Latin American Studies (LATA)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

LATA 1210

1210-1220 is an introductory sequence that allows students to develop basic fluency in Quechua, the most widely spoken indigenous language in the Americas. Students learn elements of Quechua's phonetics, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: QUECH 1210

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9420 LATA 1210   SEM 101

    • MW TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Machaca Condori, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 1951

To what extent does the ideal of the US as a vanguard for democracy and freedom in the world match up with other aspects-military, economic, and humanitarian-of US foreign policy? This same question about ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1951ASIAN 2951HIST 1951

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6682 LATA 1951   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Craib, R

      Loos, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6683 LATA 1951   DIS 201

    • R
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6684 LATA 1951   DIS 202

    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6685 LATA 1951   DIS 203

    • R
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6686 LATA 1951   DIS 204

    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 2170

This course explores major texts and themes of the Hispanic tradition from the 11th to the 17th centuries. We will examine general questions on literary analysis and the relationship between literature ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MEDVL 2170SPAN 2170

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2674 LATA 2170   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: SPAN 2070 or SPAN 2090, or Cornell Advanced Standing Exam (CASE) Q+, or permission of instructor.

LATA 3010

In this course, we will develop a toolbox of performance techniques based on methods developed in the Spanish-speaking and Latinx contexts. These techniques will be used in preparing short, original, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  7868 LATA 3010   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Castillo, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 3566

This course introduces students to the arts of the ancient Americas from circa 2000 BC to the Spanish invasions of the 15th and 16th centuries. The term pre-Columbian refers to the span of time during ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 19450 LATA 3566   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Cohen-Aponte, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 3613

The Cornell Steel Band explores the wide variety of music for an orchestra of instruments fashioned from 55-gallon oil drums, and an engine room of non-pitched percussion. Interwoven into the focus on ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MUSIC 3613

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  3117 LATA 3613   STU 501

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Miller, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 4000

Interested in Latino Studies and Latin American Studies? This course will explore topics in Anthropology, Art, Economics, History, Literature, Government, Sociology, etc., of US Latino and Latin American ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATA 6000LSP 4000LSP 6000

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  3853 LATA 4000   LEC 001

    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Castillo, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 4160

The colonial period in Latin America (circa 1521-1820s) witnessed the formation of one of the most diverse societies in the world. Labor regimes, religious activities, marriage alliances, and commercial ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • Topic: Visual Archives of the Spanish Empire

  • 19647 LATA 4160   SEM 101

    • R
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Cohen-Aponte, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 4666

In this course, we will take an inter-and multidisciplinary approach that examines works of fiction, film, performance, and photography to explore how specters intervene in and mold the social, political, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 18822 LATA 4666   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Troconis Gonzalez, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 6000

Interested in Latino Studies and Latin American Studies? This course will explore topics in Anthropology, Art, Economics, History, Literature, Government, Sociology, etc., of US Latino and Latin American ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATA 4000LSP 4000LSP 6000

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  3855 LATA 6000   LEC 001

    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Castillo, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 6020

In this course, we will develop a toolbox of performance techniques based on methods developed in the Spanish-speaking and Latinx contexts. These techniques will be used in preparing short, original, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  7910 LATA 6020   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Castillo, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 6160

The colonial period in Latin America (circa 1521-1820s) witnessed the formation of one of the most diverse societies in the world. Labor regimes, religious activities, marriage alliances, and commercial ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • Topic: Visual Archives of the Spanish Empire

  • 19651 LATA 6160   SEM 101

    • R
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Cohen-Aponte, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 6666

In this course, we will take an inter-and multidisciplinary approach that examines works of fiction, film, performance, and photography to explore how specters intervene in and mold the social, political, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 18825 LATA 6666   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Troconis Gonzalez, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person