Latin American and Latinx Studies (C072)
GEC Coordinator: Clarisa Perez-Armendariz
This concentration provides frameworks to better understand the cultures, societies and environments of Latin America and its diasporas, including the many communities that historically pre-existed in the United States, people who have immigrated to the United States from various parts of Latin America, and their descendants.
Complete four credits from the Latin American and Latinx Studies program or designated with the (C072) GEC attribute; no more than two courses may be from any one department or program.
One non-Bates credit may be applied toward the concentration if judged comparable to one of those below by the concentration coordinator and with prior approval. If studying abroad in Latin America, up to two non-Bates credits may be applied to the concentration if the above conditions are met. This concentration is not open to students who have declared a major or minor in Latin American and Latinx Studies or a major in History with a primary concentration on Latin America.
Active course offerings include:
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ASIA 343 | Geopolitics of Rising Powers: BRICS and Beyond |
| ENVR 223 | Politics of Wildlife Conservation |
| ENVR 228 | Latin America Debates Dependency and Development |
| HISP 222 | Short Narrative in the Spanish-speaking World |
| HISP 223 | Drama and Performance in the Spanish-speaking World |
| HISP 224 | Protest and Justice |
| HISP 226 | Race and Nation in the Ibero/American World |
| HISP 308 | Poéticas del género y la memoria |
| HIST S26 | ¡Revolución! Debating Mexico |
| HIST 181 | Creating Latin America: A History |
| HIST 295 | Montezuma's Mexico: Aztecs and their World |
| HIST 301W | Latin America during the Cold War |
| HIST 301Y | The Spanish Inquisition |
| LALS 181 | Creating Latin America: A History |
| LALS 228 | Latin America Debates Dependency and Development |
| LALS 295 | Montezuma's Mexico: Aztecs and their World |
| LALS 301W | Latin America during the Cold War |
| LALS 303 | The Spanish Inquisition |
| LALS 343 | Geopolitics of Rising Powers: BRICS and Beyond |
| PLTC 228 | Latin America Debates Dependency and Development |
| PLTC 268 | Global Political Economy of Development |
| PLTC 320 | Immigrants and Their Homelands |
| PLTC 343 | Geopolitics of Rising Powers: BRICS and Beyond |
| REL 295 | Montezuma's Mexico: Aztecs and their World |
| REL 314 | The Spanish Inquisition |