Spring 2024 Latin American &Latino Studies

Location: 1525 UH; Phone: (312) 996-2445.

Last generated: Wednesday, May 01 2024 09:01 PM UTC

NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

LALS 101

Introduction to Latin American Studies

3 hours. Past, and World Cultures course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
33032DIS - AD108:00 AM - 08:50 AMF24352ETMSWSturino, AMeet on campus
33033DIS - AD210:00 AM - 10:50 AMF24352ETMSWSturino, AMeet on campus
33040DIS - AD312:00 PM - 12:50 PMF3112BSBSturino, AMeet on campus
33039DIS - AD409:00 AM - 09:50 AMF24352ETMSWMarin Buitrago, AMeet on campus
33035DIS - AD511:00 AM - 11:50 AMF24332ETMSWMarin Buitrago, AMeet on campus
33036DIS - AD601:00 PM - 01:50 PMF24332ETMSWMarin Buitrago, AMeet on campus
45205LEC - AL11:00 AM - 11:50 AMMWF0042LCFRoa, CMeet on campus

LALS 102

Introduction to Latino Studies

3 hours. Past, and US Society course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
37805DIS - AD108:00 AM - 08:50 AMF2122SHCamacho, AMeet on campus
37808DIS - AD210:00 AM - 10:50 AMF2122SHCamacho, AMeet on campus
37806DIS - AD412:00 PM - 12:50 PMF2122SHCamacho, AMeet on campus
37809DIS - AD509:00 AM - 09:50 AMF2122SHQazi, ZMeet on campus
37812DIS - AD611:00 AM - 11:50 AMF2122SHQazi, ZMeet on campus
37807DIS - AD701:00 PM - 01:50 PMF2122SHQazi, ZMeet on campus
37804LEC - AL10:00 AM - 10:50 AMMWF0032LCFMacias, PMeet on campus

LALS 109

Introduction to Latino Cultures

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): Open only to freshmen and sophomores or consent of the instructor. Creative Arts, and US Society course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion/Recitation and one Lecture.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
33047DIS - AD109:00 AM - 09:50 AMF1332BSBGuzman, AMeet on campus
33046DIS - AD211:00 AM - 11:50 AMF3042THGuzman, AMeet on campus
33048DIS - AD301:00 PM - 01:50 PMF2082SHGuzman, AMeet on campus
24630LEC - AL102:00 PM - 02:50 PMMW2092BHHuerta, JMeet on campus

LALS 110

Introduction to Latin American Cultures

3 hours. Creative Arts, and World Cultures course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecure and one Discussion.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
36321DIS - AD108:00 AM - 08:50 AMF2062LHParedes-Ruiz, AMeet on campus
36322DIS - AD212:00 PM - 12:50 PMF2042GHParedes-Ruiz, AMeet on campus
36323DIS - AD310:00 AM - 10:50 AMF2082SHParedes-Ruiz, AMeet on campus
35761LEC - AL109:00 AM - 09:50 AMMW2082BHRoa, CMeet on campus

LALS 127

Latin American Music

3 hours. Same as MUS 127. Creative Arts, and World Cultures course.

Music Lab Fee $30.00 Flat Fee.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
24030LECARRANGEDRodriguez-Barilari, EOnline with deadlines
Online
38508LEC11:00 AM - 12:15 PMTRL2852ETMSWFeller Gumucio, PMeet on campus
31967LEC04:00 PM - 04:50 PMMWFB1012LCBMcNally, JMeet on campus

LALS 225

Racial and Ethnic Groups

3 hours. Same as BLST 225 and SOC 225. Prerequisite(s): SOC 100; or consent of the instructor. Individual and Society, and US Society course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
28934LCD09:00 AM - 09:50 AMMWF2422ARCIsaac, V; Rodriguez Rico, M; Washington, PMeet on campus

LALS 240

Visual Culture of Ancient Mesoamerica

3 hours. Same as AH 274. Creative Arts, and World Cultures course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
37243LCD11:00 AM - 11:50 AMFA0042LCAFinegold, AOn campus and online
LCDARRANGEDARR2ONLFinegold, AOn campus and online

LALS 258

Ancient Civilizations of Mexico and Central America

3 hours. Same as ANTH 227 and GEOG 207. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 102; or sophomore standing or above; or consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
31927LCDARRANGEDARR2ONLSolinis Casparius, ROnline with deadlines

LALS 267

Introduction to U.S. Latinx Literature

3 hours. Same as ENGL 267. Creative Arts course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Discussion and one Lecture.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
46692DIS - AD01:00 PM - 01:50 PMF2692BSBArrizon-Palomera, EMeet on campus
46691LEC - AL01:00 PM - 01:50 PMMW2692BSBArrizon-Palomera, EMeet on campus

LALS 274

The Politics of Blackness in Latin America

3 hours. Same as BLST 274 and POLS 274. Recommended background: Three credit hours in BLST or LALS or POLS.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
47471LCD08:00 AM - 09:15 AMTR2202SHHarrington, JMeet online at set times

LALS 275

Gender in Latin America

3 hours. Same as GWS 275 and POLS 275. Past, and World Cultures course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion/Recitation.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
45228DIS - AD111:00 AM - 11:50 AMF3072LHQuiroa, KMeet on campus
45229DIS - AD201:00 PM - 01:50 PMF3032AHQuiroa, KMeet on campus
45230DIS - AD303:00 PM - 03:50 PMF3002LHQuiroa, KMeet on campus
45227LEC - AL02:00 PM - 02:50 PMMW2082BHDiaz Martin, EMeet on campus
This course delves into the pivotal role of gender in shaping Latin American nations from pre-Columbian time to present-day neoliberal states. It examines gendered epistemologies, feminist and queer worldmaking, as well as the allocation of violence based on sex and gender in patriarchal societies. Special emphasis on feminicides and human trafficking in the Americas.

LALS 286

Issues in Latino Identity

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): LALS 102.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
36933LCD11:00 AM - 12:15 PMTR1352ARCSostaita, BMeet on campus
US Latino/a Religions This course is focused on US Latino/a religions. By way of documentaries, fiction and literature, visual art, and ethnographies, we learn how Latinx communities venerate ancestors and deities, create and remake sacred space, practice healing, and organize politically through religion.

LALS 289

Latina/o History

3 hours. Past course. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
47254DIS - AD112:30 PM - 01:45 PMR3082BHFernandez, LMeet on campus
47253LEC - AL12:30 PM - 01:45 PMT3082BHFernandez, LMeet on campus

LALS 290

Mexican-American History

3 hours. Same as HIST 290. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in ENGL 160; and Grade of C or better or concurrent registration in ENGL 161. Past, and US Society course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
33050LCD02:00 PM - 03:15 PMTR3192SHChristenson, TMeet on campus

LALS 299

Independent Study

3 TO 6 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): A 2.50 grade point average. Open to undergraduate students with consent of the appropriate instructor and the Latin American and Latino Studies director. Instructor Approval Required This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the degree and the major.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
40212C1ARRANGEDRoa, C
42355C1ARRANGEDSostaita, B

LALS 304

Introduction to Spanish Creative Writing for Heritage Speakers

3 hours. Same as SPAN 304. This course may not be used to satisfy the prerequisite for ENGL 490, ENGL 491, or ENGL 492. Extensive computer use required. This course is intended for heritage students, but may be taken by students demonstrating near-native writing proficiency with the permission of the course instructor. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in SPAN 204; or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: Grade of C or better in SPAN 210.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
41746DIS03:30 PM - 04:45 PMTR3202LHSaona, MMeet on campus

LALS 395

Seminar in Latino Studies

3 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Recommended background: LALS 102.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
33052LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMMW2072THDiaz Martin, EMeet on campus
3 hours Latinx Sound Culture Studies Same as COMM 394. Listen up! This course "thinks sonically" about what people do with sound, and what sound does in Latinx culture. Topics include el grito in Chicago, queer vocality, the thanasonics of Jaripeo DVDs, lowrider sounds, sad sierrea music, narcocorridos, feminist rage, no sabo accents, xicanx playlists, anti-border music, and more.

LALS 403

Interdisciplinary Research Methods in Latin American and Latino Studies

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): LALS 301 and LALS 302; or graduate standing. Recommended Background: Credit or concurrent registration in LALS 501. Restricted to Graduate College or Liberal Arts & Sciences.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
31440LCD03:30 PM - 06:00 PMR1312BSBSostaita, BMeet on campus
3 hours Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.
31919LCD03:30 PM - 06:00 PMR1312BSBSostaita, BMeet on campus
4 hours Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago.

LALS 465

Asian Diasporas in Latin America

3 OR 4 hours. Same as GLAS 465 and HIST 465. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in GLAS 100 or Grade of C or better in HIST 161. Recommended background: HIST 264.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
44407LEC03:00 PM - 04:15 PMMW2152BSBGonzalez, FMeet on campus
3 hours Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.
44408LEC03:00 PM - 04:15 PMMW2152BSBGonzalez, FMeet on campus
4 hours Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago.

LALS 491

Topics in Latin American Studies

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated. Students may register for more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level Latin American and Latino Studies courses or consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
36422LCD03:30 PM - 06:00 PMT1652BSBFeldmann, AMeet on campus
3 hours Crim Violence in cont Latin Am This advanced seminar seeks to explain the reason behind increasing patterns of violence in contemporary Latin America. The seminar describes existing trends and analyzes the root sources behind violence in the region. It interrogates whether existing patterns differ from early periods and, if so, how. The seminar studies violent actors' attributes and modus operandi, including the State, guerrillas, paramilitary groups, and criminal organizations. It also examines some of the societal consequences prompted by violence, such as resistance mechanisms and population uprooting. In a related way, the seminar also investigates the notion of criminal governance (i.e., instances in which criminal organizations assume state-like functions and govern the population). While addressing this topic, a growing trend in the region, the seminar addresses critical concepts such as state fragility, citizen security, and co-governance. The class draws upon case studies including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Peru. Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.
36423LCD03:30 PM - 06:00 PMT1652BSBFeldmann, AMeet on campus
4 hours Crim Violence in cont Latin Am This advanced seminar seeks to explain the reason behind increasing patterns of violence in contemporary Latin America. The seminar describes existing trends and analyzes the root sources behind violence in the region. It interrogates whether existing patterns differ from early periods and, if so, how. The seminar studies violent actors' attributes and modus operandi, including the State, guerrillas, paramilitary groups, and criminal organizations. It also examines some of the societal consequences prompted by violence, such as resistance mechanisms and population uprooting. In a related way, the seminar also investigates the notion of criminal governance (i.e., instances in which criminal organizations assume state-like functions and govern the population). While addressing this topic, a growing trend in the region, the seminar addresses critical concepts such as state fragility, citizen security, and co-governance. The class draws upon case studies including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Peru. Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago.

LALS 495

Topics in Latino Studies

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated if. Students may register for more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Any two 200-level Latin American and Latino Studies courses or consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
37273LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMMW2152THDowling, JMeet on campus
3 hours Latino/a Urban Inequalities Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.
37274LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMMW2152THDowling, JMeet on campus
4 hours Latino/a Urban Inequalities Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago. Instructor Approval Required
35755LCD03:00 PM - 05:30 PMM1672BSBHuerta, JMeet on campus
3 hours The Rancho in History&Culture This course explores the history and culture of ranching in northern Mexico and the American Southwest. We investigate how "things ranchero" inform modern Mexican and Mexican American identity and culture. Major topics include the nature of ranch work; the politics of land tenure; and representations of the rancho and "lo ranchero" in music, the moving image, folklore, popular culture, literature, architecture, and material culture. Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.
36256LCD03:00 PM - 05:30 PMM1672BSBHuerta, JMeet on campus
4 hours The Rancho in History&Culture This course explores the history and culture of ranching in northern Mexico and the American Southwest. We investigate how "things ranchero" inform modern Mexican and Mexican American identity and culture. Major topics include the nature of ranch work; the politics of land tenure; and representations of the rancho and "lo ranchero" in music, the moving image, folklore, popular culture, literature, architecture, and material culture. Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago.
37677LCD06:00 PM - 08:30 PMW2152BSBPaik, AMeet on campus
3 hours Border Regimes. Same as CLJ 493 and GLAS 490. Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.
37678LCD06:00 PM - 08:30 PMW2152BSBPaik, AMeet on campus
4 hours Border Regimes. Same as CLJ 493 and GLAS 490. Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago.

LALS 497

Community Research Internship

3 OR 4 hours. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above and consent of the instructor. Concurrent registration in LALS 498. Recommended Background: LALS 403. Restricted to Graduate College or Liberal Arts & Sciences.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
39952LCD06:00 PM - 08:30 PMM1312BSBBada, XMeet on campus
3 hours Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.
39953LCD06:00 PM - 08:30 PMM1312BSBBada, XMeet on campus
4 hours Restricted to Graduate - Chicago or Graduate Non-Degree Chicago. Departmental Approval Required

LALS 499

Advanced Independent Study

1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Open, with consent of the instructor, to graduate students and Latin American and Latino studies majors with at least a 3.00 grade point average. Students in other programs or with lower than a 3.00 grade point average are admitted at the instructor's discretion only. Instructor Approval Required This course counts toward the limited number of independent study hours accepted toward the undergraduate degree and the major.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
38869CNFARRANGEDAlvarez Velasco, S
27396CNFARRANGEDBada, X
11682CNFARRANGEDBorzutzky, D
23427CNFARRANGEDDiaz Martin, E
36304CNFARRANGEDDowling, J
11684CNFARRANGEDFeldmann, A
11683CNFARRANGEDFernandez, L
23425CNFARRANGEDGarcia, L
29944CNFARRANGEDGoodman, A
36364CNFARRANGEDGutierrez, E
36581CNFARRANGEDInda, J
38843CNFARRANGEDMacias, P
36390CNFARRANGEDRoa, C
40211CNFARRANGEDSostaita, B
23428CNFARRANGEDTorres, M

LALS 502

Topics in Latin American and Latino Studies

4 hours. May be repeated if topics vary. Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing; or consent of the instructor. Instructor Approval Required

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
31441LCD03:30 PM - 06:00 PMW2692BSBGoodman, AMeet on campus
4 hours Solidarity Politics&Soc Mvmnt Solidarity Politics & Social Movements How and why do political and social change happen, often in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds? What can past efforts to organize for power teach us today? This interdisciplinary graduate seminar seeks to answer these questions, among others, through a wide-ranging examination of solidarity politics and social movements. Readings will include classic and cutting-edge books and articles from a variety of disciplines.

LALS 504

Proseminar in Latin American and Latino Studies

1 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatifactory grading only. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Credit or cocurrent registration in LALS 501 or Credit or concurrent registration in LALS 502. Restricted to Graduate College. Instructor Approval Required

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
31442DIS02:00 PM - 02:50 PMM1352BSBBada, XMeet on campus
1 hours

LALS 590

Directed Research

1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): LALS 501 and LALS 502. Restricted to Graduate College. Instructor Approval Required

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
33904CNFARRANGEDBada, X
33907CNFARRANGEDBorzutzky, D
41501CNFARRANGEDCabrera, R
33908CNFARRANGEDCintron, R
33937CNFARRANGEDDiaz Martin, E
33910CNFARRANGEDDowling, J
40063CNFARRANGEDFeldmann, A
39938CNFARRANGEDGarcia, L
42356CNFARRANGEDGoodman, A
33936CNFARRANGEDGutierrez, E
33905CNFARRANGEDHuerta, J
33906CNFARRANGEDInda, J
42313CNFARRANGEDMacias, P
33903CNFARRANGEDPallares, A
33909CNFARRANGEDRoa, C
33055CNFARRANGEDSostaita, B
33902CNFARRANGEDTorres, M

LALS 596

Independent Study

1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 hours. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Instructor Approval Required

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
11688CNFARRANGEDBada, X
33056CNFARRANGEDBorzutzky, D
29186CNFARRANGEDCintron, R
33911CNFARRANGEDDiaz Martin, E
11691CNFARRANGEDDowling, J
37713CNFARRANGEDFeldmann, A
33938CNFARRANGEDGarcia, L
33939CNFARRANGEDGoodman, A
33057CNFARRANGEDGutierrez, E
29625CNFARRANGEDInda, J
23429CNFARRANGEDJones, J
33940CNFARRANGEDMacias, P
4 hours
23431CNFARRANGEDPallares, A
29945CNFARRANGEDSostaita, B
Online
23432CNFARRANGEDTorres, M