In this course we explore the histories, politics, and imaginaries of black indigeneity in both the Americas and Africa. We examine colonialism, chattel slavery, and imperialism as forces that shape who counts as indigenous and why.
Days: MO  09:00-11:50 AM

What happens when we shift the lens through which we look at the history of a national cinema? How can we read critically the history of Brazilian cinema—among the most thriving film cultures in Latin America—when we consider that film in Brazil is historically a white medium? This course will introduce key films and debates of Brazilian cinema, from its early silent years until the current decade, through the lens of racial difference and the violence that comes with it, promoting a critical approach to the relation between aesthetics, technology, and politics. Through the study of a broad range of works—documentary films, musicals, experimental films, and commercial blockbusters—alongside historical issues of industry and labor, this course will explore the centrality of racial difference for the consolidation (and the critique) of Brazilian cinema.
Days: TU TH  02:00-03:20 PM

Over the last century, Latin Americans have frequently mobilized and armed themselves to obtain fundamental political, economic, and social reform.  Major revolutionary upheavals shook Mexico, Cuba, Bolivia, and Nicaragua while many more outbreaks have erupted albeit unsuccessfully.

Non-violent attempts at social change have also occurred most notably in places like Guatemala and Chile.  This course will take a comparative approach to the causes, development, and consequences of selected social revolutionary movements. Along the way, we will explore such topics as social justice, state formation, nationalism, leadership, gender, ethnicity, and the role of international affairs.  The course will examine these case studies through lectures, discussions, videos, and primary / secondary source readings.
Days: MO WE  01:00-01:50 PM

This course introduces students to the origins and construction of race with particular attention to how race has helped to shape Latin America from colonial times to the present.  This will be a broad analysis of the place that racial and ethnic ideologies have played in national political structures, economic formations, and social movements.  We will examine the formation of individual and collective identity in Latin America among Europeans, indigenous groups, blacks, as well as Asians across a variety of historical and geographical settings.
Particular attention will focus on the forces that have shaped the context and perceptions of race over time, including nation-building, science, miscegenation (racial mixing), indigenismo, resistance, etc.
We will also see how racial ideas relate to class, gender, and even the arts.  These issues will be covered through lectures, discussions, videos, and primary/secondary readings.
Days: MO WE  11:00-11:50 AM

Introduction to the major authors and movements of Iberian literature and culture from the Middle Ages to the present.
Prerequisite: SPANISH 3 or SPANISH 3H or AP Spanish Literature Exam with a minimum score of 4. Placement into SPANISH 101A is also accepted.

Days: TU TH  09:30-10:50 AM

A historical overview of Latin American literature and culture mainly focused on canonical texts. Topics include colonialism and postcolonialism, the nation, indigenismo, gender, and literary movements. Also introduces literary analysis, research methods, and cultural critique.
Prerequisite: SPANISH 3 or SPANISH 3H or AP Spanish Literature Exam with a minimum score of 4. Placement into SPANISH 101A is also accepted.

Days: MO WE  11:00-11:50 AM

The course is taught in English and is an introduction to critical analysis of comics and graphic novels with a focus on comics written by Latine authors or drawn by Latine artists. Students will read a series of print and web comics to learn about the visual language and grammar of graphic storytelling. Assignments will include close readings and literary analysis of such texts, weekly quizzes on the weekly readings, and creative projects. This course focuses mostly on 21st century contemporary Latine authors and artists. No previous knowledge of comics is required. No art skills are required.

Days: MO WE  02:00-02:50 PM