Historical Processes and Interpretations of the Americas

The courses in this concentration explore the historical processes that have created and continue to shape the diverse people living in the Americas throughout the centuries, focusing specifically on the peoples of Latin American origins and by calling attention to the complex interplay among Indigenous, African, European, Arab, Asian and Semitic societies in the region. This concentration provides the methodological and theoretical tools to analyze longitudinally and comparatively key historical issues such as colonization, imperialism, militarism, revolution, the struggles for liberation and self-determination, nationalism, and the creation of borders and boundaries, as well as the development of unique art and literary expressions.

Course Requirements

Course List
Course	Title	Quarter Hours
Select six courses from the following: ¹		24
LST 121	LATIN AMERICA TO C. 1765: PRE-COLUMBIAN SOCIETIES AND THE COLONIAL PERIOD
LST 122	LATIN AMERICA, 1765-1914: THE LONG 19TH CENTURY
LST 123	LATIN AMERICA, 1914-2010
LST 204	FILM AND LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY
LST 205	MEXICO AFTER INDEPENDENCE
LST 206	MEXICO: FROMTHE OLMECS TO INDEPENDENCE
LST 218	SPAIN AND PORTUGAL
LST 243	MAYA ART AND ARCHITECTURE
LST 244	ART OF MESOAMERICA
LST 245	ART OF THE ANDES
LST 246	ART IN THE SPANISH AMERICAN EMPIRE
LST 247	ART OF THE ANCIENT AMERICAS
LST 249	MODERN LATIN AMERICAN ART
LST 268	MEXICAN ART
LST 297	IMPERIAL SPAIN, 1469-1808
LST 300	SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (TIME AND HISTORY IN LATIN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE)
LST 300	SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (COLONIAL LATIN AMERICAN ART)
LST 300	SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (SURVEY OF LATIN AMERICAN ART)
LST 300	SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (PRE-COLUMBIAN ART)
LST 300	SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (BORDER ACTIVISM)
LST 300	SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (ARABS IN THE AMERICAS)
LST 300	SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (CARIBBEAN VISIONS)
LST 300	SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (LATIN AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY)
LST 300	SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (LATIN AMERICAN/NEW GLOBAL ECONOMY)
LST 300	SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN BRAZIL)
LST 300	SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (LITERATURE/IDENTITY/LATIN AMERICA)
LST 300	SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (PERFORMING POWER IN BRAZIL)
LST 300	SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (ARCHAEOLOGY/CATHOLIC MISSIONS)
LST 300	SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (INDIGENOUS POLITICAL STRUGGLES)
LST 300	SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (COLONIAL PARADOX OF PUERTO RICO)
LST 300	SPECIAL TOPICS IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (REVOLUTIONS & PEASANT REBELLIONS)
LST 321	GLOBALIZATION IN THE AMERICAS
LST 336	EXPERIENCING MEXICAN ART
LST 338	COLONIAL LATIN AMERICAN ART
LST 348	INDIGENOUS POLITICAL STRUGGLES
LST 358	REVOLUTIONS AND PEASANT REBELLIONS

Courses from other departments may count towards this concentration; consult your LALS advisor for more information.

Open Electives

Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours.

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