Please contact jennysw@duke.edu if you have additional courses to add and/or revisions to the list below.
The following courses in this initial list count automatically toward the certificate in LSGS:
LSGS106/SPANISH106: HEALTH, CULTURE, LATINO COMMUNITY
WF 10:05-11:20
Issues associated with access to the health care industry for growing Latino/a population in the US. Topics: cultural competency issues, medical practices, lexical knowledge related to the field. Develop research proposal informed by required 20 hours of service work with local community partners. Assessment on knowledge of content, oral and written Spanish, and participation in service. Recommended students take 100-level Spanish course prior to enrolling. Pre-requisite: Spanish 76 or equivalent. Instructor: Paredes and Staff
SPANISH106CS/EDUC126S/LSGS106CS: ISSUES EDUCATION/IMMIGRATION
TUTH 11:40-12:55
Community-based interaction with Durham Public Schools. Topics: Latino/a identity, access to education for immigrants, academic performance, assimilation, general pressures of family and peers, bilingualism, configurations of ethno-racial consciousness. Required 20 hours outside of class with assigned community partners. Assessment on knowledge of content, oral and written Spanish, and participation in service. Recommended students take 100-level Spanish course prior to enrolling. Pre-requisite: Spanish 76 or equivalent. Instructor: Paredes and Staff
SPANISH102/LSGS150: SPANISH FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS
TUTH 2:50-4:05
FRIEDL 107
Designed for students who are heritage speakers, educated almost exclusively in English, with little exposure to Spanish in an academic setting. Linguistic work contextualized through three major fields: arts (music, literature, cinema, painting, sculpting); society (Latinos & language in the US, traditions, immigration related topics); and mass media (television, radio, newspapers, new technologies). Instructor: Munne and staff
LSGS200S: LATINO/AS IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH CAPSTONE: GLOBAL/LOCAL CONTEXTS
TUTH 11:40-12:55
Friedl 216
Antonio Viego
Required for students seeking the certificate in Latino/a Studies in the Global South. Provides students with the opportunity to synthesize theories and methodologies in Latino/a Studies taken in previous coursework and to critically reflect on content related to the Latino/a world, especially about latinidad in local and global contexts. Utilizes texts of a rigorous and probing nature in relation to individual research projects. Open to juniors and seniors who have previously taken LSGS100S: Introduction to Latino/a Studies in the Global South. Instructor: Viego
ICS131GS/SPANISH181S/LSGS181S: TOPICS US LATINA/O LIT/CULTURE (SEM) LATINO/A AUTOBIOGRAPHY-MEMOIR
MW 11:40-12:55
West Duke 108A
Claudia Milian
Special topics in United States Latina/o literatures and cultural studies. Topics to be announced. Open to juniors and seniors. Counts towards the Spanish major, but can only be counted once towards the core course requirement; subsequent courses would count as related courses. Counts only once for the minor. Taught in both Spanish and English. Prerequisite: At least one course numbered 110-139 and taught in Spanish (excluding 120's courses taught in English), or consent of instructor. Instructor: Mignolo, Milian, Viego, or staff
WRITING20: Writing Unauthorized Migration
WF 4:25-5:40
Art Bldg 102
Nicolas Eilbaum
Instruction in the complexities of producing sophisticated academic argument, with attention to critical analysis and rhetorical practices.
DOCST 167S/CULANTH168/PUBPOL112: Politics of Food: Land, Labor, Health, and Economics
MW 1005-11:20
Bridges House 113
Charles Thompson
Explores the food system through fieldwork, study, and guest lectures that include farmers, nutritionists, sustainable agriculture advocates, rural organizers, and farmworker activists. Examines how food is produced, seeks to identify and understand its workers and working conditions in fields and factories, and, using documentary research conducted in the field and other means, unpacks the major current issues in the food justice arena globally and locally. Fieldwork required, but no advanced technological experience necessary. At least one group field trip, perhaps to a local farm or farmers market, required.
Courses at UNC-CH: Duke students are welcome to take courses at area universities, and UNC-CH offers a variety of Latino/a Studies offerings each semester. Contact jennysw@duke.edu for futher information on these courses and credit toward the undergraduate certificate:
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Additional Courses of interest (with some Latino/a Studies content).
These courses do not automatically count toward the certificate, although some could depending on student projects within the course. Consult with the Program on this issue.
AAAS99S: Special Topics: African and Afro-Cuban Percussion
MW 6:00-7:15
Biddle 086
Bradley Simmons
Seminar version of African and African American Studies 99.
CULANTH191J/WOMENST189/ICS130B: Gender/Sexuality in Latin America
Tu/Th 2:50-4:05PM
Friedl 204
Diane Nelson
Gender and sexuality as strands within complex fabrics of identification. Anthropological case studies, including ethnography, film, and theoretical analyses, drawn from Latin America; the possibility of specific gender formations in that geographical region. Relations among men, women, "cochones," "machos," "virgenes," Malinches, "mestizos," "mujeres Mayas," "travestis," revolutionaries, gringos and gringas, throughout the whole continent of the Americas. How gender and sexuality affect and are affected by other forms of identification such as race and ethnicity, class, colonialism, nationalism, and globalization. The role of stereotypes.
ENGLISH111/LINGUIST113/SES111S: LANGUAGE IN IMMIGRANT AMERICA
MW 11:40-12:55
Dominika Baran
Discussion of issues of language in the context of immigration in the United States, from the turn of the 20th century until the present, combining approaches from literature, memoirs, language policy, media studies, and linguistic anthropology. Some fieldwork in an immigrant community. Topics include: identity, assimilation, race, bilingual communities, bilingual education, foreign accents, language contact.
SOCIOL161/GLHLTH159 US HEALTH DISPARITIES
MW 10:05-11:20
Soc Psy 129
Jan’nan ReadIntroduction to how social factors influence health and well-being, with a particular focus on contemporary U.S. society. Topics include obesity, aging, socioeconomic disadvantage, access to health insurance, public health systems, the role of the media, and racial/ethnic and gender inequalities. The course will provide descriptive assessments of health inequalities and analytic examinations of the mechanisms through which social factors affect health. Instructor: Read
HISTORY136/LATAMER136/ICS132A: INTRO CONTEMP LATIN AMER
WF 2:50-4:05
Antonio Arce
Interdisciplinary introduction to the peoples, cultures, and burning issues of contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean. Required course for students seeking the certificate in Latin American Studies. Instructor: French, Olcott, or staff
ICS132A/HISTORY136A/LATAMER136: INTRO CONTEM LATIN AMER
WF 2;40-4;05
Antonio Arce
Interdisciplinary introduction to the peoples, cultures, and burning issues of contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean. Required course for students seeking the certificate in Latin American Studies. Instructor: French, Olcott, or staff
LATAMER 198S/POLSCI199BS/HISTORY195S: CAPSTONE – LATIN AMER STUDIES (SEM) LATIN AMERICAN LEFT TURNS
MW 10:05-11:20
John French-Alexandre Fortes
Required for students seeking the certificate in Latin American Studies. Synthesis, interpretation, and application of knowledge gained in previous courses and experiences abroad (DukeEngage, study abroad, internships, etc.). Explores in greater detail interdisciplinary topics related to Latin American and Caribbean Studies taught by visiting scholars from Latin America with significant emphasis on student mentoring and capstone thesis/project. Open to juniors and seniors only. Instructor: Staff
LATAMER199S/AAAS199S/CULANTH180S/SOCIOL197S: SPECIAL TOPIC IN LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE (SEM) MIGRATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING
TUTH 1:15-2:30
Carr 241
Michaeline Crichlow
Seminar version of African and African American Studies 199. Topics vary from semester to semester.
LATAMER200S/HISTORY299S/POLSCI299BS/ICS299S: SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICA (SEM) MODERN BRAZIL
MW 1:15-2:30
Alexandre Fortes
Interdisciplinary study of geographical, historical, economic, governmental, political, and cultural aspects of modern Latin America and the current issues facing the region. Specific topics will vary from year to year. For juniors, seniors and graduate students. Instructor: Staff
LATAMER299S/AAS299S/SOCIOL299S/CULANTH280S: SP TOP IN LATIN AMER CULTURE (SEM) CITIZEN/SUBJECT: NEOLIBERAL AG
TH 4:25-6:55
FRIEDL 240
Michaeline Crichlow
This course covers, at a graduate level, a broad range of cultural topics in Latin American and Caribbean studies from music, art, language, film, journalism, dance, poetry, politics etc. and explores the ways in which cultural expression reflects and criticizes social, economic and political forces in the region. Different topics will be chosen each term
LIT157: INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL LOS ANGELES
For students enrolled in the Duke in Los Angeles program. To explore Los Angeles as the model for a new global (visual) culture. Approaches include visual studies, art (installation, video, sculpture, murals, performance, theater, and music), ethnic studies, urbanism, environmental studies, public policy, history of social movements, border studies, immigration, and language acquisition. Class discussions, field trips, and independent research involved. Final project in lieu of final exam. Instructor: Gabara
PHYSED75: LATIN DANCE
TUTH 10:05-11:20
WILSON CENTER 125
Missy Daffron
Salsa, cha-cha, rumba, merengue, samba, mambo, and others.
PHYSED76: ADVANCED LATIN DANCE
TUTH 1:15-2:30
WILSON CENTER 125
Missy Daffron
Merengue, salsa, tango, rumba and cha-cha. Prerequisite: Latin dance experience or consent of instructor.
SPANISH175S: Hispanic Literature and Popular Culture
TuTh 1:15-2:30
Carr 242
Stephanie Sieburth
Works of Spanish and Latin American fiction that parody or rewrite popular culture genres such as serial novels, detective stories, or Hollywood films. Authors include Cervantes, Galdos, Borges, Marsi, and Puig. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 111, 112, 115, or 116. Instructor: Sieburth
SPANISH114S: Spanish Topics for Freshmen and Sophomores
TuTh 2:50-4:05
Selected readings on topics concerning the different national literatures of Spain and Latin America. Open only to freshman and sophomores. Prerequisite: Spanish 76 or placement/achievement score of 630 or above. Instructor: Staff
SPANISH115/ICS130H: introduction to Spanish-American Literature
TuTh 1:15-2:30
Old Chem 123
Richard Rosa
A survey of major writers and movements from the periods of discovery to conquest, colonial rule, and early independence. Includes works by native Indian, "mestizo", and women writers. Prerequisite: Spanish 101, 110S, or AP Spanish Literature score of 5. Instructor: Staff
***or any other Spanish course at 100-level***
CULANTH117/VMS110G: GLOBAL CULTURE
Tu 6:00-8:30
Engseng Ho
Globalization examined through some of its dominant cultural forms<197>the marketing of pop music, the globalization of TV culture, the spread of markets and commodities, the export of political ideologies. Special focus given to the way in which these forms both affect and are transformed by local cultures in Africa, South Asia, East Asia, and Latin America. Instructor: Allison, Litzinger, Piot, or Starn
WRITING20: The Latin American Novel Today
MW 1:15-2:30
Trent 039A
Luis Rosa
Instruction in the complexities of producing sophisticated academic argument, with attention to critical analysis and rhetorical practices.
LIT143S: Problems in Global Culture – Migration and Exile
M 6:00-10:30
Franklin Center 120.132
Ariel Dorfman
Seminar version of Literature 143.