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Bard College Catalogue 2009-2010
2009-2010
Latin American and Iberian Studies
http://lais.bard.edu FacultyMelanie Nicholson (coordinator)*, Susan Aberth, Mario J. A. Bick, Diana De G. Brown, Gabriela Carrión, Nicole Caso, Christian Ayne Crouch, Omar G. Encarnación, Susan Merriam, Pierre Ostiguy
* on sabbatical, spring 2010OverviewThe Latin American and Iberian Studies (LAIS) concentration incorporates such diverse disciplines as literature, political studies, anthropology, history, economics, art history, and dance. It provides an academic setting for the study of two regions inextricably bound by historical, cultural, linguistic, economic, and political ties. LAIS students emerge with the linguistic and analytical preparation necessary to understand the literatures and cultures of Latin American and Iberian countries; the history of Latin America in the pre-Columbian, colonial, and national periods; the formation of social and economic structures throughout the Hispanic world; the history and ethnography of Mesoamerica and the Andes; contemporary Latin American and Iberian politics; and the Hispanic experience in the United States.RequirementsStudents may moderate into LAIS, but they must also moderate into a primary divisional program. Prior to or concurrent with Moderation, students are required to take at least two designated LAIS core courses. After Moderation, students are expected to take two additional elective courses and one 300-level seminar; these courses may be listed primarily in another discipline and cross-listed with LAIS. At least one and preferably two of the five required LAIS courses should be taken outside the student’s primary division. Students must also complete the Senior Project, which must have a geographical, linguistic, or conceptual link with Latin America, Spain, or Portugal.CoursesCore LAIS courses include Spanish 301, Introduction to Spanish Literature, or Spanish 302, Introduction to Hispanic Literature; Political Studies 253, Introduction to Latin American Politics; Art History 160, Survey of Latin American Art; LAIS 110, Latin American History: From Discovery to Modern Nation-States; and LAIS 203, Latin American Nations: Emergence and Distinctive Trajectories. Additionally, recent electives include: Religious Imagery in Latin American Art; Crossroads of Civilization: The Art and Architecture of Medieval Spain; El Greco to Goya: Spanish Art and Architecture; Spanish Literary Translation; Cervantes’ Don Quijote; The Hispanic Presence in the United States; Testimonies of Latin America: Perspectives from the Margins; Between the Acts: Spain’s Teatro Breve; Latin American Surrealism; Populism and Popular Culture in Latin America; Promoting Democracy Abroad, United States–Latin America Relations; and Gender and Sexuality in Brazil.Latin American History to 1910: Empires, Colonies, Nations
LAIS 101
The course examines the consolidation of Spanish and Portuguese political and economic domination in the 16th and 17th centuries; the “spiritual conquest” of native Americans; the institution of slavery in the New World; and the legal, social, and economic organization of colonial indigenous communities. The independence movements that swept the Americas in the early 19th century are also studied. Nationalism, Imperialism, and Identities in Latin America
LAIS 105
cross-listed: historical studies, sre
This course examines the development of political and sociocultural notions of collective identity in Latin America from late colonial times until the present, the impact of U.S. and European political and economic domination in these processes, and the multitude of discourses on national identity. Latin America: From Discovery to Modern Nation-States
LAIS 110
cross-listed: historical studies, sre
An introduction to the history, politics, and societies of “Latin” America, from the time this hemisphere was “discovered” and first conquered by Christian Iberian men, to the rise of Latin America in the capitalist world economy. Topics include the importation of Enlightenment ideas, the social and cultural emergence of macho caudillos, and the liberal era of constitutional rule. Writing, Power, and Resistance in Indigenous Latin America
LAIS 201
This course examines writing in indigenous societies, traces the emergence of novel colonial genres—legal records, annals, devotional writings, etc.—and considers the social and political aims that these native genres served. Latin American Nations: Emergence and Distinctive Trajectories
LAIS 203
cross-listed: gis, historical studies
This course deals with the birth, rise, and consolidation of Latin American nations, with a focus on their distinctive trajectories and specific national patterns of politics, conflicts, identity, and culture. The course also examines cultural expressions of the various time periods, from gaucho poetry and antimodernist religious messianism to tango and soccer. Latin American Revolutions
LAIS 206
From the 1720s until the early 20th century, hundreds of regional rebellions shook Latin America, threatening the stability of colonial and national governments. This course considers the relationships among spontaneous armed rebellions, political ideology, and organized insurrection in contemporary Latin America. Case studies include the Mexican, Bolivian, Cuban, and Nicaraguan revolutions and the ongoing symbolic duel between the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) and the Mexican state. The Inquisition and the Extirpation in Spanish America
LAIS 311
This course explores the procedures, methods, and institutional history of the Inquisition and Extirpation (the episcopal campaigns to uproot native ritual practices) in colonial Spanish America. It analyzes the diversity of the responses of indigenous peoples, Jews, women, Africans, mestizos, and Spanish men to inquisitorial investigations and punishment.
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