BLS 1000
|
African History Until the Despersion, Seventeenth Century
|
A course comprising the history of the African tribal groups and culture in ancient Africa and surveying the various African kingdoms, tribal interaction, and contact with the peoples north of the Sahara. The course will also survey the exploration a...
|
BLS 1001
|
Geography and Cultures of Africa
|
A survey course of the geography and cultures of Africa with particular emphasis on topography, climate, natural resources, and culture of the various African tribal groups south of the Sahara.
|
BLS 1002
|
Black American History, Seventeenth Century Until the Present Time
|
This course surveys and analyzes the social history of the Black people in the United States from the time of their initial contact with the European colonialists on the American continent. It will also comprise the study of the institution of slaver...
|
BLS 1003
|
The Evolution and Expressions of Racism
|
A multidimensional course approaching racism from a historical, political, economic, and sociological point of view. The nature of prejudice will be discussed with regard to prejudice against Southern European, Mexican-American, Jewish, and Puerto Ri...
|
BLS 1003H
|
Honors: The Evolution and Expressions of Racism
|
A multidimensional course approaching racism from a historical, political, economic, and sociological point of view. The nature of prejudice will be discussed with regard to prejudice against Southern European, Mexican-American, Jewish, and Puerto Ri...
|
BLS 1004
|
Black Revolution and Political Thinking in the U.S.
|
The contradictory Assimilationist and Separatist movements that swept Black America during the fifties and sixties are analyzed from the historical, sociological, political, economic, and psychological points of view. Leaders, objectives, accomplishm...
|
BLS 1005
|
Urb Gov & Blk Comm Pol
|
Urb Gov & Blk Comm Pol
|
BLS 1006
|
Black Economic Development: 1860 to the Present
|
This course examines African-American economic development in a historical context from the period of the Civil War to the present. It examines Black businesses and businesspersons to see what businesses have evolved and how they have evolved. Succes...
|
BLS 1008
|
Black American Literature until 1940
|
See Department for Description.
|
BLS 1009
|
Sociology of the Black Community
|
See Department for Description.
|
BLS 1010
|
Soc Prob-The Ghetto
|
Soc Prob-The Ghetto
|
BLS 1011
|
The African Independence Movement
|
This course is designed to broaden students' understanding of the systematic forces and catalysts of the independence movements in twentieth-century Africa. It employs the case study approach to examine the reaction of the Europeans. Each student sel...
|
BLS 1012
|
Civil Rights Legislation and Litigation
|
This course is designed to facilitate an understanding of the role the law has played in the development of civil rights for African-Americans. It examines and analyzes such critical cases as Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, and Regen...
|
BLS 1013
|
The Administration and Process of Justice
|
This course stresses the machinery of justice, organization of federal, state, and local court systems as well as law enforcement agencies. Special problems of justice and the poor and concepts of social reconstruction through law will be surveyed an...
|
BLS 1014
|
Plan In Urban Areas
|
Plan In Urban Areas
|
BLS 1015
|
Urban Econ Structure
|
Urban Econ Structure
|
BLS 1016
|
Black Family In U.S.
|
Black Family In U.S.
|
BLS 1017
|
Mass Media and the Black American
|
This course is a study of the social and psychological effects of media, such as radio, television, newspapers, motion pictures, and advertisements, upon Black Americans in a predominantly white society. A survey of the portrayal of the Black America...
|
BLS 1018
|
African Philosophy and Religion
|
Survey of the major religions and philosophies of Africa, including the social impact, the theology, cosmology, and the morals embedded in the religions of the ancient Egyptians, indigenous African religions, Christianity, and Islam. It covers the ma...
|
BLS 1019
|
Introduction to Black Studies
|
This course offers a multidisciplinary approach to the study of the origins and manifestations of African cultures in the Americas-North, South, and Central America and the Caribbean. Using historical and anthropological tools, the course seeks to re...
|
BLS 1019H
|
Honors - Introduction to Black Studies
|
This course offers a multidisciplinary approach to the study of the origins and manifestations of African cultures in the Americas- North, South, and Central America and the Caribbean. Using historical and anthropological tools, the course seeks to r...
|
BLS 3000
|
Africa After Independence
|
The course deals with problems of economic development in developing African countries. The course explores such problems as technical assistance and aid from Western countries, the United Nations, and the Communist bloc countries. Methods and approa...
|
BLS 3001
|
Economic Development and Problems of Independence in African Countries II
|
A continuation of BLS 3000.
|
BLS 3002
|
Black American Literature from 1940 to the Present Time
|
A survey of Black American literature and social thinkers from 1940 until the present time. All work covered in the course will be related as far as possible to the time in which the writings occurred.
|
BLS 3003
|
Local Government and Customary Law in Africa
|
This is a study of the nature of African customary law, indirect rule, and local government systems exported to Africa by the colonial powers. It will also deal with current local government in independent African countries.
|
BLS 3004
|
African Philosophy and Religion
|
Survey of the major religions and philosophies of Africa, including the social impact, the theology, cosmology, and the morals embedded in the religions of the ancient Egyptians, indigenous African religions, Christianity, and Islam. It covers the ma...
|
BLS 3005
|
Black Economic Development: 1860 to the Present
|
This course examines African-American economic development in a historical context from the period of the Civil War to the present. It examines Black businesses and businesspersons to see what businesses have evolved and how they have evolved. Succes...
|
BLS 3006
|
Selected Social Problems of the Ghetto
|
The history and establishment of the ghetto in American cities and the various problems that the Black community faces. The impact of urbanization upon the Black family will be analyzed. The new concept of self-determination of the Black community wi...
|
BLS 3007
|
Planning in Urban Areas
|
This course will consider the background of the development of present urban areas and the significance of planning. The social, political, and economic ramifications of urban renewal programs will be analyzed.
|
BLS 3008
|
Urban Economic Structure
|
An investigation of economic influences as they relate to business locations, housing, poverty, welfare, and public transportation policy. The dynamics and growth of the metropolitan area will be given special attention.
|
BLS 3011
|
The Black Family
|
This course is an intensive study of the Black American family. African heritage, post-Civil War family structure, and the impact of urbanization are the initial focus. Next we compare and contrast Black upper middle class, lower middle class, and wo...
|
BLS 3012
|
Black Revolution and Political Thinking in the U.S.
|
The contradictory Assimilationist and Separatist movements that swept Black America during the fifties and sixties are analyzed from the historical, sociological, political, economic, and psychological points of view. Leaders, objectives, accomplishm...
|
BLS 3013
|
Mass Media and the Black American
|
This course is a study of the social and psychological effects of media such as radio, television, newspapers, motion pictures, and advertisements upon Black Americans in a predominantly white society. A survey of the portrayal of the Black American...
|
BLS 3014
|
Civil Rights Legislation and Litigation
|
This course is designed to facilitate an understanding of the role the law has played in the development of civil rights for African-Americans. It examines and analyzes critical cases such as Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, and Regen...
|
BLS 3015
|
Black Economic Development: 1860 to the Present
|
This course examines African-American economic development in a historical context from the period of the Civil War to the present. It examines Black businesses and business persons to see what businesses have evolved and how they have evolved. Succe...
|
BLS 3016
|
Urban Economic Structure
|
This course is an investigation of economic influences as they relate to business locations, housing, poverty, and welfare. The dynamics and growth of the metropolitan area will be given special attention, as will the experiences and community develo...
|
BLS 3018
|
African Philosophy and Religion
|
Survey of the major religions and philosophies of Africa, including the social impact, the theology, cosmology, and the morals embedded in the religions of the ancient Egyptians, indigenous African religions, Christianity, and Islam. It covers the ma...
|
BLS 3020
|
Black History in Newspapers and Fiction: 1940-2000
|
The course offers students the opportunity to explore Black fiction and Black newspapers from several cities from 1940 through the 1990s to learn the themes and details that characterized the lives of Black communities during the latter portion of th...
|
BLS 3022
|
The African Independence Movement
|
This course is designed to broaden the students' understanding of the systematic forces and catalysts of the independence movements in twentieth-century Africa. It employs the case study approach to examine the reaction of the Europeans. Each student...
|
BLS 3024
|
Women of Color
|
This course examines the status and/or role of women of color in the traditional societies of their origin and/or in pre-industrial, and postindustrial United States. It will consider the way that gender has interacted with culture, race, and/or clas...
|
BLS 3025
|
People and Culture of Haiti
|
People and Culture of Haiti
|
BLS 3030
|
The Changing Demographics of the City
|
This course focuses on the meaning, causes, and impacts of demographic transforms on socially and spatially defined urban political economies. Students learn how to use demographic and economic data to analyze the present and future shape of cities-...
|
BLS 3034
|
A Survey of African American Literature
|
This course charts the development of African American literature from the 18th century to the present in the context of the complex dynamic of resistance and collaboration that helped to shape the culture, politics, creative imagination, and selfide...
|
BLS 3035
|
The remaking of New York: the Immigrant Experience
|
This course will examine immigration and New York City, past present and future. Topics covered will include the intersection of immigration with economics, including entrepreneurial enterprises, as well as religion, race, gender and ethnicity. The c...
|
BLS 3038
|
Survey of Caribbean Literature in English (Cross-listed with ENG LTT)
|
This course charts the development of Caribbean literature in English from the 19th century to the emphases its formal and thematic aspects. Special attention is given to the influence of Caribbean geography and Caribbean history on its literature. T...
|
BLS 3043
|
Theatre of Color in the United States
|
This course introduces students to the essential roots of the leading theatres of color in the United States: African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American, and Native American. Selected texts of both classic and contemporary plays representati...
|
BLS 3044
|
Migration in the Americas
|
This course examines the recent literature on contemporary migration processes and international migration flows throughout the Americas. The course focuses on understanding the causes of migration, the migration process, the dynamics of adaptation a...
|
BLS 3045
|
Changing Demographics of the City
|
This course focuses on the meaning, causes, and impacts of demographic transformations on socially and spatially defined urban political economies. Students learn how to use demographic and economic data to analyze the present and future shape of cit...
|
BLS 3046
|
Four Hundred Years of the Black Presence in New York City
|
By examining primary source material, texts, photographs and film, making site visits and meeting guest lecturers, students will learn of the historic cross-fertilization between African-descended people and the city that grew to become New York. Stu...
|
BLS 3050
|
Race and Global Inequality
|
The idea of race has transcended the moment and location in which it was invented, has been exported around the world, and, in dynamic fashion, has variously influenced human relations. This broad and changing application of racial ideas is what make...
|
BLS 3055
|
The Sixties in America
|
The course explores the major cultural, social, and political developments of the 1960s and their significance for American history and life. Topics may include: Civil Rights, JFK, the New Left, Vietnam, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Second Wave Feminism...
|
BLS 3056
|
The Civil Rights Movement
|
This course examines the social, economic and political origins of the civil rights movement, the major international events that fueled its development, and the movement’s transformation over time. We will study the differing political philosophies...
|
BLS 3058
|
Contemporay Latin American Fiction
|
This course examines significant Latin American novels and short stories. While concentrating on literary themes and narrative techniques, this course aims to provide students with a better understanding of contemporary Latin American societies. Issu...
|
BLS 3060
|
African American History
|
This course examines the issue of race and the thoughts and actions of African Americans from the Reconstruction period to the present. While a chronological approach is used, certain themes are paramount. Gender and class are crucial when examining...
|
BLS 3061
|
Survey of African history
|
This course addresses the history of Africa's diverse peoples, from their domestication of plants and animals through the decades following independence in the 1960's. Other topics include the creation of trading networks and empires, and the develop...
|
BLS 3062
|
Women in African History
|
This course examines the contributions of women to historical change in Africa during pre-colonial, colonial, and post-colonial eras. Topics include origin stories, slavery, colonial rule, education, clitoridectomy, marriage and the law, sexually tra...
|
BLS 3063
|
History of the Arican Diaspora
|
This course investigates the cultural, social, and political impact of the spread of African peoples thoughout the world and links Africa and its descendents to the historical development of other areas around the globe. The course focuses primarily...
|
BLS 3085
|
Special Topics in Black Studies
|
This course provides an opportunity to focus on specific issues in the field of Black Studies from historical, sociological and/or anthropological perspectives, among others. Topic varies from semester to semester and may address questions of gender,...
|
BLS 3115
|
People and Culture of Haiti
|
This course is a survey of the sociopolitical, cultural, racial, and economic processes that have shaped the formation of modern Haiti. Particular focus will be on the role of St.Domingue in the emerging world capitalist economy during the 17th centu...
|
BLS 3120
|
Passing, Covering, and Social Stigma in Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality
|
Passing is most often thought of as a "strategy of creative deception" whereby racial minorities feign "whiteness" in order to overcome stigma and receive privileges denied them due to racism and discrimination. The aim of the course is to dispassion...
|
BLS 3125
|
Race and Ethnic Relation
|
This course will analyze race and ethnicity in American society and globally, using theoretical, historical, and cross-cultural approaches. It will examine the consequence of prejudice and discrimination for members of immigrant, ethnic, and racial g...
|
BLS 3130H
|
The City That Care Forgot: The Roots, Ruin, and Rebirth of New Orleans
|
This is an interdisciplinary honors course taught from historical, cultural,and sociological perspectives. It will revisit the week of August 29, 2005, when Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans and the wider Gulf Coast region. Our goa...
|
BLS 3835
|
Black Women Writers
|
The course examines the oral and written literature of Afro-American women from the eighteenth century through the present. An exploration of the numerous genres employed by Black women writers - slave narratives, autobiography, fiction, poetry, and...
|
BLS 4545
|
Literature of the Harlem Renaissance
|
This course examines the major literary works of the Harlem Renaissance and the historical, sociological, and intellectual contexts underlying the flowering of black creativity in the early decades of the twentieth century. Attention is given to a va...
|
BLS 4900
|
Seminar in Black & Latino Studies
|
This course offers advanced analysis of contemporary and/or historical issues in African, African American, Latino/Hispanic, or Latin American studies. In any given semester, the instructor who teaches this seminar will designate the topic to be stud...
|
BLS 4900H
|
Honors - Seminar in Black and Hispanic Studies
|
This course offers advanced analysis of contemporary and/or historical issues in African, African American, Latino/Hispanic, or Latin American studies. In any given semester, the instructor who teaches this seminar will designate the topic to be stud...
|
BLS 4901
|
Latin America and the Caribbean II: From the 19th Century to the Present
|
This interdisciplinary course examines the historical, political, cultural and socioeconomic conditions of Latin America and the Caribbean from the 19th century to the present. The themes may vary from semester to semester. In line with the interdisc...
|
BLS 4902
|
Latin America and the Caribbean: Cultures and Societies
|
This interdisciplinary course examines the historical, political, cultural and socioeconomic conditions of Latin America and the Caribbean from Pre-Hispanic times to the 19th century. The themes may vary from semester to semester. In line with the in...
|
BLS 5000
|
Independent Study Black Studies I
|
Independent Study Black Studies I
|
BLS 5001
|
Independent Study Black Studies II
|
Independent Study Black Studies II
|
BLS 5002
|
Independent Study Black Studies III
|
Independent Study Black Studies III
|
BLS 6000
|
Honors I
|
Honors I
|
BLS 6001
|
Honors In Black Stds
|
Honors In Black Stds
|
BLS 6001H
|
Honors-Thesis in Black Studies
|
The Department of Black and Hispanic Studies encourages students who wish to write a thesis on a topic pertinent to the history and/or contemporary situation of Black/African American or Latino/Hispanic persons in the United States or in the diaspora...
|
BLS 6002
|
Black Stud Honors II
|
Black Stud Honors II
|
BLS 6002H
|
Honors - Thesis in Black and Hispanic Studies II
|
The Department of Black and Hispanic Studies encourages students who wish to write a thesis on a topic pertinent to the history and/or contemporary situation of Black/African American or Latino/Hispanic persons in the United States or in the Diaspora...
|
BLS 7000
|
Black Studies Elective
|
Black Studies Elective
|
BLS 7050
|
Black Studies Internship Elective
|
Black Studies Internship Elective
|
BLS 7100
|
Black Studies Advanced Elective
|
Black Studies Advanced Elective
|
BLS 7200
|
Black Studies Literature Elective
|
Black Studies Literature Elective
|
BLS 7300
|
Black Studies History Elective
|
Black Studies History Elective
|
LTS 1000
|
Puerto Rican Heritage: Pre-Columbian to 1898
|
This course will be a survey of the cultural history of Puerto Rico from pre-Columbian times to the 19th century. It willinclude the Indian, African, and Hispanic sources of the culture of Puerto Rico, as well as other historical andsociological impl...
|
LTS 1003
|
Latin America: An Institutional and Cultural Survey
|
The course is an overview of Latin America’s historical, cultural and political development, from pre-Columbian times to the present. It focuses on the major indigenous civilizations, the history of slavery, the conquest and colonization, as well as...
|
LTS 1003H
|
Honors Latin America
|
This course examines the nature and origins of social, political,and economic institutions of Latin America. Its rich andvaried culture, an outgrowth of past experiences involvingmuch racial and ethnic mixing, is studied in this institutionalcontext.
|
LTS 1004
|
Introduction to Latino Studies
|
This course offers an introduction to the different Latino/Hispanic communities living in the United States. The course will explore the similarities and differences among various groups, including their histories of migration, incorporation into the...
|
LTS 3000
|
The Puerto Rican Child in an Urban Setting
|
A survey of sociological, psychological, and educational needsof Puerto Rican children in New York City public schools.Special emphasis will be given to family, race relations, communityliving, and language problems encountered by thisgroup.
|
LTS 3001
|
The Puerto Rican Community
|
A study of the migration of the Puerto Rican to New YorkCity and other urban centers, its sociological impact, andproblems resulting in education, housing, health services,and family and community development. Practical experienceand research will be...
|
LTS 3003
|
Major Selected Problems of the Puerto Rican Community
|
Pivotal current issues of citywide importance in ourpotentially explosive communities are critically examined.Specific attention will be given to areas of public education,justice and the poor, unemployment, family structure andsocial disorganization...
|
LTS 3004
|
Politics and Power in Puerto Rico
|
This course gives students a general view of the developmentof political parties in Puerto Rico from the time ofself-government under Spanish sovereignty to the present.It examines the political setting in which those partiesemerged. A comparative st...
|
LTS 3005
|
Economic History of Puerto Rico
|
This course is a survey of the Puerto Rican economy underSpain and the United States. It explores the relations of economicstructures to political institutions and class formationsfrom the colonial past to the present. This course considerswhether so...
|
LTS 3006
|
Religions of the Caribbean
|
This course examines the various religious expressions inPuerto Rico, Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic usinga comparative approach to elements of Santeria, Espirtismo,Christianity, and voodoo. Jamaica, Trinidad, and otherislands will be looked...
|
LTS 3007
|
Puerto Rican Culture
|
The principal varieties of Puerto Rican cultural expression,both on the island and in the U.S., are examined in detail.Special attention is given to folk culture, including traditionalbeliefs, legends, customs, festivals, religious rites, artistic pr...
|
LTS 3008
|
Puerto Rican Heritage: 1898 to the Present
|
This course is an intensive study of cultural history of PuertoRico from the Spanish-American War to the present. Specialattention is given to cultural conflicts and assimilative influences,as well as the existing relations between Puerto Ricoand the...
|
LTS 3009
|
Dominican Heritage: From Pre-Columbian Times to Present
|
This course is a study of the cultural heritage of the Dominican Republic from pre-Columbian times to the present. It includes the Indian, African, and Hispanic sources of the Dominican culture, as well as other diverse sociocultural contributions.
|
LTS 3010
|
Central America: A Regional Study
|
The many complex problems and varied cultural elements of this area of nation-states are studied. The goal is to study representative examples or general trends while also explaining the major political, social, and economic events that have shaped a...
|
LTS 3011
|
The Contemporary Puerto Rican Family
|
This course is a study of the dynamics of change in the present Puerto Rican family structure from the early colonial setting to the present urban family. The legal and social structure from the Law of the Indies to the present legislation stressing...
|
LTS 3012
|
Latinas: A Social and Cultural Survey
|
This course addresses the social and economic condition ofLatinas in the United States.We will discuss questions of gender and sexuality, language, politics, labor relations,family relationships, literary and artistic expression, and theconstruction...
|
LTS 3015
|
Cuban Culture and Society
|
This course focuses on the development of Cuban cultureand society, with special emphasis on the socialist processinitiated in 1959 and its consequences in the areas of culture,the economy, political institutions, class, race, gender, andcivil societ...
|
LTS 3016
|
Urban Economic Structure
|
This course is an investigation of economic influences as theyrelate to business locations, housing, poverty, and welfare.The dynamics and growth of the metropolitan area will begiven special attention, as will the experiences and communitydevelopmen...
|
LTS 3021
|
The United States and Mexican Border
|
The course examines the US-Mexico borderlines as a political and economicstrategy, and as a racial and cultural construction the course addressesissues of Immigrations, environmental and human rights violations, corporatetransnationalism, and economi...
|
LTS 3025
|
Race, Class, and Gender in Brazil
|
This course examines the poly-cultural history of Brazil by using a theoreticalframework that emphasizes the role of race, gender, and ethnicity--and howthese variables have affected socio-economic mobility in Brazil. The coursewill in particular exp...
|
LTS 3030
|
Changing Demographic of the City
|
This course focuses on the meaning, causes, and impacts of demographic transforms on socially and spatially defined urban political economies. Students learn how to use demographic and economic data to analyze the present and future shape of cities-...
|
LTS 3035
|
The Remaking of New York: The Immigrant Experience
|
This course examines immigration and New York City, past,present, and future. Topics covered include the intersectionof immigration with economics, including entrepreneurialenterprises, as well as religion, race, gender, and ethnicity. Thecourse exam...
|
LTS 3044
|
Migration in the Americas
|
This course examines the recent literature on contemporary migration processes and international migration flows throughout the Americas. The course focuses on understanding the causes of migration, the migration process, the dynamics of adaptation a...
|
LTS 3045
|
Changing Demographics of the City
|
This course focuses on the meaning, causes, and impacts of demographic transformations on socially and spatially defined urban political economies. Students learn how to use demographic and economic data to analyze the present and future shape of cit...
|
LTS 3050
|
Race and Global Inequality
|
The idea of race has transcended the moment and location in which it was invented, has been exported around the world, and, in dynamic fashion, has variously influenced human relations. This broad and changing application of racial ideas is what make...
|
LTS 3051
|
Latin American Jewish Women Writers
|
This course examines literature produced by Latin American Jewish women writers in the 20th and 21st centuries. It focuses on poetry, novels, short stories and essays. In conjunction with literary analysis, this course considers socio-historical cont...
|
LTS 3055
|
Sixties In America
|
Sixties In America
|
LTS 3056
|
The Civil Rights Movement
|
This course examines the social, economic and political origins of the civil rights movement, the major international events that fueled its development, and the movement’s transformation over time. We will study the differing political philosophies...
|
LTS 3058
|
Contemporary Latin American Fiction
|
This course examines significant Latin American novels and short stories. While concentrating on literary themes and narrative techniques, this course aims to provide students with a better understanding of contemporary Latin American societies. Issu...
|
LTS 3059
|
Latino/a Literature in the United States
|
This course examines significant works of literature written in English by Latinos and Latinas in the U.S. It concentrates on novels, short stories, and essays from the late 19th century to the present. Special attention is given to issues of cultura...
|
LTS 3071
|
History of Colonial Latin America
|
This course examines Latin America during the Colonial Era between 1400 and 1830 when American, African, and European societies collided in the Western Hemisphere. The course investigates the creation of new multiethnic societies, and how the interch...
|
LTS 3073
|
History of U.S.-Latin American Relations
|
This course examines the history of international relations between the United States and Latin America since the wars of independence. The course analyzes ways in which diplomatic, political, economic, and cultural links have alteredthe relationship...
|
LTS 3074
|
From Silver to Cocaine: An Economic History of Latin America
|
From Silver to Cocaine: An Economic History of Latin America
|
LTS 3085
|
Special Topics in Hispanic\Latino Studies
|
This course provides an opportunity to focus on specific issues in the field of Hispanic studies from historical, sociological, and/or anthropological perspectives, among others. Topics vary from semester to semester and may address questions of gend...
|
LTS 3100
|
Latino Communities in the U.S.
|
This course examines the Latino presence in the US, from its origins in the sixteenth century to the present day. Through readings, lectures, film, research and discussions, we will study the development of Latino communities throughout the US, their...
|
LTS 3110
|
Debates in Latin American Social Theory
|
This course examines the intellectual debates in Latin American history and culture. The class will focus on the role of race, gender, and ethnicity as variables that affect socio-economic mobility in Latin America and affect concepts of national ide...
|
LTS 3120
|
Passing, Covering, and Social Stigma in Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality
|
Passing is most often thought of as a "strategy of creative deception" whereby racial minorities feign "whiteness" in order to overcome stigma and receive privileges denied them due to racism and discrimination. The aim of the course is to dispassion...
|
LTS 3125
|
Race and Ethnic Relations
|
This course analyzes race and ethnicity in American societyand globally, using theoretical, historical, and cross-culturalapproaches. It examines the consequence of prejudice anddiscrimination for members of immigrant, ethnic, and racialgroups and ex...
|
LTS 3130H
|
The City that Care Forgot: The Roots, Ruin, and Rebirth of New Orleans
|
This is an interdisciplinary honors course taught from historical, cultural, and sociological perspectives. It will revisit the week of August 29, 2005, when Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans and the wider Gulf Coast region. Our g...
|
LTS 3309
|
Race and Ethnicity in American
|
This course introduces students to major themes in racial and ethnic politics in the United States. It begins by reviewing theories and definitions of the concepts of race and ethnicity, and presenting statistical and historical trends in the develo...
|
LTS 4900
|
Seminar in Black and Latino Studies
|
This course offers advanced analysis of contemporary and/or historical issues in African, African American, Latino/Hispanic, or Latin American studies. In any given semester, the instructor who teaches this seminar will designate the topic to be stud...
|
LTS 4901
|
Latin America and the Caribbean II: From the 19th Century to the Present
|
This interdisciplinary course examines the historical, political, cultural and socioeconomic conditions of Latin America and the Caribbean from the 19th century to the present. The themes may vary from semester to semester. In line with the interdisc...
|
LTS 4902
|
Latin America and the Caribbean: Cultures and Societies
|
This interdisciplinary course examines the historical, political, cultural and socioeconomic conditions of Latin America and the Caribbean from Pre-Hispanic times to the 19th century. The themes may vary from semester to semester. In line with the in...
|
LTS 5000
|
Independent Study Latino Studies I
|
This course enables students to pursue an interdisciplinary project independently in an area that is not available in the course offerings. The subject should be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor who will act as the student's supervisor....
|
LTS 5001
|
Independent Study LTS II
|
This course enables students to pursue an interdisciplinary project independently in an area that is not available in the course offerings. The subject should be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor who will act as the student's supervisor....
|
LTS 7000
|
Latino Studies Elective
|
Latino Studies Elective
|
LTS 7050
|
Latino Studies Intermediate Elective
|
Latino Studies Intermediate Elective
|
LTS 7100
|
Latino Studies Advanced Elective
|
Latino Studies Advanced Elective
|