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Chair: Israel Reyes
Professors R. Bueno-Chávez (Spanish and Portuguese), J. M. Carey
(Government), D. L. Nichols (Anthropology), B. Pastor (Spanish and Portuguese),
K. L. Walker (French and Italian), R. A. Wright (Geography); Associate
Professors L. Baldez (LALACS, Government), R. E. Biron (Spanish and
Portuguese), J. A. Byfield (History), R. A. Franconi (Spanish and Portuguese),
I. Reyes (Spanish and Portuguese), S. D. Spitta (Spanish and Portuguese), J. M.
Watanabe (Anthropology); Assistant Professors F. M. A'Ness (Spanish and
Portuguese), M. K. Coffey (Art History), M. Dorsey (Environmental Studies), A.
Gómez (Spanish and Portuguese), A. Merino (Spanish and Portuguese), T. Padilla
(History); Instructors L. Gutierrez Najera (LALACS, Anthropology), S. L. Mollet
(Geography); Senior Lecturer D. M. Runnels (Native American Studies, Spanish
and Portuguese); Lecturer D. J. Moody (Spanish and Portuguese); Visiting
Professor F. Arocena (LALACS); Visiting Assistant Professor C. Gómez (LALACS,
Sociology).
Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Studies (LALACS) is an
interdisciplinary program.
We offer a standard major and minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
(LACS), (LACS) major modified with Latino Studies and courses in Latino Studies
(LATS).
LACS is designed to ensure both a broad exposure to Latin American and
Caribbean Studies and the theoretical and empirical rigor of study in a single
discipline. The standard major consists of eleven (11) courses, not counting
prerequisite.
Latino Studies (LATS) focuses on the study of the Latino population, soon to
be the largest minority group in the United States. It seeks to begin to
familiarize students with the experience and cultural expressions of the Latino
communities in this country.
PREREQUISITE: REQUIREMENT FOR THE LACS MAJOR
Language Competency-Demonstrated competency in Spanish or Portuguese
equivalent to Spanish 3 or Portuguese 3. This requirement must normally be
satisfied before the end of the sixth term. Students are strongly encouraged to
study a second language, preferably Portuguese, Spanish, or French. Students
planning to take a Foreign Study Program (FSP) must fulfill departmental
requirements.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LACS MAJOR
A. Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS 1). LACS 1,
taught in English, will include elements of geography, political science,
history and anthropology.
B. Survey of Latin American and Caribbean Literature (LACS 4). Taught in
English, this course will introduce students to major figures and trends in
Latin American and Caribbean Literature.
C. (3 courses) To provide a broad base of regional studies, each student
will select three courses from the LACS list so as to include:
1. 1 course in History
2. 1 course in other Social Sciences (Anthropology or Government)
3. 1 course in the Humanities
D. (4 courses) To provide concentration in a discipline, each student, after
consultation with an advisor, will select four electives from a single
department that participates in the Program.
E. (1 course) Senior Seminar (LACS 80). Required of all majors.
Students may fulfill their Humanities LACS requirement (under C) by taking
the Spanish FSP in Argentina or the Portuguese FSP in Brazil. Of the three FSP
credits, two may be counted towards the major. Those students choosing their
electives (D) from the Spanish Department, may count one FSP credit toward the
four courses required under D
The culminating experience in the major will involve either an independent
study (LACS 89) or completion of the Honors Program.
COURSES COUNTING TOWARD A LACS MINOR
Students wishing to pursue a minor in LACS must take LACS 1 and LACS 4, plus
a total of four additional courses, normally from two different regions and two
different disciplines.
MODIFYING ANOTHER MAJOR WITH LACS
Students wishing to modify another major with LACS must take LACS 1 and four
additional courses from at least two different disciplines. The College
language requirement should be satisfied with either Spanish or Portuguese.
LACS MAJOR MODIFIED WITH LATINO STUDIES
Students wishing to modify their LACS major with Latino Studies must satisfy
the normal prerequisites, breadth requirement in the LACS major and the senior
seminar (E), but they may fulfill their four course concentration (D) with LATS
courses chosen from the Latino Studies offerings in the program and associated
LATS courses.
HONORS PROGRAM
Latin American and Caribbean Studies majors will be eligible to write an
Honors thesis after having satisfactorily completed five major courses, with
passing letter grades, prior to the fall term of the senior year and having
achieved both an overall College GPA of 3.3 and a major GPA of 3.3. Others
interested in the Honors Program should petition for admission as early as
possible in their fourth term prior to graduation.
The Honors Program consists of two terms of thesis work (LACS 98 and LACS
99), normally taken consecutively in the senior year with the first course
receiving a standing of On-Going until work in the second is completed. LACS 98
(Honors Research) may replace one of the electives (under C) and count toward
the minimum group of major courses. LACS 99 (Honors Thesis) counts as one
credit toward the College degree requirement, but does not count toward the
major. The first week of fall term in the senior year students admitted to the
honors program shall submit to the LALACS office a one to two page thesis
proposal with bibliography signed by the advisor. At the end of Fall term
students will write a five to seven page thesis prospectus. The prospectus
should be presented to the LALACS Program Office no later than the first week
of winter term to be examined by the LALACS Steering Committee. Theses must be
completed by the eighth week of spring term of the senior year. Students
missing this deadline may be liable to lose eligibility for honors. Guidance in
the selection of a thesis topic and in research and writing will be provided by
the student's thesis advisor. All prospective majors must have course plans
approved by the Chair.
GEORGETOWN PROGRAM
During their junior year, LACS majors may attend a summer program offered by
Georgetown University at the Georgetown Center for Latin American Studies in
Santiago, Chile or the Colegio de México, Mexico. Applications for the program
may be obtained from the LALACS office. These summer courses carry Georgetown
credit. Students may apply for transfer credit from this program by contacting
the registrar's office for transfer application forms. All transfer terms and
credit must be pre-approved by the Committee On Off-Campus Activities. The
deadline for COCA transfer applications is one term in advance of the transfer
term.
Students who take this program may apply to Georgetown to matriculate the
summer after they graduate from Dartmouth. These students may be able to
complete a Masters degree in Latin American Studies in two semesters instead of
three.
For additional information contact Sheila Laplante in the LALACS office.
COURSES IN LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES
1. Introduction to Latin America and The Caribbean
07S: 10 08S: Arrange
This interdisciplinary course introduces students to the geographical
conditions, historical roots, and enduring cultural diversity of Latin America
and the Caribbean. After a brief survey of the physical and cultural geography
of the region, the course examines the history of selected countries to
highlight the way European conquest and colonialism have molded Latin American
institutions and attitudes. The course then turns to particular case studies of
contemporary life and society to analyze the ongoing problems of ethnicity,
inequality, and political repression engendered by the region's colonial past.
Finally, the course draws on these historical and anthropological
understandings to assess recent economic, social, and political developments in
Latin America. By juxtaposing historical realities with their living
consequences, the course presents a multi-disciplinary perspective on the
nature, dynamics-and future prospects-of the many peoples who inhabit this vast
and diverse continent. Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Arocena (07S).
4. History, Culture and Society: The Many Faces of Latin America
(Identical to African and African American Studies 16)
07W: 12 08W: Arrange
The Spanish discovery and conquest of this continent created Latin America
and the Caribbean out of the diverse and complex realities of the pre-Columbian
world. Since colonial times Latin American and Caribbean cultures have
developed against a background of cultural repression, racial conflict,
political domination, colonial exploitation, and gender inequality. And yet, in
the midst of all this turmoil, Latin America and the Caribbean have produced an
extraordinary variety and wealth of artistic creations, ranging from literature
to the visual arts, from music to film. In this course we will turn to some of
the works by Latin American and Caribbean artists and writers in an attempt to
illuminate and explore some of the wonders of the cultural dynamics that shape
the many faces of what we call Latin America and the Caribbean. Dist: LIT;
WCult: NW. Pastor, Franconi (07W), Bueno, Walker (08W).
7. First-Year Seminars in Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Studies
Consult special listings
10. Pre-Columbian and Colonial History (Identical to History
5.6)
07S: 10 07F: 11
Open to all classes. Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult:
NW. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Karl (07S),
Navarro (07F).
30. Subaltern and Marginal Cultures in Latin/o America (Identical to
Comparative Literature 52)
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
This course takes a cultural studies approach to examine the complexities
that define popular and mass cultures in Latin America and the Latino/a world
in the U.S. On the one hand, the course will focus on the ideological
implications of the "subaltern" when it refers to indigenous groups
and rural spaces. On the other hand, we will analyze the "marginal"
perspectives that emerge from the globalized urban landscape. In both cases,
the construction of subaltern and marginal cultures as a theme will be
associated with legacies of colonialism and the "culture" of urban
violence. This course gives the students the opportunity to think critically
about the contrast between tradition versus modernity, the local versus the
global, the margins and the center. Dist: SOC. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: CI. Merino.
32. State and Society in Latin America (Identical to Government
49.2)
07S: 2 08S: 11
This class provides an introduction to the political and economic
development of Latin America in the latter half of the 20th century. We will
focus on only six of the countries in this vast and diverse region: Argentina,
Chile, Cuba, El Salvador, Colombia and Mexico. Our analysis will emphasize the
following themes: political systems and regime change; economic strategy; U.S.
foreign policy; social movements and revolution; democratization; identity
politics; and human rights. Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Baldez.
33. The Politics and Culture of Cuba (Identical to Government
49.3)
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
41. Culture, Class, and Community in Contemporary Mesoamerica
(Identical to Anthropology 35)
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
42. The Aztecs (Identical to Anthropology 21)
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
43. Prehispanic Civilizations of Mesoamerica (Identical to Anthropology
22)
07W: 12
The area encompassing
Mexico and part of northern Central America provided the setting for two major
transformations in human prehistory: the development of maize agriculture and
the emergence of cities and civilizations. The legacy of those achievements is
evident today among contemporary Latin American societies. We examine how the
New World was populated and discuss the development of agriculture and early
villages that laid the foundations for one of Mesoamerica's earliest complex
societies, the Olmec. We then look at the civilizations of the Maya, Zapotec,
and Teothuacan Mexican civilizations and their successors, including the
Toltecs. The course ends with an overview of the Aztec empire at the time of
the Spanish Conquest. (ARCH) Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Nichols.
45. Legacies of Conquest: Latin America (Identical to Anthropology
37)
07S: 9L
Despite nearly five hundred years of conquest,
colonialism, and change, native peoples still survive in culturally distinct
enclaves within the dominant Iberian traditions of Latin America. This course
examines the roots as well as the endemic social inequalities and prejudices
that resulted. Selected case studies will relate to such contemporary problems
as international drug trafficking, deforestation of the Amazon basin, and
ongoing political repression and revolution in Central America. The course
draws on the insights of local ethnographic studies to shed light on global
problems, while anthropologically situating native cultures of Latin America in
their larger historical and geopolitical context. Prerequisite: One course in
anthropology or Latin American and Caribbean Studies. (ETHN). Dist: SOC.
Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: NW; Class of 2008 and later: WCult: CI.
Watanabe.
50. Topics Course
07S: 10A
In 07S, Multiculturalism, Miscegenation, and Nationality in Brazil,
Bolivia, and Peru. This course will compare the different strategies and
possible alternatives of cultural resistance developed by marginalized ethnic
groups in Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia. Students will analyze thoroughly the
discourses of ethnic movements and/or organizations, their structure,
vocabulary, and specific content, as constructs of their cultural identity. The
course will follow a comparative perspective supported by the hypothesis that
in the three countries, Brazil, Peru and Bolivia, there is an embedded conflict
between identity and globalization. Dist: SOC. Class of 2007 and earlier:
WCult: NW; Class of 2008 and later: WCult: CI. Arocena.
52. Gender Politics in Latin America (Identical to Government 49.4 and
Women's and Gender Studies 31)
Not offered in 2006-2007; may be offered in 2007-2008
This course examines women's movements in Latin America. Women in Latin
America are perhaps the most highly mobilized population in the world.
Throughout the region women have organized around myriad issues, including the
right to vote, human rights, poverty, legal rights, anticommunism, the
workplace, race, ethnicity and war. Women's efforts to challenge fiercely
repressive regimes, deeply entrenched norms of machismo and extreme poverty
defy conventional stereotypes about women and provide us with inspiring
examples of how to sustain hope during difficult times. The seminar will
introduce students to recent scholarship on women's movements in Latin America
in the 20th century and seek to understand the emergence, evolution and
outcomes of women's movements in particular countries and crossnationally.
Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Baldez.
53. Protests and Parties in Latin America (Identical to Government
49.5)
06F: 10A
For many people, Che Guevara remains the key symbol of protest in Latin
America. His passionate belief in social justice, his refusal to compromise and
the extraordinary personal sacrifices he made on behalf of the poor all
contribute to his enduring legacy. While this legacy continues to inspire
people to engage in protest and revolutionary movements, it does little to help
us understand the conditions under which organized movements will succeed in
their goals-or even form in the first place. Under what conditions do people
organize on behalf of their collective interests? Under what conditions will
efforts to mobilize succeed? We compare revolutionary movements, social
movements, political parties and other forms at political action in various
countries throughout the region Dist: SOC or INT; WCult: NW.
Baldez.
75. The Other Drug War: Biodiversity and Bio-prospecting in Amazonia
(Identical to Environmental Studies 75)
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
76. History of Mexico, 1876 to the Present (Identical to History
87)
08W: 11
Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: NW. Class of 2008 and
later: Dist: SOC; WCult: NW.
77. Democracy and Accountability in Latin America (Identical to
Government 84.11)
07S: 2A
Dist: SOC. Carey.
80. Seminar
07S: 2A
In 07S, The Politics of Humor in Latin American Literature and
Film. Comedy and humor often serve to undermine cultural elitism and
denounce social injustice. Many Latin American authors and filmmakers have used
comedy and humor in politically subversive ways, but also as a way to
legitimize the cultures and communities of the marginal and disenfranchised.
This course will explore several theories of humor and analyze Latin American
literature and film that uses humor as part of a social critique as well as in
communitarian discourses. Dist: SOC or INT; WCult: NW. Reyes.
89. Independent Study
All terms: Arrange
Students wishing to pursue intensive supervised study in some aspect of
Latin American and Caribbean Studies should consult the appropriate member of
the LACS faculty to design and carry out an independent study project. Students
are required to submit a short description proposal to the program office in
the term prior to doing the independent study. This course fulfills the
'culminating experience' requirement for all majors who do not complete the
Honors Program.
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
98, 99. Honors Thesis I and II
All terms: Arrange
Guidance in the selection of a topic and in research and writing will be
provided by the student's thesis adviser. Only students accepted into the
Honors Program may take this sequence.
COURSES IN LATINO STUDIES
5. Complexities of Latino Identity in the United States
Not offered 06F to 07S; may be offered 2007-2008
40. Immigration, Race and Ethnicity (Identical to Geography 28 and
Sociology 64)
06F, 08S: 10
Dist. SOC. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: NA. Class of
2008 and later: WCult: CI. Wright.
44. Crossing Over: Latino Roots and Transitions (Identical to
Anthropology 33)
07W: 10 07X: 12
This course focuses on the experiences of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Dominican,
Cuban, and Central American migrants living in the U.S. The literature will
draw from anthropology and its neighboring disciplines in an attempt to
understand the social, political, and economic processes that shape the varied
experiences of Latino migrants living in the United States. In doing so, the
class will examine Latino migrant experiences in relation to issues such as the
changing character of capitalism as an international system, the organizing
role of networks and families, changing patterns of gender relations, the
emergence of a second generation, and the cultural politics of class formation.
Dist: SOC. Class of 2007: WCult: NA. Class of 2008 and later:
WCult: CI. Gutierrez Najera.
45. Comparative Perspectives on the U.S. Mexico Borderlands (Identical
to Anthropology 34)
06F: 10A
The borderlands will be examined in ways that take us from a concrete
analysis of the region, including conflict and organizing efforts at the border
to more abstract notions that include strategies of cultural representations
and the forging of new dietetics. We will consider several analytical
perspectives relevant to anthropology including: gender, identity, resistance,
economics, globablization, migration, and the politics of everyday life.
Dist: SOC. Class of 2008 and later: WCult: CI. Gutierrez
Najera.
46. The Politics of Latin@ Ethnography (Identical to Anthropology
31)
06F: 2A 07F: 2
Ethnography, both as a set of methodological and textual practices, is
central to anthropology. In this course we will explore the development of
Latin@ ethnographic traditions by examining tensions emerging out of and in
response to ethnographic writing. Latin@ critiques to ethnographic projects
that construct Latin@s as homogenous, pathological, and pre-modern have taken
various forms. In this course we will consider Latin@ ethnographic,
autobiographical, and literary texts that grapple with issues of representation
(gender, class, sexuality, race), power, and history to understand the socially
constructed nature of Latin@ culture in its varied regional and ethnic
contexts. Dist: SOC. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: NA. Class
of 2008 and later: WCult: CI. Gutierrez Najera.
51. Beyond Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n Roll: Radical Latinos in the 60s
07S: 10A<</p>
The 1960s and 70s were a time of tremendous political and creative turmoil
in the US in general and for Latinos in particular. Joining in the Civil Rights
Movement and the anti-Vietnam mobilization, Latinos also fought for their
rights, founding important political organizations, such as the Raza Unida
Party, MeCHA, the United Farm Workers, the Brown Berets, and the Nuyorican
Young Lords Party, among many others. This course will examine how protesters
and political activists were inordinately adept at creating and mobilizing
artistic symbols, music, and literature to promote a political agenda of social
transformation. Dist: SOC. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult:
NA. Class of 2008 and later: WCult: CI. Spitta.
ASSOCIATED COURSES FOR LACS
Courses with a central focus on Latin America and the Caribbean offered by
various departments.
Anthropology 44: Globalization from Above and Below
Art History 16: Modern Art in Mexico
Art History 75: Twentieth Century Art of Latin America
Geography 43: Geographies of Latin America
Government 49.1: Latin American Politics and Government
Government 57: The Foreign Relations of Latin America
Government 80: Readings in Government
History 46: Spain in the Golden Age
History 82: Popular Struggle, Political Change and United States
Intervention in Central America
History 83: Twentieth Century Latin America
History 86: Caribbean History
History 96.4: Latin American Rebels
History 96.5: Topics in Modern Latin American History
Portuguese 10: Language Study Abroad (LSA+)
Portuguese 12: Language Study Abroad (LSA+)
Portuguese 15: Topics in Brazilian Culture
Portuguese 20: The Portuguese-Speaking World and its Literatures and
Cultures: The Definition of an Identity
Portuguese 35: Brazilian Language and Culture
Portuguese 36: Brazilian Literature
Portuguese 61: Brazilian Literature I: Sixteenth to Early Nineteenth
Centuries
Portuguese 63: Brazilian Literature II: Late Nineteenth and Twentieth
Centuries
Portuguese 80: Seminar (Brazilian content)
Portuguese 87: Independent Study
Spanish 23: Argentine Culture: Contemporary Issues (FSP)
Spanish 33: Argentine Civilization: The Cultural Heritage (FSP)
Spanish 35: Studies in Spanish-American Literature: Contemporary Argentine
Literature
Spanish 65: One Hundred Years of Solitude
Spanish 67: Romanticism and the Formation of National Identities in Latin
America
Spanish 70: Contemporary Latin American Poetry (1936-present)
Spanish 73: Literature and Social Protest: Alienation, Dictatorship,
Revolution and Disillusionment in Twentieth-Century Latin America
Spanish 74: Old World/New World: Tradition and Change in Contemporary Latin
American Culture
Spanish 76: The Fabrication of Images: Mass Media in Latin America
Spanish 80: Latin American Literature Seminar
Departmental Seminars: These will vary from year to year. Consult the
program office for a list of seminars available in 2006-2007.
LACS students are strongly advised to take courses in economics, especially
Economics 1, The Price System: Analysis, Problems, and Policies,
Economics 21, Microeconomics, and Economics 39, International
Trade.
OTHER LATINO COURSES OFFERED IN THE DARTMOUTH CURRICULUM
Art History 71: Social History of North American Art, Part II
Comparative Literature 52: The Borderlands: Latina/o Writers in the United
States
History 31: Latinos in the United States: Origins and Histories
Spanish 77: Hispanic Literature in the USA
Spanish 78: Living in the Borderlands, Latino/a Culture and Identity
Spanish 79: Latino/a Literature: Between Literary Traditions, Languages and
Cultures
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