Courses

*LTST 150 EARLHAM SEMINAR (4 credits)
Offered for first-year students. Topics vary. (ES)

*LTST 353 LATIN AMERICA TO 1825 (3 credits)
Examines the origin and development of Latin American civilization, with particular attention to the European Conquest and its effect on Native Americans; and the origin and development of colonial institutions and conditions which led finally to the demise of the colonial system. Also listed as HIST 353. (D-I) (AY)

*LTST 354 LATIN AMERICA SINCE 1825 (3 credits)
Emphasizes the 20th century, examining particularly patterns of modernization, development and resistance. Sources include literature, religion and popular culture. Also listed as HIST 354. (D-I) (AY)

*LTST 368 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT: LATIN AMERICA (4 credits)
Using an anthropological lens, examines "development" as a type of discourse formed under specific historical and sociological conditions. Examines the way relations between nations are imagined, the kinds of institutions that are born in the context of development, and the roles of those institutions in structuring power relations. Also listed as SOAN 368. (D-I)

LTST 481 INTERNSHIPS, FIELD STUDIES AND OTHER FIELD EXPERIENCES (1-3 credits)

LTST 482 SPECIAL TOPICS (3 credits)
Selected topics determined by the instructor for upper-level study.

LTST 483 TEACHING ASSISTANTS  (1-3 credits)

LTST 484 FORD/KNIGHT RESEARCH PROJECT (1-4 credits)
Collaborative research with faculty funded by the Ford/Knight Program.

LTST 485 INDEPENDENT STUDY (1-3 credits)
Investigation of a specific topic conceived and planned by the student in consultation with a faculty supervisor. Culminates in a comprehensive report prepared in the style of a thesis or research paper.

LTST 488 SENIOR CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE (3 credits)
Students complete a significant, final research project/thesis on an area of choice in consultation with the instructor, and share research with other Latin American Studies majors.

Courses Off Campus

Courses in Mexico. Majors study Spanish language and culture, engage in a field study, Mexican literature, history and contemporary society while living with families in Cuautla, Morelos, where Earlham's Academic Center, Casa Sol, is located. An Earlham faculty member leads this program, working with a long-standing team of Mexican teachers. A week-long trip to study social issues and Mexican history is a significant component of the program. A spring program focusing on resistance movements in Mexico recently has been introduced for students with high levels of Spanish language.

Courses on the Border. Majors engage in a field study and take courses relating to globalization, immigration, human rights and the environment. The fall program, Transborder Political Ecology, is designed for students with a keen interest in environmental studies, food justice, political ecology and the movement toward locally-based, sustainable economic and agricultural practices. The spring program, Roots and Routes of Migration, is designed for students with high levels of Spanish who wish to engage deeply with the subject of migration in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands and throughout Mexico.