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LSSP 302 Third World Development: Latin America

Prerequisite: LSSP 220 or permission of the instructor. An interdisciplinary study of the Third World that uses aspects of literature, culture, politics, biology, demography, history and economics to understand how the world works for most of humankind. The course features field trips, guest speakers and a team approach to investigating problems of the developing world.

Credits

3.0

Cross Listed Courses

Also offered as HON 302

Offered

As Needed

LSSP 333 Latin American Poetry

Prerequisite: SPAN 208 or permission of the department chair. (Student teachers may enroll for one credit) Study of selected poetry, essay and drama by Spanish-American writers such as Martí, Darío, Neruda, Gabriela Mistral, Usigli and Octavio Paz.

Credits

3.0

Core

Global Perspectives

Offered

As needed

LSSP 336 Latin American Fiction

Prerequisite: SPAN 208 or permission of the department chair. Main trends in contemporary novels and short stories. Azuela, Gallegos, Asturias, Borges, García Márquez, Fuentes, Sábato and other major writers.

Credits

3.0

Offered

As needed

ARLS 354 Mesoamerican Art and Archaeology

Prerequisites: Completion of a 200-level ART, HIST, GLBS, or LSSP course. A survey of pre-Hispanic art and archaeology of indigenous civilizations in Mesoamerica from the peopling of the Americas to A.D. 1519, focusing on the art, architecture, and ritual of the Olmec, Zapotec, Maya, and Aztec cultures.

Credits

3.0

Core

Global Perspectives

Offered

Spring Semester (As Needed)

LSSP 397 Special Topics

An upper-level special topics course offered at the discretion of the department. The content and methods vary with the interest of students and faculty members

Credits

3.0

Offered

As needed