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UH”s Latin American Studies Minor and Program (LAST) in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences is designed to encourage study and teaching relating to this very important geographic and cultural area. The minor will be of particular interest to students in areas such as business, humanities, social sciences, hotel and restaurant management, or any other areas where detailed knowledge of Latin America, its countries, and/or regions is useful.
- LAST 3300 is being offered by Professor Susan Kellogg as a distance education course during the Fall 2009 semester.
- Fall 2009 Courses
*Note: While an effort is made to have a complete listing, please look at courses in specific departments if you are looking for a certain course
- ECON 3351 The Economics of Development
- HIST 3375 CIA in the Third World
- HIST 3396 Selected Topics, Latin American History through the Novel
- HIST 3396, Selected Topics, History of Human Rights
- HIST 4396, Selected Topics (and Capstone), Revolutionary Cuba
- MAS 3340 Mexican American Urban Communities
- MAS 3341 Mexican American Experience through Film
- MAS 3342 Mexican Immigration
- MAS 3395 Selected Topics, Latino Activism and Organizing
- MUSI 3303 Popular Music of the Americas since 1840
- POLS 3322 Introduction to Latin American Politics
- SPAN 3301 Oral Communication in Spanish
- SPAN 3302 Written Communication in Spanish
- SPAN 3303 Spanish Phonetics
- SPAN 3307 Public Speaking in Spanish
- SPAN 3308 Written Communication for Hispanic Heritage Learners
- SPAN 3341 The Language of Business and Trade
- SPAN 3350 Women in Hispanic Literature
- SPAN 3374 Spanish-American Culture and Civilization
- SPAN 4321 Survey of Spanish-American Literature I
- SPAN 4371 Survey of Spanish-American Literature II
- Professor Susan Kellogg, Director of the LAST Program, is Co-President of the organization RMCLAS (Rocky Mountain Council on Latin American Studies) for the 2008-2009 academic year. Click on “Conferences” to read about the 2009 meeting which will take place in Santa Fe in March.
- Study Abroad in Latin America
The LAST program does not currently run a study-abroad program, but we strongly encourage UH students to consider such an experience. The Office of International Studies and Programs sponsors the UH-Kukulcan Spanish Immersion Program. This is a very flexible and reasonably priced program . Please contact either Prof. Guillermo de los Reyes or Prof. Maria Elena Soliño for more information. - Virtual Library for Latin American Studies
Podcast
Roundtable Discussion on Latin American Modernity
Participants are:
- Rex Koontz, Art History
- Marc Zimmerman, MCL
- Anadeli Bencomo, MCL
- Thomas O’Brien, History
