Topic 1: International Migration. May be counted toward either the demography specialization or the race and ethnicity specialization in the sociology degree program. Same as: SOC 389K.4

Topic 6: Housing Practices and Public Policy in Latin America. May be counted toward the political sociology, development and globalization specialization in the sociology degree program. Only one of the following may be counted: Sociology 395D (Topic 5), 396P (Topic 13), Latin American Studies 381 (Topic 6). Same as: SOC 396P.13

Topic 8: International Business Fellows Seminar. Multidisciplinary seminar for students in area studies, business administration, law, and public policy. The faculty includes both academics and business leaders. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 391 (Topic 6), International Business 395 (Topic: International Business Fellows Seminar), Latin American Studies 381 (Topic 8), Middle Eastern Studies 380, Public Affairs 388K (Topic: International Business Fellows Seminar), Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 380. Same as: ANS 391.6, MES 380, REE 380

Topic 9: The Brazilian Left, 1900 to the Present. Additional prerequisite: Consent of the graduate adviser.

Topic 10: Recent Brazil, 1919 to the Present. Additional prerequisite: Consent of the graduate adviser.

Topic 11: Information Resources on, and Services for, Hispanic Americans. Information needs of Hispanic Americans; roles of academic, public, and school libraries in meeting those needs.

Topic 12: Information Resources on Latin America. Historical survey of sources of information on Latin America: bibliographical literature from and about Latin America during the colonial, national, and contemporary periods; various types of book and nonbook sources of information available to contemporary scholars. Additional prerequisite: Proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese and consent of instructor.

Topic 13: Internal and External Third-World Communication Issues. Additional prerequisite: Consent of the graduate adviser.

Topic 14: Introduction to the Sociology of Latin America. Only one of the following may be counted: Latin American Studies 381 (Topic 14), Sociology 395D (Topic 2), 396P (Topic 10). May be counted toward the political sociology/development and globalization specialization in the sociology degree program. Same as: SOC 396P.10

Topic 16: Maya Hieroglyphic Writing. Additional prerequisite: Consent of the graduate adviser.

Topic 17: Development Communication. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 391 (Topic 2: Development Communication), Latin American Studies 381 (Topic 17), 384 (Topic 2), Radio-Television-Film 387D (Topic: Development Communication). Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor and the graduate adviser.

Topic 19: Political Economics of International Communication. Latin American Studies 381 (Topic 19) and Radio-Television-Film 393P (Topic: Political Economics of International Communication) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor and the graduate adviser.

Topic 21: Business in Emerging Markets. Only one of the following may be counted: Latin American Studies 381 (Topic: Business in Developing Countries), 381 (Topic 21), Middle Eastern Studies 381 (Topic: Business in Developing Countries), 384 (Topic 1).

Topic 22: Documentary Tradition of Latin America. Study of still photographic and video documentary work by Latin Americans about Latin America. Production of photographic essays on Latin American culture. Journalism 395 (Topic 4) and Latin American Studies 381 (Topic 22) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours and four laboratory hours a week for one semester. Same as: J 395.4

Topic 23: Poverty and Marginality in the Americas. Review of the past and present ethnographic analyses of the nature and experiences of poverty and marginality in Latin America and in the United States. Examines some of the most controversial issues and debates, and explores emerging research topics north and south of the border. May be counted toward the sociology department's political sociology, development and globalization specialization in the sociology degree program. Only one of the following may be counted: Latin American Studies 381 (Topic: Poverty and Marginality in the Americas), 381 (Topic 23), Sociology 395D (Topic: Poverty and Marginality in the Americas), 396P (Topic 17). Same as: SOC 396P.17

Topic 24: Contemporary Brazilian Art. Examine art and activism in contemporary Brazil to explore how artists are relating to, reflecting on, and resisting the democratic erosion in the country. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 381 (Topic: Contemporary Brazilian Art), 381 (Topic 1), Latin American Studies 381 (Topic: Contemporary Brazilian Art), 381 (Topic 24). Same as: ARH 381.1 Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing in art history and consent of the graduate advisor.

Topic 25: Brazilian Cultural Theory. Explore some of the most influential subjects and theories that have informed contemporary scholarship on the politics of Brazilian literary and cultural production. Only one of the following may be counted: Iberian and Latin American Languages and Cultures 388 (Topic: Brazilian Cultural Theory), 388C, Latin American Studies 381 (Topic: 25), 392S (Topic: Brazilian Cultural Theory). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ILA 388C Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate advisor.

Topic 26: Cultural Tropicalities. Examine the centrality of Brazil, and the New World in general, in the context of global controversial meanings, symbology, memory, and knowledge of the inter-tropical cultural and geographic zone. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 382 (Topic: Cultural Tropicalities), Iberian and Latin American Languages and Cultures 388 (Topic: Cultural Tropicalities), 388D, Latin American Studies 381 (Topic: Cultural Tropicalities), 381 (Topic 26). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ILA 388D Additional prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of the graduate advisor.