Latin American and Caribbean Studies

190 Uris Hall
lasp.einaudi.cornell.edu

Faculty

Ernesto E. Bassi Arevalo, History, Director, Latin American and Caribbean Studies; Carole Boyce-Davies, Africana; Judith Byfield, History; Lourdes Casanova, Johnson School of Business, Director, Emerging Markets Institute; Debra Ann Castillo, Comparative Literature; Ananda Cohen-Aponte, History of  Art; Liliana Colanzi, Romance Studies; Raymond Craib, History; Timothy John Devoogd, Psychology; Mary Jo Dudley, Global Development; Tao Dufour, Architecture; Maria Fernandez, History of Art; Gary Fields, International Labor Relations Economics; Alexander Flecker, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Gustavo Flores-Macias, Government; Carolyn Fornoff, Romance Studies; Maria Cristina García, History; Miguel Gomez, Applied Economics and Management; John S. Henderson, Anthropology; Steven Kyle, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management; Cecilia Lawless, Romance Studies; David R. Lee, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management; Alejandro Madrid, Musicology; Veronica Martinez-Matsuda, Labor Relations, Law and History; Natalie Melas, Literatures in English; Viranjini P. Munasinghe, Anthropology, Asian American Studies; Alex Nading, Anthropology; Denise Osborne, Romance Studies; Jose Edmundo Paz Soldán, Romance Studies; Simone Pinet, Spanish Literature; Alison G. Power, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology; Kenneth Roberts, Government; Amanda D. Rodewald, Lab of Ornithology; Vilma Santiago-Irizarry, Anthropology, Latino Studies; Casey Schmitt, History; Irina Troconis, Romance Studies; Matthew Velasco, Archeology/Anthropology; Mildred Warner, City and Regional Planning; Wendy Wolford, Global Development.

Program

The Cornell University Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program (LACS) is an interdisciplinary program for Cornell students, faculty, staff, community members, and academic visitors with interests in Latin America and the Caribbean. LACS (formerly LASP) was founded in 1961. It is part of the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies located in 190 Uris Hall. LACS has 39 core and 60 affiliated faculty from across Cornell's colleges and professional schools, including disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, law, and natural sciences. LACS expands the intellectual presence of Latin America and the Caribbean across campus by organizing an array of  activities related to the region, including a weekly seminar series run by our Graduate Fellows, with presentations by local, national, and international scholars; workshops, films, symposia, and conferences; initiatives to take undergraduate students on experiential field study trips to Latin America and the Caribbean; grant programs for graduate student field research and undergraduate internships or undergraduate senior thesis research; a Latin American Studies undergraduate minor and a graduate minor certificate.

Undergraduate Minor

The undergraduate minor in Latin American Studies requires language proficiency as demonstrated by successful completion of SPAN 2095 (or having tested out of SPAN 2095) or PORT 2010/PORT 2020 or higher (non-FLAC course).

An additional minimum of 15 credits in Latin American and Caribbean Studies courses need to be completed from course selections that represent at least two fields (two different departments), including one course from an advanced level (3000 or 4000).

If you have studied abroad in a Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking country and want the credits to be evaluated for the minor, please contact the LACS Program Manager (at lacs@cornell.edu). The list of approved minor language and elective courses is available on the Latin American and Caribbean Studies website. This list includes all LATA cross-listed courses as well as courses in other colleges and schools that have at least fifty percent or more Latin American content. Quechua I and Quechua II courses count as fulfilling elective course credits in any year that they are offered.

While not a course requirement for a Latin American Studies undergraduate minor, we encourage students to take at least one semester of LATA 4000. Courses on our website list related to the Caribbean count towards the elective credits for a Latin American Studies minor.

Graduate Minor

The graduate minor in Latin American Studies is earned by completing the following requirements: 

  1. The graduate student should select a member of the Graduate Field in Latin American Studies to serve on their special committee. Find the selection of LAS Graduate Field Members on the Latin American Studies page of the Graduate School website.
  2. Graduate students must comply with the Graduate School’s Code of Legislation.
  3. The graduate student must complete the Graduate Student Minor form (available by email from the Latin American Studies program at: lacs@cornell.edu, Subject Line: “Grad Minor Applic.”

While there is no specific course credit requirement for the Latin American Studies graduate minor, we encourage at least one semester of LATA 6000.

Related Courses

Latin American and Caribbean Studies - Area

AEM 2300International Trade and Finance3
AEM 6600Natural Resources and Economic Development3
AEM 6960Perspectives in Global Development1
AIIS 4300Indigenous Peoples and Decolonial Philosophies3
AIIS 6300Indigenous Peoples and Decolonial Philosophies3
AMST 2460Contemporary Narratives by Latina Writers3
AMST 3715Colonialism and Anticolonialism3
AMST 3820Poetry and Poetics of the Americas3
AMST 6424Ethnoracial Identity in Anthropology, Language, and Law4
AMST 6703Asians in the Americas: A Comparative Perspective3
ANTHR 1200Ancient Peoples and Places4
ANTHR 1400Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology3
ANTHR 1900Global Engagements: Living and Working in a Diverse World3
ANTHR 2421Worlding Sex and Gender3
ANTHR 3232Politics of the Past4
ANTHR 3255Ancient Mexico and Central America3
ANTHR 3256Ancient Civilizations of the Andes3
ANTHR 4256Time and History in Ancient Mexico3
ANTHR 4268Aztecs and Their Empire: Myth, History, and Politics3
ANTHR 4403Ethnographic Field Methods3
ANTHR 6255Ancient Mexico and Central America3
ANTHR 6256Maya History3
ANTHR 6424Ethnoracial Identity in Anthropology, Language, and Law4
ANTHR 6703Asians in the Americas: A Comparative Perspective3
ANTHR 7250Time and History in Ancient Mexico3
ANTHR 7256Ancient Civilizations of the Andes3
ANTHR 7268Aztecs and Their Empire: Myth, History, and Politics3
ARKEO 1200Ancient Peoples and Places4
ARKEO 3232Politics of the Past4
ARKEO 3255Ancient Mexico and Central America3
ARKEO 3256Ancient Civilizations of the Andes3
ARKEO 4256Time and History in Ancient Mexico3
ARKEO 4268Aztecs and Their Empire: Myth, History, and Politics3
ARKEO 6255Ancient Mexico and Central America3
ARKEO 6256Maya History3
ARKEO 7250Time and History in Ancient Mexico3
ARKEO 7256Ancient Civilizations of the Andes3
ARKEO 7268Aztecs and Their Empire: Myth, History, and Politics3
ARTH 3550Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art3
ARTH 6566Art and Architecture of the Pre-Columbian Americas3
ASRC 4151Negrismo, Negritude and Surrealism in the Caribbean2
BEE 3710Physical Hydrology for Ecosystems3
BEE 6940Graduate Special Topics in Biological and Environmental Engineering1-4
BIOEE 2526Ecology and Conservation of Wildlife in the Neotropics II1
BIOEE 2527Neotropical Wildlife Biology1
BIOEE 2641Tropical Field Ornithology II1.5
BIOEE 7600Special Topics in Evolution and Ecology1-3
COML 2032Contemporary Narratives by Latina Writers3
COML 3010Latinx Theatre Production1-3
COML 3800Poetry and Poetics of the Americas3
COML 4364Negrismo, Negritude and Surrealism in the Caribbean2
CRP 5660Planning and Preservation Practice: Urban Field Trip1
EAS 7930Earth Science Seminar1
ECON 2300International Trade and Finance3
ECON 3040Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory4
ENGL 3910Poetry and Poetics of the Americas3
FGSS 2421Worlding Sex and Gender3
FGSS 2460Contemporary Narratives by Latina Writers3
GDEV 3290Comparative Politics of Latin America4
GDEV 3700Comparative Social Inequalities3
GDEV 4140Global Cropping Systems and Sustainable Development3
GDEV 4940Special Topics in Global Development1-3
GDEV 6960Perspectives in Global Development1
GDEV 8720Graduate Level Ind Study in Development Studies1-9
GOVT 1313Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics4
GOVT 1817Making Sense of World Politics4
GOVT 3293Comparative Politics of Latin America4
GOVT 3715Colonialism and Anticolonialism3
GOVT 6067Field Seminar in International Relations4
GOVT 6827China, Tibet and Xinjiang4
GOVT 6857International Political Economy4
GOVT 6897International Security4
HADM 4380Culture and Cuisine3
HADM 4620Intercultural Communication in Global Business3
HIST 1950The Invention of the Americas4
HIST 1960Modern Latin America4
HIST 3060Modern Mexico: A Global History4
JWST 4540Moses Maimonides3
LATA 1950The Invention of the Americas4
LATA 1960Modern Latin America4
LATA 2170Early Modern Iberian Survey3
LATA 2200Perspectives on Latin America3
LATA 2800Perspectives on Brazil3
LATA 3010Latinx Theatre Production1-3
LATA 3060Modern Mexico: A Global History4
LATA 3100Advanced Portuguese I3
LATA 3256Ancient Civilizations of the Andes3
LATA 3290Comparative Politics of Latin America4
LATA 3550Ancient Mexico and Central America3
LATA 3613Cornell Steel Band1
LATA 3680Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art3
LATA 3800Poetry and Poetics of the Americas3
LATA 4250Time and History in Ancient Mexico3
LATA 4268Aztecs and Their Empire: Myth, History, and Politics3
LATA 4970Independent Study in Latin American Studies1-3
LATA 6255Ancient Mexico and Central America3
LATA 6256Maya History3
LATA 7250Time and History in Ancient Mexico3
LATA 7256Ancient Civilizations of the Andes3
LATA 7268Aztecs and Their Empire: Myth, History, and Politics3
LAW 6161Comparative Law: The Civil Law Tradition3
LAW 6521International Economic Law3
LAW 6681International Law and Foreign Direct Investment3
LAW 7231Ethnoracial Identity in Anthropology, Language, and Law4
LAW 7311Immigration and Refugee Law2
LGBT 2421Worlding Sex and Gender3
LSP 2020Spanish for Heritage Speakers3
LSP 2460Contemporary Narratives by Latina Writers3
LSP 3010Latinx Theatre Production1-3
LSP 3061Modern Mexico: A Global History4
LSP 3551Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art3
LSP 6424Ethnoracial Identity in Anthropology, Language, and Law4
MEDVL 2170Early Modern Iberian Survey3
MEDVL 4540Moses Maimonides3
MEDVL 6566Art and Architecture of the Pre-Columbian Americas3
MUSIC 3613Cornell Steel Band1
NES 4540Moses Maimonides3
NS 2450Social Science Perspectives on Food and Nutrition3
NS 3060Nutrition and Global Health3
NS 6140Maternal and Child Nutrition and Health3
NS 6980International Nutrition Seminar1
NTRES 3220Global Biodiversity3
NTRES 6960Perspectives in Global Development1
PLSCI 1900Sustainable Agriculture: Food, Farming, and the Future3
PLSCI 2470Plants and Cultures around the World3
PLSCI 4140Global Cropping Systems and Sustainable Development3
PMA 3010Latinx Theatre Production1-3
PMA 3750Global Theatre and Performance4
PORT 2800Perspectives on Brazil3
PORT 3100Advanced Portuguese I3
PUBPOL 2208Social Inequality4
RELST 4256Time and History in Ancient Mexico3
RELST 4540Moses Maimonides3
RELST 7250Time and History in Ancient Mexico3
ROMS 4151Negrismo, Negritude and Surrealism in the Caribbean2
SHUM 1900Global Engagements: Living and Working in a Diverse World3
SOC 2208Social Inequality4
SOC 3710Comparative Social Inequalities3
SPAN 2000Spanish for Heritage Speakers3
SPAN 2095Spanish Intermediate Composition and Conversation II3
SPAN 2130Advanced Spoken Spanish3
SPAN 2140Modern Spanish Survey3
SPAN 2150Contemporary Latin American Survey3
SPAN 2170Early Modern Iberian Survey3
SPAN 2200Perspectives on Latin America3
SPAN 2230Perspectives on Spain3
SPAN 2460Contemporary Narratives by Latina Writers3
SPAN 3020Spanish Language Across the Curriculum (LAC)1
SPAN 3800Poetry and Poetics of the Americas3
SPAN 4190Special Topics in Spanish Literature2-4
SPAN 4200Special Topics in Spanish Literature2-4
SPAN 4540Moses Maimonides3
SPAN 6390Special Topics in Spanish Literature2-4
SPAN 6400Special Topics in Spanish Literature2-4
VTMED 6530Llama Tutorial1

Latin American and Caribbean Studies - Language

LATA 1210Elementary Quechua I3
LATA 1220Elementary Quechua II3
LATA 2170Early Modern Iberian Survey3
MEDVL 2170Early Modern Iberian Survey3
PORT 1210Elementary Portuguese I4
PORT 1220Elementary Portuguese II4
QUECH 1210Elementary Quechua I3
QUECH 1220Elementary Quechua II3
SPAN 1120Elementary Spanish: Review and Continuation4
SPAN 1210Elementary Spanish I4
SPAN 1220Elementary Spanish II4
SPAN 1230Continuing Spanish4
SPAN 2070Intermediate Spanish for the Medical and Health Professions3
SPAN 2090Intermediate Spanish I (Composition and Conversation)3
SPAN 2140Modern Spanish Survey3
SPAN 2150Contemporary Latin American Survey3
SPAN 2170Early Modern Iberian Survey3
SPAN 2180Advanced Spanish Writing Workshop3
SPAN 2230Perspectives on Spain3
SPAN 3170Creative Writing Workshop (in Spanish)3