Department: Latin-American Studies

Code Name Description
LATINAM177A Mapping Poverty, Colonialism and Nation Building in Latin America This course is an introduction to the mapping of colonial and early independent Latin America, as a lens through which students may learn about the process of colonization, state building, and the legacies on those processes on poverty and underdevel...
LATINAM177B Mapping Poverty, Colonialism and Nation Building in Latin America-Part B This course is an introduction to the mapping of colonial and early independent Latin America, as a lens through which students may learn about the process of colonization, state building, and the legacies on those processes on poverty and underdevel...
LATINAM197 Directed Individual Research For students engaged in interdisciplinary work that cannot be arranged by department. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
LATINAM200 Seminar on Contemporary Issues in Latin American Studies Guest scholars present analyses of major Latin American themes. Restricted to students enrolled in the Latin American Studies MA program.
LATINAM207 Spanish in Science/Science in Spanish For graduate and undergraduate students interested in the natural sciences and the Spanish language. Students will acquire the ability to communicate in Spanish using scientific language and will enhance their ability to read scientific literature wr...
LATINAM210 Everyday Economic Life Among Brazil's Urban Poor This course focuses on the challenges and opportunities experienced by Brazil's urban poor as they access consumer and financial markets.
LATINAM248 Racial and Gender Inequalities in Latin America This course explores the intersection between racial and gender inequalities in Latin America focusing on the historical pattern of racism, sexism and discrimination, and on the political and social changes that have enabled Afro-descendants and wome...
LATINAM252 The Inter-American Human Rights System: Doctrine, Practice and Advocacy The Inter-American Human Rights System (¿IAHRS¿) has played a crucial role in opening up spaces for civil society to demand human rights protections in the region, increasing protections at the domestic level, and supporting civil society in its ques...
LATINAM266VP A Critical Review of Guatemala's Indigenous Movements This seminar will explore five moments of the Maya Movement and the relationship between the ¿traditional¿ movements and the two new indigenous trends, to shed light on the complexities of indigenous organization in the XXI century. The goal of the c...
LATINAM277A Mapping Poverty, Colonialism and Nation Building in Latin America This course is an introduction to the mapping of colonial and early independent Latin America, as a lens through which students may learn about the process of colonization, state building, and the legacies on those processes on poverty and underdevel...
LATINAM299 Independent Study or Directed Reading Independent Study or Directed Reading for graduate students in Latin American Studies
LATINAM301 GRADUATE ARCHIVAL DIRECTED READING Independent studies under the direction of a faculty member for which academic credit may properly be allowed. Research will require in-person access to archival materials in Hoover Institution, Stanford's Latin American Collections, and/or Branner...
LATINAM397 Graduate Writing Seminar for Latin American Studies The design of this seminar is to aid students in fulfilling their MA in Latin American Studies capstone research paper or thesis requirement.
LATINAM398 Master's Thesis Restricted to students writing a master's thesis in Latin American Studies. May be repeated for credit.
LATINAM801 TGR Project TGR Project for approved students in Latin American Studies.