El Instituto: Institute of Latina/o, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies and the History Department are offering GenEd classes for the Fall 2018 semester:
LLAS 1000-Introduction to Latina/o Studies-Charles Venator; M/W/F 1:25PM-2:15PM
Interdisciplinary examination of the Latina/o experience and its impact across the United States. Consideration of behavioral, institutional and societal perspectives; national and transnational identity; cultural, legal and educational issues. Discussion sessions led by teaching assistants. Fulfills requirements for Content Area 2 (Social Sciences) and Content Area 4 (Diversity and Multiculturalism).
LLAS 1190/HIST 1600-Introduction to Latin America and the Caribbean-Rodolfo Fernandez; T/Th 2:00PM-3:15PM
Latin America is a complex region in which many different cultures, and forms of government interact. This class serve as a survey of Latin American history, politics and foreign relations. It will study how different cultural, political, economic, and environmental trends have shaped Latin America since the early nineteenth century to today. Throughout the semester we will analyze how the region has changed over time, and we will learn the historical origins of debates, (involving issues such as migration, violence, social justice and economic development) that affect the region today. This history will be approached from different perspectives in order to offer a general but complex view of the region. Fulfills requirements for Content Area 2 (Social Sciences) and Content Area 4 (Diversity and Multiculturalism).
HIST 3607/LLAS 3607-Latin America in the Colonial Period-Rodolfo Fernandez; T/Th 11:00AM-12:15PM
Empires are often thought of as authoritarian political units that spread monolithically through time and space. This class will revise that understanding of imperial rule by closely examining the complex economic, political, environmental, and cultural trends that shape societies under colonial rule. Throughout the semester, we will survey the colonial history of the region we now call Latin America from pre-Columbian times to the rise of independent American republics in the first decades of the nineteenth century. In order to offer a general but complex view of the region, we will approach this history by reading, analyzing and discussing primary and secondary sources. Fulfills requirements for Content Area 1 (Arts and Humanities) and Content Area 4 (Diversity and Multiculturalism). Open to sophomores and higher. 3 credits.
For more information, contact: El Instituto at elinstituto@uconn.edu