Introduction

Latin American Studies at the University of Toronto (LAS@UofT) is a programme for students in the social sciences, humanities and sciences who seek a deeper understanding of the Latin American regions, their histories, cultures and societies. LAS@UofT seeks to inspire knowledge and experience across the University’s three-campus community and beyond. The programme’s courses encourage students to complement special interests in fields such as Anthropology, Political Science, Geography, History or Sociology with a broader interdisciplinary framework, while at the same time committing themselves to an emphasis upon the languages and the historical and cultural experiences of Spanish and Portuguese America. LAS@UofT exists to bring together the energy and insights of a multi-disciplinary collection of individuals and units, to develop innovative courses and to stimulate exchange. The programme’s research and pedagogical mission encompasses everything from the ancient American civilizations and the ideas, peoples and commodities that came together and emerged within a wide Iberian world, through the archaeology, geography, history, languages, literatures, politics, societies and cultures of the Latin American regions and countries, to the natural sciences and transnational investigation of Latin Americans and their descendants in Canada and elsewhere.

Contact:
Stella Kyriakakis
Administrator
Latin American Studies at the University of Toronto
Munk Centre for International Studies, 327N1 Devonshire Place
las.admin@utoronto.ca, 416 946-8972

Eva-Lynn Jagoe
Professor of Spanish and Portuguese and Comparative Literature & Director
Latin American Studies at the University of Toronto
Munk Centre for International Studies, 304N1 Devonshire Place
last.director@utoronto.ca
416-946-8912

LAS@UofT website: www.utoronto.ca/las

Latin American Studies Programs

Latin American Studies (Arts program)

Major program

(7 full courses or equivalent including at least two courses at the 300+ level)

1. Course work: Students must successfully complete seven full courses or their equivalents sponsored or approved by LAS@UofT, as well as satisfy the requirements of their departmental specialization. The requirement is six full courses for students who begin their language study in PRT220Y1 or SPA220Y1/SPA319Y1, or who demonstrate language proficiency by exam. Of the required courses:

• One course must be LAS200Y1
• At least one course must be LAS300H1 or LAS301H1. Note that if the subject matter and/or instructor has changed, it will be possible to take, and be credited for, LAS300H1 or LAS301H1 more than once.

At least two courses in total must be taken at the 300 level or above, and a minimum of one half course should derive from the Social Sciences (e.g. LAS300H1).

2. Language: Students must successfully complete (with a grade of at least 65%) the first two levels of instruction in the Spanish or Portuguese language by the end of the third year of study ( SPA100Y1 then SPA220Y1; or SPA319 [for heritage-speakers, and viewed by the programme as an equivalent of SPA220Y1]; PRT100Y1/PRT110Y1 then PRT220Y1 ), or demonstrate equivalent proficiency in the given language through examination by LAS@UofT before the end of the second year.

Minor program:

4 full courses or their equivalent, must include LAS200Y1, at least one full course at the 300+ level

(0.5 FCE of which must be an LAS 300+-level seminar), and a minimum of one half course (0.5 FCE) deriving from the Social Sciences (e.g. LAS300H1). Language study is recommended, but not a requirement of the Minor programme. In the Minor programme, language can be counted either towards the 300+ level requirement or as one full course (1 FCE).

Courses eligible for programme credit

Courses eligible for programme credit include those appearing below. Please note that some of the courses have pre-requisites; in all cases, and for updates on courses being offered, check individual department websites.

Latin American Studies
LAS200Y1 Latin American History, Civilization and Culture
LAS300H1 Topics in the Social Sciences (Latina/o Identity in Canada)
LAS301H1 Topics in the Humanities (Latin America and the Caribbean Through Film)
LAS302H1 Topics in Latin American Studies (The Hispanic Caribbean)
LAS400H1 Topics in Latin American Studies
LAS410H1 Independent Studies

Anthropology
ANT340H1 Anthropology of Latin America

Geography
GGR101H1 Ancient Civilizations and their Environments
GGR240H1 Historical Geography of the Americas
GGR249H1 Historical Geography of the Americas

History
HIS291Y1 Latin America: The Colonial Period
HIS292Y1 Latin America: The National Period
HIS294Y1 Caribbean History and Culture: Indigenous Era to 1886
HIS301Y1 Imperial Spain HIS333Y1 Revolution in 20th Century Latin America
HIS359H1 Regional Politics and Radical Movements in the 20th Century Caribbean
HIS390Y1 Latin America in the Age of Revolution
HIS441H1 Conversion & Christianities in the Early Modern Spanish World
HIS456Y1 Black Slavery in Latin America

New College Caribbean Studies
NEW223Y1 Caribbean Literature and Society
NEW324Y1 Caribbean Thought II

Political Science
POL305Y1 Politics and Society in Latin America
POL442H1 Topics in Latin American Politics

Portuguese
PRT100Y1 Beginners Portuguese
PRT110Y1 Elementary Portuguese
PRT220Y1 Intermediate Portuguese
PRT255H1 The Brazilian Puzzle: Culture and Identity
PRT258H1 Introduction to Luso-Brazilian Studies
PRT320Y1 Composition and Oral Practice
PRT342H1 Machado de Assis: The Creation of the Modern Self (formerly PRT455Y1)
PRT351H1 Discovery and Conquest: Literature and Nationhood (formerly PRT351Y1)
PRT355H1 Topics in Brazilian Studies
PRT357H1 Modern and Contemporary Brazilian Literature
PRT358H1 Transatlantic Africa and Brazil
PRT365H1 The Rise of Modern Identity
PRT454Y1 The Luso-Brazilian Identity
PRT458H1 The Luso-Brazilian Short Story

Spanish
SPA100Y1 Spanish for Beginners
SPA220Y1 Intermediate Spanish
SPA258H1 Introduction to Hispanic Cultural Studies
SPA259H1 Introduction to Hispanic Cultural Studies
SPA319Y1 Spanish for Bilingual and Native Speakers
SPA320Y1 Advanced Spanish
SPA375H1 Latin American Cinema
SPA381H1 Nation, Identity and Literary Modernism in Spanish-America
SPA382H1 Spanish American Women in Art, Film and Literature
SPA384H1 Avant-Garde Movements in Spanish America
SPA385H1 Literature and Social Change in Spanish America
SPA387H0 Contemporary Mexican Literature
SPA422H1 Sociolinguistics of Spanish
SPA467H1 Topics in Spanish-American Culture
SPA468H1 Topics in Modern Spanish-American Literature
SPA471H1 The Historical Novel in Spanish America
SPA480H1 Theories of Culture in Latin America
SPA482H1 20th Century Spanish American Narrative
SPA486H1 Contemporary Caribbean Literatures and Identities
SPA487H1 The Culture of Revolution

Others
SMC207H1 Christianity in Latin America

UTM Courses
HIS290H5 Intro to Latin American History
HIS345H5 Popular Culture in Latin America
HIS390H5 Revolutions and Nations in Latin America
HIS391H5 Modern Mexico
HIS454H5 Race, Gender and Nation in Modern Latin America
HIS490H5 Religion and Society in Latin America
POL361H5 After Regime Change: The Quality of Democracy in Latin America
SOC332H5 Race and Ethnicity 1

UTSC Courses
LGGA30H3 Introductory Spanish I
LGGA31H3 Introductory Spanish II
LGGB32H3 Intermediate Spanish I
LGGB33H3 Intermediate Spanish II
LGGC30H3 Advanced Spanish: Language, Culture and Literature
POLB90H3 Comparative Development in International Perspective
POLB91H3 Comparative Development in Political Perspective
POLC91H3 Development Studies: Political and Historical Perspectives
POLC94H3 Globalization, Gender and Development
POLC99H3 Latin America: The Politics of the Dispossessed