SP 2024 Courses
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of OSU courses related to Latin America. If you are interested in a specific course to meet the Area Studies requirement of the FLAS fellowship and it is not listed here, contact CLAS Assistant Director Leila Vieira (vieira.31@osu.edu) for guidance.
If you are an instructor and teach a course with 25% or more Latin American content that does not appear in this listing, please notify CLAS Assistant Director Leila Vieira (vieira.31@osu.edu) so it can be added.
CLAS 3956 / AFAMAST 3956
Black Cultures and Classical Education
Study the role of classics in African and the African Diaspora (US, Caribbean, Brazil). Major themes include: adaptations of classical literature, impact of classical education, classics as a tool of colonial oppression, classics as a tool of anti-colonial resistance, theories of race, classical and classicizing depictions of black bodies. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for AfAmASt 3956. Cross-listed in AfAmASt. GE lit course. GE diversity global studies course.
AFAMAST 7759
Topics in African Diaspora Studies
A multi-disciplinary and critical examination of the origins dimensions and legacies of the African Diaspora. Topics will vary each term. Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs.
DANCE 2181 - Social Dance
Social dance for non-majors: includes survey of the history, theory, and/or literature of social dance. Repeatable to a maximum of 8 cr hrs or 4 completions.
HISTORY 2105
Latin America and the World
Latin America's relationship with the World since independence (1825) focusing on cases of direct and indirect U.S. intervention as well as European influences and globalization. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or permission of instructor. GE historical study and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
HISTORY 2115
Women and Gender in Latin America
Women, gender relations, reproductive rights, and women's response to the impact of religion and the state in Latin America from the Conquest to the present. Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx. Not open to students with credit for 533.06. GE historical study course. GE Foundation historical and cultural studies course.
HISTART 2005
History of Latin American Art: Prehispanic and Early Modern
Examines the art of Latin America from about 1500 BC to 1821, surveying both prehispanic civilizations as well as the era of Spanish and Portuguese rule from first encounters in 1492 to the wars of independence in the early nineteenth century. A wide range of objects and images will be discussed, from painting, sculpture, and architecture to ceramics, featherwork, and textiles. GE VPA and historical study course. GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts and historical and cultural studies course.
HISTART 5562
Art and History in Early Modern Latin America, 1492-1820
Explores the visual culture of early modern Latin America through studies of a wide range of objects--from featherwork shields to beadwork "idols" to paintings on paper and canvas--interpreted from a range of disciplinary (art history, anthropology, history) and theoretical perspectives.
INTSTDS 5640 / SPANISH 5640 - Globalization and Latin America: Multi-Disciplinary Approaches
Explores current debates on globalization in Latin America and recent and interrelated transformations in the economies, politics, and cultures of the region. (100%)
PORTGSE 2330
Introduction to Brazilian Culture
Integrated, multidisciplinary overview of modern Brazilian culture in terms of its visual, plastic, musical, literary, dramatic, and popular arts within socio-economic and political context. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for Portgese 330. GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
PORTGSE 5650
Studies in Literatures and Cultures of the Portuguese-Speaking World
Intensive exploration of a specific topic or problem; topic varies, for example: modern Brazilian novel, Luso-African literature, Portuguese poetry since 1974. Prereq: 3450 (P450) and one 4500 (500) level literature and/or culture course; or 5502 (502) and Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 650. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 cr hrs.
ROMLING 5051
Latin and the Romance Languages
Examines the socio-historical factors and the linguistic processes that contributed to the formation of the Romance languages and to their divergences. Course taught in English. Prereq: Equivalent of 1103 in Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, or Latin; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 692, French 692, Italian 5051 (692), or Clas 5051. Cross-listed in Clas and Italian.
SPANISH 5660
Seminar in Latin American Literatures and Cultures
Intensive study of a major theme, author, literary or cultural problem related to Latin America. Required for students completing the Latin American Concentration of the Spanish major. Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 3450 or 3450H, plus any two of: 4515, 4516, 4555, 4555E, 4556, 4557.10, 4557.20, 4560, 4560H, 4565H, 4570, 4580, 4582, 4590H, 4595.03, 5461, 5620, or 5640. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 cr hrs.
SPANISH 4570
Latin Soundscapes: Musical Cultures of Latin America
Since colonial times, the Latin American region has produced a wealth of musical genres, styles, hybrids, & fusions that allows for exploration of relevant social, cultural, economic, and political issues. This course surveys the richness, diversity, & representation of Latin American music through selection of musical, literary, filmic, & historical texts. Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 3450 (450) or 3450H (450H).
SPANISH 2330
Reinventing America
Introduction to visual and verbal representation of Latin American multi-ethnic cultures through literature and visual arts; emphasis on construction of American identities and nations. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 330. GE VPA and diversity global studies course. GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts course.
SPANISH 4560H
Introduction to Spanish American Culture
Major elements in the culture of the peoples of Spanish America. Prereq: Honors standing; and a grade of C- or above in 3450H; and GPA 3.4 or above. Not open to students with credit for 560 or 560H. FL Admis Cond course.
SPANISH 2381 / WGSST 2381
Race, Ethnicity & Gender in Spanish Speaking Film & TV
This course will examine how cinema and television in Latin America, the US, and Spain reflect issues of race, ethnicity, and gender and reveal social attitudes and prejudices. Not open to students with credit for CompStd 2381 or WGSSt 2381. GE foundation race, ethnicity and gender div course. Cross-listed in CompStd and WGSSt.
SPANISH 2332
Introduction to Andean and Amazonian Cultures
Historical formation of contemporary societies in the Andean and Amazonian regions, including their ethnic, social, and cultural features; taught in English. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 332. GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
SPANISH 4516
The Formation of Bolivian National Cultures
Overview of Bolivian literatures and cultures, and how they reflect the country's identities as well as its changing social, political, and cultural realities in the process of national formation. Taught in English.
SPANISH 4580
Latin American Film
Study of Latin American film; special attention is paid to the relationship between film and the society in which it is produced. Prereq: A grade of C- or above in 3450 (450) or 3450H (450H). Not open to students with credit for 580. FL Admis Cond course.
SPANISH 7650
Topics in Latin American Cultures
Analysis of Latin American culture through the study of selected topics in literature, film, and the arts; topics vary. Prereq: Grad standing, or permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 cr hrs.