Latin American Studies (LATA)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

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  • Schedule of Classes - October 15, 2026 7:07PM EDT

LATA 1802
Introduction to Latinos in U.S. History

This course seeks a fuller recounting of U.S. history by remapping what we understand as America. We will examine traditional themes in the teaching of U.S. history-territorial expansion and empire, migration ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 10427 LATA 1802   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Garcia, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 1970
Pirates, Slaves, and Revolutionaries: A History of the Caribbean from Columbus to Louverture

What is the Caribbean? How did its native inhabitants fared in the aftermath of the arrival of Europeans? How did the region shift from a Spanish Lake to a heavily contested geopolitical site where all ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: ASRC 1790, HIST 1970

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10323 LATA 1970   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Bassi Arevalo, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10324 LATA 1970   IND 601

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

LATA 1986
Disasters! A History of Colonial Failures in the Atlantic World, 1450-1750

This course provides an overview of disastrous attempts at colonization in the Americas from ca. 1500 through ca. 1760. Over thirteen weeks, we will engage with the question of why some attempts at colonization ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1986, ASRC 1986, HIST 1986

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10476 LATA 1986   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Schmitt, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10477 LATA 1986   DIS 201

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    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10478 LATA 1986   DIS 202

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    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10479 LATA 1986   DIS 203

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    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10480 LATA 1986   DIS 204

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    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 2170
Early Modern Iberian Survey

This course explores major texts and themes of the Hispanic tradition from the 11th to the 17th centuries. We will examine general questions on literary analysis and the relationship between literature ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MEDVL 2170, SPAN 2170

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8395 LATA 2170   SEM 101

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    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Olmedo Gobante, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 2200
Perspectives on Latin America

Interdisciplinary course offered every spring. Topics vary by semester, but readings always focus on current research in various disciplines and regions of Latin America. The range of issues addressed ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SPAN 2200

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8393 LATA 2200   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Flores, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Conducted in English.

LATA 2800
Perspectives on Brazil

This course provides an introduction and overview of Brazilian culture. It will study different periods of Brazilian history, through the analysis of films, literature, essays, visual arts, and music. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PORT 2800

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8398 LATA 2800   SEM 101

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    • MWF
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Osborne, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 3256
Ancient Civilizations of the Andes

This course is a survey of the rise and decline of civilizations in the Andean region of western South America before the European invasion. We begin with a consideration of Andean environments and an ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  4586 LATA 3256   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Henderson, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 3481
Sustainability Education Policy in the U.S. and Ecuador

This course connects Cornell and USFQ students to study Sustainability Education Policy in the U.S. and Ecuador. Focusing on UN SDG 4, the course includes collaborative research, international exchange, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one practicum. Combined with: PUBPOL 3480, PUBPOL 5480

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 13101 LATA 3481   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Ficarra, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

  • 13102 LATA 3481   PRA 401

    • Mar 27 - Apr 3, 2027

    • Ficarra, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Taught in Quito, Ecuador. Departure will be on March 28, 2026, returning on April 5, 2026.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

LATA 3613
Cornell Steel Band

The Cornell Steel Band explores the wide variety of music for an orchestra of instruments fashioned from 55-gallon oil drums, and an engine room of non-pitched percussion. Interwoven into the focus on ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MUSIC 3613

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 10773 LATA 3613   STU 501

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    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Miller, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 3680
Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art

This course concerns a selection of influential artistic movements in Latin American from the early twentieth century to the present. Attention is given to issues such as the effects of colonialism and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARTH 3550, ARTH 6550, LSP 3551

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5082 LATA 3680   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Fernandez, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 4000
Contemporary Issues in Latin - Latino America

Interested in Latino Studies and Latin American Studies? This course will explore topics in Anthropology, Art, Economics, History, Literature, Government, Sociology, etc., of US Latino and Latin American ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATA 6000, LSP 4000, LSP 6000

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  7974 LATA 4000   LEC 001

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    • T
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Nading, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 4155
Topics in Latin American Art

Topic: Latin American Moderinsims and Technology. The involvement of Latin American artists with modern media technologies dates at least to the late nineteenth century and has especially flourished in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • Topic: Latin American Modernisms and Technology

  •  5205 LATA 4155   SEM 101

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    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Fernandez, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 4215
Maya History

This course is an exploration of Maya understandings of their own history as it is reflected in ancient texts. We will begin by looking at episodes in Colonial and recent history to illustrate some of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  4634 LATA 4215   SEM 101

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    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Henderson, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 4970
Independent Study in Latin American Studies

Guided independent study with a faculty member. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7973 LATA 4970   IND 601

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    See https://as.cornell.edu/registrar/independent-study for more information on applying for Independent Study.

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LATA 6000
Contemporary Issues in Latin-Latino America

Interested in Latino Studies and Latin American Studies? This course will explore topics in Anthropology, Art, Economics, History, Literature, Government, Sociology, etc., of US Latino and Latin American ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATA 4000, LSP 4000, LSP 6000

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  7971 LATA 6000   LEC 001

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    • T
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Nading, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 6155
Topics in Latin American Art

Topic: Latin American Modernisms and Technology. The involvement of Latin American artists with modern media technologies dates at least to the late nineteenth century and has especially flourished in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • Topic: Latin American Modernisms and Technology

  •  5202 LATA 6155   SEM 101

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    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Fernandez, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 6256
Maya History

This course is an exploration of Maya understandings of their own history as it is reflected in ancient texts. We will begin by looking at episodes in Colonial and recent history to illustrate some of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  4591 LATA 6256   SEM 101

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    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Henderson, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

LATA 7256
Ancient Civilizations of the Andes

This course asks how anthropologists articulate the relevance of our work in theoretical and political terms by staging an encounter between three disparate strands of scholarship: anthropology of the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  4640 LATA 7256   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Henderson, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person