2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin

Latin American and Latina/o Studies Minor

The Department of Latin American and Latina/o Studies offers a minor that engages students in the study of Latin America and the study of persons of Latin American descent (Latina/os) in the United States. The minor exposes students to the political, historical, socioeconomic, and cultural possibilities and obstacles for achieving social justice and equity; cross-cultural and intercultural understanding; respect for human integrity and dignity; and awareness of political and human rights.

Minor coordinator. Professor Brian Montes, Department of Latin American and Latina/o Studies (212.237.8749, bmontes@jjay.cuny.edu)

Requirements. Students must complete 18 credits (six courses) of which 6 are required and 12 are elective. A maximum of two courses can overlap with a student’s major, other minor or program.

Additional information. Students who enrolled for the first time at the College or selected this minor in September 2016 or thereafter must complete the minor in the form presented here. Students who enrolled prior to that date may choose the form shown here or the earlier version of the minor. A copy of the earlier version can be obtained in the 2015–2016 Undergraduate Bulletin.

Part One. Required Courses

LLS 124Latina/os in the U.S.

3

LLS 242/POL 242/HIS 242U.S. Foreign Policy in Latin America

3

Subtotal: 6

Part Two. Distribution Requirements

Select two in each category

Category A: Latin America

LLS 101Poetry and Drama from the Mid–19th Century to Date

3

LLS 102Puerto Rican Narrative from the 1940s to the Present

3

LLS 104/HIS 104History of Puerto Rico

3

LLS 110/MUS 110Popular Music of the Caribbean

3

LLS 130Introduction to Latin American History

3

LLS 145Puerto Rican Culture and Folklore

3

LLS 166/AFR 166/HIS 166History of the Caribbean Islands

3

LLS 215Socio-Political Developments in Contemporary Puerto Rico

3

LLS 220Human Rights and Law in Latin America

3

LLS 223Revolution & Social Change in LA Lit & Arts

3

LLS 227Indigenous Latin America

3

LLS 232/AFR 232Comparative Perspectives on Crime in the Caribbean

3

LLS 245Dominican Society and Identity

3

LLS 250Drugs, Crime and Law in Latin America

3

LLS 255Latin American Woman in Global Society

3

LLS 260/HIS 260History of Contemporary Cuba

3

LLS 261/HIS 261Revolution and Social Change in Contemporary Latin America

3

LLS 263/AFR 263/HIS 263Blacks in Latin America (was African Heritage in Caribbean)

3

LLS 265/HIS 265Class, Race and Family in Latin American History

3

LLS 267/AFR 267/HIS 267History of Caribbean Migrations to the United States

3

LLS 280Selected Topics in Latin American and Latina/o Studies

3

LLS 343Race and Citizenship in the Americas

3

LLS 356Terror and Transitional Justice in Latin America

3

Category B: Latinas/os in the United States

LIT 265Foundations of U.S. Latino/a Literature

3

LIT 357Violence of Language: U.S. Latino/a Street Literature

3

LIT 383Gender and Sexuality in U.S. Latino/a Literature

3

LLS 100Latina/os and Justice in New York: Freshman Year Seminar

3

LLS 107Puerto Rican Literature: Criminal Justice Themes in Poetry and Drama

3

LLS 108Puerto Rican Literature: Criminal Justice Themes in the Essay, Short Story and Novel

3

LLS 217Theater of Americas since 1960

3

LLS 241Latina/os & the City

3

LLS 247Growing Up Latina/o

3

LLS 280Selected Topics in Latin American and Latina/o Studies

3

LLS 321Puerto Rican/Latina/o Community Fieldwork

4

LLS 322Latina/o Struggles for Civil Rights & Social Justice

3

LLS 325Latina/o Experience of Criminal Justice

3

LLS 341Immigrant Rights in the Americas

3

LLS 362Entangled Tongues: Bilingualism in U.S. Latino/a Literature

3

LLS 363Il-Legal Subjects: U.S. Latino/a Lit & the Law

3

LLS 364Ethical Strains in U.S. Latino/a Literature

3

Subtotal: 12

Total Credit Hours: 18