Course Offerings

Global South Studies (GSS) Courses 2023-2024

Global South Studies (GSS) Courses

Academic Year 2023 - 2024

Quarter	Course	Professor
Fall 2023	GSS 20: Intro to Global South Studies	Joy Siapno
Winter 2024	GSS 22: Latin American and Caribbean History & Culture GSS 27: Southeast Asian History & Culture	Troy Kokinis Joy Siapno
Spring 2024	GSS 20: Intro to Global South Studies GSS 25: Middle East History & Culture	Joy Siapno Amanda Batarseh

Spring 2024 Upper Division Elective Courses

Upper Division Elective Courses (can be counted toward GSS major/minor. Relevant courses not listed can be petitioned to count toward the major/minor.)

GSS 20: Intro to Global South Studies

GSS 25: Middle East History & Culture

ANSC 137. Chinese Popular Religion

ANSC 142. Anthropology of Latin America

ETHN 126. Comparative Filipino and Vietnamese American Identities and Communities

HIAF 113. Small Wars and the Global Order: Africa and Asia

HIEA 132. Mao’s China, 1949–1976

HILA 101. Nation-State Formation, Ethnicity, and Violence in Latin America

HILA 119. Central America: Popular Struggle, Political Change, and US Intervention

HINE 118. The Middle East in the Twentieth Century

LTSP 135A. Mexican Literature before 1910

LTSP 116 Representations of Spanish Colonialism (*with petition form)

POLI 150A. Politics of Immigration

SOCI 139. Social Inequality: Class, Race, and Gender

SOCI 188D. Latin America: Society and Politics

COMM 114A Human Rights and Communication (*with petition)

COMM 114B Human Rights Advocacy (*with petition form)

HIAF 114 Black Internationalism (*with petition form)

LTWL 184- Film Studies and Literature: Close Analysis of Filmic Text "Bollywood" (*with petition form)

LTEN 181D- Asian American Literature "Transoceanic Film Corridors." (*with petition form)

Winter 2024 Upper Division Elective Courses

Upper Division Elective Courses (can be counted toward GSS major/minor. Relevant courses not listed can be petitioned to count toward the major/minor.)

COMM 158. Representations of the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict (4)

ETHN 170. Slavery and the Atlantic World

HIAF 111. Modern Africa since 1880

HIAF 112. West Africa since 1880

HILA 102. Latin America in the Twentieth Century

LTAM 110. Latin American Literature in Translation

SOCI 139. Social Inequality: Class, Race, and Gender

SOCI 158. Islam in the Modern World

COMM 111B: Global Borders: Communication and Conflict (*by petition)

LTAF 110 - AFRICAN ORAL LITERATURE (*by petition)

LTWL 180 Film Genres (*with petition)

LTCS 172 "Disco Era Cinema" (*with petition)

Fall 2023 UD Elective Courses

Upper Division Elective Courses (can be counted toward GSS major/minor. Relevant courses not listed can be petitioned to count toward the major/minor.)

Fall 2023:

GSS 20. Introduction to Global South Studies

HIEA 137. Women and Family in Chinese History

HILA 122. From Colony to Socialist Republic: Cuba

HILA 162. Special Topics in Latin American History

LTAF 120. Literature and Film of Modern Africa

LTAM 111. Comparative Caribbean Discourse

LTEA 110C. Contemporary Chinese Fiction in Translation

LTSP 135A. Mexican Literature before 1910

LTSP 172. Indigenista Themes in Spanish American Literature

POLI 134D. Selected Topics in Latin American Politics

SOCI 185. Globalization and Social Development

Past Course Offerings

Academic Year 2022-23

Academic Year 2022 - 2023

Quarter	Course	Professor
Fall 2022	GSS 20: Intro to Global South Studies	Joy, Siapno
Winter 2023	GSS 22: LatinAm Carib History Culture GSS 27: SE Asia History & Culture	Troy, Kokinis Joy, Siapno
Spring 2023	No Global South Studies will be offered this quarter

* Students in need of taking a lower division GSS course for spring 2023 quarter can petition another class in substitition.

Upper Division Elective Courses (can be counted toward GSS major/minor. Relevant courses not listed can be petitioned to count toward the major/minor.)

Spring 2023:

HIAF 111. Modern Africa since 1880

HILA 114. Dictatorships in Latin America

HILA 121A. History of Brazil through 1889

LTEN 189. Twentieth Century Postcolonial Literatures

Spanish (texts read in Spanish)

LTSP 172. Indigenista Themes in Spanish American Literature

Literatures of the World (texts read in English)

LTAF 120. Literature and Film of Modern Africa

POLI 134D. Selected Topics in Latin American Politics

POLI 146A. The U.S. and Latin America: Political and Economic Relations

POLI 150A. Politics of Immigration

SOCI 158. Islam in the Modern World

Winter 2023:

HIAF 111. Modern Africa since 1880

HILA 114. Dictatorships in Latin America

HILA 121A. History of Brazil through 1889

LTEN 189. Twentieth Century Postcolonial Literatures

Spanish (texts read in Spanish)

LTSP 172. Indigenista Themes in Spanish American Literature

Literatures of the World (texts read in English)

LTAF 120. Literature and Film of Modern Africa

POLI 134D. Selected Topics in Latin American Politics

POLI 150A. Politics of Immigration

Fall 2022:

HIEA 137. Women and Family in Chinese History

HILA 132. Modern Mexico: From Revolution to Drug War Violence

LTSP 140. Latin American Novel

LTAM 110. Latin American Literature in Translation

SOCI 185. Globalization and Social Development

Academic Year 2021-22

Academic Year 2021 - 2022

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Quarter	Course	Professor
Fall 2021	GSS 25: Middle Eastern Literature: Arab Worlds in the Thousand and One Nights	Amanda Batarseh
Winter 2022	GSS 22: Latin American Literature. Rhyme and Rhythm of Violence: Contemporary Latin American Poetry
Spring 2022	GSS 20: Cinema of the Global South, Iranian Cinema *This course can also count as GSS 25 for majors and minors	Babak Rahimi

Upper Division Elective Courses (can be counted toward GSS major/minor. Relevant courses not listed can be petitioned to count toward the major/minor.)

Winter 2022:

ANSC 165. Contemporary South Asia

HIAF 111. Modern Africa since 1880

HIEA 131. China in War and Revolution: 1911–1949

HILA 102. Latin America in the Twentieth Century

LTAM 110. Latin American Literature in Translation

LTEN 189. Twentieth Century Postcolonial Literatures

LTSP 135B. Modern Mexican Literature

LTSP 140. Latin American Novel

POLI 134D. Selected Topics in Latin American Politics

POLI 150A. Politics of Immigration

SOCI 158. Islam in the Modern World

SOCI 185. Globalization and Social Development

Fall 2021:

Ethnic Studies

ETHN 142. Medicine, Race, and the Global Politics of Inequality

History

HIAF 112. West Africa since 1880

HIEA 137. Women and Family in Chinese History

HILA 101. Nation-State Formation, Ethnicity, and Violence in Latin America

Literature

LTEA 100B. Modern Chinese Poetry in Translation

LTEA 110C. Contemporary Chinese Fiction in Translation

Political Science

POLI 146A. The U.S. and Latin America: Political and Economic Relations

Sociology

SOCI 139. Social Inequality: Class, Race, and Gender

Academic Year 2020-21

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Quarter	Course	Professor
Fall 2020	TWS 20: Intro to Third World Studies: Cinema of the Third World, Iranian Cinema *This course can also count as TWS 25 for majors and minors	Babak Rahimi
Winter 2021	TWS 22: Latin American Literature	Max Parra
Spring 2021	TWS 20: Intro to Third World Studies: Colonial Legacies, Post-Colonial Entanglements / Disentanglements	Jody Blanco
Summer I 2021 (cancelled due to COVID-19)	Global Seminars in Granada, Spain: TWS 21GS: African Literature: Islam and Immigration	Bob Cancel

Spring 2021

Anthropology:

ANSC 137: Chinese Popular Religion

ANSC 142: Anthropology of Latin America

ANSC 165: Contemporary South Asia

Ethnic Studies:

ETHN 142: Medicine, Race, and the Global Politics of Inequality

History:

HIAF 112: West Africa Since 1880

HIAF 111: Modern Africa since 1880

HILA 122: From Colony to Socialist Republic: Cuba

HILA 132: Modern Mexico, Revolution to Drug War Violence

Literature:

LTSP 136: Andean Literatures

LTSP 140: Latin American Novel

Political Science:

POLI 150A: Politics of Immigration

Sociology:

SOCI 187:

African Societies Through Film

Winter 2021:

History:

HILA 102 Latin America in the Twentieth Century

HILA 131 A History of Mexico

HILA 162 Special Topics in Latin American History: Politics of Development

Literature:

LTAM 110 Latin American Literature in Translation

LTEN 189 20th Century Postcolonial Literatures: Pacific Island Literatures

LTSP 135B Modern Mexican Literature

LTSP 172 Indigenista Themes in Latin American Literature

Sociology:

SOCI 188D Latin America: Society & Politics

SOCI 139 Social Inequality: Class, Race, and Gender

Fall 2020:

History:

HILA 121A: History of Brazil through 1889

HILA 162: Special Topics in Latin American History

HILA 101 Nation-State Formation in Latin America

HIAF 113: Small Wars and the Global Order: Africa and Asia

HIEA 137 Women and Family in Chinese Historyu

Literature:

LTEN 189: Twentieth-Century Postcolonial Literatures

LTSP 135A: Mexican Literature Before 1910

LTAM 110: Latin American Literature in Translation

Polotical Science:

POLI 134D: Selected Topics in Latin American Politics

POLI 146A. The U.S. and Latin America: Political and Economic Relations

Sociology:

SOCI 185. Globalization and Social Development

Fall 2020-Spring 2021:HIAF 111: Modern Africa Since 1880

This schedule is tentative and subject to change. Winter and Spring courses will be updated when schedule is released.

More information:

Global South Studies Course Descriptions

For advising questions, please contact the Global South Studies Program through the Virtual Advising Center (VAC)