Capstone course for advanced students in the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Certificate Program or other students with appropriate preparation.
Terms Offered
Fall 2021
REGISTRATION CURRENTLY NOT OPEN
Course Details
Capstone course for advanced students in the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Certificate Program or other students with appropriate preparation. Interdisciplinary topics will vary each semester.
Number of credits: 3
How You Will Learn and Work
This is a Global Classrooms Connections Course.
Cultural Connection
Latin America and the Caribbean
General Education Credits
None
School/College
College of Arts and Humanities
Prerequisites & Restrictions
Prerequisites: LASC234 and LASC235; or permission of ARHU-School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures department.
Students must be in the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Certificate program; and senior standing.
Faculty Highlight
Dr. Juan Manuel Díaz
Dr. Juan Manuel Díaz is the 2023-2024 Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center (LACS)Postdoctoral Fellow. Dr. Díaz holds a Ph.D. in Spanish Language and Literature from the University of Maryland (2023). His research centers around identity, totalitarianism, the philosophy of literature, and the Frankfurt School within the contexts of South America and Europe. Dr. Díaz is working on a book manuscript based on his dissertation entitled Critical Heterodoxy: The Works of Ezequiel Martínez Estrada and Néstor Perlongher. At LACS and the University of Maryland, he teaches interdisciplinary courses in Latin American and Caribbean politics and culture. Dr. Díaz is a researcher for the project 'From the popular to the multitude: political emergency and configuration of the people in the essay and narrative of the Southern Cone,' hosted by the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina. An Argentine native, Dr. Díaz contributes to the Revista Bife as a regular columnist, advisor, and proofreader.
Tuition & Scholarship
Course costs should be calculated based on the university’s standard tuition and fees for undergraduate students and graduate students.
Students enrolled in winter and summer Global Classrooms courses may be eligible for the International Education Scholarship.
Cancellation and Refunds
Global Classrooms courses follow UMD's Schedule Adjustment policies.
Questions & Contact Info
For more course information contact Dr. Juan Manuel Díaz at jdiaz124@umd.edu.
For general questions, please contact the Global Classrooms team at globalclassrooms@umd.edu.