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Latino/Latin American Studies
Latino/Latin American Studies
Latino/Latin American Studies consists of three intertwined programs: an academic minor, a co-curricular learning community, and study abroad programs in Chile and Guatemala.
Recent Videos:
Spring 2012
- Corey Shouse Tourino, Sport Obsession and National Reinvention: The Spectacle of Professional Cycling in Colombia. View video.
- Juan Javier Pescador, Wearing La Camieseta Nacional, February 2012. View video.
Fall 2011
- Nicholas Bruckman, La Americana, November 2011. Video coming soon.
- Nancy Garcia, Railroaded by NAFTA/CAFTA: the Perilous Journey from Central America to the States, October 2011, View video.
- Douglas Sofer, Tennessee Taquerías: How Latinos Are Redefining the U.S. South, September 2011. View video.
Fall 2010-Spring 2011
- Patricia Ariza, Human Rights Violations in Times of War and Peace, March 2011. View video.
- Margaret Randall, Feminism in America, March 2011. View video.
- Michele Garnett McKenzie, Sex Trafficking, March 2011. View video.
- Michael Gonzales, The Origins of the Mexican Revolution of 1910 . View video.
- Juan Dies, Mexican musical traditions and Chicano culture. March 2010. View video.
A Journey Across Our America: Latino Reflections on Culture, Change, and Belonging. In 2007 University of Minnesota Professor Louis Mendoza took a 12,000 mile bicycle trip around the United States to explore the relationship between place, language and experience that shapes American culture and identity. Feb. 11, 2010. View video.
"The Cuban Revolution in the Context of 200 Years of U.S. -Cuban Relations." Presented by Dr. Gary Prevost, CSB/SJU Professor of Political Science. Lecture video taped Sept. 16, 2009 as part of the Fall 2009 Reading Circle Events. View video.
Ann Marie Stock: “On Location in Cuba: Young Audiovisual Artists Film an Island Nation in Transition” Oct. 22, 2009. View video.
Dr. Carlos Oliva, professor of History University of Havana, Cuba. Title "Why talk of Revolution 50 Years After the Fact." Sept. 16, 2009. View video.
Overview of Program
- Students will take a common introductory course and will complete their program with a common capstone
- The Latino/Latin American Studies minor requires Spanish-language proficiency and twenty-five (25) credits of Latino/L atin American Studies courses: seventeen credits, required; and eight credits, elective
Program Highlights
- The program offers a variety of courses, some focusing on particular national groups or specific academic disciplines, and others organized around comparative topics or issues
- The purpose is to encourage in-depth study as well as to provide guidance for a general inquiry into the problem of cultural difference and its social and political implications, within both the Americas and the Caribbean
- CSB/SJU sponsors a nationally recognized Latino/Latin American Learning Community
Samuel Regalado to visit SJU/CSB...more info
Dr. Corey Shouse Tourino
Director Latino/Latin American Studies Program
SJU Quad 257D
College of Saint Benedict
Saint John's University
Collegeville, MN 56321
(320) 363-2728