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INTL 601 - Tutorial
Closely supervised individual or small group study for advanced students on a subject not available through regular offerings. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (1 Credits)
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INTL 602 - Tutorial
Closely supervised individual or small group study for advanced students on a subject not available through regular offerings. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (2 Credits)
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INTL 603 - Tutorial
Closely supervised individual or small group study for advanced students on a subject not available through regular offerings. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (3 Credits)
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INTL 604 - Tutorial
Closely supervised individual or small group study for advanced students on a subject not available through regular offerings. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (4 Credits)
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INTL 611 - Independent Project
An opportunity for advanced students to pursue independent research under the supervision of a sponsoring faculty member. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Introduction to International Studies, junior standing, and a written proposal to the faculty supervisor and department chair. (1 Credits)
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INTL 612 - Independent Project
An opportunity for advanced students to pursue independent research under the supervision of a sponsoring faculty member. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Introduction to International Studies, junior standing, and a written proposal to the faculty supervisor and department chair. (2 Credits)
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INTL 613 - Independent Project
An opportunity for advanced students to pursue independent research under the supervision of a sponsoring faculty member. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Introduction to International Studies, junior standing, and a written proposal to the faculty supervisor and department chair. (3 Credits)
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INTL 614 - Independent Project
An opportunity for advanced students to pursue independent research under the supervision of a sponsoring faculty member. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Introduction to International Studies, junior standing, and a written proposal to the faculty supervisor and department chair. (4 Credits)
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INTL 621 - Internship
Internships join the intellect with practical internationalist experience. Students first identify a specific placement, and agree on objectives and means to gauge progress, including a 1500-word objective midterm report and 3000-word final reflective essay. Course is pass/fail (S/D/NC) only, but may be included on I.S. major plans. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Introduction to International Studies, sophomore standing, and International Studies faculty sponsorship. Work with Internship Office. (1 Credits)
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INTL 622 - Internship
Internships join the intellect with practical internationalist experience. Students first identify a specific placement, and agree on objectives and means to gauge progress, including a 1500-word objective midterm report and 3000-word final reflective essay. Course is pass/fail (S/D/NC) only, but may be included on I.S. major plans. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Introduction to International Studies, sophomore standing, and International Studies faculty sponsorship. Work with Internship Office. (2 Credits)
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INTL 623 - Internship
Internships join the intellect with practical internationalist experience. Students first identify a specific placement, and agree on objectives and means to gauge progress, including a 1500-word objective midterm report and 3000-word final reflective essay. Course is pass/fail (S/D/NC) only, but may be included on I.S. major plans. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Introduction to International Studies, sophomore standing, and International Studies faculty sponsorship. Work with Internship Office. (3 Credits)
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INTL 624 - Internship
Internships join the intellect with practical internationalist experience. Students first identify a specific placement, and agree on objectives and means to gauge progress, including a 1500-word objective midterm report and 3000-word final reflective essay. Course is pass/fail (S/D/NC) only, but may be included on I.S. major plans. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Introduction to International Studies, sophomore standing, and International Studies faculty sponsorship. Work with Internship Office. (4 Credits)
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INTL 626 - Internship
Internships join the intellect with practical internationalist experience. Students first identify a specific placement, and agree on objectives and means to gauge progress, including a 1500-word objective midterm report and 3000-word final reflective essay. Course is pass/fail (S/D/NC) only, but may be included on I.S. major plans. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Introduction to International Studies, sophomore standing, and International Studies faculty sponsorship. Work with Internship Office. (6 Credits)
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INTL 631 - Preceptorship
Work assisting a faculty member in planning and teaching a course. Every semester, depending on instructor need. Prerequisite(s): Advanced proficiency in the area of study and invitation by a faculty member. Work with Academic Programs. (1 Credits)
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INTL 632 - Preceptorship
Work assisting a faculty member in planning and teaching a course. Every semester, depending on instructor need. Prerequisite(s): Advanced proficiency in the area of study and invitation by a faculty member. Work with Academic Programs. (2 Credits)
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INTL 633 - Preceptorship
Work assisting a faculty member in planning and teaching a course. Every semester, depending on instructor need. Prerequisite(s): Advanced proficiency in the area of study and invitation by a faculty member. Work with Academic Programs. (3 Credits)
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INTL 634 - Preceptorship
Work assisting a faculty member in planning and teaching a course. Every semester, depending on instructor need. Prerequisite(s): Advanced proficiency in the area of study and invitation by a faculty member. Work with Academic Programs. (4 Credits)
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INTL 641 - Honors Independent
Independent research, writing, or other preparation leading to the culmination of a senior honors thesis. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (1 Credits)
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INTL 642 - Honors Independent
Independent research, writing, or other preparation leading to the culmination of a senior honors thesis. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (2 Credits)
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INTL 643 - Honors Independent
Independent research, writing, or other preparation leading to the culmination of a senior honors thesis. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (3 Credits)
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INTL 644 - Honors Independent
Independent research, writing, or other preparation leading to the culmination of a senior honors thesis. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (4 Credits)
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Japanese |
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JAPA 101 - First Year Japanese I
Introduction to Japanese language and culture. Practice in basic sentence patterns and conversational expressions to enable students to speak and write Japanese. Fall semester. (4 Credits)
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JAPA 102 - First Year Japanese II
Continuation of JAPA 101 . Spring semester. Prerequisite(s): JAPA 101 or its equivalent. (4 Credits)
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JAPA 150 - Language and Gender in Japanese Society Cross-Listed as and
Japanese is considered to be a gendered language in the sense that women and men speak differently from each other. Male characters in Japanese animation often use “boku” or “ore” to refer to themselves, while female characters often use “watashi” or “atashi.” When translated into Japanese, Herminone Granger (a female character in the Harry Potter series) ends sentences with soft-sounding forms, while Harry Potter and his best friend Ron use more assertive forms. Do these fictional representations reflect reality? How are certain forms associated with femininity or masculinity? Do speakers of Japanese conform to the norm or rebel against it? These are some of the questions discussed in this course. Students will have opportunities to learn about the history of gendered language, discover different methodologies in data collections, and find out about current discourse on language and gender. Offered alternate years. (4 Credits)
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JAPA 194 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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JAPA 203 - Second Year Japanese I
Continuation of JAPA 102 . While the emphasis is placed on listening and speaking skills, students continue their study of kanji and begin to work with short texts. Fall semester. Prerequisite(s): JAPA 102 or its equivalent. (4 Credits)
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JAPA 204 - Second Year Japanese II
Continuation of JAPA 203 . Spring semester. Prerequisite(s): JAPA 203 or its equivalent. (4 Credits)
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JAPA 235 - Communicative Strategies in Japanese Society Cross-Listed as
This course aims at understanding communicative strategies employed by Japanese speakers. Students of Japanese language often wonder what cultural assumptions and strategies lie behind the language they are studying. In language classrooms such issues are touched upon but never fully explained in the interest of time. This course offers in-depth explorations of the interrelationship between Japanese language and society. Students will be encouraged to reflect upon their own communicative strategies. They will also read about strategies used by American English speakers as a point of comparison. How is gender articulated in Japanese society? Is the so-called feminine speech in Japanese real? If the feminine speech is considered “powerless,” how do women in authoritative positions speak? Problems in U.S.-Japan business and other negotiations are often reported in the popular press. How are they related to how people in each country communicate with one another? Japanese people are supposed to be “polite.” How, to whom, and in what context do they express politeness? Are their politeness strategies markedly different from those of other countries? Students will have opportunities to explore issues such as these. No Japanese language ability required. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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JAPA 250 - Postwar Literature in Translation: At the Center, From the Margins
This course is designed to explore the richness of postwar and contemporary Japan, and begins with an examination of how Japanese literature came onto the “world scene” after WWII, as the works of Tanizaki, Mishima, and Kawabata appeared in English translation. We’ll read several novels by these authors, and consider what kind of image of Japan developed from and through that literary canon, then we’ll “deconstruct” that image of Japan by reading work by less well-known authors. Although Japanese society is often presented as homogenous and monoracial, there are people of various backgrounds, ethnicities, and language traditions living in the islands of Japan today, as there have been for many centuries. We will read literature and non-fiction about and by Okinawans, residents of other southern islands, Koreans and people of Korean descent in Japan, burakumin (traditional outcasts), and Ainu. We will read work by women that challenges traditional role expectations, and we will read work about and by people who experienced atomic bombing. Every year. (4 Credits)
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JAPA 251 - Fiction of Modern Japan
This course introduces major authors, texts, and issues in modern Japanese literature from 1868 to the present. The focus will be on works of fiction (mainly novels, novellas, and short stories) and how they mediate and complicate the relationships between: self and other, tradition and modernity, nation and empire, and history and memory. One of the central themes of the course is the role of literature in the production, transformation, and contestation of the national narratives and cultural constructs-or the fictions-of modern Japan. In addition to the literary or textual aspects of individual works (such as language, style, and narration), we will consider the specific historical, political, and socioeconomic factors informing these works. No prior knowledge of Japan or Japanese is required. Readings are in English or English translation. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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JAPA 255 - Japanese Film and Animation: From the Salaryman to the Shojo
This course is an introduction to Japanese film and animation, covering major films, directors, and developments from the era of silent films to the global phenomenon of anime. In addition to considering formal aspects of film analysis, such as mise-en-scène, cinematography, and narrative, this course will examine the historical, social, and cultural contexts surrounding the production and reception of Japanese film. Topics to be addressed include: technological innovations (such as sound and color), the studio system, national cinema and transnational issues, gender and sexuality, and film’s relationship to other cultural media (such as literature, theater, and manga). Screenings include live-action films by Ozu, Kurosawa, Mizoguchi, and Oshima, as well as animated films by Miyazaki and Kon. All readings are in English or English translation, and all films have English subtitles. No previous knowledge of Japanese language or culture is required. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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JAPA 288 - Race and Ethnicity in Japan Cross-Listed as AMST 288 and INTL 288
One of the founding myths of the modern Japanese nation-state has been the illusion of racial and ethnic homogeneity. This course aims not only to challenge this myth but also to historicize and contextualize it by investigating varous racial and ethnic minorities in Japan: Ainu, Burakumin (outcasts), Okinawans, Koreans, African Americans, Nikkeijin (South Americans of Japanese descent), and Caucasians. These groups pose fundamental questions about the boundaries of “Japan” and about the meanings of “race” and “ethnicity” as categories of identification and difference. The purpose of this course is two-fold: 1) to familiarize students with the history of minority discourse in Japan, and 2) to encourage students to think critically and comparatively about race and ethnicity in general. All readings are in English or English translation. Offered every year. (4 Credits)
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JAPA 294 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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JAPA 305 - Third Year Japanese I
Continuation of JAPA 204 . Emphasizes continued development of conversation skills, while not neglecting the development of reading skills. Fall semester. Prerequisite(s): JAPA 204 or permission of instructor. (4 Credits)
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JAPA 306 - Third Year Japanese II
Continuation of JAPA 305 . Emphasizes strong development of reading and writing skills. Spring semester. Prerequisite(s): JAPA 305 or permission of instructor. (4 Credits)
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JAPA 335 - Analyzing Japanese Language Cross-Listed as
Our perception is greatly influenced by the language we use. Without knowing, we limit ourselves to thinking that our current perspective is the only way by which to view ourselves and the world. By analyzing Japanese, students can experience perceptual and cultural systems that are different from their own. At the same time, students may also discover that there are certain qualities that are common even in “exotic” languages such as Japanese. What is the difference between subject and topic? (The “topic marker,” which is not used in English, is prominent in Japanese.) Why can’t you translate “he is cold” word for word into Japanese? How do women talk differently from men? In what kind of situation should we use honorific language? What is “in-group” as opposed to “out-group” and how is that societal distinction reflected in language? This course offers answers to these questions that students of Japanese commonly have. Alternate years. Prerequisite(s): JAPA 204 or permission of instructor. (4 Credits)
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JAPA 394 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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JAPA 407 - Fourth Year Japanese I
This course aims at the acquisition of advanced level proficiency in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Students are given opportunities to develop abilities to narrate and describe, to understand main ideas and most details of connected discourse on a variety of topics, to read prose several paragraphs in length, and to write routine social correspondence and join sentences in simple discourse of at least several paragraphs in length on familiar topics. In addition, students will practice language that is sociolinguistically appropriate in specific situations. Fall semester. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite(s): JAPA 306 or permission of instructor. (4 Credits)
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JAPA 408 - Fourth Year Japanese II
This course is a continuation of Fourth Year Japanese I. It continues work on the acquisition of advanced level proficiency in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Students are given opportunities to understand the main ideas of extended discourse, to read texts which are linguistically complex, and to write about a variety of topics. Spring Semester. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite(s): JAPA 407 or permission of instructor. (4 Credits)
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JAPA 488 - Translating Japanese: Theory and Practice Cross-Listed as
How do you translate a haiku, a one-line, seventeen-syllable Japanese poem? In three lines, as is normal for haiku in English? Or, like the original, in seventeen syllables? These are some of the questions we will consider in this course, which covers both the practical aspects of translating Japanese (from haiku to film subtitles) and the theoretical implications of this act (such as fidelity, difference, and orientalism). Assignments will consist of readings in translation theory and practice, with particular emphasis on Japanese literary translation, as well as exercises in Japanese-to-English translation. In addition, students will complete a final translation project of publishable quality. Readings are in English and Japanese. Alternate years. Prerequisite(s): JAPA 305 - Third Year Japanese I or higher. (4 Credits)
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JAPA 494 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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JAPA 601 - Tutorial
Tutorials may be arranged for special kanji study or for supervised reading. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (1 Credits)
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JAPA 602 - Tutorial
Tutorials may be arranged for special kanji study or for supervised reading. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (2 Credits)
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JAPA 603 - Tutorial
Tutorials may be arranged for special kanji study or for supervised reading. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (3 Credits)
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JAPA 604 - Tutorial
Tutorials may be arranged for special kanji study or for supervised reading. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (4 Credits)
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JAPA 611 - Independent Project
Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor, obtained prior to the start of the semester. (1 Credits)
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JAPA 612 - Independent Project
Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor, obtained prior to the start of the semester. (2 Credits)
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JAPA 613 - Independent Project
Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor, obtained prior to the start of the semester. (3 Credits)
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JAPA 614 - Independent Project
Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor, obtained prior to the start of the semester. (4 Credits)
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JAPA 631 - Preceptorship
Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs. (1 Credits)
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JAPA 632 - Preceptorship
Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs. (2 Credits)
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JAPA 633 - Preceptorship
Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs. (3 Credits)
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JAPA 634 - Preceptorship
Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs. (4 Credits)
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Latin American Studies |
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LATI 141 - Latin America Through Women’s Eyes Cross-Listed as
Latin American women have overcome patriarchal “machismo” to serve as presidents, mayors, guerilla leaders, union organizers, artists, intellectuals, and human rights activists. Through a mix of theoretical, empirical, and testimonial work, we will explore issues such as feminist challenges to military rule in Chile, anti-feminist politics in Nicaragua, the intersection of gender and democratization in Cuba, and women’s organizing and civil war in Colombia. Teaching methods include discussion, debates, simulations, analytic papers, partisan narratives, lecture, film, poetry, and a biographical essay. This class employs an innovative system of qualitative assessment. Students take the course “S/D/NC with Written Evaluation.” This provides a powerful opportunity for students to stretch their limits in a learning community with high expectations, but without a high-pressure atmosphere. This ungraded course has been approved for inclusion on major/minor plans in Political Science, Latin American Studies, and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies. (4 Credits)
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LATI 181 - Introduction to Latin America and the Caribbean Cross-Listed as HIST 181
This course offers a general survey of the complex and heterogeneous region we somewhat reductively term Latin America. It follows a roughly chronological approach, beginning with the eve of encounter and continuing through the contemporary era. Discussions will consider themes such as the institution and legacy of colonialism, the search for new national identities, and the onset of modern racial and political strife. The course will emphasize the import of global economic, political, and cultural trends on the formation of the region. Offered every year. (4 Credits)
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LATI 194 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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LATI 244 - Latino Politics
Comparative study of Latino and Latina political struggles in the United States. We will explore the themes of subordination and empowerment through issues such as anti-immigrant ballot initiatives in California, the election of Latino mayors in Denver and San Antonio, Cuban dominance in Miami politics, multiracial violence in Los Angeles, and battles over labor conditions, affirmative action, bi-lingual education, and racial profiling. Student projects will involve field research among the Latino communities and organizations of the Twin Cities. Cross-listed with political science. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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LATI 245 - Latin American Politics
Comparative study of political institutions and conflicts in several Latin American countries. Through a mix of empirical and theoretical work, we analyze concepts and issues such as authoritarianism and democratization, neoliberalism, state terror and peace processes, guerrilla movements, party systems, populism, the Cuban Revolution, and U.S. military intervention. Themes are explored through diverse teaching methods including discussion, debates, simulations, partisan narratives, lecture, film, and poetry. Alternate years. Prerequisite(s): recommended. (4 Credits)
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LATI 246 - Comparative Democratization Cross-Listed as POLI 246
This course focuses on theories of democratic breakdown, regime transitions, and democratization in Southern Europe, Latin America, and Post-Communist Europe. Some of the cases we will study include Pinochet’s coup and Chile’s return to elections, Fujimori’s “self-coup” in Peru, the rise of Solidarity in Poland, the breakdown and return of democracy in Spain, and the end of the South African apartheid regime. Building on the literatures on transitions, consolidation, civil society, and constitutional design, the course culminates in a simulation of institution building in Iraq. Offered every year. Prerequisite(s): POLI 140 or LATI 141 recommended (4 Credits)
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LATI 249 - Regional Geography of Latin America Cross-Listed as GEOG 249
This class provides an introduction to the geography of Latin America - its peoples and environments - that looks at the importance of place as a way to understand a region. This geographical approach involves investigating the changing relationships among places, peoples, and ideas, and how these relationships define and influence a particular region. As such, the class considers some of the forces that have shaped, and continue to influence, contemporary Latin America and its relations with the rest of the world: the natural environment, the people, the economy, politics, urbanization and migration, and environment and development. Each of these topics is explored independently and in ways that emphasize inter-relationships among topics. Offered every fall. (4 Credits)
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LATI 255 - Peoples and Cultures of Latin America Cross-Listed as ANTH 255
This course is an introduction to the cultural diversity and complexity of Latin American societies. We will examine regional differences from an anthropological perspective and discus how social institutions and cultural practices and traditions have been shaped, and how they have dealt with continuity and change. Ethnographic case studies will allow us to explore relevant topics related to ethnicity, social stratification, gift-giving/reciprocity, kinship, rural/urban relationships, cosmology and religion, and gender. These issues will be examined within the context of particular histories, considering the legacy of colonialism, the formation of the nation-state, the emergence of social movements, post-colonial nationalism, the impart of migration and urbanization, and the effects of neo-liberalism and globalization. We will conclude with a critical examination of forms of represenation of Latin America, which involve notions such as -indigenismo-. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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LATI 268 - Rights and Resistance: Theatre and Film in Latin America Cross-Listed as THDA 264
This course offers an introduction to negotiations between art and the state in Latin American theatre and film texts and performances that expressly illuminate cultural and political movements in the Americas during the 20th century. We study the ways in which theatre and film address and express crisis of social conflict. Drawing on post-colonial and liberation theories of culture, art, and the state, we construct an intellectual history of socially motivated Latin American performances. (4 Credits)
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LATI 269 - Economics of International Migration Cross-Listed as ECON and INTL 369.
This course will examine the global movement of people through an economic lens. The course will study the impact that emigration has on the economy of the home country, such as brain drain and population change, the historic role that migration has played in economic development, and finally the effect that immigration has on immigrant-receiving countries. The various economic issues in the current immigration debate in the United States will be analyzed including the economic assimilation of immigrants, and the impact of immigration on native born workers. Every other spring. Cross-listed with ECON 269 and INTL 269 . (4 Credits)
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LATI 281 - The Andes: Race, Region, Nation Cross-Listed as HIST 281
This course provides a survey of Andean history with an emphasis upon the formation of collective identities. Class discussion will treat continuities and divergences between the Andean colonial and post-colonial experiences, especially the intersection between racial and regional tensions and their impact upon the emergence and construction of nation-states. Recent topics explored have included the role of landscape in Andean culture, Incan and neo-Incan cultural mythologies, the conflation of racial and class identities in the twentieth century, violence and guerrilla movements, urbanization, and the various shades of indigenismo. Offered every year. (4 Credits)
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LATI 282 - Latin America: Art and Nation Cross-Listed as HIST 282
This course presents an historical overview of the interaction between artists, the state, and national identity in Latin America. After an introduction to the import of images to crafting collective identities during the colonial era and the 19th century, we will focus on the 20th century. Topics to be discussed include the depiction of race, allegorical landscapes and architectures, the art of revolution, and countercultures. Multiple genres will be explored with an emphasis on the visual arts, architecture, and popular music. No prerequisites. Alternate years (4 Credits)
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LATI 286 - Media and Cultural Studies of Latin America Cross-Listed as INTL 286 and MCST 286
This course explores cultural and media industries and texts - including folktales, art, performance, sport, film, and television - within their socio-political and historical context in Latin America. Organized around case studies that will allow us to apply learned cultural theories and methodologies to specific texts and historical moments, this class is imagined as a cultural studies “laboratory” in which we will collectively investigate varied topics in the field. Offered every year. (4 Credits)
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LATI 294 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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LATI 307 - Introduction to the Analysis of Hispanic Texts Cross-Listed as HISP 307.
This course presents the student with essential tools for the critical analysis of a broad range of topics and forms of cultural production (literature, cinema, art, e-texts, etc.) in the Hispanic world. It also teaches the student advanced language skills in writen composition and public oral presentation. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): HISP 305 (4 Credits)
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LATI 308 - Introduction to U.S. Latino Studies Cross-Listed as and
This course provides an interdisciplinary discussino of the Latino experience in the United States with a focus on Mexican, Puerto Rican, Dominican, and Cuban Americans. Using fiction, poetry, films and critical essays, we will examine issues of race and ethnicity, language, identity, gender and sexuality, politics, and immigration. Students will further engage with the Latino population of the Twin Cities by working with a local community organization. Offered every semester. Prerequisite(s): HISP 305 or consent of the instructor. (4 Credits)
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LATI 322 - Culture and Global Capitalism Cross-Listed as INTL 322 and MCST 322
From the colonial sugar plantations of the Caribbean and new continental tastes for sweets, to Ford’s mass production lines and Fordist mass consumption, to Sony’s multinationally produced video technology and Sonyism’s transnational networks of information societies, to Google and YouTube today, the worlds of capitalism and culture have been closely intertwined. This class will study forms of global economic exchange, and their associated systems of international relations, cultural texts, and popular resistances. Offered every year. (4 Credits)
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LATI 323 - Economic Restructuring in Latin America Cross-Listed as ECON 323 and INTL 323
This course uses economic principles to examine the transition from Import Substitution Industrialization to trade liberalization in Latin America. The goal of the course is to understand the economic antecedents to free trade as well as the resulting impact on workers and resource allocation. The course also addresses peripheral aspects of economic restructuring, such as the drug trade, migration, and the maquiladora industry. Requires an Economics 200 level course from the Group A electives, Economics 221 preferred.Offered every year. Prerequisite(s): One 200 level Economics course, ECON 221 preferred. (4 Credits)
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LATI 341 - Comparative Social Movements
Comparative study of social movements in Latin America and other world regions. This research seminar engages several major theories that attempt to explain the origins and development of movements struggling for subsistence rights, labor rights, gender and sexuality rights, social rights, and racial and ethnic rights. The course focuses principally on Latin American movements, but also engages cases from the United States and Europe through an examination of transnational advocacy networks and global activism. POLI 140 recommended. Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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LATI 381 - Transnational Latin Americas Cross-Listed as INTL 381 and HIST 381
This course examines critical and primary literatures concerning the transnational, hemispheric, Atlantic, and Pacific cultures that have intersected in Latin America since the early colonial era, with a particular focus on the 19th and 20th centuries. Alternate years (4 Credits)
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LATI 394 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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LATI 415 - Cultural Resistance and Survival: Indigenous and African Peoples in Early Spanish America Cross-Listed as HISP 415 and INTL 415
In the Old World, Spain defined its national identity by locating its “others” in Jews, conversos, Muslims, moriscos, Turks, gypsies, pirates and Protestants. In the New World, Spaniards employed many of the same discursive and legal tactics—along with brute force—to subject Amerindian and African peoples to their will and their cultural norms. But indigenous and African populations in the Americas actively countered colonization. They rejected slavery and cultural imposition through physical rebellion, the use of strategies of cultural preservation and the appropriation of phonetic writing, which they in turn wielded against European hegemony. We will examine a fascinating corpus of indigenous pictographic codexes, architecture, myths, and histories and letters of resistance, along with a rich spectrum of texts in which peoples of African descent affirm their own subjectivity in opposition to slavery and cultural violence. What will emerge for students is a complex, heterogeneous vision of the conquest and early colonization in which non-European voices speak loudly on their own behalf. Prerequisite(s): HISP 307 or permission of instructor. (4 Credits)
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LATI 416 - Mapping the New World: Exploration, Encounters, and Disasters Cross-Listed as HISP 416 and INTL 416
Europeans were by no means the first peoples to explore new territories and human populations. Renaissance scientific methodology, however, led European travelers to meticulously document each New World encounter in writing and develop new tools with which to navigate and represent space, devices that subsequently became weapons of colonial domination. But as Nature and indigenous populations refused to be subjected to European epistemology, failure and disaster were frequent events: shipwrecks left Old World survivors stranded among unknown lands and peoples in the Americas; Amerindians rejected the imposition of a foreign culture and religion, murdering colonists and missionaries; Africans rebelled against slavery and escaped to mountains and jungles to form autonomous communities. An examination of maps, exploration logs, missionary histories, travel literature, historiography and colonial documents will provide the foundation for this course on the ambivalent reality of the Old World’s encounter with the Americas, in which Europeans were often the losers. Prerequisite(s): HISP 307 or permission of instructor. (4 Credits)
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LATI 436 - Spanish Dialectology Cross-Listed as and
A survey of modern dialectal variations of Spanish that includes examination of American Spanish dialects as well as those of the Iberian Peninsula. Sociolinguistic issues and historical aspects of dialect variation and study will be addressed, along with other extralinguistic factors. Through this course, students will be provided an introduction to theories of language change, as well as the history of the language, and will gain a broad understanding of the different varieties of Modern Spanish. Alternate years. Prerequisite(s): HISP 309 or consent of the instructor. (4 Credits)
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LATI 446 - Constructions of a Female Killer Cross-Listed as HISP 446 and WGSS 446
The rise in femicide across Latin America, most shockingly exhibited in the city of Juarez, Mexico, has resulted in broad discussions of women’s relationship with violence. However, what happens when the traditional paradigm is inverted and we explore women as perpetrators, rather than victims, of violence? This class will dialogue with selected Latin American and Latino narratives (including novels, short stories, films, and newspapers) constituting different representations of women who kill. Alternate years. Prerequisite(s): HISP 307 or or permission of instructor (4 Credits)
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LATI 488 - Senior Seminar
An integrative, research-oriented capstone which gathers senior majors of diverse regional and disciplinary focuses during the final semester. A faculty convener will integrate a schedule of issue-area seminars, faculty methods and topics presentations, talks by visiting speakers, and student reports on research projects. The course culminates in a lengthy final paper. Every spring. (4 Credits)
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LATI 494 - Topics Course
Varies by semester. Consult the department or class schedule for current listing. (4 Credits)
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LATI 601 - Tutorial
Closely supervised individual or small group study for advanced students on a subject not available through regular catalog offerings. Prerequisite(s): Approval of program director and permission of instructor. (1 Credits)
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LATI 602 - Tutorial
Closely supervised individual or small group study for advanced students on a subject not available through regular catalog offerings. Prerequisite(s): Approval of program director and permission of instructor. (2 Credits)
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LATI 603 - Tutorial
Closely supervised individual or small group study for advanced students on a subject not available through regular catalog offerings. Prerequisite(s): Approval of program director and permission of instructor. (3 Credits)
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LATI 604 - Tutorial
Closely supervised individual or small group study for advanced students on a subject not available through regular catalog offerings. Prerequisite(s): Approval of program director and permission of instructor. (4 Credits)
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LATI 611 - Independent Project
An opportunity for advanced students to pursue an independent research project of some scale under the supervision of a sponsoring faculty member. Such a project must begin with a brief written proposal to the faculty supervisor and the program director. Every spring. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and permission of instructor. (1 Credits)
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LATI 612 - Independent Project
An opportunity for advanced students to pursue an independent research project of some scale under the supervision of a sponsoring faculty member. Such a project must begin with a brief written proposal to the faculty supervisor and the program director. Every spring. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and permission of instructor. (2 Credits)
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LATI 613 - Independent Project
An opportunity for advanced students to pursue an independent research project of some scale under the supervision of a sponsoring faculty member. Such a project must begin with a brief written proposal to the faculty supervisor and the program director. Every spring. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and permission of instructor. (3 Credits)
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LATI 614 - Independent Project
An opportunity for advanced students to pursue an independent research project of some scale under the supervision of a sponsoring faculty member. Such a project must begin with a brief written proposal to the faculty supervisor and the program director. Every spring. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and permission of instructor. (4 Credits)
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LATI 621 - Internship
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office. (1 Credits)
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LATI 622 - Internship
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office. (2 Credits)
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LATI 623 - Internship
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office. (3 Credits)
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LATI 624 - Internship
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office. (4 Credits)
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LATI 634 - Preceptorship
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs. (4 Credits)
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LATI 641 - Honors Independent
Independent research, writing, or other preparation leading to the culmination of the senior honors project. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (1 Credits)
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LATI 642 - Honors Independent
Independent research, writing, or other preparation leading to the culmination of the senior honors project. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (2 Credits)
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LATI 643 - Honors Independent
Independent research, writing, or other preparation leading to the culmination of the senior honors project. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (3 Credits)
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LATI 644 - Honors Independent
Independent research, writing, or other preparation leading to the culmination of the senior honors project. Every semester. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. (4 Credits)
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LING 100 - Introduction to Linguistics
The aim of this course is to make you aware of the complex organization and systematic nature of language, the primary means of human communication. In a sense, you will be studying yourself, since you are a prime example of a language user. Most of your knowledge of language, however, is unconscious, and the part of language that you can describe is largely the result of your earlier education, which may have given you confused, confusing, or misleading notions about language. This course is intended to clarify your ideas about language and bring you to a better understanding of its nature. By the end of the course you should be familiar with some of the terminology and techniques of linguistic analysis and be able to apply this knowledge to the description of different languages. There are no prerequisites, but this course is the prerequisite for almost every higher level course within the linguistics major. Every semester. (4 Credits)
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LING 103 - Advertising and Propaganda
North Americans on the whole are far more exposed to commercial advertising, arguably the most sophisticated propaganda in human history, than to the cruder versions we imbibe in church and school, or associate with Nazi Germany or Orwell’s 1984. On this subject, we are jaded experts: hip to the “white noise” on TV, on the internet, and in glossy magazines. Yet even with TiVo, we are unable to tune it out completely. The main purpose of this course is to apply the concepts and techniques of linguistic semantics to the analysis of advertising and the ideology which it both nurtures and reflects. What is the semiotic function of Ronald MacDonald? Why did so many otherwise rational Americans once believe that the person most likely to blow up the world was Muammar (Who?) Khaddafy? What are the propaganda consequences of the collapse of the Evil Empire? Why are we fascinated by Brad Pitt and bored by Cesar (Who?) Chavez? What is the role of propaganda in creating the cult of beauty? Why are advertisements which make fun of themselves so effective? Why is war propaganda almost always more effective than anti-war propaganda? Alternate years. (4 Credits)
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LING 104 - The Sounds of Language
Nearly all natural languages are spoken. Biological properties of the human ear, pharynx, larynx, tongue, and lung impose limits on the sounds of human languages, which can be studied from both a biological and an acoustic point of view. In this course you will be trained to produce and recognize (almost) all the sounds which human languages make use of, and to develop a systematic way of analyzing and recording them. Since sounds are perceived as well as produced, you will also be introduced to the acoustic analysis of speech, learning how acoustic signals of frequency, amplitude, and duration are translated into visible, quantifiable images. You will learn the art of decoding these spectrograms into sounds and words and sentences. The linguistics laboratory contains several different programs for practicing and listening to sounds from many of the world’s languages. This course is recommended for students of foreign languages, drama, music and anyone who wants to become more aware of their (and other people’s) pronunciation. Every fall. (4 Credits)
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