Latin American Studies Major--old
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.
PORT 001b/LAST 001b/SPAN 050b, Latin American Short Fiction. Paulo Moreira.
Read in Tr,Perm. req.,FSEM Hu (No Final exam)
Spring 2012 T Th 9.00-10.15 Paulo Moreira(P)
LITR 309bG/LAST 108b, Latin American Intellectual Debates. Moira Fradinger.
Perm. req. Hu (No Final exam)
Spring 2012 W 3.30-5.20 Moira Fradinger(P)
PLSC 168b/INTS 232b/LAST 168b, Law and Politics of Globalization. Alec Stone Sweet.
So
Spring 2012 M W 10.30-11.20, 1 HTBA Alec Stone Sweet(P)
SPAN 222a or b/LAST 222a or b, Legal Spanish. Mercedes Carreras.
Perm. req. L5 (No Final exam)
Fall 2011 T Th 9.00-10.15 Mercedes Carreras(P)
Spring 2012 T Th 11.35-12.50 Mercedes Carreras(P)
SPAN 223b/LAST 223b, Spanish in Film: An Introduction to the New Latin American Cinema. Margherita Tórtora.
Perm. req. L5 (No Final exam)
Spring 2012 M W 1.00-2.15 Margherita Tórtora(P)
SPAN 224a or b/LAST 224a or b, Spanish in Politics, International Relations, and the Media. Teresa Carballal.
Perm. req. L5 (No Final exam)
Fall 2011 M W 1.00-2.15 Teresa Carballal(P)
Spring 2012 M W 1.00-2.15 Teresa Carballal(P)
Spring 2012 T Th 1.00-2.15 Teresa Carballal(P)
SPAN 225b/LAST 225b, Spanish for the Medical Professions. Mercedes Carreras.
L5
Spring 2012 M W 9.00-10.15 Mercedes Carreras(P)
Spring 2012 T Th 9.00-10.15 Mercedes Carreras(P)
SPAN 226b/LAST 226b, The Unity and Diversity of Spanish. Lissette Reymundi.
MRP L5 (RP No Final exam)
Spring 2012 T Th 1.00-2.15 Lissette Reymundi(P)
SPAN 227a/LAST 227a, Creative Writing. María Jordán.
Perm. req. L5 (No Final exam)
Fall 2011 T Th 1.00-2.15 María Jordán(P)
ANTH 232a/ARCG 232a/LAST 232a, Ancient Civilizations of the Andes. Richard Burger.
So
Fall 2011 T Th 1.00-2.15 Richard Burger(P)
SPAN 235a/LAST 235a, Advanced Spanish for Heritage Speakers. Sonia Valle.
Perm. req. L5 (No Final exam)
Fall 2011 T Th 1.00-2.15 Sonia Valle(P)
SPAN 243a or b/LAST 243a or b, Advanced Spanish Grammar. Terry Seymour.
L5
Fall 2011 M W F 11.35-12.25 Terry Seymour(P)
Fall 2011 M W F 11.35-12.25 Rosamaría León(P)
Spring 2012 M W F 10.30-11.20 Terry Seymour(P)
Spring 2012 [No Primary Meeting] Rosamaría León(P)
SPAN 244a/LAST 244a, Writing in Spanish. Margherita Tórtora.
L5
Fall 2011 M W 11.35-12.50 Margherita Tórtora(P)
PORT 246a/LAST 245a/SPAN 245a, Latin American Film: Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina. Paulo Moreira.
Hu (No Final exam)
Fall 2011 M W 2.30-3.45 Paulo Moreira(P)
[SPAN 246a/LAST 246a, Introduction to the Cultures of Spain.]
[SPAN 247b/LAST 247b, Introduction to the Cultures of Latin America.]
SPAN 261a/LAST 261a, Studies in Spanish Literature I. Susan Byrne.
Hu L5
Fall 2011 T Th 4.00-5.15 Susan Byrne(P)
[SPAN 266a/LAST 266a, Studies in Latin American Literature I.]
SPAN 267a/LAST 267a, Studies in Latin American Literature II. Rolena Adorno.
Hu L5
Fall 2011 T Th 1.00-2.15 Rolena Adorno(P)
ARCH 341aG/INTS 342aG/LAST 318a, Globalization Space. Keller Easterling.
Hu (No Final exam)
Fall 2011 M W 10.30-11.20, 1 HTBA Keller Easterling(P)
PLSC 347a/AFST 347a/LAST 348a, Post-Conflict Politics. David Simon.
So (No Final exam)
Fall 2011 T Th 11.35-12.50 David Simon(P)
SPAN 350a/LAST 351a, Borges: Literature and Power. Aníbal González.
Perm. req. Hu L5
Fall 2011 M W 9.00-10.15 Aníbal González(P)
PLSC 355aG/LAST 352a, Armed Groups and Patterns of Violence. Elisabeth Wood.
Perm. req. So (No Final exam)
Fall 2011 W 3.30-5.20 Elisabeth Wood(P)
HIST 358b/ER&M 341b/LAST 358b, History of Mexico since Independence
Gilbert Joseph. Hu
Spring 2012 T Th 2.30-3.45 Gilbert Joseph(P)
PORT 392a/LAST 392a/LITR 296a, Brazil’s Modern Art Movement. K. David Jackson.
Read in Tr,Perm. req. WR Hu
Fall 2011 Th 9.25-11.15 K. David Jackson(P)
PORT 393a/LAST 393a/LITR 231a, Modern Brazilian and Portuguese Fiction in Translation. K. David Jackson.
Read in Tr WR Hu
Fall 2011 T Th 1.00-2.15 K. David Jackson(P)
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)
EP&E 246b/AFST 420b/LAST 406b/PLSC 430b, The Politics of Development Assistance. David Simon.
Perm. req. So (No Final exam)
Spring 2012 W 1.30-3.20 David Simon(P)
ECON 462b/EP&E 228b/LAST 410b, The Economics of Human Capital in Latin America. Douglas McKee.
Perm. req. So (No Final exam)
Spring 2012 Th 1.30-3.20 Douglas McKee(P)
PLSC 423b/EP&E 243b/LAST 423b, Political Economy of Poverty Alleviation. Ana De La O Torres.
Perm. req. So (No Final exam)
Spring 2012 T 1.30-3.20 Ana De La O Torres(P)
[ECON 476a/LAST 476a, Topics in International Economics.]
ANTH 114a, Introduction to Medical Anthropology. Sean Brotherton.
So
Fall 2011 M W 1.00-2.15 Sean Brotherton(P)
ANTH 357aG, Anthropology of the Body. Sean Brotherton.
Perm. req. So
Fall 2011 T 1.30-3.20 Sean Brotherton(P)
ANTH 369aG, Economic Anthropology. Enrique Mayer.
Perm. req. So
Fall 2011 Th 1.30-3.20 Enrique Mayer(P)
ANTH 427b, Topics in Medical Anthropology. Sean Brotherton.
Perm. req. So
Spring 2012 T 1.30-3.20 Sean Brotherton(P)
ANTH 438aG, Culture, Power, Oil. Douglas Rogers.
Perm. req. So (No Final exam)
Fall 2011 W 9.25-11.15 Douglas Rogers(P)
[ECON 325b/INTS 352b, Economics of Developing Countries.]
ECON 330aG/EVST 340a, Economics of Natural Resources. Robert Mendelsohn.
QR So
Fall 2011 M W F 10.30-11.20 Robert Mendelsohn(P)
GLBL 333a/ECON 477a/EP&E 240a/INTS 333aG/PLSC 428a, Comparative Welfare Policy in Developing Countries. Jeremy Seekings.
Perm. req. So (No Final exam)
Fall 2011 W 2.30-4.20 Jeremy Seekings(P)
HIST 184a/AFAM 160a, Slavery and Abolition in Atlantic History, 1500–1888. Edward Rugemer. Hu
Fall 2011 T Th 1.30-2.20, 1 HTBA Edward Rugemer(P)
HSAR 378b/AFAM 178b/AFST 188b, From West Africa to the Black Americas: The Black Atlantic Visual Tradition. Robert Thompson.
Hu
Spring 2012 T Th 11.35-12.50 Robert Thompson(P)
HSAR 379a/AFAM 112a, New York Mambo: Microcosm of Black Creativity. Robert Thompson. Hu
Fall 2011 T Th 11.35-12.50 Robert Thompson(P)
INTS 398a/AFST 398a/ER&M 398a/SOCY 398a, Race and Class in Comparative Perspective. Jeremy Seekings.
Perm. req. So (No Final exam) Fall 2011 T 2.30-4.20 Jeremy Seekings(P)
MUSI 353b/AFST 353b, Topics in World Music. Michael Veal.
Perm. req. Hu (No Final exam)
Spring 2012 T Th 11.35-12.50, 1 HTBA Michael Veal(P)
PLSC 359a/GLBL 269a/INTS 324a, Violence and Civil Strife. Stathis Kalyvas.
So Fall 2011 M W 11.35-12.50 Stathis Kalyvas(P)
Directed reading and senior essay courses:
LAST 471a or b, Directed Reading. Aníbal González.
Perm. req. (No Final exam)
Fall 2011 [No Primary Meeting] Aníbal González(P)
Spring 2012 [No Primary Meeting] Aníbal González(P)
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. Aníbal González.
Perm. req. (No Final exam)
Fall 2011 [No Primary Meeting] Aníbal González(P)
Spring 2012 [No Primary Meeting] Aníbal González(P)
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.