Spring 2022
1009. Latino Literature, Culture, and Society
Critical approaches to Latinos/as and cultural representation, production, and agency, as impacted by globalization and local dynamics. Will engage the value and function of race, gender and sexuality in popular culture, literature, film, music, digital culture, visual arts, and urban culture. Taught in English. Knowledge of Spanish is not required. CA 1. CA 4.
View Classes »1190. Introduction to Latin America and the Caribbean
Multidisciplinary exploration of the historical development of such aspects of Latin America and the Caribbean as colonization and nation formation; geography and the environment; immigration and migration; race, ethnicity, and gender in society, politics, economy, and culture. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »1190W. Introduction to Latin America and the Caribbean
Also offered as: HIST 1600W
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011.
Grading Basis: Graded
Multidisciplinary exploration of the historical development of such aspects of Latin America and the Caribbean as colonization and nation formation; geography and the environment; immigration and migration; race, ethnicity, and gender in society, politics, economy, and culture. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »2012. Latinos in Connecticut: Writing for the Community
4.00 credits
Prerequisites: Open to sophomores or higher. Recommended preparation: LLAS 2011W.
Grading Basis: Graded
Students partner with Latino agencies to apply research and writing skills to community needs. Community theory, digital literacy, historical background of CT Latinos, contemporary issues that impact the population. Service learning component.
View Classes »3220. History of Latinos/as in the United States
Settlement and growth of Hispanic-origin populations in the United States today, from Spanish and Mexican settlement of the western United States to the growth of Latino communities. Student oral history project. CA 1. CA 4.
View Classes »3221. Latinos/as and Human Rights
Latino/a issues related to human, civil and cultural rights, and gender differences.
View Classes »3320. Media and Diverse Audiences
Also offered as: COMM 3320
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: Open to juniors or higher. Recommended preparation: COMM 1000, 2300 or 2600.
Grading Basis: Graded
Issues of race, ethnicity, culture, class, gender, and sexuality in mainstream and alternative media. Analysis of how diverse groups use the media, are represented in, and interpret media content. Formerly offered as COMM/LLAS 4320.
View Classes »3322. Soap Opera/Telenovela
Also offered as: COMM 3322
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: Open to juniors or higher. Recommended preparation: COMM 1000, 2300 or 2600.
Grading Basis: Graded
Socio-cultural functions of soap operas/telenovelas as mediated serials constructed by commercial organizations and consumed by United States and global audiences. Formerly offered as COMM/LLAS 4470.
View Classes »3470. The Latinx Family
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Current issues in the study of Latinx youth and families from a social and developmental psychological perspective. Topics include parenting, youth development and adjustment, risky and healthy behaviors, cultural values, and immigration.
View Classes »3607. Latin America in the Colonial Period
Also offered as: HIST 3607
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: Open to sophomores or higher.
Grading Basis: Graded
Pre-Columbian Civilization in America, the epoch of conquest and settlement, together with a study of the Ibero-Indian cultural synthesis which forms the basis of modern Latin American civilization. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »3609. Latin America in the National Period
Also offered as: HIST 3609
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: Open to sophomores or higher.
Grading Basis: Graded
Representative countries in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean together with the historic development of inter-American relations and contemporary Latin American problems. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »3619W. History of the Caribbean
Also offered as: AFRA 3619W, HIST 3619W
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011.
Grading Basis: Graded
Encounter experience; slavery, antislavery mobilization, and abolitionism; colonialism; citizenship and nation building; race and gender; political cultures and movements; migration/immigration; cultural production; and political economy; topics will be examined from a historical perspective. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »3635. History of Modern Mexico
Also offered as: HIST 3635
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: Recommended preparation: HIST 3607.
Grading Basis: Graded
The emergence of modern Mexico from independence to the present with emphasis on the Revolution of 1910. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »3998. Variable Topics in Latino and Latin American Studies
3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: Prerequisites and recommended preparation vary.
Grading Basis: Graded
With a change in topic, may be repeated for credit.
View Classes »3999. Independent Study in Latino and Latin American Studies
1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
May be repeated for credit.
View Classes »4212. Field Internship in Latino Studies
1.00 - 3.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 6 credits.
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Work in cultural community-oriented setting(s). May be repeated for up to 6 credits.
View Classes »4994W. Latin American Studies Research Seminar
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011.
Grading Basis: Graded
Capstone course in which majors and minors in Latin American Studies design, execute and write up original, library-based research on Latin America. Some readings may be in Spanish or Portuguese.
View Classes »5100. Comparative Transnational Latin(o) American History
Also offered as: HIST 5610
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: Not open to students who have passed HIST 5610
Grading Basis: Graded
Critical issues in diverse U.S. Latina/o histories and forces that contributed to the arrival of people of Latin American and Caribbean heritage to the United States. Topics include: the epistemological origins and historiographical traditions of the field; U.S. empire; labor, migration, and diaspora; border formations; constructions of gender and sexuality; and comparative racialization.
View Classes »5105. Special Topics
3.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 12 credits.
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
5390. Independent Study
1.00 - 6.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
Independent Study
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Contact Information
Emma Amador, emma.amador@uconn.edu
Rodolfo Fernandez, rodolfo.fernandez@uconn.edu
Anne Gebelein, anne.gebelein@uconn.edu, 860-486-9523
Yvette Martas, yvette.martas@uconn.edu
Samuel Martinez, samuel.martinez@uconn.edu, 860-486-4515
Melina Pappademos, melina.pappademos@uconn.edu, 860-486-3465
Diana Rios, diana.rios@uconn.edu, 860-486-3187
Katerina Gonzalez Seligmann, kgonzalez.seligmann@uconn.edu
Charles Venator, charles.venator@uconn.edu, 860 486-9052