Courses

Latinx and Indigenous Environmentalisms American Studies 3326 (AMST3326)

Anneleise Azúa 

TR 11AM - 12:15 PM

This course examines the relationship between Latinx and Indigenous communities and the environment from a sociocultural, anthropological and historical perspective. Informed by recent intersectional activism, its aim is to understand the past and future by examining the effects of racial and environmental changes and policy on people, and vice versa. Texts encompass the fields of history, anthropology, sociology, environmental studies, and often require thinking and analysis that questions understandings of land, development, race, science, health, and wellness on a state, local, and international level.SP26_LIE_Syllabus.pdf

AMST 3500 “Visual Cultures of the Americas”

Cole Rizki

ANTH 3480 Language and Prehistory 

Eve Danziger

Haitian Creole

Elementary Creole 1                             MWF                       10:20-11:20 

Intermediate Creole 1                           MWF                       12:00-12:50 

Advanced Creole                                   WF                            3:30-4:45

Elementary and Intermediate Creole classes build proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and provide an introduction to Creole studies. These classes also explore the following issues: health care, Haitian women's rights, and unpaid children servants.

HILA 2001, Colonial Latin America

Tom Klubock

HILA 3501, History Workshop: US-Latin America Relations

Tom Klubock

HILA 3051, Modern Central America 

TuTh 11 AM-12:15 PM

Lean Sweeney

HILA 1500, Latin American Migration: History, Culture, Power 

T 2-4:30 PM

Lean Sweeney

Maya K'iche'

KICH 1010/5101  Beginner K'iche I       T/Th           3:00- 4:15pm (Central)  (online)  

The four-part sequence in Maya K'iche' (1010, 1020, 2010, 2020) is is designed to introduce students to three core content areas: K’iche’ language, Maya linguistics, and Maya culture.

POTR 4270, Becoming Brazil

Eli Carter

QUEC 1010, Elementary Quechua l

TuTh 10:05am - 11:20am

Esther Poveda 

In this course, students acquire basic skills of Quechua within units on culture and history, focusing on conversational routines and forms. Cultural topics include agricultural cycles, community practices, Andean spirituality, and multilingualism. Historical topics range from food cultivation through Chavin, Recuay, Wari, and Inca cultures, colonization, independence, and agrarian reform. Introduction of these topics will enrich language learning within the field of Quechua studies.

SPAN 3060- Writing for Social Justice and Change

TuTh 9:30-10:45 AM

Esther Poveda 

Have you ever wondered what kinds of change could you enact with more proficient Spanish writing skills? SPAN 3060 is an advanced, community-based language learning course that offers you the chance to enhance your advanced writing skills in Spanish. In this course, we will discuss selected works by prominent Latin American authors and podcaster who have used writing and as a tool for social justice and change. We will also engage in in-person and remote conversations with guest speakers. Finally, you will participate in a community project with one of the following organizations:

1. The International Human Rights Law Clinic at UVA.
2. Bilingual Open Mic organized by Lua Project.
3. Volunteering at Cville Sabroso y Día de Muertos festivals
4. English classes for Spanish speaking adults with Sin Barreras.
5. Bilingual volunteers with the food bank Loaves & Fishes of Charlottesville
6. Bilingual volunteers with the Boys and Girls Club of Central Virginia.

AAS 4570 – Afro-Latin America through Memory, Body, and Space

W 6:00 - 8:30pm

Guilherme Lemos 

The seminar will explore how Black communities across Latin America have used memory, the body, and space not only to navigate colonial and racial structures, but also to envision other possible futures beyond them. Through historical scholarship, Black thought, literature, film, religion, and performance, we will examine how practices of memory, embodied knowledge, and relationships to land and space have shaped different Black experiences across Afro-Latin America.

As a 4000-level seminar, the course will also guide students through the process of developing a substantial research project, culminating in a research paper of at least 20 pages.