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2006-2007 General Catalog
University of California, Riverside Latin American Studies Subject abbreviation: LNST
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Chair Committee in Charge Latin American Studies is an interdisciplinary, area studies major that allows students to combine insights from many related disciplines. The interdisciplinary focus permits students to study the anthropology, economics, geography, history, sociology, languages and cultures of the region to gain a broad understanding of a complex world area. The Latin American Studies major provides great flexibility to explore a wide range of subjects of particular interest—from religious cults in the Caribbean to indigenous video in the Andes or the dynamics of agrarian reform in rural Mexico. The flexibility of the major allows the possibility of completing a double major with other departments such as History, Anthropology, or Political Science. UCR has a strong faculty in Latin American Studies, with more than 35 members drawn from departments across the campus. More than 125 courses taught at UCR have a significant focus on the region. The strength and breadth of the offerings at UCR permit each student to specialize in the particular country or discipline of greatest interest. Students have many opportunities to get involved in research projects with Latin American Studies professors. Students are encouraged to spend time living and studying in Latin America through, for example, the University of California Education Abroad Program (EAP). Career Opportunities The Latin American Studies major presents numerous opportunities after graduation. The interdisciplinary nature of the program prepares the student for further study in any number of academic fields at the graduate level, including anthropology, geography, history, sociology, Spanish and Portuguese, law, and journalism. The B.A. degree itself is valuable preparation for many careers, including the U.S. foreign service, nongovernmental development and aid organizations, international organizations, large overseas corporations, banking, foreign missions, journalism and the media, and teaching. University Requirements See Undergraduate Studies section. College Requirements See College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Colleges and Programs section. The major requirements for the B.A. degree in Latin American Studies fall into three major groups. First, students must take Introduction to Latin American Studies (LNST 001) and satisfy a language requirement in either Spanish or Portuguese. Second, students choose three disciplinary areas in which to focus their upper-division work. They must take a total of 24 required units in these three areas. Finally, students take an additional 12 units of elective courses in Latin American Studies. Latin American Studies students are encouraged to take additional coursework at the lower and upper division levels. The specific requirements for the major are as follows: 1. Lower-division requirements (5 units) a) Introduction to Latin American Studies (LNST 001) b) Proficiency in Spanish to the SPN 005 level or in Portuguese to a comparable level Note Additional course work in Spanish and/or Portuguese recommended for students interested in careers in Latin American fields 2. Upper-division requirements (36 units) a) At least two courses in three of the following groups (24 units total): (1) Anthropology: ANTH 115R, ANTH 115S, ANTH 115U, ANTH 115X, ANTH 140J, ANTH 140O, ANTH 140S, ANTH 140T, ANTH 161/LNST 161, ANT 164/LNST 164/WMST 164, ANTH 168/ETST 148/LNST 168, ANTH 186/LNST 166 (2) Economics: ECON 185/LNST 185, ECON 187/LNST 187 (3) History: HISA 160/LNST 170, HISA 161/LNST 171, HISA 162/LNST 172, HISA 163A, HISA 163B, HISA 164A, HISA 164B, HISA 165, HISA 166 (4) Literature: LNST 120/SPN 120C, LNST 153/ETST 153, SPN 102B, SPN 120A, SPN 121E, SPN 170 (E-Z) (5) Music, Film and Art: AHS 112, AHS 113, AHS 115/LNST115, FVC 171/SPN 171, LNST 105/FVC 185/SPN 185, LNST 109/FVC 179/SPN 179/WMST 179, MUS 113, MUS 125 (6) Political Science: LNST 142/POSC 162, LNST 148/POSC 158 b) Twelve (12) units selected from other Latin American Studies courses or from a list of upper-division Latin American Studies related courses available in the program office. Latin American Studies offers a minor consisting of 20 upper-division units. To complete the requirements for the minor, students must select five courses from three of the following groups: 1. Anthropology: ANTH 115R, ANTH 115S, ANTH 115U, ANTH 115X, ANTH 140J, ANTH 140O, ANTH 140S, ANTH 140T, ANTH 161/LNST 161, ANTH 164/LNST 164/WMST 164, ANTH 168/ETST 148/LNST 168, ANTH 186/LNST 166. 2. Economics: ECON 185/LNST 185, ECON 187/LNST 187 3. History: HISA 160/LNST 170, HISA 161/LNST 171, HISA 162/LNST 172, HISA 163A, HISA 163B, HISA 164A, HISA 164B, HISA 165, HISA 166 4. Literature: LNST 120/SPN 120C, LNST 153/ETST 153, SPN 120A, SPN 121E, SPN 102B, SPN 170 (E-Z) 5. Music, Film and Art: AHS 112, AHS 113, AHS 115/LNST115, FVC 171/SPN 171, LNST 105/FVC 185/SPN 185, LNST 109/FVC 179/SPN 179/WMST 179, MUS 113, MUS 125 6. Political Science: LNST 142/POSC 162, LNST 148/POSC 158 See Minors under the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences in the Colleges and Programs section of this catalog for additional information on minors. LNST 001. Introduction to Latin American Studies (5) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Introduces students to key issues in Latin American Studies and how scholars from diverse fields address these issues. Topics include indigenous cultures; colonial history; poverty; race, gender, and class inequalities; democracy and dictatorship; revolution, and civil war. Integrates film, literature, and music into the course. LNST 015. Latin American Folk and Popular Styles (4) Lecture, 3 hours; assigned listening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. Introduction to the vast array of folk and popular styles of music in Latin America, with an emphasis on cultural and ethnic interaction and exchange in the context of Latin American history, politics, and society. Cross-listed with MUS 015. LNST 016. Latin American Classical Heritage (4) Lecture, 3 hours; assigned listening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. Survey of the rich heritage of Latin American classical music from Renaissance sacred polyphony to contemporary styles. Emphasis on the gradual emergence of Latin American music from European domination and the establishment of distinctive national traditions in the post-colonial era. Cross-listed with MUS 016. LNST 017. Music of Mexico (4) Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 2 hours; assigned listening, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): musical training and knowledge of Spanish is useful but not required. Surveys the rich traditional and art music of Mexico from the early 1500s to the present. Explores changes in social and political function, in time and across social classes and ethnicity. Cross-listed with MUS 017. LNST 073A. Dance of Mexico (2) Studio, 3 hours; extra reading, 1 hour; screening, 1 hour; studio, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): none. Traditional dances of Mexico at the beginning level. Outside-of-class assignments include attending dance concerts, viewing dance videos, and regular individual practice sessions. Recommended for nondancers and dancers. Normally graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC), but students may petition the instructor for a letter grade on the basis of assigned extra work or examination. Course is repeatable. Cross-listed with DNCE 073A. LNST 073B. Dance of Mexico (2) Studio, 3 hours; extra reading, 1 hour; screening, 1 hour; individual studio, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): DNCE 073A/LNST 073A recommended. Traditional dances of Mexico at the intermediate level. Outside-of-class assignments include attending dance concerts, viewing dance videos, and regular individual practice sessions. Normally graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC), but students may petition the instructor for a letter grade on the basis of assigned extra work or examination. Course is repeatable. Cross-listed with DNCE 073B. Upper-Division Courses LNST 105. Imagining the Nation: Film and Media in Latin America (4) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Study of the role of media and film in creating a national imaginary in Latin America. Focus is on one region or nation—such as the Andes, the Caribbean, Mexico, Argentina, or Chile—relating local history to the global context. Course is repeatable as topics change to a maximum of 8 units. Cross-listed with FVC 185 and SPN 185. LNST 109. Gender, Media, and Latin America (5) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours; outside research, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): FVC 020 or upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Explores the way Latin Americans have thought of and represented gender across a variety of media, including essays, film, novel or short story, and performance. Compares the possibilities and limitations of these media for representing gender in the Latin American context. Cross-listed with FVC 179, SPN 179, and WMST 179. LNST 115. Modern and Contemporary Art of Latin America (4) Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): AHS 028 or upper-division standing or consent of instructor. A study of Latin American art from circa 1900 to the present. Considers national and regional histories and artistic trajectories, beginning with the advent of an artistic avant-garde, and investigates the relationships between European and Latin American developments. Cross-listed with AHS 115. LNST 120. Major Topics in Hispanic Literature: Latin America (4) Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): SPN 110. Reading and analysis of major texts of authors from Latin America. Cross-listed with SPN 120C. LNST 125 (E-Z). Topics in Latin American Film and Media (5) Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): FVC 020 or upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Intensive formal, historical, and theoretical analysis of a theme or issue in Latin American film and media. Involves weekly screenings and readings. E. Indigenous Video and Latin America. Cross-listed with FVC 125 (E-Z) and SPN 125 (E-Z). LNST 138. Colonialism and Religions in Mexico (4) Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Covers the survival, revival, and invention of religious traditions in ancient and contemporary Mesoamerica. Examines indigenous and immigrant religions through themes such as myths and rituals of pre-Columbian peoples; sexuality and eroticism in religion; Indian theology and theogony; Counter Reformation Catholicism; and growing religious syncretisms. Cross-listed with RLST 138. LNST 142. Latin America: The Quest for Development and Democracy (4) Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 1 hour; extra reading, 1 hour; term paper, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. A comparative examination of central issues in and components of Latin American political life, including economic development, regimes and alliances, guerrilla wars, the armed forces, human rights, and democratic consolidation. Countries studied include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, and Cuba. Cross-listed with POSC 162. LNST 148. Politics of Mexico (5) Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; extra reading, 2 hours; term paper, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. A survey of contemporary Mexican politics. Emphasis is on recent economic and social changes and their impact on Mexico’s political system. Topics include relations with the United States, the rise of drug trafficking in Mexico, and the recent emergence of opposition politics. Cross-listed with POSC 158. LNST 153. Contemporary Latin American and Chicano Novels (4) Lecture, 3 hours; term paper, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Reading, in-depth analysis, and discussion of contemporary Latin American novels in translation and Chicano novels, based on a consideration of their salient, formal, and thematic concerns. Cross-listed with ETST 153. LNST 161. Indigenous People and the State in Latin America (4) Lecture, 3 hours; outside research, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 001 or ANTH 001H or consent of instructor. Reviews the historical processes and regional circumstances that have governed relations between indigenous peoples and Latin American states. Studies concepts of nationalism, ethnicity, and the state in the context of indigenous efforts to resist assimilation and to gain limited autonomy. Compares with the problems and prospects of multiethnic societies worldwide. Cross-listed with ANTH 161. LNST 164. Gender and Development in Latin America (4) Seminar, 3 hours; outside research, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Discusses the role and contribution of Latin American and Caribbean women within their societies. The effects of national economic development policies upon their status and their participation in and integration into the policy-making process are emphasized. Cross-listed with ANTH 164 and WMST 164. LNST 166. People and the Environment in Latin America (4) Lecture, 3 hours; outside research, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. An interdisciplinary course focusing on the study of the relation between human communities and the environment in Latin America. Examines environmental problems and policies. Cross-listed with ANTH 186. LNST 168. Caribbean Culture and Society (4) Seminar, 3 hours; outside research, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. An overview of the Caribbean region from a historical, cultural, and political perspective. Emphasis on contemporary issues affecting the Caribbean, and the struggle of its people to maintain their identities. Cross-listed with ANTH 168 and ETST 148. LNST 170. Colonial Latin America (4) Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 2 hours; term paper, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. A history of Latin America from pre-Columbian times to independence with an emphasis upon selected themes concerning the social, economic, and cultural aspects of colonialism. Cross-listed with HISA 160. LNST 171. Nineteenth-Century Latin America (4) Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Topics include the breakdown of political order and the problem of the nation-state, liberalism and conservatism, slavery and abolition, foreign intervention and capital investment, the reemergence of political order in the Age of Liberalism (1860-1900), and social and cultural change. Cross-listed with HISA 161. LNST 172. Twentieth-Century Latin America (4) Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Topics include the Mexican Revolution, the Great Depression, populism, industrialization, revolution, and the emergence of conservative regimes in the age of neoliberalism. Cross-listed with HISA 162. LNST 185. Economic Development in Latin America (4) Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ECON 102A or ECON 103A. A comparative analysis of the major trends in Latin American economies in the twentieth century. Topics include historical legacies, primary export economies, the theory and practice of import substitution industrialization, the debt crisis, stabilization and structural adjustment, poverty and income distribution, the informal sector, the agricultural sector, and the environment. Cross-listed with ECON 185. LNST 187. Contemporary Public Policy Challenges in Latin America (4) Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): ECON 002 or ECON 002H or ECON 003 or ECON 004 or consent of instructor. A survey of the wide-sweeping policy reforms since the 1980s and of contemporary public policy challenges in Latin America. Challenges discussed include extremely high levels of poverty and inequality, inadequate educational and healthcare systems, pressures for land reform, problems of trade competitiveness, and recurring currency crises. Cross-listed with ECON 187. LNST 190. Special Studies (1-5) Consent of the instructor and the Latin American Studies Committee required. |