Students concentrating in Latin American Studies gain a thorough grounding in selected aspects of Latin American history, politics, economics, or related subjects; knowledge of one or more of the social sciences as they deal with Latin American materials; and competence in Spanish or Portuguese as a tool for further work. The Bachelor of Arts program in Latin American Studies can provide an appropriate background for careers in business, journalism, or government, or for graduate studies in one of the social sciences disciplines. Students more interested in the languages and/or literatures of Latin American may wish to consider the concentration in Romance Languages and Literatures.

Before entering the program in Latin American Studies, students are expected to have satisfied the College competency requirement in Spanish or Portuguese. Completion of the concentration program requires an additional three courses in second-year Spanish or Portuguese.

Students are required to fulfill the general education requirement in civilization studies with the three-course sequence in Latin American Civilization (Latin American Studies 16100-16200-16300). This sequence of courses is the best introduction to the concentration. The civilization requirement can also be fulfilled through the Buenos Aires study abroad program. In addition to the Latin American Civilization sequence, the concentration program requires five courses dealing with Latin America. Each quarter the Center for Latin American Studies prepares a list of relevant courses. Of these five required courses on Latin America, at least four must be in the social sciences. Courses that focus primarily on disciplinary, methodological, or comparative topics (such as international relations) may also be counted toward this requirement, provided the student successfully completes a paper or other major project treating a Latin American theme. The course instructor must certify the completion of such a project by means of a form available from the Center for Latin American Studies. Students are required to take two additional courses in the social sciences, bringing the concentration course total to eleven.

Concentration course requirements may be fulfilled in part through a study abroad program in Latin America, such as the Buenos Aires study abroad program (Social Sciences 24300-24400-24500). For more information, consult one of the study abroad advisers (Lewis Fortner, HM 286, 702-8613; or Francisco Santamarina, HM 271, 834-0906).

Students participating in any non-University of Chicago study abroad program may petition to have one to two courses accepted in partial fulfillment of concentration requirements.

B.A. Essay. All students in the Latin American Studies concentration are required to write a B.A. essay under the supervision of a member of the concentration faculty. Registration for the B.A. essay preparation course (Latin American Studies 29900) is optional. Students who do register for Latin American Studies 29900 may count this course as one of the five they must take dealing with Latin America. The grade students receive for this course depends on successful completion of the B.A. essay.

College demonstrated competence in Spanish or

Language Portuguese equivalent to one year

General LTAM 16100-16200

Concentration 1 LTAM 16300

3 SPAN 20100-20200-20300
(second-year Spanish), or
PORT 20100-20200-20300
(second-year Portuguese)†

5 courses dealing with Latin America
(four in the social sciences)

2 courses in the social sciences

— B.A. essay

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† Credit may be granted by examination.

Grading. All of the required courses for the Latin American Studies concentration must be taken for a letter grade.

Honors. Students who have done exceptionally well in their course work and on their B.A. essay are considered for graduation with honors in Latin American Studies. Candidates must have a grade point average of 3.0 or better overall and 3.25 or better in the concentration.

The certificate program in Latin American Studies is intended to provide students majoring in other disciplines with the opportunity to become familiar with Latin American social, cultural, economic, and political history, and with the major language(s) of the region. The course of study is designed to be flexible so as to serve students of the humanities, social sciences, biological sciences, and physical sciences. All certificate requirements can be completed in one year. Interdisciplinary study is encouraged.

The certificate program in Latin American Studies can provide an appropriate cultural background for careers in business, journalism, medicine, or government; or for graduate studies in one of the social sciences or humanities disciplines.

Before entering the program in Latin American Studies, students are expected to have completed the College language requirement. Completion of the certificate program in Latin American Studies requires two additional courses in Spanish or Portuguese.

Students are required to complete the civilization requirement in general education with the three-course sequence in Latin American Civilization (Latin American Studies 16100-16200-16300). The civilization requirement can also be fulfilled through the Buenos Aires Study Abroad program, but this sequence of courses is the best introduction to the concentration. In addition, the certificate requires three courses with Latin America content. Each quarter the Center for Latin American Studies prepares a list of relevant courses.

Certificate program course requirement may be fulfilled in part through a study abroad program in Latin America, such as the Buenos Aires study abroad program (Social Sciences 24300-24400-24500). For more information, consult one of the study abroad advisers (Lewis Fortner, HM 286, 702-8613; or Francisco Santamarina, HM 271, 834-0906).

Students participating in any non-University of Chicago study abroad program may petition to have one to two courses accepted in partial fulfillment of certificate requirements.

Research Paper. All students in the certificate program in Latin American Studies are required to write a research paper of intermediate length (twenty to twenty-five pages) in a course with Latin American content. It is the student's responsibility to make the appropriate arrangements with a faculty member.

College demonstrated competence in Spanish or

Language Portuguese equivalent to one year

General LTAM 16100-16200

Concentration 1 LTAM 16300

2 second-year courses in Spanish
or Portuguese

3 Latin America content courses

— research paper

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Grading. All of the required courses for the Latin American Studies certificate must be taken for a letter grade.

The Latin American Studies Undergraduate Colloquium is offered under the direction of the B.A. adviser and is organized by a graduate mentor. Its goals are to present work in progress, to discuss common issues in Latin American Studies, and to encourage collegial interaction among the various disciplines.

The colloquium will meet a minimum of six times a year, usually during the autumn and winter quarters. Because it is designed as an extracurricular forum, students do not register for the colloquium. All concentrators and students in the certificate program are encouraged to participate.

Robert Z. Aliber, Professor, Graduate School of Business

Elizabeth amann, Assistant Professor, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures

Andrew H. Apter, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology and the College

Frederick de armas, Professor, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures

DAIN BORGES, Professor, Department of History

DElia Boylan, Assistant Professor, Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies

Lauren derby, Senior Lecturer, Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences

Pastora San Juan Cafferty, Professor, School of Social Service Administration

ANNE CARR, Professor, the Divinity School and the College

Manuela Carneiro da Cunha, Professor, Department of Anthropology

Thomas Cummins, Associate Professor, Department of Art History and the College; Director, Center for Latin American Studies

René de Costa, Professor, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures and the College

Paul W. Friedrich, Professor, Departments of Anthropology and Linguistics, and Committee on Social Thought

Susan Gzesh, Lecturer in Law, the Law School

Tamar HERZOG, Assistant Professor, Department of History and the College

Thomas Holt, James Westfall Professor, Department of History and the College

Friedrich Katz, Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor, Department of History and the College

ROBERT KENDRICK, Associate Professor, Department of Music and the College

Alan L. Kolata, Neukom Family Professor, Department of Anthropology and the College

Claudio Lomnitz, Professor, Departments of Anthropology and History, and the College

John Lucy, Professor, Department of Psychology, Committee on Human Development, and the College

Norman A. McQuown, Professor Emeritus, Departments of Anthropology and Linguistics

Patrick O'Connor, Assistant Professor, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures and the College

Leslie Salzinger, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and the College

Mario Santana, Associate Professor, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures and the College

Saskia Sassen, Professor, Department of Sociology and the College

Julie Saville, Associate Professor, Department of History and the College

Paul Sereno, Associate Professor, Department of Organismal Biology & Anatomy

Larry A. Sjaastad, Professor, Department of Economics and the College

Susan C. Stokes, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and the College

Robert Townsend, Professor, Department of Economics and the College

DAVID TRACY, Andrew Thomas Greeley and Grace McNichols Greeley Distinguished Service Professor, the Divinity School, and Committees on Social Thought and Ideas & Methods

Michel-Rolph Trouillot, Professor, Department of Anthropology and the College

LISA VOIGT, Assistant Professor, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures

ANTH 21209/40600. Intensive Study of a Culture: Yoruba (=AFAM 20400). A. Apter. Autumn.

ANTH 28400/38800. Bioarchaeology and the Human Skeleton. Lab and seminar-format class meet weekly. M. C. Lozada. Winter.

HIST 26100. Latin American Revolutions. C. Lomnitz. Spring.

HIST 26500/36500. The Culture of Suffering: Rights, Morals, and Justice in Nineteenth-Century Mexico (=LTAM 26500/36500). F. Escalante. Autumn.

HIST 29000. Latin American Religions, New and Old. D. Borges. Spring.

LTAM 25400/35400. Marxism, Peronism, and the National Question in Latin America (=PLSC 25400/35400). S. Amaral. Winter.

LTAM 26500/36500. The Culture of Suffering: Rights, Morals, and Justice in Nineteenth-Century Mexico. F. Escalante. Autumn.

LTAM 29700. Reading and Research in Latin American Studies. PQ: Consent of instructor and College Program Chair. Students are required to submit the College Reading and Research Course Form. Staff. Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring.

LTAM 29900. Preparation of the B.A. Essay. PQ: Consent of faculty supervisor and program adviser. Students are required to submit the College Reading and Research Course Form. Normally taken for a letter grade. Staff. Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring.

PLSC 25400/35400. Marxism, Peronism, and the National Question in Latin America. S. Amaral. Winter.

PORT 10100-10200-10300. Elementary Portuguese I, II, III. A. M. Lima. Autumn, Winter, Spring.

PORT 12200. Portuguese for Spanish Speakers. PQ: SPAN 20100 or consent of instructor. A. M. Lima. Autumn, Spring.

PORT 20100/30100. Intermediate Portuguese. PQ: PORT 10300 or consent of instructor. A. M. Lima. Autumn.

PORT 20200/30200. Advanced Portuguese. PQ: PORT 20100/30100 or consent of instructor. A. M. Lima. Winter.

PORT 21500/31500. Estilística da língua portuguesa. PQ: PORT 20200/30200 or consent of instructor. A. M. Lima. Spring.

PORT 29700. Readings in Special Topics. PQ: PORT 10300 or 20200/30200, depending upon the requirements of the program for which credit is sought. Staff. Autumn, Winter, Spring.

SPAN 10100-10200-10300. Beginning Elementary Spanish I, II, III. Staff. Autumn, Winter, Spring.

SPAN 10201-10301. Continuing Spanish I, II. PQ: Placement. Staff. Autumn, Winter, Spring.

SPAN 20100-20200-20300. Language, History, and Culture I, II, III. PQ: SPAN 10300 or 12200, or placement. Staff. Autumn, Winter, Spring.

SPAN 20400/30400. Curso de perfeccionamiento. PQ: SPAN 20300 or consent of instructor. Staff. Autumn.

SPAN 20500. Curso de perfeccionamiento para hablantes nativos. PQ: SPAN 20300 or consent of instructor. Staff. Winter.

SPAN 20600/30600. Fonética y fonología. PQ: SPAN 20300 or consent of instructor. Staff. Spring.

SPAN 20700. Literatura hispánica: textos clásicos. PQ: SPAN 20300 or consent of instructor. F. de Armas. Autumn.

SPAN 20800. Literatura hispánica: textos españoles contemporáneos. PQ: SPAN 20300 or consent of instructor. E. Amann. Winter.

SPAN 20900. Literatura hispánica: textos hispanoaméricanos. PQ: SPAN 20300 or consent of instructor. L. Voigt. Spring.

SPAN 21500. Introducción al análisis literario. PQ: SPAN 20300 or consent of instructor. M. Santana. Autumn.

SPAN 21600. Topics in Hispanic Culture: La cultura hispánica a través de la prensa. PQ: SPAN 20300 or consent of instructor. Staff. Spring.

SPAN 24300/34300. Cervantes: sus últimas obras. Entre el Renacimiento y el Barroco. PQ: SPAN 20300 or consent of instructor. F. de Armas. Winter.

SPAN 24700/34700. Historiografía mestiza. L. Voigt. Winter.

SPAN 24800/34800. Literatura y crimen. PQ: SPAN 20300 or consent of instructor. M. Santana. Autumn.

SPAN 25300/35300. Poesía española e hispanoamericana del Romanticismo al Modernismo postrero. PQ: SPAN 20300 or consent of instructor. R. deCosta. Spring.

SPAN 25500. The Politics of Adultery (=GNDR 25500). E. Amann. Autumn.

SPAN 25700/35700. Dandismo. PQ: SPAN 20300 or consent of instructor. E. Amann. Winter.

SPAN 26500/36500. Nación, modernidad e identidad en la literatura venezolana del siglo XX. PQ: SPAN 20300 or consent of instructor. J. Lasarte. Spring.

SPAN 27600/37600. Introducción al cine español. PQ: SPAN 20300 or consent of instructor. M. Santana. Spring.

SPAN 28400/38400. Ovidio y el deseo latinoamericano. PQ: SPAN 20300 or consent of instructor. P. O'Connor. Autumn.

SPAN 29100. Borges and His Precursors. R. deCosta. Spring.

SPAN 29700. Readings in Special Topics. PQ: SPAN 10300 or 20300, depending on the requirements of the program for which credit is sought. Staff. Autumn, Winter, Spring.

SPAN 29900. B.A. Paper Preparation: Spanish. PQ: Consent of B.A. adviser. Staff. Winter.