaga. **(S)** F - Government 2131 Comparative Politics of Latin America. Levitsky. **(TH)** F - Government 94PR Political Economy of Development. Raffler. **(TH)** Sp - Government 20 Foundations of Comparative Politics. Levitsky. **(S)** **(TH)** F - History 1991A Colonial Law in Time(s) and Space(s). Herzog. **(S)** **(Pre-1900)(TH)** F - History 26 Latin America and the United States. Weld. **(S)** **(TH)** F - History & Literature 90HN Soccer, Globalization, and Urban Life. Carvalho. **(TH)** **(TL)**F - History of Art and Architecture 19P Introduction to Pre-Columbian Art. Cummins. **(S)(Pre-1900)** F - Music 145 Modern Cuban Music: The African Diaspora's Transformative Role 1800-1959. Terry. **(S)(Pre-1900)** **(TH)** **(TL)** F - Portuguese 62 Women's Voices in Brazilian culture(s). Soares. **(TL)** Sp - Portuguese 185 Sea Theory. Blackmore. **S** **(Pre-1900) (TL)**F - Portuguese 30 Upper Level Portuguese: Traditions, Culture, and Current Events through Brazilian Folklore. Soares. **(TL)**Sp - Spanish 70 Introduction to Latin American Studies: Aesthetics and Anxieties. Vela Martinez. **(S)(TL)**F - Spanish 70B Hispanic Literature of the Golden Age **(S)(Pre-1900)(TL)** S - Spanish 59 Spanish and the Community. Parra-Velasco. **(TL)**Sp - Spanish 49H Language and the Latinx identities. Parra-Velasco. **(TL)** F - Spanish 40 Advanced Spanish Language I: Identity, History, and Movement in Latin America. Feliberty Casiano. **(TL)**Sp - Spanish 61N The Ethics of Business in Latin America. Gutierrez. F - Spanish 122 Spanish Film from Bunuel to Almodovar. Vega-Durand. **(TL)** F - Spanish 194 The Borges Machine. Siskind. **(TH)** **(TL)**F - Spanish 61PH Spanish for Public Health. Gutierrez. Sp - Romance Studies182 Iberian and Latin American Sexualities. Blackmore. **S** **(Pre-1900)(TH)** Sp ## By requirement Open all sections Close all sections ### Survey expand\_more - Anthropology1782 The Making of Modern Brazil: A Transnational Perspective. TBA. **F** - African and African American Studies 12 Intro to Afro-Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Henry. **F** - Gen Ed 1207 Whose Culture is it Anyway? Latin America's Politics of Memory. Vela Martinez. **F** - Gen Ed 1019 The Caribbean Crucible: Colonialism, Capitalism, and Post-Colonial Misdevelopment in the Region. Patterson. **F** - Gen Ed 1089 The Border: Race, Politics, and Health in Modern Mexico. Soto Laveaga. **F** - Government 20 Foundations of Comparative Politics. Levitsky. **F** - History 1991A Colonial Law in Time(s) and Space(s). Herzog. **F** - History 26 Latin America and the United States. Weld. **F** - History of Art and Architecture 19P Introduction to Pre-Columbian Art. Cummins. **F** - Music 145 Modern Cuban Music: The African Diaspora's Transformative Role 1800-1959. Terry. **F** - Portuguese 185 Sea Theory. Blackmore. **F** - Spanish 70 Introduction to Latin American Studies: Aesthetics and Anxieties. Vela Martinez. **F** - Romance Studies 182 Iberian and Latin American Sexualities. Blackmore. **Sp** ### Transnational History expand\_more - African and African American Studies 12 Intro to Afro-Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Henry. **F** - African and African American Studies 163X Foundational Fiction and Film. Sommer. **Sp** - African and African American Studies 185Y Made to Feel: Race & Affect in the Americas. Henry. **Sp** - African and African American Studies 127X Novel Nations in Africa and Latin America. Mushakavanhu and Somer. **F** - Ethnicity, Migration, and Rights 179 Afro-Latinidades and World Diasporas. TBA. **Sp** - Comparative Literature 194X The Borges Machine. Siskind. **F** - Gen Ed 1207 Whose Culture is it Anyway? Latin America's Politics of Memory. Vela Martinez. **F** - Gen Ed 1019 The Caribbean Crucible: Colonialism, Capitalism, and Post-Colonial Misdevelopment in the Region. Patterson. **F** - Government 2131 Comparative Politics of Latin America. Levitsky. **F** - Government 94PR Political Economy of Development. Raffler. **Sp** - Government 20 Foundations of Comparative Politics. Levitsky. **F** - History 1991A Colonial Law in Time(s) and Space(s). Herzog. **F** - History 26 Latin America and the United States. Weld. **F** - History & Literature 90HN Soccer, Globalization, and Urban Life. Carvalho. **F** - Music 145 Modern Cuban Music: The African Diaspora's Transformative Role 1800-1959. Terry. **F** - Spanish 194 The Borges Machine. Siskind. **F** - Romance Studies 182 Iberian and Latin American Sexualities. Blackmore. **Sp** ### Transnational Literature expand\_more - African and African American Studies 163X Foundational Fiction and Film. Sommer. **Sp** - African and African American Studies 185Y Made to Feel: Race & Affect in the Americas. Henry. **Sp** - African and African American Studies 127X Novel Nations in Africa and Latin America. Mushakavanhu and Somer. **F** - Ethnicity, Migration, and Rights 179 Afro-Latinidades and World Diasporas. TBA. **Sp** - Comparative Literature 194X The Borges Machine. Siskind. **F** - Gen Ed 1207 Whose Culture is it Anyway? Latin America's Politics of Memory. Vela Martinez. **F** - History & Literature 90HN Soccer, Globalization, and Urban Life. Carvalho. **F** - Music 145 Modern Cuban Music: The African Diaspora's Transformative Role 1800-1959. Terry. **(S)(Pre-1900)** **(TH)** **(TL)** F - Portuguese 62 Women's Voices in Brazilian culture(s). Soares. **Sp** - Portuguese 185 Sea Theory. Blackmore. **F** - Portuguese 30 Upper Level Portuguese: Traditions, Culture, and Current Events through Brazilian Folklore. Soares. **Sp** - Spanish 70 Introduction to Latin American Studies: Aesthetics and Anxieties. Vela Martinez. **F** - Spanish 59 Spanish and the Community. Parra-Velasco. **Sp** - Spanish 49H Language and the Latinx identities. Parra-Velasco. **F** - Spanish 40 Advanced Spanish Language I: Identity, History, and Movement in Latin America. Feliberty Casiano. **Sp** - Spanish 122 Spanish Film from Bunuel to Almodovar. Vega-Durand. **F** - Spanish 194 The Borges Machine. Siskind. **F** ### Pre-1900 expand\_more - Anthropology 1782 The Making of Modern Brazil: A Transnational Perspective. TBA. **F** - African and African American Studies 12 Intro to Afro-Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Henry. **F** - African and African American Studies 127X Novel Nations in Africa and Latin America. Mushakavanhu and Somer. **F** - Gen Ed 1207 Whose Culture is it Anyway? Latin America's Politics of Memory. Vela Martinez. **F** - History 1991A Colonial Law in Time(s) and Space(s). Herzog. **F** - History of Art and Architecture 19P Introduction to Pre-Columbian Art. Cummins. **F** - Music 145 Modern Cuban Music: The African Diaspora's Transformative Role 1800-1959. Terry. **F** - Portuguese 185 Sea Theory. Blackmore. **F** - Romance Studies 182 Iberian and Latin American Sexualities. Blackmore. **Sp**