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.
Courses with an asterisk (*) require email from instructor and/or syllabus to show at least 25% of the course content is devoted to Latin America.
AEDECON 2580 Feast or Famine: The Global Business of Food* Global and regional trends in food consumption and production are surveyed. Trade, technological change, and other responses to food scarcity are analyzed.
AEDECON 4540 International Commerce and the World Economy* Application of trade theory and policies to world trade that impacts global business.
AFAMAST 1112* Introduction to the Black World This course introduces students to the history & present of the global Black World(s) encompassing Africa & its diasporas. It explores the racial ideologies that shaped Blackness, & looks to its political, cultural, social, & religious expressions. Students discuss Black movements, diversity, & anti-black politics. They learn to look at lived realities of blackness through an intersectional lens.
AFAMAST 2295 Resisting Slavery in the Americas* This class examines the history of slave uprisings in the Americas to explore how slavery was experienced, imagined, & contested by the enslaved. We use primary & secondary written sources to delve deeper into the ideologies, tactics, & meanings of slave resistance. We explore how race, gender, ethnicity & class as well as their intersectionality shaped the contours of slavery in the America.
AFAMAST 3230 Black Women: Culture and Politics* Examination of the social, cultural, political, economic, and historical forces, dynamics, and processes affecting women throughout the Africana world.
AFAMAST 3310* Global Perspectives on the African Diaspora Study of historical processes, key figures and ideas, and cultural expressions of the worldwide dispersion of people of African descent from different times and places.
AFAMAST 3376 Arts and Cultures of Africa and the Diaspora* An overview of African and African diaspora cultures from a historical perspective. Cultural media will include art, literature, film, dance, and photography.
AFAMAST 4921 Intersections: Approaches to Theorizing Difference* Examines intersections of race, ethnicity, and gender diversity in various sites within American culture (e.g., legal system, civil rights discourse, social justice movements).
AFAMAST 5240 Race and Public Policy in the United States* This course explores Race and Public Policy in the United States from Reconstruction to the present. In particular, the class is designed to look at the long list of "hot topics" in the current policy landscape, including policing, housing, wealth gap, immigration, voting, political representation, and others.
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.
AFAMAST 8865 Race, Gender, and Class in the Diaspora* An examination of the core influences of race, gender, and class on people of African descent.
ANIMSCI 3600 Global Food and Agriculture* The integration of food, agriculture, environment, resources, technology, culture, and trade on a global scale.
ANTHROP 2210 Race, Ethnicity, Gender Diversity and Human Biology* Focuses on the history of pseudoscience in the biological study of race, ethnicity, gender diversity, and human sexuality; evaluates modern scientific studies relating to human biological diversity.
ANTHROP 5600 Evolutionary Medicine* Biomedical and biosocial influences on problems of human health throughout the world, focusing upon the evolutionary implications of those problems.
ANTHROP 5624 The Anthropology of Food: Culture, Society and Eating* Explores food traditions, global expansion of foods and the production/exchange of food in culture and society.
ARTEDUC 2600 Visual Culture: Investigating Diversity & Social Justice* A study of the artists, the artworks, and art worlds from diverse ethnic cultures in North America. This course will develop students' skills in writing, reading, critical thinking, and oral expression and foster an understanding of the pluralistic nature of institutions, society, and culture(s) of the United States.
ARTEDUC 2700 Understanding Television* Understanding and critical written analysis and discussion of television, through viewing, discussing, reading, and writing. Students will focus on the ways in which racial, ethnic, and gender diversity issues are represented on television and media.
ARTEDUC 7100 Histories and Policies of Arts Education* Students explore arts/education history while developing skills in researching cultural practices, programs and protocols, and analyzing the impact of arts programs/initiatives and social interventions on citizens and communities.
COMPSTD 2104 Literature, Science, and Technology* Study of relationships among literature, science, and technology; analysis of representations of science and technology in literature and film of diverse cultures and historical periods.
COMPSTD 2105 Literature and Ethnicity* This course examines literary representations of ethnicity refracted through experiences of racialization and gender in an American cultural context.
COMPSTD 2242 Introduction to Latinx Studies Introduction to Latinx studies; history, politics, and cultural production of Latinx communities in the U.S. and its borderlands.
COMPSTD 2301 Introduction to World Literature* Analysis of oral and written literatures of diverse cultures and historical periods.
COMPSTD 2343 Slavery, Gender, and Race in the Atlantic World* An examination of slavery in Atlantic Africa and the Western Hemisphere with particular focus on how conceptions of race and gender shaped patterns of forced labor, the slave trade, and the development of European colonial societies in the Americas.
COMPSTD 2345 Comedy, Culture, and Society* This course takes comedy seriously, as we unpack some of the history and theorization of comedic performance globally and then zoom in specifically on the functions of comedy in contemporary societies. In this process, we will pay close attention to comedic cultural production as a contact zone, especially as it relates to categories of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and language.
COMPSTD 2381 Race, Ethnicity and Gender in Spanish-Speaking Film and 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.
COMPSTD 3603 Love in World Literature* Representations of love in world literature; emphasis on mythological, psychological, and ideological aspects of selected representations in different cultures and time periods.
COMPSTD 3608 Representations of the Experience of War* Representations of war in works of literature, religious texts, and film from diverse cultures and time periods.
COMPSTD 3903 World Literature: Theory and Practice* Discussion of world literatures in theoretical, historical, and cultural contexts, with particular attention to translation, language, nationalism, globalization, and internationalism.
COMPSTD 4420 Cultural Food Systems and Sustainability* Considering food as both a material good and marker of individual or collective identity, this interdisciplinary course asks students to think reflexively of how food and foodways (i.e., socio-cultural practices related to food production and consumption) are being transformed amid changing lived environments at various scales. This course includes a required agricultural experiential component.
COMPSTD 4597.02 Global Culture* Engaging with the Migration, Mobility, and Immobility Theme, this course examines contemporary global cultural flows, the concepts useful in analyzing them, and the questions they raise about power and cultural change, focusing on concepts that may include but are not limited to empire, slavery, capitalism, decolonization, nationalism, labor, tourism, and media.
COMPSTD 4597.03 Global Folklore* Examines contemporary folklore around the world; introduces students to key concepts in folklore scholarship; focuses on transmission and transformation of cultural knowledge and practice, particularly in situations of conflict or upheaval.
COMPSTD 4804 Studies in Latino Literature and Culture Focused study of a topic in Latino/a literary and cultural studies.
COMPSTD 4921 Intersections: Approaches to Theorizing Difference* Examines intersections of race, ethnicity, and gender diversity in various sites within American culture (e.g., legal system, civil rights discourse, social justice movements).
COMPSTD 5957.02 Folklore in Circulation* Study of transmission of culture. Topics vary, e.g., tourists, travelers, tricksters; cultures of waste and recycling; orality and literacy.
COMPSTD 6425 Introduction to Latino Studies Introduces graduate students to the broad themes, concepts, and questions raised in the interdisciplinary field of Latina/Latino studies.
COMPSTD 7320 Theorizing Race and Ethnicity Advanced introduction to field of critical race theory; critical analysis of concepts of law in relation to race and ethnicity.
DANCE 3402 Dance in Global Contexts* Surveys dance forms from around the globe, offering insights into the religious, social, and political functions of dances in their historical and contemporary practices.
DANCE 5505S Citizen Artists: Cultivating Community-Engaged Arts Partnerships Service learning course to investigate fundamental questions about anti-oppression, arts-integrated practices as they work with and for local communities. Through movement and creative practice, training, readings, writings, viewings, and discussions, the class builds facilitation skills and explores dramaturgical approaches to devising performance with community partners.
ECON 4560 Cooperation and Conflict in the Global Economy* The economic, social, and political bases for and responses to increasing global economic integration.
ENGLISH 2367.01 Language, Identity, and Culture in the U.S. Experience* Extends & refines expository writing & analytical reading skills, emphasizing recognition of intertextuality & reflection on compositional strategies on topics pertaining to education & pop culture in America.
ENR 3530 Women, Environment and Development* Interdisciplinary study of women's roles as environmental stewards and in resource-based development in global context. Attention given to gender differences in environmental and rural development practices.
ENR 5480 Local Peoples and International Conservation* Uses interdisciplinary thinking to explore the global environmental crises and the conflicts between indigenous/local peoples, conservationists, and policy makers regarding natural resource use. The course examines biodiversity conservation, protected areas, community-based conservation, global inequities, environmental history and politics, and sustainable development.
ETHNSTD/SPANISH/COMPSTDS 2242 Introduction to Latinx Studies Introduction to Latinx studies; history, politics, and cultural production of Latinx communities in the U.S. and its borderlands.
ETHNSTD 3572 Central American Migrants in the United States Survey of the history and culture of Central Americans in the United States. Through an interdisciplinary approach spanning the humanities and social sciences, students will analyze the history of mass exodus and migration from Central America, settlement and formation of diaspora communities in major urban areas, and community work and organizing of Central Americans in key cities across the U.S.
FRIT 3054 The 21st-Century Skill: Intercultural Competence for Global Citizenship* In this course students will develop cultural self-awareness, intercultural empathy, and an understanding of the patterns of behavior and values of people from different cultural contexts - all skills necessary for working and succeeding in the 21st century.
GEOG 2200 Spatial Literacy: Visualizing our World through Mapping Space & Place* This course introduces students to the power of maps in spatial representation and spatial literacy through the creation of thematic maps and analysis of descriptive statistics, probabilities, and hypothesis testing. students will utilize geographic information technology to create a variety of thematic maps which aid in critically evaluating issues present in our global society.
GEOG 2400.01 Economic and Social Geography* Economic activity is a form of social relationship that connects us to people and places in our community and around the world. Develop a spatial understanding of the economy and society, focusing on issues such as globalization and inequality. Tie these geographic perspectives to your own position in global economies and explore how this poses challenges and opportunities for global citizenship.
GEOG 2750 World Regional Geography* Develops students' knowledge of world geography through the twin concepts of region and globalization; focuses on culture, society, politics, economy, and interplay between people and environments.
GEOG 2800 Our Global Environment* Introduction to global environmental issues, including the interaction of physical and social factors in the causes of and strategies for ameliorating environmental problems.
GEOG 3600 Space, Power and Political Geography* Political geographic thought; territory and territoriality; borders and scale; space, power and uneven development; states and statecraft; and the politics of nations, regions and localities.
GEOG 3650 A World Divided? Place, Space, and Regions in World Affairs* This course embraces a new approach to world regions by focusing on the ways that the constantly changing social and physical features of our planet are intertwined with, and inform, world affairs. This exploration is carried out in this class through a focus on contemporary geographical issues that reveal the diverse and dynamic social and physical environments we inhabit.
GEOG 3701 The Making of the Modern World* The geographies of modernity and their formation: the world market, the global polity, diasporas and constructing difference, colonialism, the transformation of nature, Eurocentricity, post-modernity.
GEOG 5401 Economies, Space, and Society A theoretical and substantive examination of economic geography; the interface of the economy with society, politics, and culture; and multiple expressions of capitalism.
HISTORY 1682 World History from 1500 to the Present* Survey of the human community, with an emphasis on its increasing global integration, from the first European voyages of exploration through the present.
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.
HISTORY 2702 Food in World History* Survey of the history of food, drink, diet and nutrition in a global context.
HISTORY 3500 U.S. Diplomacy from Independence to 1920* Between 1776 and 1920, the United States transformed from a fragile confederacy of bickering states into a globe-spanning empire. This class will consider American foreign relations exploring the contested ideas of ideology and expansion that motivated official policy and international affairs, with a particular emphasis on themes of expansion, immigration, and migration.
HISTORY 3708 Vaccines: A Global History* This course examines the history and biology of vaccines. We explore the discovery and development of vaccines, along with the political and cultural controversies that have surrounded them for centuries.
HISTORY 4125 Seminar in Latin American History Advanced research and readings on selected topics in Latin American History.
HISTORY 5650 Special Topics in World/Global/Transnational History* Advanced course in World/Global/Transnational History.
HISTART 3603 Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art and Culture Provides students with an overview of the major trends and movements of Latin American art and culture from the late 19th to the 21st centuries.
HISTART 3901 World Cinema Today* An introduction to the art of international cinema today, including its forms and varied content.
HISTART 4040 Topics in Indigenous Art History* This course introduces students to selected topics in the field of Indigenous Art History.
HTHRHSC 4590 Global Health Inequalities: An Introductory Course* The focus of this course is on recognizing health inequalities locally and beyond. Students will examine why communities in both the Global North and South do not have equitable access to high-quality health services and most importantly what can be done to promote equity.
HTHRHSC 4700 Global Aging* Study of health and well-being of older adults in developed and developing countries and immigrant communities with the exploration of impact and requirements within the lived environment.
HUMNNTR 3313 Food in Different Cultures* Food practices of selected peoples of the world with consideration of the existing social, cultural, and economic conditions. Class content through lecture, discussion, and guest speakers.
HUMNNTR 3415 Global Nutrition Issues* Topics in global nutrition with critical appraisal of research basis and alternative viewpoints. Current issues include research and evaluation, major global nutrition issues (obesity, food insecurity, malnutrition, bioengineering, vegetarianism).
HUMNNTR 7804 Advanced Nutrition in a Global Community* Discussion of the major or emerging global nutrition issues across various populations. The course explores intervention approaches and global action toward these issues.
INTSTDS 2100 Introduction to Latin America Interdepartmental survey of Latin American societies, anthropology, economics, history, literature, geography, and agriculture.
INTSTDS 3650 A World Divided? Place, Space, and Regions in World Affairs* The course embraces a new approach to world regions by focusing on the ways that the constantly changing social and physical features of our planet are intertwined with, and inform, world affairs. This exploration is carried out in this class through a focus on contemporary geographical issues that reveal the diverse and dynamic social and physical environments we inhabit.
INTSTDS 3850 Introduction to Globalization* Analysis of globalization in its various aspects, economic, political, environmental and technological, as well as of its extent and desirability.
INTSTDS 4195 Selected Problems in International Studies* Class discussions, with several guest speakers, informal conferences, and a reading and research program arranged to meet the special needs of those enrolled.
INTSTDS 4597.01 Food, Population, and the Environment* Issues related to world-wide population increases, food production, and associated environmental stress; policy options for lessening these concerns, especially in low-income countries.
LING 3601 Language, Race, and Ethnicity in the U.S.* Objective examination of the relationship between language, race and ethnicity in the context of varieties of English used by minority ethnic and racial groups in the U.S. GE cultures and ideas and diversity soc div in the US course.
LING 3603 Language Across Cultures* Investigation of relationships between language and culture in different societies with a view to shedding light on cross-cultural similarities and differences.
MUSIC 2208.22/7780.22 Andean Music Ensemble Learning to play and perform music from Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia and Argentina. The course explores various musical genres within the Andean region. Students study techniques and methods for playing Andean instruments and learn to sing in Spanish, Quechua and Aymara.
MUSIC 3340 Global Music Histories* With a focus on developing skills in reading, writing, and information literacy, this course examines how peoples and their musics have interacted and developed through travel, migration, colonialism, and globalization.
NRSADVN 3430 Cultural Competence in Health Care: US and Global Contexts* Introduction to the concepts and techniques for the provision of culturally competent care within the U.S. and across global contexts. Prereq: Enrollment in the RN to BSN program.
NURSING 3240 Population Health Local to Global* Study of the concepts of community health nursing, global health issues, policies and strategies that positively influence health outcomes local to global across individuals, communities, populations.
NURSING 3430 Cultural Competence in Health Care: US and Global Contexts* Introduction to concepts and techniques for the provision of culturally competent care within the U.S. and across global contexts
NURSING 4150 Epidemiology Concepts in Nursing and Global Healthcare* Introduction to epidemiology concepts as applied in health, wellness, and global healthcare. Emphasis on clinical applications of concepts and innovation of healthcare systems. Includes overview and description on evidence-based epidemiologic applications in nursing and global health.
POLITSC 1200 Introduction to Comparative Politics* Introduction to modern nation-states outside the United States: problems of state- and nation-building, representation, conflict, and making of government policy in selected countries.
POLITSC 1300 Global Politics* Cooperation and conflict in world politics. Covers basic theories of international relations and key issues, including security, political economy, international organizations, and the environment.
POLITSC 3460 Global Justice* Examines the idea of justice between states and among the people of the world. What would a just world look like? How should we live in our unjust world? Current debates about war, the environment, diversity and poverty will be considered.
POLITSC 4240 Latin American Politics A study of political processes, institutions, and groups in Latin America, with emphasis on constitutional, geographical, social, and economic environments in which they operate.
POLITSC 4335 International Environmental Politics* Theories and debates over sustainable development, environment, and security, and effectiveness of international regimes with a focus on international fisheries management and global climate change.
POLITSC 4893 Topics in International Politics* Selected topics in international politics; topics vary by section and instructor.
PORTGSE 2335 Cannibal Brazil: Cultural Encounters and Negotiations of Identity in Literature and Culture Explores a fundamental topic within Brazilian culture, from colonial times to present; cannibalism as cultural practice in both literal and discursive realms.
PORTGSE 3450 Introduction to the Study of Literatures and Cultures Strategies for reading and extensive practice in analyzing literary and cultural texts from the Portuguese-speaking world.
PORTGSE 5520 Literatures and Cultures in Portuguese, from Romanticism to Modernism Overview of literatures and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world in the nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries.
PUBHEHS 3310 Current Issues in Global Environmental Health* Fundamental concepts and principles of environmental health are presented through a critical review and discussion of current issues in global environmental health.
PUBHHMP 3610 United States & International Health Care* Introduction to the history, organization and politics of the global health care system, critical review of selected issues using different analytic frameworks.
PUBHLTH 2010 Critical Issues in Global Public Health* Public health concepts examining the philosophy, purpose, history, organization, functions, and results of public health practices domestically and internationally. Presents the pressing global public health concerns of the 21st century.
PUBHLTH 7000 Public Health in Developing Countries* Overview of core public health principles and practices applied to global health issues.
SOCIOL 2463 Social Inequality: Race, Class, and Gender* The study of social inequality with a focus on inequalities by race/ethnicity, gender, and class.
SOCIOL 3200.01 Sociology of Immigration* Provides a sociological understanding of contemporary migration both globally and with a particular focus on the U.S. The course will examine why migration occurs; how it is sustained over time; and how immigrants are incorporated into the host society. Social relations as central to understanding immigration will be a focus of the course.
SOCIOL 3302 Technology and Global Society* Social aspects of technology, social change, and technological development; underdevelopment and the global economy.
SOCIOL 2310 Sociology of Gangs* Broad range of topics related to gang activity with a focus on why individuals join gangs, societal consequences of gangs, and social policy.
SOCIOL 3380 Racial and Ethnic Relations in America* Historical and contemporary study of race and ethnicity in the U.S. with a focus on relations within and between groups.
SOCIOL 3597.01 World Problems in Global Context* Sociological analysis of contemporary world societies - non-industrialized, industrializing, and industrialized - with special attention to major social institutions and patterns of social change.
SOCIOL 3597.02* World Population Problems General introduction to population studies, emphasizing how population growth and structure have caused or aggravated social problems in various countries.
SOCWORK 5004 International Social Work* Examines a variety of social issues through a global perspective in order to fully appreciate the role of culturally diverse and country-specific responses to social problems.
SOCWORK 5005 Human Trafficking: Domestic and Global Perspectives* Provides a comprehensive understanding of domestic and global human trafficking by examining the causes and economics of human trafficking from a social work perspective.
SOCWORK 5030 Global Social Work Perspectives on Poverty and Inequality* This course examines the nature and dimensions of poverty and inequality in the U.S. and across the world, considers individual and social consequences of poverty, and examines historic and contemporary approaches to ameliorating poverty including review of major poverty and social welfare policy and programs. Focuses on helping students understand why poverty matters to social workers.
SPANISH 2208.22 Andean Music Ensemble Learning to playing and performing music from Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia and Argentina. The course explores various musical genres within the Andean region. Students study techniques and methods for playing Andean instruments and learn to sing in Spanish, Quechua and Aymara.
SPANISH 2242 Introduction to Latinx Studies Introduction to Latinx studies; history, politics, and cultural production of Latinx communities in the U.S. and its borderlands.
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.
SPANISH 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.
SPANISH 3450 Introduction to the Study of Literature and Culture in Spanish Required course for Spanish majors and minors. An introduction to literary and cultural analysis of texts in Spanish. This course presents strategies for reading and analyzing literary and cultural texts from various Spanish speaking countries to prepare students for more advanced courses in the Spanish program.
SPANISH 4558 Caribbean Narratives Now Critical analysis of narratives and cultural productions from Cuba, Puerto Rico, & Dominican Republic. Students will work to rethink race, class, and gender in the islands-nations-regions through examination of representations of nations and space of the Caribbean diaspora in the United States, and the (dis)connections with the Caribbean archipelago.
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.
SPANISH 5389 US Latino Languages and Communities We discuss the diversity of Latino experiences and the central role of language in the development of a "Latino" identity, as well as its role in local understandings of ethnicity, gender, and social class. Theoretical concepts include language ideologies, identity, and critical approaches to race and ethnicity. Previous coursework in Latino Studies and/or Sociolinguistics is desirable.
SPANISH 5660 Seminar in Latin American Literatures and Cultures Intensive study of a major theme, author, literary or cultural problem related to Latin America.
SPANISH 5670 Seminar in LatinX Literatures and Cultures Intensive study of a major theme, author, literary, or cultural problem related to LatinX languages, literatures and cultures.
SPANISH 5689S Spanish in Ohio: An Experiential Course Interaction with Hispanic and LatinX community organization representatives, educators and business leaders in Ohio; intensive & extensive practice with Spanish as spoken by native and heritage speakers from the U.S. & abroad.
SPANISH 6705 Introduction to Latino Studies Introduces graduate students to the broad themes, concepts, and questions raised in the interdisciplinary field of Latina/Latino studies.
SPANISH 7580 Studies in Contemporary Latin American Literatures and Cultures In-depth study of a major topic or problem in contemporary Latin American literatures and cultures.
SPANISH 8650 Seminar in Latin American Cultures Intensive exploration of a cultural period, topic, or problem; topic varies.
WGSST 2215 Reading Women Writers* Study of women writers' strategies for articulating experiences and using literature as a lens for social reality and catalyst for social and political change.
WGSST 2317 Gender at the Movies: Hollywood and Beyond* A study of the representation of gender in relationship to race, sexuality, and class in cinema. Topics may include stardom, genre, narrative, national cinemas, women and minority filmmakers, and film history.
WGSST 4520 Women of Color and Social Activism* Examination of multiple forms of social activism among women of color from various parts of the world concerning local, national, and international issues including broader social justice issues such as racism, sexism, immigration, incarceration, medicine, civil rights, citizenship, political economy, population control, and environmentalism.
WGSST 4921 Intersections: Approaches to Theorizing Difference* Examines intersections of race, ethnicity, and gender diversity in various sites within American culture (e.g., legal system, civil rights discourse, social justice movements).