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LATIN
AMERICAN
STUDIES
Latin American Studies is an
interdisciplinary program that
combines subject matter and modes
of inquiry from several academic
disciplines to give the student a
broad background encompassing the
historical, political, social,
and cultural aspects of the
region. Students are encouraged
to develop the analytical and
evaluative skills that will
enable them to gain a systematic
understanding of the region.
Majors demonstrate language
proficiency in Spanish and are
strongly encouraged to
participate in a
Willamette-sponsored program in
Latin America.
The degree program in Latin
American Studies affords the
student a wide range of career
opportunities in the United
States and abroad. The rapid
growth of the Latino population
in the United States produces an
increasing need for trained
persons with a knowledge of the
Latin American region to work in
teaching, government, the
nonprofit sector, journalism,
business, and other fields. The
major is also well-suited to
students who wish to pursue
graduate work in Latin American
studies or other disciplines in
which a Latin American
specialization is helpful.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
MAJOR
(11
credits)
Eleven credits are required in
the Latin American Studies major.
These should be determined in
consultation with a Latin
American Studies academic advisor
by the end of the sophomore year.
A service learning component is
also required for the major; it
may be met by satisfactory
completion of LAS 251 or (subject
to prior faculty approval) by a
service learning component in an
approved study-abroad program. A
minimum of six credits must be
earned in residency at Willamette
University. Credits that students
earn in a Willamette-sponsored
Latin American program may be
substituted for course
requirements listed below,
subject to faculty approval.
Credits to be earned abroad
should be approved by the Latin
American Studies faculty before
the foreign study program
begins.
LAS
251
Latin American Cultures
[Crosslisted with ANTH
251] (1)
Three
credits from Group A:
HIST
256
Colonial Latin America (1)
HIST
258
Latin America From Independence
to Recent Times (1)
POLI
362
Latin American Politics (1)
HIST/POLI
376
Latin American Revolutions (1)
[Crosslisted]
POLI/LAS
379
Latinos in US Politics (1)
[Crosslisted]
Two
credits from Group B:
LAS/RHET
244
Latino/Latina
Voices in the US (1)
[Crosslisted]
REL
334
Liberation Theology and Social
Change (1)
LAS
336
Latin American Cinema (1)
LAS
350
(IT;
TH)
Mesoamerican
Civilizations
(1)
SPAN
333
(TH) Hispanic Civilization
(1)
Two
credits from Group C:
SPAN
355
(IT)
Latin American Literature I:
Conquest to Modernismo (1)
SPAN
356
(IT)
Latin American Literature II:
Modernismo to the Present (1)
SPAN 357
(IT) Indigenous Literatures of
Latin America
(1)
SPAN
427
Topics in Latin American
Literature (1)
SPAN
428
Contemporary Mexican Literature
(1)
SPAN
430
History of Hispanic Thought
(1)
SPAN
431
Contemporary Novel and Short
Story (1)
SPAN
435
Contemporary Latin American Women
Writers (1)
Two additional course to be
chosen from Group A, B, or
C.
LAS
497
(W) Senior Thesis in Latin American Studies (1)
Double
majoring in Latin American Studies and International
Studies (Latin American regional focus) is not
permitted.
LAS
Honors: Given to the graduating senior(s) with
the highest GPA in the major (minimum: 3.7). No
more than two students will receive LAS honors
in a given year.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LATIN AMERICAN
STUDIES MINOR (5
credits)
LAS
251
Latin American Cultures
(Crosslisted with ANTH 251)
(1)
Students
must
take
four
credits
in
each
of
the
three
groups
but
no
more
than
two
credits
from
any
given
group:
(4)
Group A
Group B
Group C
Minors
will
not
take
LAS
497
Senior
Thesis
in
Latin
American
Studies.
FACULTY
Patricia
Varas,
Professor
of
Spanish,
Chair
Francisco
Barbosa,
Visiting
Instructor
of
History
and
Latin
American
Studies
Maria
Blanco-Arnejo,
Professor
of
Spanish
Nathaniel
Cordova,
Assistant
Professor
of
Rhetoric
and
Media
Studies
Robert
C.
Dash,
Professor
of
Politics
Jennifer
Jopp,
Assistant
Professor
of
History
William
Smaldone,
Professor
of
History
Kelley
Strawn,
Assistant
Professor
of
Sociology
John
Uggen,
Professor
of
Spanish
Charles
I.
Wallace
Jr.,
Associate
Professor
of
Religious
Studies
and
University
Chaplain
Peter
Wogan,
Associate
Professor
of
Anthropology
COURSE
DESCRIPTIONS
LAS
244
(AR;
IT)
Latino/Latina
Voices
in
the
U.S.
(1)
[Crosslisted
with
RHET
244
and
AES
244]
This
course
is
a
historical-critical
survey
of
the
public
discourse
of
Latino/Latinas
in
the
United
States
from
colonial
times
to
the
present.
As
such,
we
will
focus
significantly
on
such
issues
as
language,
establishment
of
identities,
civil
rights,
immigration,
the
formation
of
communities,
political
participation,
and
cultural
assimilation.
In
order
to
accomplish
our
task
we
will
study
the
historical
context
of
the
discourse,
prominent
rhetors,
and
various
pieces
of
discourse.
Analyzing
the
environment
out
of
which
discourse
springs,
contributors
to
voice,
and
the
arguments,
styles,
themes,
and
issues
articulated
is
crucial
for
understanding
Latino/Latina
voices
in
the
United
States.
Analyzing
Arguments,
Reasons,
and
Values
and
Interpreting
Texts.
This
course
will
also
count
toward
the
Rhetoric
& Media
Studies
major.
Annually.
Cordova
LAS
251
Latin
American
Cultures
(1)
[Crosslisted
with
ANTH
251]
This
course
provides
an
introduction
to
major
aspects
of
Latin
American
Cultures
(especially
indigenous
cultures),
including
the
following:
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