- Faculty
- Field Description
- The Minor and Courses
- Courses
- Department of Latin American and Caribbean Studies Web Site
The Faculty
Program Coordinator: Elena M.Martnez
Committee Members:
- Esther Allen (Modern Languages and Comparative Literature)
- Carolle Charles (Sociology and Anthropology)
- Hector Cordero-Guzman (Black and Hispanic Studies)
- David Cruz de Jess (Modern Languages and Comparative Literature)
- Thomas J. Desch-Obi (History)
- Lourdes Gil (joint appointment Black and Hispanic Studies and Modern Languages and Comparative Literature)
- Stephanie Golob (Political Science)
- Ted Henken (joint appointment Sociology and Anthropology and Black and Hispanic Studies)
- Elena M. Martnez (Modern Languages and Comparative Literature)
- Mary McGlynn (English)
- Eloise Quiones-Keber (Fine and Performing Arts)
- Alfonso Quiroz (History)
Field Description
More and more, every day, the world becomes a smaller place and the global economy becomes more of a reality. The Latin American and Caribbean studies minor prepares students for this reality and exposes them to cross-cultural and professional opportunities with courses that explore the historical, political, cultural, and socioeconomic conditions in this region. This minor is a perfect complement to majors in marketing management, economics, finance and investments, public affairs, Spanish, English, sociology, and political science.
The Minor
Latin American and Caribbean studies students must take one required course, Latin America and the Caribbean: Cultures and Societies (LACS 4900), with the 6 remaining credits selected from the Departments of Black and Hispanic Studies, Communication Studies, English, Fine and Performing Arts, History, Modern Languages and Comparative Literature, Political Science, and Sociology and Anthropology.
Required Course
Latin America and the Caribbean: Cultures and Societies | 3 credits |
Electives
Choose two of the following courses:
People and Culture of Haiti | 3 credits | |
Special Topics in Art* (History) | 3 credits | |
Native Art of the Americas | 3 credits | |
Ethnic Literature* | 3 credits | |
Topics in Literature* | 3 credits | |
Central America: A Regional Study | 3 credits | |
Afro-Brazilian History | 3 credits | |
History of the African Diaspora | 3 credits | |
History of Civilizations in Latin America | 3 credits | |
History of Carribbean Civilizations | 3 credits | |
Topics in History* | 3 credits | |
The Puerto Rican Child in His Urban Setting | 3 credits | |
Major Selected Problems of the Puerto Rican Community | 3 credits | |
Politics and Power in Puerto Rico | 3 credits | |
Economic History of Puerto Rico | 3 credits | |
Religions of the Caribbean | 3 credits | |
Puerto Rican Culture | 3 credits | |
Puerto Rican Heritage: 1898 to the Present | 3 credits | |
Dominican Heritage: From Pre-Columbian Times to Present | 3 credits | |
Central America: A Regional Study | 3 credits | |
The Contemporary Puerto Rican Family | 3 credits | |
Latinas: A Social and Cultural Survey | 3 credits | |
Cuban Culture and Society | 3 credits | |
Migration in the Americas | 3 credits | |
Changing Demographics of the City | 3 credits | |
Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 credits | |
Contemporary Latin American Fiction ( )
| 3 credits | |
Seminar in Black & Latino Studies | 3 credits | |
Music of Latin America and the Caribbean | 3 credits | |
The Politics of the Third World | 3 credits | |
Latin American and Caribbean Political Systems | 3 credits | |
Nineteenth-Century Latin-American Literature Prior to Modernismo** | 3 credits | |
Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Latin-American Poetry** | 3 credits | |
Contemporary Latin-American Theatre** | 3 credits | |
Contemporary Latin-American Novel** | 3 credits | |
Modernismo in Latin America** | 3 credits | |
Contemporary Latin-American Short Story** | 3 credits | |
Afro-Caribbean Literature** | 3 credits | |
Twentieth-Century Womens Writing in Latin America** | 3 credits | |
Civilizations and Cultures of Latin America** | 3 credits | |
The Literature of Latin America I** | 3 credits | |
The Literature of Latin America II** | 3 credits | |
The City in Latin American Literature** | 3 credits | |
Contemporary Cuban Literature** | 3 credits | |
Literature of the Hispanic Caribbean I | 3 credits | |
Literature of the Hispanic Caribbean II | 3 credits | |
Special Studies in Spanish** | 3 credits | |
Theatre of Color in the United States | 3 credits | |
Selected Topics (Theatre)* | 3 credits |
Feit Seminar*
One Feit Seminar on Latin American and Caribbean cultures and societies may replace one of the courses toward the minor.
Note:
Language courses taken to fulfill the Baruch language requirement may not be used toward the minor. However, students are strongly advised to take courses in a relevant foreign language in addition to the minors required 9 credit hours.
*Topics as relevant to the minor.
**Courses in Spanish at the 4000 level are taught in Spanish.
Courses
Courses in Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS)
Immigration Cinema: Migrations and Border Crossings to the U.S. and Europe | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Latin America and the Caribbean Cultures and Societies from Pre-Hispanic times to the 19th-Century | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Latin America and the Caribbean II: Cultures and Societies from the 19th Century to the Present | 3 hours; 3 credits |