Latin American Studies (LASP)
Interdisciplinary introduction to the diversity of landscapes and political and social issues in Latin America’s history. Films, lectures, and readings provide an overall comprehensive perspective. Lectures by faculty in Spanish, Portuguese, anthropology, and history.
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Diversity and Social Advocacy, GLD: Global Learning
Anthropology, geography, history, politics, language, and culture of Latin America.
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Global Learning
Crosscultural approaches to interactions with persons of Hispanic origin in a variety of professional settings. Readings, speakers, media. Taught in Spanish. Departmental permission required for transfer students.
Cross-listed course: SPAN 305
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Community Service, GLD: Global Learning
Comparative study of selected Latin American cultures with emphasis on their significance for a broader anthropological theory.
Cross-listed course: ANTH 301
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Global Learning, GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences
An examination of ethnographic data on South American Indians, emphasizing methods used to acquire those data and their applications to theoretical considerations.
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Global Learning, GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences
Cultural development and variation in Mesoamerica from the first arrival of man to the arrival of Europeans. Particular attention to cultural continuities from prehistoric times.
Cross-listed course: ANTH 331
Study of Mesoamerican and South American civilizations, particularly the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca states. Processes of state formation as reflected in archaeological data.
Cross-listed course: ANTH 327
Physical and human geography of Latin America.
Cross-listed course: GEOG 223
Carolina Core: GSS
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Global Learning
The establishment and consolidation of the Spanish and Portuguese empires in the Western hemisphere; interaction of Indians, Africans, and Iberians, and the formation of social, economic, and political traditions in Latin America; political independence.
Cross-listed course: HIST 420
Traditional society in the area and problems arising from social, economic, and political changes since independence; comparative studies of national responses to these problems.
Cross-listed course: HIST 421
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Global Learning, GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences
The development, principles, political thought, and politics of the several Latin American states.
Cross-listed course: POLI 488
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Professional and Civic Engagement Leadership Experiences
Lectures, readings, and visuals on selected topics of Spanish American civilization and its cultural heritage.
Selected Topics on Latin America. May be repeated for credit as content varies by title.
Contract approved by instructor, advisor, and department chair is required for undergraduate students.
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Research
Prehistoric archaeology of the South American continent.
Cross-listed course: ANTH 534
The evolution of social groups and changes in economic patterns in Latin America from pre-Columbian times to the present.
Cross-listed course: HIST 422
Mexico from the pre-conquest period to the present, with an emphasis on modern Mexico.
Cross-listed course: HIST 423
Contemporary international relations among Latin American states, including economic and political security and relations with the United States.
Cross-listed course: POLI 437
Survey of the most significant work from 1960 to the present.
Cross-listed course: SPAN 557
Study in depth of a topic on Latin America.
Graduation with Leadership Distinction: GLD: Research
Analysis and discussion of the 20th-century Spanish American history and the sociocultural forces that have contributed to define this area’s national identities. Taught in Spanish.
Cross-listed course: SPAN 501
Survey or pre-Columbian poetry and of texts dating from the time of Columbus to the end of the Colonial period.
Cross-listed course: SPAN 541