Latin American Studies
Coordinator: Domingo Ledezma
Department home page: http://www.wheatoncollege.edu/Acad/LatinAmStudies/
The Latin American and Latino Studies Program is an interdisciplinary minor concentration, designed to introduce students to the study of diverse cultures and peoples of Latin America and their diaspora-movements from a hemispheric perspective. Students in Latin American Studies develop an integrated understanding of the cultures and histories of Latin America, as they complete a program based on various disciplines, including Art, Anthropology, History, Hispanic studies and literature, Political science, Sociology, and Music. The minor's interdisciplinary approach provides a broad awareness of the complex set of relations that have shaped Latin America and the lives of its people across continents. The curriculum also affords students the chance to study Latino and Hispanic American populations within the United States.
The Latin American and Latino Studies Program is part of a wider, interdisciplinary effort at Wheaton to develop an appreciation and broader understanding of the diversity and dynamism of cultures in Latin America, the U.S. and the world.
Latin American Studies Brochure
Minor
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The minor consists of five courses as described below. Those interested should consult the coordinator and/or participating faculty to design their program.
Language competence
Language competence at the advanced level of Portuguese or Spanish (for Spanish the equivalent would be passing Hisp 220).
Additional courses
Five courses selected from at least three of the five disciplines listed below. At least one of the five courses must be at the 300-level or higher.
Anthropology
Anth 235 Peoples and Cultures of Latin America
Anth 245 Indigenous Movements of Latin America
Art
Arth 255 Pre-Columbian Art and Architecture
Hispanic Studies
Hisp 270 Studies in Latin American Culture: Cuba and the Pursuit of Freedom
Hisp 280 The Hispanic World: Introduction to Latin American Culture
Hisp 300 Spanish Practicum Internship
Hisp 315 Spanish American Literature I: Colonialism to Modernism
Hisp 316 Spanish American Literature II: Contemporary Literature
Hisp 350 Studies in Spanish American Literature: Narrative
Special courses are also offered occasionally on women writers from Latin America and other topics.
History
Hist 216 Caribbean Worlds
Hist 217 Mundo Brasileiro
Hist 219 Norte y Sur: Modern Spanish America
Hist 220 The Making of Latino America
Hist 339 Slavery in the Americas
Music
Musc 212 World Music: Africa and the Americas
Musc 220 Music in Latin American Culture
Political Science
Pols 233 The Politics of Latin America
Pols 273 Inter-American Relations
Pols 333 Popular Movements and Religious Sentiment in the Americas
Sociology
Soc 285 Latino Community