Topic 1: Jewish Voices from Latin America. An introduction to Jewish writers from Brazil and Latin America, with an emphasis on those whose works portray the situation of the Jewish communities in their respective cities and countries. Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 363 (Topic 15), 363E, Latin American Studies 328 (Topic 4), 370S (Topic 32), Spanish 355 (Topic 3), 355D, Spanish Civilization 320C (Topic 1). Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 2: Mediascapes: Literature and Media in the Caribbean. Analyzes the relationship between literature and media technologies in contemporary Caribbean cultures. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 345Q, 370 (Topic: Lit and Media in Caribbean), 372G (Topic: Lit and Media in Caribbean), Latin American Studies 328 (Topic 5), 370S (Topic 28), Spanish 350E, Spanish 350K (Topic 5), Spanish Civilization 320C (Topic 2). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 345Q, LAS 328.5 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 4: Spanish Storytelling. Explore the Spanish storytelling tradition, with a focus on famous Spanish language authors who have enjoyed a broad reception in the English-speaking world. Only one of the following may be counted: Latin American Studies 328 (Topic: Spanish Storytelling), 328 (Topic 8) Spanish Civilization 320C (Topic: Spanish Storytelling), 320C (Topic 4). Same as: LAS 328.8 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 5: The United States in Latin American Culture. Explore how Latin American and Latinx writers and artists have used the United States and globalization tropes, not just to come to terms with politics, popular culture, crime, technology, gender, and race, but also to talk about themselves. Only one of the Following may be counted: Latin American Studies 328 (Topic: Gringomania: U.S. In Lat Am), 328 (Topic 10), Spanish Civilization 320C (Topic: Gringomania: U.S. In Lat Am), 320C (Topic 5). Same as: LAS 328.10 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 6: Jews of the United States, Canada, and Latin America. Explore the cultural history of Jews in the United States, Latin America, and Canada through a representative sample of short literary texts, film clips, and musical recordings. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 320C, Jewish Studies 363 (Topic 33), Latin American Studies 328 (Topic 12), Spanish Civilization 320C (Topic 6). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AMS 320C, J S 363.33, LAS 328.12 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 7: Latinx Caribbeans: Culture and Diaspora in the United States. Explore prominent Latinx poets, writers, performers, and media artists connected to several diaspora communities from the Hispano-, Franco-, and Anglophone Caribbean in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Latino Carib Cult/Diasp in US), Latin American Studies 328 (Topic: Latino Carib Cult/Diasp in US), 328 (Topic 13), Spanish Civilization 320C (Topic: Latino Carib Cult/Diasp in US), 320C (Topic 7). Same as: LAS 328.13 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 8: Music, Power, and Politics in Latin America. Analyze how popular music and more sound-related media in Latin America have played central roles in the expression of global citizenship, national and transnational identities, social justice, race, gender, and sexuality. Only one of the following may be counted: Latin American Studies 328 (Topic 14), Spanish Civilization 320C (Topic: Music/Power/Politics in Lat Am), 320C (Topic 8). Same as: LAS 328.14

Topic 9: Indigenous Relations. Explore the multi-layered relations of Indigenous Peoples to the land in the context of late twentieth- and early-twenty-first century Latin America. Only one of the following may be counted: Latin American Studies 328 (Topic 15), Spanish Civilization 320C (Topic: Indigenous Matters), 320C (Topic 9). Same as: LAS 328.15 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 10: Cuba in Question. Explore Cuba's peoples, cultures, ethnicities, and the social and historical processes that go far beyond the common media stereotypes. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 372G (Topic: Cuba in Question), 346C, Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Cuba in Question), History 347D, 363K (Topic: Cuba in Question), Latin American Studies 328 (Topic: Cuba in Question), 328 (Topic 16), Spanish Civilization 320C (Topic: Cuba in Question), 320C (Topic 10). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 346C, HIS 347D, LAS 328.16 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 11: History of Sephardi Jews. Examine the early-modern networks established by the Sephardi Jews (Sephardim) across the Mediterranean and Atlantic, the rich Ladino Judeo-Spanish culture that thrived in the Ottoman Empire, and Sephardi encounters with the modern world. Only one of the following may be counted: History 325T, 366N (Topic: History of Sephardi Jews), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 29), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 29), Spanish Civilization 320C (Topic 11). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 325T, J S 364.29, MES 343.29 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.