Class Roster - Spring 2026S - Subject - Latin American Studies

LATA 1210

Elementary Quechua I

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
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

9858 LATA 1210 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:15pm - 2:30pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Machaca Condori, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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LATA 1220

Elementary Quechua II

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 1220
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

9138 LATA 1220 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 4:45pm - 6:00pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Machaca Condori, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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LATA 1950

The Invention of the Americas

When did the 'Americas' come in to being? Who created 'them' and how? What other geographic units of analysis might we consider in thinking about what Iberian explorers and intellectuals initially called ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 1950
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

8376 LATA 1950 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 10:10am - 11:25am
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Bassi Arevalo, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

9017 LATA 1950 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

LATA 1986

Disasters! A History of Colonial Failures in the Atlantic World, 1450-1750

This course provides an overview of disastrous attempts at colonization in the Americas from ca. 1500 through ca. 1760. Over thirteen weeks, we will engage with the question of why some attempts at colonization ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1986, ASRC 1986, HIST 1986
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

9550 LATA 1986 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 8:40am - 9:55am
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Schmitt, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

9551 LATA 1986 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- F 10:10am - 11:00am
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

9558 LATA 1986 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- F 11:15am - 12:05pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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LATA 2170

Early Modern Iberian Survey

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 2170, SPAN 2170
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

7688 LATA 2170 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Pinet, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 2200

Perspectives on Latin America

Interdisciplinary course offered every spring. Topics vary by semester, but readings always focus on current research in various disciplines and regions of Latin America. The range of issues addressed ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SPAN 2200
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

3197 LATA 2200 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Nascimento, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Conducted in English.

LATA 2307

Histories of the African Diaspora

This seminar will introduce students to the expanding and dynamic historiography of the African diaspora. The most astute scholars of the African diaspora argue that diaspora is not to be conflated with ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASRC 2317, HIST 2307
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))

Class Number & Section Details

7511 LATA 2307 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Byfield, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

7522 LATA 2307 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Byfield, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

LATA 2361

Arranging Nationhood–Reclaiming Identity: Caribbean Folk Albums in the USA

This course explores how first-generation American and immigrant musicians from the Caribbean and Latin America arranged and commodified the folk music of their countries for audiences in the United States. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MUSIC 2361
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

9675 LATA 2361 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 11:40am - 12:55pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Cerin, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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LATA 2381

Corruption, Collusion, and Commerce in Early America and the Caribbean

Corruption in politics and economics has become a significant issue in the modern world. This course introduces students to the study of corruption and collusion from the perspective of early America and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 2381, HIST 2381
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

8409 LATA 2381 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Schmitt, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

8410 LATA 2381 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Schmitt, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

LATA 2715

A Global South: Chile, the Pacific and the World

This course examines the history of Chile from the 1700s to the present, always with an appreciation for its place in a broader world but always also with attention to its regional and national specificities ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 2715, HIST 6715, LATA 2715, SPAN 2715
Credits and Grading Basis

4-5 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

7582 LATA 2715 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Craib, R
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Class Number & Section Details

9146 LATA 2715 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture, one independent study, and one field studies. Combined with: HIST 2715, HIST 6715, LATA 2715, SPAN 2715
Credits and Grading Basis

4-5 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

7850 LATA 2715 LEC 002
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Craib, R
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Enrollment limited to: students who attended the information session and applied. Accepted students will receive a permission number.

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Class Number & Section Details

9147 LATA 2715 IND 602
Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Class Number & Section Details

7865 LATA 2715 FLD 801
Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Craib, R
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

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LATA 2800

Perspectives on Brazil

This course provides an introduction and overview of Brazilian culture. It will study different periods of Brazilian history, through the analysis of films, literature, essays, visual arts, and music. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PORT 2800
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

7678 LATA 2800 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 12:20pm - 1:10pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Osborne, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Conducted in English.

LATA 3336

Border Environments

This course focuses on a place and a concept where two of the most urgent issues of our times - migration and environmental degradation - converge, collide, and shape each other. It examines borders not ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3336, COML 6336, LATA 6336, LSP 3336, LSP 6336, SPAN 3335, SPAN 6335
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

7755 LATA 3336 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 1:25pm - 2:40pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Banerjee, A
  Castillo, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 3481

Sustainability Education Policy in the U.S. and Ecuador

This course connects Cornell and USFQ students to study Sustainability Education Policy in the U.S. and Ecuador. Focusing on UN SDG 4, the course includes collaborative research, international exchange, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one practicum. Combined with: PUBPOL 3480, PUBPOL 5480
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))

Class Number & Section Details

9285 LATA 3481 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 8:00am - 9:55am
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Ficarra, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Application required. See https://experience.cornell.edu/opportunities/cornell-spring-break-program-ecuador-sustainability-education-policy to apply.

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Class Number & Section Details

9286 LATA 3481 PRA 401
Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Ficarra, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Taught in Quito, Ecuador. Departure will be on March 29, 2025, returning on April 6, 2025.

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LATA 3550

Ancient Mexico and Central America

An introduction to ancient Mesoamerica, focusing on the nature and development of societies that are arguably the most complex to develop anywhere in the precolumbian Americas. The course provides a summary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 3255, ANTHR 6255, ARKEO 3255, ARKEO 6255, LATA 6255
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

7717 LATA 3550 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 10:10am - 11:25am
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Henderson, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 3609

Brazilian Ensemble - Deixa Sambar

Deixa Sambar performs several styles of samba, Brazil's national music. Members need not have prior background in music-making, but a good sense of rhythm is desirable. Members include students as well ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MUSIC 3609
Credits and Grading Basis

1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

4267 LATA 3609 STU 501
Meeting Pattern
- R 7:30pm - 9:25pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Pond, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 3680

Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art

This course concerns a selection of influential artistic movements in Latin American from the early twentieth century to the present. Attention is given to issues such as the effects of colonialism and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 3550, ARTH 6550, LSP 3551
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))

Class Number & Section Details

6657 LATA 3680 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 11:40am - 12:55pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Fernandez, M
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 3800

Poetry and Poetics of the Americas

As globalization draws the Americas ever closer together, reshaping our sense of a common and uncommon American culture, what claims might be made for a distinctive, diverse poetry and poetics of the Americas? ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3820, COML 3800, ENGL 3910, SPAN 3800
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

6385 LATA 3800 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Monroe, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 3801

War and Revolution in 20th Century Latino History

This course examines war and revolution as drivers of migration from Latin America and the Spanish Caribbean to the United States and Canada. From the War of 1898 to the wars in Central America, war and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3831, HIST 3801, LSP 3801
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

8189 LATA 3801 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Garcia, M
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

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LATA 4000

Contemporary Issues in Latin - Latino America

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 6000, LSP 4000, LSP 6000
Credits and Grading Basis

1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

3620 LATA 4000 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- T 12:20pm - 1:10pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Bassi Arevalo, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 4155

Topics in Latin American Art

Topic: Latin American Moderinsims and Technology. The involvement of Latin American artists with modern media technologies dates at least to the late nineteenth century and has especially flourished in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4155, ARTH 6155, LATA 6155, VISST 4155, VISST 6155
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))

Class Number & Section Details

8447 LATA 4155 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Fernandez, M
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 4334

Caribbean Worlds: Landscape, Labor and Climate Imaginaries

The seminar will explore relations between the tangible effects of climate on urban, infrastructural, and ecological landscapes in the Caribbean and lived experiences of climate as mediated through literature, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4334, COML 6334, ENGL 3934, FREN 4334, FREN 6334, LATA 6334, ROMS 4334, ROMS 6334
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

6959 LATA 4334 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Melas, N
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 4690

Latin American and Latinx Environmentalisms

This course provides an introductory overview to environmental thought in Latin America and the Latinx diaspora. We will discuss pre-Columbian approaches to the nonhuman and colonialism's transformative ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LSP 4690, SPAN 4690
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

9081 LATA 4690 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 11:40am - 12:55pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Fornoff, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 4910

Latin American Literature: Mass Media

This course examines Latin American literature in the context of the visual and auditory of the twentieth century and early twenty-first century, in which mass media such as photography, film, and the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SPAN 4910
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

7692 LATA 4910 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Paz-Soldan, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 4970

Independent Study in Latin American Studies

Guided independent study with a faculty member. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Project Session Full.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

11775 LATA 4970 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Devoogd, T
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

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LATA 6000

Contemporary Issues in Latin-Latino America

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 4000, LSP 4000, LSP 6000
Credits and Grading Basis

1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

3622 LATA 6000 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- T 12:20pm - 1:10pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Bassi Arevalo, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 6155

Topics in Latin American Art

Topic: Latin American Modernisms and Technology. The involvement of Latin American artists with modern media technologies dates at least to the late nineteenth century and has especially flourished in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4155, ARTH 6155, LATA 4155, VISST 4155, VISST 6155
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3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))

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8450 LATA 6155 SEM 101
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- W 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Fernandez, M
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LATA 6255

Ancient Mexico and Central America

An introduction to ancient Mesoamerica, focusing on the nature and development of societies that are arguably the most complex to develop anywhere in the precolumbian Americas. The course provides a summary ... view course details

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Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 3255, ANTHR 6255, ARKEO 3255, ARKEO 6255, LATA 3550
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

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7776 LATA 6255 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 10:10am - 11:25am
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Henderson, J
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LATA 6334

Caribbean Worlds: Landscape, Labor and Climate Imaginaries

The seminar will explore relations between the tangible effects of climate on urban, infrastructural, and ecological landscapes in the Caribbean and lived experiences of climate as mediated through literature, ... view course details

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Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4334, COML 6334, ENGL 3934, FREN 4334, FREN 6334, LATA 4334, ROMS 4334, ROMS 6334
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

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7038 LATA 6334 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Melas, N
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LATA 6336

Border Environments

This course focuses on a place and a concept where two of the most urgent issues of our times - migration and environmental degradation - converge, collide, and shape each other. It examines borders not ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3336, COML 6336, LATA 3336, LSP 3336, LSP 6336, SPAN 3335, SPAN 6335
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

7761 LATA 6336 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 1:25pm - 2:40pm
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
- Instructors
  
  Banerjee, A
  Castillo, D
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Latin American Studies (LATA)Arts and Sciences

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LATA 1210 Elementary Quechua I

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LATA 1220 Elementary Quechua II

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LATA 1950 The Invention of the Americas

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LATA 1986 Disasters! A History of Colonial Failures in the Atlantic World, 1450-1750

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LATA 2170 Early Modern Iberian Survey

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LATA 2200 Perspectives on Latin America

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LATA 2307 Histories of the African Diaspora

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LATA 2361 Arranging Nationhood–Reclaiming Identity: Caribbean Folk Albums in the USA

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LATA 2381 Corruption, Collusion, and Commerce in Early America and the Caribbean

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LATA 1210

Elementary Quechua I

LATA 1220

Elementary Quechua II

LATA 1950

The Invention of the Americas

LATA 1986

Disasters! A History of Colonial Failures in the Atlantic World, 1450-1750

LATA 2170

Early Modern Iberian Survey

LATA 2200

Perspectives on Latin America

LATA 2307

Histories of the African Diaspora

LATA 2361

Arranging Nationhood–Reclaiming Identity: Caribbean Folk Albums in the USA

LATA 2381

Corruption, Collusion, and Commerce in Early America and the Caribbean

LATA 2715

A Global South: Chile, the Pacific and the World

LATA 2800

Perspectives on Brazil

LATA 3336

Border Environments

LATA 3481

Sustainability Education Policy in the U.S. and Ecuador

LATA 3550

Ancient Mexico and Central America

LATA 3609

Brazilian Ensemble - Deixa Sambar