Latin American Studies Major
The major in Latin American Studies is designed to further understanding of the societies and cultures of Latin America as viewed from regional and global perspectives. The Latin American Studies major builds on a foundation of language and literature, history, history of art, theater studies, humanities, and the social sciences; its faculty is drawn from many departments and professional schools of the University.
The major in Latin American Studies is interdisciplinary. With two goals in mind—intellectual coherence and individual growth—the student proposes a course of study that must satisfy the requirements listed below. The proposed course of study must be approved by the director of undergraduate studies. Though all students choose courses in both the humanities and the social sciences, they are expected to concentrate on one or the other.
Prerequisite to the major is knowledge of the two dominant languages of the region, Spanish and Portuguese. Depending on their interests, students select one language for two years of instruction and the other for one. Other languages necessary for research may in appropriate circumstances be substituted for the second language with the consent of the director of undergraduate studies. Students are encouraged to meet the language requirements as early as possible. Courses used to satisfy the language prerequisite may not be counted toward the major.
The major itself requires twelve term courses: one introductory course approved by the director of undergraduate studies; eight courses related to Latin America from departmental offerings or from the list of electives below; two further electives, preferably seminars; and the senior essay, LAST 491. The eight Latin American content courses must be selected from the following categories: two courses in the social sciences (anthropology, economics, political science, or sociology), two courses in history, two courses in Spanish American or Brazilian literatures beyond the language requirement, one course in history of art or theater studies, and a seminar. Recommended courses are SPAN 266 and 267.
Students must enroll in three seminars or upper-level courses during their junior and senior years. For a list of seminars, students should consult the director of undergraduate studies. Elective seminars must be approved by the director of undergraduate studies.
The senior essay is a research paper written usually in one term (LAST 491). Students choose their own topics, which may derive from research done in an earlier course. The essay is planned in advance in consultation with a qualified adviser and a second reader.
In preparing the senior essay, students may undertake field research in Latin America. Support for research is available from summer travel grants through the Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies and the Albert Bildner Travel Prize, for which application should be made in the spring of the junior year. Information about these and other grants is available on the Web at studentgrants.yale.edu.
Students are strongly encouraged to take advantage of study abroad opportunities during summers or through the Year or Term Abroad program.
Requirements of the Major:
Languages: Two years of one language (Spanish or Portuguese); one year of the other language.
Number of courses: Twelve term courses beyond the prerequisite language courses (including the senior essay)
Distribution of courses: 1 intro course approved by DUS; 8 courses related to Latin America in specified fields, one a semester from approved list; 2 electives; 3 semesters or upper-level courses in junior and senior years
Senior requirement: Senior essay (LAST491)
Official Yale College program and course information is found in Yale College Programs of Study, available on line at www.yale.edu/yalecollege/publications/ycps.
Electives within the Major:
Students wishing to count toward the major courses that do not appear on this list should consult with the director of undergraduate studies.
Latin American Studies Courses 2011-12
AFAM 178/728; AFST188/778; HSAR 378 BlackAtlanticVisualTradition Robert Thompson
Art, music, and dance in the history of key classical civilizations south of the Sahara—Mali, Asante, Dahomey, Yorùbá, Ejagham, Kongo—and their impact on New World art and music, especially rock, blues, North American black painting of the past ten years, and black artists of Cuba, Haiti, and Brazil.
AFAM 187/ANTH 261, Sexuality in the Caribbean and Latin America. Jafari Allen.
Introduction to the anthropological study of sexuality in the Caribbean and Latin American regions. Aspects of sexuality celebrated in popular culture as central parts of social life, as well as those steeped in silence and public invisibility. Sexuality as an engine of tourism. Includes field trips to museums, cultural centers, and/or performances.
AFAM 290/AFAM 737 Caribbean Art History Erica James M 3.30-5.20 LORIA 360.
Art and art histories from the English, French, Dutch, and Spanish Caribbean. Issues of race, culture, identity, and aesthetics.
LAST 406/AFST 420PoliticsOfDevelopmentAssistnce David Simon W 1.30-3.20
Study of development assistance, a dominant feature of the political economies of some of the world’s poorest countries. The motivations and politics of aid from donors’ perspectives; the political and economic impact of aid on developing countries. Proposals to make aid a more effective instrument of development.
ANTH 398; ER&M 498;WGSS 368 Anthropology of Immigration Mikaela Rogozen-Soltar W 1.30-3.20
ANTH 114a, Introduction to Medical Anthropology. Pierre Brotherton. So
Major theoretical orientations in medical anthropology. Examples of cross-cultural sickness, health, healing, and witchcraft.
ANTH 232a/ARCG 232a/LAST 232a, Ancient Civilizations of the Andes. Richard Burger. So
Survey of the archaeological cultures of Peru and Bolivia from the earliest settlement through the late Inca state.
ANTH 357a, Anthropology of the Body. Pierre Brotherton. Perm. req. So
Theoretical debates about the body as a subject of anthropological, historical, psychological, medical, and literary inquiry. The persistence of the mind-body dualism, experiences of embodiment and alienation, phenomenology of the body, Foucauldian notions of biopolitics, biopower and the ethic of the self, the medicalized body, and the gendered body.
ANTH 369a, Economic Anthropology. Enrique Mayer. Perm. req. So (26)
An introduction to understanding economic systems in other cultures and societies. How work and leisure are organized, who gets what and how, and how economic concerns tie into other aspects of social life. Major debates and controversies examined, and examples from different parts of the world presented. No prior background in economics or anthropology assumed.
ANTH 427b, Topics in Medical Anthropology. Pierre Brotherton. Perm. req. So
Spring 2012 T 1.30-3.20 Pierre Brotherton(P)
Anthropological approaches to medicine, science, technology, and the body examined through close reading of ethnographies and canonical texts. Theoretical, political, subdisciplinary, and area studies debates in medical anthropology and the larger fields of global health, international development, and science and technology studies. Recommended preparation: ANTH 114a or equivalent.
ANTH 438aG, Culture, Power, Oil. Douglas Rogers. Perm. req. So
The production, circulation, and consumption of petroleum as they relate to globalization, empire, cultural performance, natural resource extraction, and the nature of the state. Case studies include the United States, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Venezuela, and the former Soviet Union.
ARCH 341aG/INTS 342aG/LAST 318a, Globalization Space. Keller Easterling. Hu
Infrastructure space as a primary medium of changes in global polity. Considers networks of trade, energy, communication, transportation, spatial products, finance, management and labor as well as new strains of political opportunity that reside within their spatial disposition. Case studies include: free zones and automated ports around the world, satellite urbanism in South Asia, high-speed rail in Japan and the Middle East, agripoles in Southern Spain, fiber optic submarine cable in East Africa, spatial products of tourism in the DPRK, and management platforms of ISO.
ECON 330aG/EVST 340a, Economics of Natural Resources. Robert Mendelsohn. QR So (33)
Microeconomic theory brought to bear on current issues in natural resource policy. Topics include regulation of pollution, hazardous waste management, depletion of the world’s forests and fisheries, wilderness and wildlife preservation, and energy planning. After introductory microeconomics.
ECON 462b/EP&E 228b/LAST 410b, The Economics of Human Capital in Latin America. Douglas McKee.
Perm. req. So
Economic issues related to a population’s education, skills, and health; focus on contemporary Latin American societies. Determinants of health and education; evaluation of human capital development policies; the role of human capital in a variety of economic contexts, including the labor market, immigration, child investment, intrahousehold bargaining, inequality, and poverty.
Prerequisites: intermediate microeconomics and econometrics.
ECON 476a/LAST 476a, Topics in International Economics.
EP&E 243;PLSC 423 Politcl Econmy Of Povrty Alleviatn Ana De La O Torres T 1.30-3.20
Overview of classic and contemporary approaches to the question of why some countries have done better than others at reducing poverty. Emphasis on the role of politics.
ER&M 200 Intro To Ethnicity Race & Migration Alicia Camacho MW 11.35-12.50
Historical roots of contemporary ethnic and racial formations and competing theories of ethnicity, race, and migration. Cultural constructions and social practices of race, ethnicity, and migration in the United States and around the world.
ER&M 330 Latina and Latino Sexualities Staff T 1.30-3.20
The Latina and Latino experience in the modern era explored using sexuality as a methodological tool. Ways in which changing perceptions of sexuality inform and influence a broad range of issues, including the construction of ethnicity, race, and class, the creation of ethnic enclaves, assimilation, public health, reproduction, homosexuality, legal status, U.S. immigration policy, and U.S. foreign policy for Latin America and the Caribbean.
FILM 363/LAST363Radical Cinemas of Latin America Moira Fradinger M 7.00-9.00p W 7.00-8.50p Introduction to Latin American cinema, with an emphasis on post–World War II films produced in Cuba, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico. Examination of each film in its historical and aesthetic aspects, and in light of questions concerning national cinema and “third cinema.” Examples from both pre-1945 and contemporary films. Conducted in English; knowledge of Spanish and Portuguese helpful but not required.
F&ES 255 Environmental Politics & Law John Wargo TTh 10.30-11.20
Exploration of the politics, policy, and law associated with attempts to manage environmental quality and natural resources. Themes of democracy, liberty, power, property, equality, causation, and risk. Case histories include air quality, water quality and quantity, pesticides and toxic substances, land use, agriculture and food, parks and protected areas, and energy. 15-20% on Caribbean environmental issues
HIST 358b/ER&M 341b/LAST 358b, History of Mexico since Independence
Gilbert Joseph. Hu Spring 2012 T Th 2.30-3.45
Modern Mexico from the wars of independence in the early nineteenth century to the present. Social, cultural, and economic trends and their relationship to political movements; particular emphasis on the Revolution of 1910 and the long shadow it has cast, and on patterns of relations with the United States.
HIST 370J Cold War in the Third World Ryan Irwin T 3.30-5.20
The pan-European world’s relations with the “global south” during the Cold War. Causes and consequences of Cold War interventions; actions taken in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America during the late twentieth century. Focus on themes of modernization, political ideology, decolonization, security, and world order.
HIST 371J Crime, Punishmnt & Law: Latin America Staff Th 3.30-5.20
Crime and law enforcement in Latin America examined from a historical perspective. The nature of Latin American political and social authority, weakness of the state, gaps between rich and poor, and the colonial past. Topics such as banditry, prisons, and sensational trials are integrated into historiographical debate.
HSAR 378b/AFAM 178b/AFST 188b, From West Africa to the Black Americas: The Black Atlantic Visual Tradition. Robert Thompson. Spring 2012 T Th 11.35-12.50
Art, music, and dance in the history of key classical civilizations south of the Sahara—Mali, Asante, Dahomey, Yorùbá, Ejagham, Kongo—and their impact on New World art and music, especially rock, blues, North American black painting of the past ten years, and black artists of Cuba, Haiti, and Brazil.
HSAR 379a/AFAM 112a, New York Mambo: Microcosm of Black Creativity. Robert Thompson.
The rise, development, and philosophic achievement of the world of New York mambo and salsa. Emphasis on Palmieri, Cortijo, Roena, Harlow, and Colón. Examination of parallel traditions, e.g., New York Haitian art, Dominican merengue, reggae and rastas of Jamaican Brooklyn, and the New York school of Brazilian capoeira.
HSAR 777Mambo in the Media 1949-2011 Robert Thompson Th 3.30-5.20 LORIA 358
The impact of a midcentury dance on novels, films, aesthetic criticism, photography, and painting from 1949 to 2011. Discussion includes the novels of Jack Kerouac, Carlos Fuentes, and Gonzalo Martré; the films of Almodóvar and Fellini; and the history of mambo dance in Havana, Mexico City, New York, Tokyo, and London.
INTS 232;PLSC 168Law &Politics of Globalization Alec Stone Sweet MW 10.30-11.20 1 HTBA
The relationship between globalization (primarily economic activity across national borders) and national, international, supernational, and transnational legal systems. Topics include global trade and the World Trade Organization, European integration, the new lex mercatoria, and corporate responsibility for violations of human rights and environmental law.
LITR 309bG/LAST 108b, Latin American Intellectual Debates. Moira Fradinger. Perm. req. Hu
A study of cultural debates in Latin America and the Caribbean primarily through the literary form of the essay; novels, poems, and films are also included. Nineteenth-century polemics over emancipation; twentieth-century questions of cultural independence from Europe, indigenismo, negritude, hybridity, and transculturation. Authors include Bolívar, Sarmiento, Rodo, Vasconcelos, Reyes, González Prada, Mariátegui, Arguedas, Roumain, Césaire, Fanon, Rama, Retamar, Glissant, and Galeano.
PLSC 116 Intro to Comparative Politics David Simon TTh 10.30-11.20
Introduction to politics and political life outside the United States. State institutions, patterns of rule, political participation, collective behavior, and political-economic outcomes across different countries, settings, and political regimes.
PLSC 347a/AFST 347a/LAST 348a, Post-Conflict Politics. David Simon. So (36)
Consideration of a range of issues and challenges faced by countries emerging from domestic conflict. Focus on elements of peace-building—demilitarization, post-conflict elections, institution-building, and reconstruction—as well as modes of transitional justice and mechanisms for truth and reconciliation.
PLSC 355aG/LAST 352a, Armed Groups and Patterns of Violence. Elisabeth Wood. Perm. req. So
Characteristics of armed organizations such as state militaries, police forces, insurgent groups, secessionist movements, and terrorist organizations. The patterns of political violence (including torture and sexual violence) used by these groups. Readings from political science, history, anthropology, and sociology.
PLSC 423b/EP&E 243b/LAST 423b, Political Economy of Poverty Alleviation. Ana De La O Torres.
Perm. req. So Core Spring 2012 T 1.30-3.20 Ana De La O Torres(P)
Overview of classic and contemporary approaches to the question of why some countries have done better than others at reducing poverty. Emphasis on the role of politics.
EP&E 246b/AFST 420b/LAST 406b/PLSC 430b, The Politics of Development Assistance. David Simon.
Perm. req. So Core (0)
Spring 2012 W 1.30-3.20 David Simon(P)
Study of development assistance, a dominant feature of the political economies of some of the world’s poorest countries. The motivations and politics of aid from donors’ perspectives; the political and economic impact of aid on developing countries. Proposals to make aid a more effective instrument of development.
PORT 001b/LAST 001b/SPAN 050b, Latin American Short Fiction. Paulo Moreira.
Read in Tr,Perm. req.,FSEM Hu Spring 2012 T Th 9.00-10.15
Introduction to Latin American literature through one of its highest achievements: the short narrative from Brazil and Spanish America. Works of Brazilian authors (Machado de Assis, Guimarães Rosa, Graciliano Ramos, Clarice Lispector) compared with short stories from Spanish America (Quiroga, Rulfo, Carpentier, Borges) and the United States (Faulkner, Ellison, Chopin). Narrative structure and expressive qualities of the texts; literary currents; and social, psychological, and existential themes. Readings and discussion in English; texts available in the original languages. Enrollment limited to freshmen. Preregistration required; see under Freshman Seminar Program.
PORT 246a/LAST 245a/SPAN 245a, Latin American Film: Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina. Paulo Moreira.
An overview of the best cinema produced in Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina; survey of recent films by influential directors from these countries. Comparative discussion of cultures, using the contexts of film production and content. Conducted in English.
PORT 249/LAST249Intro to Brazilian Culture Paulo Moreira TTh 11.35-12.50
Introduction to current cultural issues in Brazil, with an overview of the country’s music, art, dance, theater, literature, and cinema. Source materials include literary and nonliterary texts in Portuguese, Web pages, music, and films. Conducted in Portuguese.
PORT 370/SPAN 383 Psychology in Literature TR K. David Jackson MW 11.35-12.50
Study of characters from mainly Portuguese and Spanish literatures who are on the margins of reality in their perceptions or actions. Topics include fantasy, alienation, perversion, deviance, delusion, and ecstasy. Conducted in English.
PORT 392a/LAST 392a/LITR 296a, Brazil’s Modern Art Movement. K. David Jackson.
Read in Tr,Perm. req. WR Hu
A study of Brazilian modernism in literature and the arts, centered on São Paulo’s “Modern Art Week” of 1922 from the perspective of the European avant-gardes (cubism, futurism, surrealism). The Cannibal Manifesto and cultural independence from Europe; avant-garde practices in literature and the arts from the 1920s to the construction of Brasília.
Reading knowledge of French and Portuguese helpful but not required.
PORT 396Modern Brazilian Literature TR K. David Jackson MW 2.30-3.45
Study of major writers, movements, and works in Brazilian literature, including drama, poetry, essay, manifesto, memoir, and fiction. Introduction to canonical writers, works, and movements, including naturalism, realism, modernism, social realism, innovative writing, and postmodern trends. General introduction to key concepts in Brazilian civilization. Conducted in English.
PORT 393a/LAST 393a/LITR 231a, Modern Brazilian and Portuguese Fiction in Translation. K. David Jackson. Read in Tr WR Hu
An introduction to major writers in modern Brazilian and Portuguese literatures, including J. M. Machado de Assis, Clarice Lispector, João Guimarães Rosa, Fernando Pessoa, and José Saramago.
Conducted in English.
PORT 396b/LAST 396b/LITR 292b, Modern Brazilian Literature in Translation. K. David Jackson.
Read in Tr WR Hu Spring 2012 M W 2.30-3.45 K. David Jackson(P)
Study of major writers, movements, and works in Brazilian literature, including drama, poetry, essay, memoirs, and fiction. Introduction to the essential canonical writers, works, and movements in modern Brazilian literature, including naturalism, realism, modernism, social realism, innovative writing, and postmodern trends. Provides a general introduction to key concepts in Brazilian civilization. Readings include theater, manifesto, essay, poetry, and fiction.
PORT 472Directed Reading or Research K. David Jackson HTBA
SPAN 050 01/LAST001LatinAmerican Short Fiction TR Paulo Moreira TTh 9.00-10.15
Introduction to Latin American literature through one of its highest achievements: the short narrative from Brazil and Spanish America. Works of Brazilian authors (Machado de Assis, Guimarães Rosa, Graciliano Ramos, Clarice Lispector) compared with short stories from Spanish America (Quiroga, Rulfo, Carpentier, Borges) and the United States (Faulkner, Ellison, Chopin). Narrative structure and expressive qualities of the texts; literary currents; and social, psychological, and existential themes. Readings and discussion in English; texts available in the original languages. Enrollment limited to freshmen. Preregistration required; see under Freshman Seminar Program.
SPAN 150 AdvancedConversationalSpanish Terry Seymour MWF 9.25-10.15
SPAN 220 Theater and Poetry Workshop Barbara Safille MW 1.00-2.15
The dynamics of figurative language, advanced linguistic structures, and aural comprehension through close reading of original Latin American and Spanish dramatic and poetic texts reflecting on time, memory, identity, and love. Students participate in performance and creation of short dramatic and poetic texts.
SPAN 222a or b/LAST 222a or b, Legal Spanish. Mercedes Carreras. Perm. req. L5
Spring 2012 T Th 11.35-12.50 Mercedes Carreras(P)
An introduction to Spanish and Latin American legal culture with a focus on the specific traits of legal language and on the development of advanced language competence. Issues such as human rights, the death penalty, the jury, contracts, statutory instruments, and rulings by the constitutional courts are explored through law journal articles, newspapers, the media, and mock trials.
SPAN 223b/LAST 223b, Spanish in Film: An Introduction to the New Latin American Cinema. Margherita Tórtora. Perm. req. (0)
Spring 2012 M W 1.00-2.15 Margherita Tórtora(P)
Development of proficiency in Spanish through analysis of critically acclaimed Latin American films. Includes basic vocabulary of film criticism in Spanish as well as discussion and language exercises.
SPAN 224a or b/LAST 224a or b, Spanish in Politics, International Relations, and the Media. Teresa Carballal. Perm. req. L5
Spring 2012 M W 1.00-2.15 Teresa Carballal(P)
Spring 2012 T Th 1.00-2.15 Teresa Carballal(P)
Issues of domestic and international politics are integrated with advanced usage of the Spanish language. A cross-cultural approach is used to analyze Spanish (vocabulary, style, content, and objectives) in political discourse, diplomatic relations, and the media.
SPAN 225b/LAST 225b, Spanish for the Medical Professions. Mercedes Carreras. L5 (32)
Spring 2012 M W 9.00-10.15 Mercedes Carreras(P)
Spring 2012 T Th 9.00-10.15 Mercedes Carreras(P)
Topics in health and welfare. Conversation, reading, and writing about medical issues for advanced Spanish-language students, including those considering careers in medical professions.
SPAN 226b/LAST 226b, The Unity and Diversity of Spanish. Lissette Reymundi. MRP L5 (0)
Spring 2012 T Th 1.00-2.15 Lissette Reymundi(P)
A sociolinguistic survey of the Spanish-speaking world (Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe). Exploration of the unity and diversity of the Spanish language and Spanish-speaking people through the study of topics such as types of language variation, language and identity, language and society, and multilingualism (including Spanish in the United States).
SPAN 227a/LAST 227a, Creative Writing. María Jordán. Perm. req. L5 (0)
An introduction to the craft and practice of creative writing (fiction, poetry, and essays). Focus on the development of writing skills and awareness of a variety of genres and techniques through reading of exemplary works and critical assessment of student work. Emphasis on the ability to write about abstract ideas, sentiments, dreams, and the imaginary world.
SPAN 235a/LAST 235a, Advanced Spanish for Heritage Speakers. Sonia Valle.Perm. req. L5
Fall 2011 T Th 1.00-2.15 Sonia Valle(P)
Intended for heritage speakers with some previous training in Spanish grammar and writing. Development and refinement of reading, writing, and oral skills in standard Spanish to native-level fluency. Through literature, film, newspapers, and the Internet, an examination of different aspects of the Hispanic world.
SPAN 243a or b/LAST 243a or b, Advanced Spanish Grammar. L5 (61)
Spring 2012 M W F 10.30-11.20 Terry Seymour(P) Spring 2012 [No Primary Meeting] Rosamaría León(P)
A comprehensive, in-depth study of grammar intended to improve students’ spoken and written command of Spanish. Linguistic analysis of literary selections; some English-to-Spanish translation.
SPAN 244a/LAST 244a, Writing in Spanish. Margherita Tórtora. L5 (50)
Intensive instruction and practice in writing as a means of developing critical thinking. Recommended for students considering courses in literature. Analysis of fiction and nonfiction forms, techniques, and styles. Classes conducted in a workshop format.
SPAN 261a/LAST 261a, Studies in Spanish Literature I. Susan Byrne. Hu L5
Fall 2011 T Th 4.00-5.15 Susan Byrne(P)
An introduction to Spanish prose, drama, and lyric poetry from their medieval multicultural origins through the Golden Age in the seventeenth century. Readings include El Cid, La Celestina, Conde Lucanor, and works by Miguel de Cervantes and Calderón de la Barca.
SPAN 266a/LAST 266a, Studies in Latin American Literature I.
SPAN 267a/LAST 267a, Studies in Latin American Literature II. Rolena Adorno.
Hu L5 (26)
An introduction to Latin American literature from the nineteenth century to the present. Works by Borges, García Márquez, Paz, Neruda, Cortázar, and others
SPAN 329 Golden Age Theater Susan Byrne TTh 2.30-3.45
Theater as a social and cultural phenomenon in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spain. Analysis of the written scripts of canonical works; semiotics of staged productions, including acting, staging, sound, and wardrobe. Works by Juan de la Cueva, Miguel de Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, and Calderón de la Barca. Theoretical views on what theater is and should be.
SPAN 350a/LAST 351a, Borges: Literature and Power. Aníbal González.
Perm. req. Hu L5
An introduction to the work of Jorge Luis Borges, focusing on the relation between literature and power as portrayed in selected stories, essays, and poems. Topics include Borges and postmodernity; writing and ethics; and Borges’s politics. Works include Ficciones, Otras inquisiciones, El aleph, El hacedor, El informe de Brodie, and Obra poética.
SPAN 383Psychology in Literature TR K. David Jackson MW 11.35-12.50
SPAN 479DirectedReadings/IndivResearch Susan Byrne HTBA
Directed reading and senior essay courses
LAST 471a or b, Directed Reading. A Staff. Perm. req. (0)
For students who wish to investigate an area of Latin American Studies not covered by regular offerings. The project must terminate with a term paper or its equivalent. No more than one term of credit may be earned. To apply for admission, a student should present a prospectus and a bibliography to the director of undergraduate studies no later than one day before the course selection period concludes. Written approval from the faculty member who will direct the student’s reading and writing must accompany the prospectus.
LAST 491a or b, The Senior Essay. A Staff. Perm. req. (0)
Preparation of a research paper about forty pages long under the direction of a faculty adviser, in either the fall or the spring term. Students write on subjects of their own choice. During the term before the essay is written, students plan the project in consultation with a qualified adviser or the director of undergraduate studies. The student must submit a suitable project outline and bibliography to the adviser and the director of undergraduate studies by the third week of the term. The outline should indicate the focus and scope of the essay topic, as well as the proposed research methodology. Permission may be given to write a two-term essay after consultation with an adviser and the director of undergraduate studies and after submission of a project statement. Only those who have begun to do advanced work in a given area are eligible. The requirements for the one-term senior essay apply to the two-term essay, except that the two-term essay should be substantially longer.
Other courses relevant to the major
A list of courses intended as a guide to students in preparing their programs is available at the office of the director of undergraduate studies. Qualified students may also elect pertinent courses in the Graduate School and in some of the professional schools with permission of the director of graduate studies and the director of undergraduate studies.
ANTH 474 Anthropologies of Insurgency Michael McGovern T 9.25-11.15
– some Latin American content
ECON 325b/INTS 352b, Economics of Developing Countries
GLBL 241 International Human Rights Staff HTBA
GLBL 333a/ECON 477a/EP&E 240a/INTS 333aG/PLSC 428a, Comparative Welfare Policy in Developing Countries. Jeremy Seekings. Perm. req. So Core (0)
Examination of public and private welfare systems in the developing world. Analysis of the evolving relationships between kin or community and states and market. Particular attention is paid to the politics of contemporary reforms.
HUMS 445a/ANTH 150a/ARCG 100a/NELC 100a, The Genesis and Collapse of Old World Civilizations. Harvey Weiss. Hu,So
Fall 2011 T Th 11.35-12.50 No Primary Instructor
The archaeology of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Indus Valley from early agriculture to class formation and the early cities and empires. How did these societies develop and why did they collapse? Earliest epics and contemporary ideologies, including the Bushes in Baghdad, examined in literature and film.
Readings in translation.
HIST 184a/AFAM 160a, Slavery and Abolition in Atlantic History, 1500–1888. Edward Rugemer.
Hu (50)
Fall 2011 T Th 1.30-2.20, 1 HTBA Edward Rugemer(P)
The history of peoples of African descent throughout the Americas, from the first African American societies of the sixteenth century through the century-long process of emancipation.
INTS 398a/AFST 398a/ER&M 398a/SOCY 398a, Race and Class in Comparative Perspective. Jeremy Seekings. Perm. req. So
Fall 2011 T 2.30-4.20 Jeremy Seekings(P)
The evolution and character of class stratification and racial inequalities in South Africa, Brazil, and the United States. Twentieth-century analyses of the three societies, including studies of caste and their critiques by Marxist theory. Contemporary issues such as urban inequalities, middle classes and underclasses, identity, and political mobilization.
PLSC 147 The U.N. & Collective Security Jean Krasno W 1.30-3.20
The role of the United Nations in global politics. Analysis of the workings of the UN Security Council, the General Assembly, the International Court of Justice, and other UN agencies, funds, and programs. Topics include the International Criminal Court, cases of UN peacekeeping, and the imposition of sanctions.
PLSC 415: Religion and Politics. Sigrun Kahl
Historical and comparative introduction to the relationship between religion and politics. Different approaches in Europe, the United States, and Latin America to the proper place for religion in the public sphere.