Interdivisional
Website: http://lais.bard.edu/
Updated December 1, 2020
Advising Faculty
1.
Patricia López-Gay
– Spanish (coordinator)
2.
Susan Aberth
- Art History
3.
John Burns - Spanish
4.
Nicole Caso
- Spanish
5.
Christian Crouch - History
6.
Omar G. Encarnación
- Political Studies
7.
Peter Klein – Sociology
8.
Valeria Luiselli
– Written Arts
9.
Gregory Duff Morton – Anthropology
10.
Melanie Nicholson - Spanish
11.
Miles Rodriguez – History
12.
Emilio Rojas – Studio Art
13.
Ivonne
Santoyo-Orozco – Architecture
14.
Drew Thompson - History
The Latin American and Iberian Studies (LAIS)
concentration is a multidisciplinary program incorporating such diverse disciplines
as literature, written arts, political studies, human rights, anthropology,
history, economics, art history, and architecture. It provides an academic
setting for the study of two regions inextricably bound together by historical,
cultural, linguistic, economic, and political ties. LAIS concentrators moderate
both into a primary divisional program and into LAIS, usually through a
concurrent Moderation, by fulfilling the primary program's requirements and the
following LAIS requirements.
Moderation
Requirements:
Two
of the following LAIS core courses:
·
LAIS/HIST 152 Latin America:
Independence/Sovereignty/Revolution
·
LAIS/HIST 160 Latin American Histories
·
LAIS/ARTH 160 Survey of Latin American
Art
·
SPAN 223 Cultures and Societies of
Latin America and Spain
·
LAIS/HIST 220 Mexican History &
Culture
·
LAIS/HIST 225 Migrants and Refugees in
the Americas
·
PS 214 US-Latin American Relations
·
PS 222 Democracy in
Latin America
·
SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II
·
SPAN 301 Introduction to Spanish
Literature in conversation with the Visual Arts
·
SPAN 302 Introduction to Latin
American Literature
·
LAIS/HIST 331 Latin America: Race,
Religion, and Revolution
Graduation
Requirements:
Three
additional LAIS cross-listed elective courses, at least 1 of which should be a
300-level seminar.
At least one, and
preferably two, of the five LAIS courses should be taken outside of the
student’s home division and should not be Spanish language courses.
For students majoring in the Division of Social Studies or Art, basic
proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese is also required, as shown by courses
taken (SPAN 106 or 110), by placement exam, or by demonstrated
speaking ability.
The Senior Project must
have a geographical, linguistic, or conceptual link with Latin America, Spain,
or Portugal, and have at least one LAIS faculty member on the project board.