LATIN AMERICAN and IBERIAN STUDIES

CONCENTRATION

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

Concentration Requirements

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.