Beginning with the Class of 2014 the interdisciplinary minor in Latin American Studies consists of five courses taken in at least two different departments. At least one of the five classes must be either 300 or 400 level. The list below is representative of courses available to minors. Students who would like to fulfill requirements for the minor with courses taken at other institutions, or in study abroad programs, should consult with the program director.
Economics
340 Economic Development
Government
206 US Foreign Policy Toward Latin America
216 Politics in Latin America
239 Gender and Politics in Latin America
Hispanic Studies
140 Conversation on Hispanic Cultures
200 Exploring Hispanic Texts
201 Spanish for Heritage/Bilingual Speakers
211 Introductory Study of Latin American Literature
217 Introduction to U.S. Latino/a Literatures
221 Representations of Mexico '68
251 Cultural Studies in Latin America
261 Writing, Self and Nation iin Latin America
263 1968: Massacre in Tlatelolco, Mexico City
271/371 Special Topics in Latin American Literature and Culture
281 Introduction to Latin American Short Fiction
283 Understanding the Caribbean World
301/401 Modernismo
303 Representing Gender in Latin America
310 Latin American Theatre
320/420 Contemporary Latin American Novel
341Memory, History and Fiction: Post-dictatorship's Narratives in the Southern Cone
365/465 Transatlantic Cinema
377 Latino/a Experiences in the United States
400 Senior Seminar
History
217 Social History of Latin America
Religious Studies
107 Borderland Religion
207 Political Economy of Religion in Mesoamerica
227 Resistance and Rebirth in Mesoamerica
229 Blood and Submission in Native America
316/416 Image, Style and Revolution
Sociology
217 Social History of Latin America
225 Latin American Society
(from the Hamilton Course Catalogue)
The vast expanse of Latin America's very geography suggests the interdisciplinary nature of the field. The five-course Latin American studies minor draws on the resources of Hamilton's Hispanic studies, history, government, sociology, women's studies and anthropology programs to present the Latin American mosaic in all its diverse dimensions.
The Hamilton program is not about large, anonymous lectures. It brings some of the College's most accomplished faculty members in many fields into small classrooms. There the emphasis is on discussion, one-on-one engagement, and strong writing and research skills.
A familiarity with Latin American language, life, arts and history is of great practical value in an increasingly bilingual and multicultural professional world. But Latin American studies provides its own rich rewards as well. Latin American culture is not "down there." It is part of the fabric of the American life that we all live; to see it more clearly is to see ourselves anew.
The vast expanse of Latin America's very geography suggests the interdisciplinary nature of the field. The five-course Latin American studies minor draws on the resources of Hamilton's Hispanic studies, history, government, sociology, women's studies and anthropology programs to present the Latin American mosaic in all its diverse dimensions.
The Hamilton program is not about large, anonymous lectures. It brings some of the College's most accomplished faculty members in many fields into small classrooms. There the emphasis is on discussion, one-on-one engagement, and strong writing and research skills.
A familiarity with Latin American language, life, arts and history is of great practical value in an increasingly bilingual and multicultural professional world. But Latin American studies provides its own rich rewards as well. Latin American culture is not "down there." It is part of the fabric of the American life that we all live; to see it more clearly is to see ourselves anew.
The vast expanse of Latin America's very geography suggests the interdisciplinary nature of the field. The five-course Latin American studies minor draws on the resources of Hamilton's Hispanic studies, history, government, sociology, women's studies and anthropology programs to present the Latin American mosaic in all its diverse dimensions.
The Hamilton program is not about large, anonymous lectures. It brings some of the College's most accomplished faculty members in many fields into small classrooms. There the emphasis is on discussion, one-on-one engagement, and strong writing and research skills.
A familiarity with Latin American language, life, arts and history is of great practical value in an increasingly bilingual and multicultural professional world. But Latin American studies provides its own rich rewards as well. Latin American culture is not "down there." It is part of the fabric of the American life that we all live; to see it more clearly is to see ourselves anew.
