LATS 100 - What is Latin America? Issues in Latin American Studies

HC SSCI CD

2 credits
What is Latin America and why does Latin American studies exist as an academic field of study? What does it mean to study Latin American from the outside, particularly from the United States? This multidisciplinary, team-taught course lays the groundwork for an intentional and self-reflective trajectory through Oberlin’s interdisciplinary LATS program. In addition to the history of Latin American studies, it addresses questions that are central to any scholarly engagement with the region.

This course is appropriate for new students.