Latinx classlist

Introduction to American Studies AMS 102 (AOK 3)

Course Description: This course is an introduction to American Studies, a field of knowledge about the ongoing formation of the United States and its borderlands that seeks interdisciplinary answers to the problems framing our nation. An interdisciplinary approach to U.S. cultures allows us to integrate the ideas, information, and collective feelings (or affects) that are usually studied separately in art, critical race/ethnicity studies, economics, film and TV studies, gender/sexuality studies, history, law, literature, media studies, modern languages, philosophy, political science, psychology, and sociology/anthropology. Using many analytical frameworks, we will explore case studies of real-world events and learn to interpret cultural texts, and by the end of the semester, you will have completed your own case study.

Introduction to Critical Race and Ethnicity Studies AMS 200

Course Description: This course serves as an introduction to Critical Race and Ethnicity Studies, an interdisciplinary academic field which is organized around the insight that race and ethnicity are major ideological and experiential frameworks that inform every aspect of human experience, from the formation of the individual to the organization of diverse societies. This course will introduce you to the robust academic and social justice field of Critical Race Theory. By the end of the semester you will be conversant in both the historical development of this field as well as its present manifestations.

Native and Indigenous Peoples Studies AMS 210 (AOK 3/4)

Course Description: This course explores the past, present, and future of Native and Indigenous Peoples Studies by studying the new rituals, ceremonies, and stories that characterize contemporary Native American performance, literature, and film. We will learn how American Indian tribes and other indigenous communities have used different styles and forms of cultural performance and relied on Indigenous theories to respond to historical, political, and social events. This class will involve decolonized instruction with major emphasis on group discussion and opportunities for creative writing and reflection.

Global Culture and Local Identities ANT 108

Course Description: This course focuses on the strategies of identity formation employed amid the global flows of migration, capital, and information. It analyzes the benefits and risks involved in the increasingly rapid and transnational circulation of culture, products, and ideas in the "developed" and the "developing" world. The course introduces students to major anthropological debate on the politics of identity in the face of globalization. It explores the way people develop identities around the globe at the end of the 20th century.

Magic and the Spirit World ANT 212 (AOK 3/5)

Course Description: This course examines and analysis the conceptualization and continuity of African-Atlantic religious traditions. Concepts such as resistance, syncretism, continuity and change, spirit possession, spiritual merchants and commercialization, and non-western models of psychology therapy will be explored-as well as the contradictions and challenges of practicing Old World traditions on contemporary urban settings such as New York.

Latino Families in Cross-Cultural Perspective ANT 214 (AOK 3/5)

Course Description: This course is an interdisciplinary introduction to the establishment, growth, and development of the diverse Latina/o communities in the United States. The course focus is the Latino/a family. Within that context, we will examine the contemporary histories-as well as the experiences of conquest, colonization, radicalization and integration in US society. Students will explore the intersections of race, class, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality, through such topics as identity formation, and generational and socio-cultural change, bilingual education and language rights, economic and political participation, transnational immigration, law and civil rights, and the emergence/evolution of Latina/o social justice movements and their impact on the family.

Bilingual Speech-Language Development and Disorders CSD 355

Prerequisite: CSD 253, CSD 256, CSD 270, CSD 342, CSD 352, CSD 356 OR CSD 371 and CSD 371 or permission of Instructor.

Course Description: This course will examine characteristics of speech-language development in linguistically and culturally diverse populations and will provide information related to diagnostic issues and therapeutic intervention with communicatively handicapped children and adults in these populations.

Intercultural Communication COS 213

Prerequisite: COM 200 Minimum Grade of D

Course Description: Theory and practice of communication between diverse domestic and international cultures. Emphasis on barriers and gateways to effective intercultural communication.

Nature and Culture: A Study in Connections ENV 110 (AOK 5)

Course Description: This course examines prominent worldviews that have guided human action toward the natural world. By reading the influential environmental writings of philosophers, economists, environmentalists, theologians, political science, biologists, and naturalists we analyze the interactions between human and natural phenomena, the impact human actions have on the natural world, and the ways nature affects change in civilization. The primary goal of the course is to provide students an opportunity to see how global and interdisciplinary views of nature influence human choices and offer alternative courses of action toward viable solutions that are subject to an ethical analysis.

Introduction to World Regional Geography ENV 172 (AOK3)

Course Description: This course will introduce students to the field of geography through an examination of the principal regions of the world. Geographic’s regions are part of the world that share a conceptual unity because they possess some sort of organizing principal such a physical, human, economic, and/or political characteristics. Throughout the semester, we will examine not only the organizing principals that give us regions like "Latin America", but also the various benefits and drawbacks of the continued use of such conceptualizations to understand our increasingly interconnected world. Student will develop a better understanding of the affairs and conditions of world regions, as well as developing a critical approach to the way we come to understand the world around us.

Environmental Justice ENV 245 (AOK2/5)

Course Description: Environmental justice (also referred to as environmental injustice) is the idea the poor and marginalized communities endure more environmental risks than others. The term environmental justice emerged to coalesce efforts to address environmental inequality and the conditions that produce environmental injustices. This course explores the field of environmental justice, from its historic roots to its diverse strands. We will consider the frameworks of determining what an environmental injustice is, how it occurs, who is impacted, and strategies of resistance. We will read case studies that trace diverse ways of understanding environmental injustice, such as environmental racism, toxic exposure, conservation exclusion, labor conditions, access to resources, and more. Students will also study local case studies and develop a project on a local issue.

International Finance FIN 358

Prerequisite: (FIN 201 Minimum Grade of D or FIN 260 Minimum Grade of D or FIN 301 Minimum Grade of D) and ( ECO 106 Minimum Grade of D or ECOA 106 Minimum Grade of D or ECO 106A Minimum Grade of D)

Course Description: The course explores international finance in business, including strategy and motivation for direct foreign investment, international banking operations, lending and investment criteria, governmental programs to encourage exports, trade restrictions, foreign currency markets and exchange controls. Special problems of multinational firms are also covered.

The American Experience: American Diversity, Immigration, Ethnicity and Race HIS 113B (AOK2)

Course Description: The U.S. is and always has been a nation of immigrants. This course studies American pluralism and diversity. It explores such topics as the push, pull, and means factors that have attracted and continue to attract millions of people to America; the interplay of race, ethnicity, class, and gender on the American political system, economy, and culture; the things that support or that oppose acceptance, assimilation, and socio-economic mobility of various ethnic and racial groups; and the aspirations, values, and experiences that unite Americans, as well as the social conflicts, prejudices, and fears of national fragmentation that arise in a heterogeneous nation.

Modern Latin America HIS 134 (AOK3)

Course Description: Historical, political, and economic survey of modern Latin America. Overview of the major countries, such as Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Mexico, and Central America. Their development since 1870 will be analyzed, with emphasis on the period after 1900. The role of the region's economic and political dependence upon Europe and the USA, and of the U.S. as a key regional actor will be closely examined.

History of Human Rights HIS 216 (AOK3)

Course Description: Since the end of WWII, social and political movements around the world have articulated their messages around the concepts of rights. This course is an inquiry about the historical development of the norms, processes and institutions for the international human rights movement. It looks at the process by which international legal rules have been made or elaborated. The course examines the historical confrontation between the human rights concept and the notions of national sovereignty, domestic jurisdictions, and cultural autonomy. It also examines the historical development of the monitoring institutions within the United Nations and the human rights non-governmental organizations. The aim is to show the United Nations' strength and weakness. It finally looks at the dual or contradictory role played by the U.S. government in the development of the international human rights movement.

History of Ancient Mesoamerica HIS 228 (AOK3)

Course Description: This course will introduce students to the history of ancient Mesoamerica, tracing the social and political development of the region's great civilizations (Olmec, Mayan, Aztec, and related) from the birth of maize farming and the earliest villages up to the eve of the Spanish conquest. We will explore the growth of cities; the independent development of hieroglyphic writing systems, astronomy, and mathematics; contrasting patterns of political organization and religious practice; and the legacy of pre-conquest belief and practice that survives today throughout the region. Our approach throughout will be historical, addressing the broad patterns of social development and cultural elaboration that transpired across and between different regions and groups, including the signature features of Olmec civilization, the rise and fall of the Classic Maya, the powerful city of Teotihuacan, and the multiple contesting city-states of the post-Classic era that were subsumed within the Aztec empire.

On the Road: Great Migrations in American History and Literature INT 298M (AOK2/4)

Prerequisite: ENG 102 Minimum Grade of D or ENG 120 Minimum Grade of D

Course Description: This learning community will explore the social and cultural influence of the great migrations in American history. The focus will be o the movement from East to West in the nineteenth century and from South to North in the early twentieth century. It seeks to highlight the experiences of the individuals involved in these migrations. Students will read a variety of literature associated with these migrations, watch appropriate films, and take a field trip.

The Other "America": Introduction to Latin American Studies - Learning Community LAS 101 (AOK3/4)

Course Description: This is a multidisciplinary introduction to the field of Latin American Studies (LAS) featuring overviews of the region's history and literature, together with a brief look at its economic structure and political development. Lectures, seminar discussions, and films. Provides awareness of domestic Latino culture, a rapidly emerging element of the U.S.A.'s ethnic mosaic, and pilots students to specialize in specific fields within LAS.

Modern Latin American Divas: Female Political, Social and Cultural Leadership in the Republican Era - Learning Community LAS 150 (AOK3/4)

Course Description: The course will focus on the role of women in Latin American society from the nineteenth century to the present. The course will highlight female leaders in the areas of politics, social movements, literature and the arts in one of the most important areas of the developing world. The accomplishments of these women will presented through a variety of readings, film, video, music, slides and Internet resources, as well as two cultural excursions in the New York area.

Latin America: The Caribbean and the World - Learning Community LAS 201 (AOK3/5)

Course Description: This course provides in-depth understanding of major issues of the economic development, history, class and race relations of Latin America and the Caribbean through a combination of classroom seminars and service learning internships in New York City/Latin Caribbean non-profit entities. All students must be available during Monday-Friday daytime hours to conduct 8 hours per week in unpaid New York City internship agencies. Instructors will assign each student an internship from among their network of agencies. Course is limited to 12 students.

Latina/o Voices: Transnational Currents in American Writing LIT 211U (AOK2/4)

Prerequisite: ENG 102 Minimum Grade of D or ENG 120 Minimum Grade of D

Course Description: This course offers an introduction to Latina/o writing in the United States from its foundations in Spanish-language communities of print during the nineteenth century through recent innovations in print and on the web. As we consider a range of texts - including essays, manifestos, novels, poetry, films, radio programs, and web sites - we will investigate their roles in shaping notions of Latina/o identity and in articulating experiences of migration, immigration, and exile. We will consider some of the ways in which these experiences differ among the many communities brought together by the term "Latina/o". We will also consider shifts in media practices since the nineteenth century and their influence on the ways Latina/o writers have made use of literature to conceptualize, engage with, and give voice to their communities throughout the Americans.

International Management MGT 240

Prerequisite: MGT 250 Minimum Grade of D or MGT 150 Minimum Grade of D

Course Description: This course identifies areas of similarities and differences in terms of cultures and sub-cultures, legal, political, and social systems, as well as economic order. The effect of environmental factors on multinational business operations is explored. Special attention is given to the opportunities and problems which different environments afford management of international business.

International Entrepreneurship MGT 319

Prerequisite: MGT 316 Minimum Grade of D or MGT 340 Minimum Grade of D

Course Description: This course introduces entrepreneurship by examining various aspects of starting new ventures that are focused on international markets. The key success factors in creating a new internationally oriented business will be examined from the perspective of an entrepreneur. This approach includes business started in the U.S. that target foreign markets as well as businesses started in various other countries by entrepreneurs (e.g. China, India, Brazil, etc.).

International Management Environments: Regional Perspectives MGT 346

Prerequisite: MGT 150 Minimum Grade of D

Course Description: This advanced level course provides an overview of the history and practice of international business in different regions of the world, specifically in Europe, Latin America, Asia and emerging markets. Students will learn about the current macro and micro environments, including economic, cultural, and political influences on business in these areas. A general description of each region will be given along with specific focus on the differences among selected countries

International Marketing MAR 351

Prerequisite: MAR 200 Minimum Grade of D or MAR 250 Minimum Grade of D

Course Description: Basic marketing concepts as they relate to the field of international marketing are explored in depth. Specific consideration is given to the significance of global marketing; government regulations; organizational structure of export-import enterprise; product, price, promotion, and credit policies and methods.

Theater of the Oppressed PAGE 273 (AOK1)

Course Description: Students will be trained in the various techniques of the Theater of the Oppressed. Through class discussions and affinity-establishing techniques that are part of Theater of the Oppressed, the students will select issues that demonstrate the need for more social justice. Examples of these issues may include class/gender/race inequality, LGTBQ justice, the environment, immigration or other topics that the students find compelling. The students will research local organizations that are working in the areas that have been chosen. By developing their own original theatrical presentations the students will put into practice their understanding of the principals that guide Theater of the Oppressed to support the work that is currently being done in New York City around these issues.

Theatre and Social Justice PAGE 274 (AOK2/4)

Course Description: In this elective course student’s study theater associated with various social movements in order to learn more about theater’s participation in social change. Students will analyze dramatic literature and social theory in order to see how these forces influence each other and society.

The History of Diversity and Equity in American Entertainment PAST 252 (AOK2/4)

Course Description: This course examines numerous movements in the struggle for diversity and equality in both theater and film. It examines racial/ethnic history and dynamics, politics, and marketplace reality and perception, as well as other factors influencing diversity and equity.

Introduction to International Relations POL 114 (AOK3)

Course Description: In this course, we will explore power relationships between the major political entities in the world, including both nation-states and non-state actors. We will explore how major schools of thought interpret how the world works. Topics we will discuss among others include the processes of globalization, global and regional security, terrorism, global environmental crises, transnational social movements, war, peacemaking/keeping, trade, diplomacy, colonialism, and human rights. Particular attention will be paid to the United Nations, the effect of systems/institutions on real people, and the phenomena of civil society producing changes in a global context. Anyone who expects to be working in a global context should consider taking this course.

Survey of Comparative Political Theory POL 208

Course Description: Panoramic survey of teachings and prescriptions about power, rule, government, and public affairs in Western, Confucian, Japanese, Islamic, Hindu, Slavic-Orthodox, Latin American , African civilizations applies systematic comparative analysis to explicate and contrast their norms concerning state, rule of law, accountability, liberty, legitimate coercion.

Comparative Political Systems POL 210 (AOK3)

Course Description: Key features and functions of political systems are analyzed and compared by cross-referencing states that are diverse geographically, developmentally, and ideologically. Students will examine case studies in regions such as Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the former Soviet Union.

Revolution or Reform POL 214 (AOK3)

Course Description: It is not enough to ask why governments are overthrown, why a group wants political change, why some political actions fail and others succeed. We need to ask how. The "how" can determine whether there will be a massacre as a penalty for a slave revolt, or whether new laws will finally acknowledge that someone’s pain and existence matters. This class explores revolution, resistance, and reform, three methods to deal with political crisis. We will explore the differences, particularly in terms of advantages and disadvantages, of these forms of political action. Our main region of focus will be Latin America, particularly the history and contemporary status of Haiti.

Global Justice POL 225 (AOK3)

Course Description: Do we have duties of justice as global citizens? Is it even possible to speak of justice beyond the borders of a political community like the "nation-state"? For example, are we permitted to be selfish and not care about world hunger? May we favor our own countrymen and countrywomen over foreigners? lf our duties conflict, how do we reason about them? These are some of the types of questions we address in this course. We look at what justice is as a concept, how to determine whether something is a matter of personal ethics or justice, how that helps us answer what global justice specifically is, how to use empirical studies of the world to determine how to apply standards of justice in concrete cases, what global justice would look like if it were to realized, how it might be advanced in a world where states still are the most powerful actors, and to what extent citizens, political leaders, and other actors have a duty to further global justice. Specific topics may include world hunger and poverty, global economic in equality, just war theory, self-determination and secession, immigration, culture, and human rights.

International Law and Human Rights POL 247

Prerequisite: POL 114 Minimum Grade of D or POL 303A Minimum Grade of D or POL 303C Minimum Grade of D

Course Description: This course explores the relationship between international law and human rights in theory and in practice. We examine the tension between sovereignty and human rights, debates around what types of human rights should be protected, the advantages and disadvantages of using international law to address human rights violations, and the role of human rights advocates and defenders. Possible issues include torture, gender and racial violence, indigenous rights, refugees, labor rights, climate change, and more.

Politics of the Global City POL 330

Course Description: This class will explore the historical and contemporary role of global cities in international politics. Though comparative study, it will examine questions of political geography, cosmopolitanism, policing, urban warfare urban planning and the role of the art and culture in metropolitan politics.

Elementary College Spanish I SPA 101

Course Description: An introduction to the Spanish language and culture through a comprehensive approach designed to develop fundamental communication skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Supplemental videos, tapes, films, and other materials are incorporated in the course.

Elementary College Spanish II SPA 102

Prerequisite: SPA 101 or 2 years of high school Spanish.

Course Description: A continuation of the principles established in SPA 101. In addition, the course will introduce more complex sentence structures, past and future verb tenses, the subjunctive mood, and increase fundamental vocabulary. Supplementary videos, tapes, films, and other materials are incorporated in the course.

Topic: Negotiating Border Lines - Latino Films of the United States SPA 154Q

Latin American Cinema SPA 154V (AOK3)

Course Description: The course will explore the major movements in Latin American cinema beginning with the initial importance of the Mexican and Argentine film industry of the late 1940s and their aesthetics in relation to the socio-political climate of major Latin American nations.

Topic: Contemporary Spain on the Canvas, Stage, Screen and Page SPA 154X (AOK4)

Course Description: This course offers students an overview of modern Spain with respect to history and culture. A wide array of cultural topics from the 20th – 21st centuries will be presented in their historical contexts and will include the following areas: music, dance, art, theater, film, literature, bullfighting, and misc. other public spectacles and traditions. The historical periods will be broken down into the following: Pre-Civil War, Civil War, Franco dictatorship, and the current democracy. Economic, social, religious, and political issues for each period will also be considered. Students will engage in the course topics through a variety of readings, in-class discussions, audio-visual materials, research, 2-3 cultural excursions, and several writing assignments. This course will be taught in English.

Spanish for Native Speakers SPA 263 (AOK2/3)

Prerequisite: The ability to speak and understand Spanish at near-native fluency and the ability to write at a basic level in Spanish

Course Description:A course in language skills designed to meet the needs of native Spanish speakers. A review of the fundamentals of grammar, use of the accent mark, expansion of vocabulary, and correct pronunciation. Emphasis will be placed on developing strong writing skills. Students will be introduced to intermediate cultural and literary texts.

Intensive Review of Spanish SPA 280

Prerequisite: SPA 102 or 3 years of high school Spanish. Fulfills 3 credits toward Latin American Studies Minor/Certificate, Group B.

Course Description: This course is designed to bring students at an elementary level of proficiency in Spanish into the intermediate level of proficiency in reading, writing, speaking and understanding as well as to fostering cultural awareness.

Intermediate Spanish Composition SPA 284 (AOK2/3)

Prerequisite: SPA 280 or 4 years of high school Spanish.

Course Description: An intermediate level course for students who possess a solid foundation in Spanish and who wish to improve their writing skills. Students will be expected to complete a series of compositions written in Spanish.

Advanced Oral and Written Expression SPA 303

Prerequisite: 6 credits of intermediate Spanish or 4 years of High School Spanish.

Course Description: A course for those wishing to improve their ability to speak and write idiomatic Spanish. The stress is on acquisition of correct pronunciation and a wider vocabulary through appropriate oral drills and written exercises.

Spanish for Professional Communication II SPA 306

Prerequisite: One 300 level Spanish course. Conducted in Spanish

Course Description: A continuation of the principles in commercial language and communication skills presented in SPA 305 (formerly SPA 213). In this course the students will be introduced to finance and accounting definitions and terminology, and will continue with additional case studies, and intercultural and geographic literacy. This course also includes a comprehensive study of the structure of NAFTA. Students will be expected to complete a term paper and oral and/or written report.

Hispanic Literature and Culture in the United States SPA 346

Prerequisite: One 300 Level Spanish course. Fulfills 3 credits toward Latin American Studies Minor/Certificate, Group C.

Course Description: A study of the Hispanic cultural heritage in North America. Emphasis will be given to the influence of the Hispanic in the 20th century American letters, art, music, and film.

Spanish Seminar SPA 380

Course Description: Seminars are designed to complement the student's knowledge of Spanish literature by either covering material not included in other courses or by investigating in great detail a major author or work.

DASA- Harassment, Bullying, Cyberbullying and Discrimination in Schools, Prevention & Intervention TCH 211D

Description: This coursework will address the social patterns of harassment, bullying and discrimination, marginalization and microaggressions, including but not limited to, those acts based on a person's actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender or sex. This training will address these issues from a proactive-rather than a reactive-position and present the "goal" as creating an affirming educational environment for all students through addressing school culture and climate. It will also cover the identification and mitigation of harassment, bullying and discrimination; and strategies for effectively addressing problems of exclusion, bias and aggression in educational settings. Successful completion of this course will meet the certification requirements in 14(5) of Chapter I 02 of the Laws of 2012.

Foundations of Bilingual Education TCH 351

Course Description: This course provides the current research and theories forming the foundation of bilingual education. The course examines the philosophical, sociological and historical perspectives on bilingual education. The course introduces nationwide bilingual education and English as a second language program models and cultivates multicultural perspectives in bilingual education. Field experience/Apprenticeship required. This course is required all students seeking a Bilingual Education Extension to a teaching certificate through a Pace program.

Introduction to Translation Studies TRS 200 (AOK5)

Prerequisite: (ITA 280 Minimum Grade of D) and ( ITA 283 Minimum Grade of D or ITA 284 Minimum Grade of D) or ( FRE 280 Minimum Grade of D) and ( FRE 283 Minimum Grade of D or FRE 284 Minimum Grade of D) or ( SPA 263 Minimum Grade of D) and SPA 280 Minimum Grade of D or ( SPA 283 Minimum Grade of D or SPA 284 Minimum Grade of D) or ( RUS 263 Minimum Grade of D and RUS 281 Minimum Grade of D and RUS 282 Minimum Grade of D)

Course Description: A course designed to introduce students to basic concepts and problems in the field of Translation Studies. Theories of translation are illustrated by specific examples. Various modes and types of translation, as well as translation strategies and techniques are discussed emphasis is also placed on the role and functions of the translator/interpreter in the contact of interlingual and intercultural transfer of meaning. Conducted in English.