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with the opportunity to deepen their disciplinary interests in the region through relatively brief periods of research in
Latin America.
More detailed information on the various components of the Latin American and Caribbean
Studies program at Duke is also available on the center’s Web site: http://clacs.aas.duke.edu//.
Latin American Studies (LATAMER)
200S. Seminar in Latin American Studies. Interdisciplinary study of geographical, historical, economic, governmental,
political, and cultural aspects of modern Latin America and the current issues facing the region. Specific topics will vary
from year to year. For seniors and graduate students. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
298. Introduction to Latin American Cultural Studies. A problem-oriented course, but also covering theoretical issues,
integrating approaches from two or more disciplines. Topics vary from year to year. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
299S. Special Topics in Latin American and Caribbean Culture and Society. This course covers, at a graduate level,
a broad range of cultural topics in Latin American and Caribbean studies from music, art, language, film, journalism,
dance, poetry, politics etc. and explores the ways in which cultural expression reflects and criticizes social, economic
and political forces in the region. Different topics will be chosen each term. 3 units.
350. Colloquium. Weekly presentations on various professional and intellectual issues relating to Latin American
Cultural Studies. Credit/no credit grading only. Prerequisite: enrollment in Latin American Cultural Studies certificate
program. Instructor: Staff. 1 unit.
Graduate Liberal Studies
GLS offers a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) degree—a flexible, interdisciplinary degree that allows
individuals to pursue a variety of personal and professional educational interests across disciplinary boundaries.
Students study on a part- or full-time basis and choose from an array of interdisciplinary courses developed
specifically for this program. GLS offers up to seven courses in each of three academic semesters (fall, spring, and
summer), including study-abroad opportunities. In addition to liberal studies courses, students may select courses from
other departments of the Graduate School.
The MALS degree consists of nine courses and a final project. The final project, which may take the form of
academic research, applied research, or creative work, provides the opportunity for the student to apply the knowledge
and skills gained through seminars to an independent activity of the student’s design.
Graduate faculty, from throughout the university, teach GLS seminars and supervise student work.
The MALS degree is now available to medical students in their third year of study. For more information about the
MD/MALS degree see the School of Medicine bulletin or contact Kathryn M. Andolsek, MD, MPH, at DUMC Box
3915, Durham, NC 27710; (919) 668-3883; andol001@mc.duke.edu.
To request a separate publication on the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies degree, including descriptions of specific
courses and other degree requirements, contact the GLS Program Assistant at Box 90095, Duke University, Durham,
NC 27708; (919) 684-3222; dukemals@duke.edu. Additional information on the MALS degree is available on the GLS
Web site at www.mals.duke.edu.
Literature, Program in
Professor Surin, Chair; Professor Hayles, Director of Graduate Studies; Professors Aravamudan (English and
literature), Chow (literature), Dainotto (Italian and literature), Hansen (literature), Hardt (literature and Italian), Hayles
(English and literature), Jameson (literature and French), Khanna (English and literature), Lenoir (literature),
Lentricchia (literature), Mignolo (literature and Spanish), Moi (literature and French), Mudimbe (literature), B. H.
Smith (English and literature), Surin (literature and religion), Wiegman (women’s studies and literature); Associate
Professors Lubiano (African and African American Studies and literature), Mottahedeh (literature), Viego (literature
and Spanish), Willis (literature), Yoda (literature and Asian and Middle Eastern studies); Research Professors Dorfman
(literature and Latin American studies) Garreta (literature and French), Harootunian (literature)
The interdepartmental program leading to a PhD in Literature offers qualified students the opportunity to develop
individual courses of study with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary work, literary theory, and cultural studies,
while at the same time allowing students to specialize in one or more of the national literatures. The program offers
both introductory courses (the 250 series) and more specialized seminars (The 280 series), as well as tutorials (300) in
specific research projects or problems.
For tutorials, advising, and dissertation supervision the program draws also on the expertise of other faculty such
as Professors Baucom, Davidson, Moses, Pfau, Torgovnick (English); Abe, Stiles, and Wharton (art history); Burian
and Davis (classical studies); Cooke (Asian and Middle Eastern studies); and Flanagan (philosophy).
Students entering the program are strongly advised to have reading knowledge of one language other than English
upon entering the program and to acquire reading competence in a second language before taking their preliminary
examinations. Students in the literature program are expected to take a minimum of twelve courses, seven of which must
be in literature and five in a "teaching field" of their choice. More information on the program and a full descriptive
brochure is available online at http://literature.aas.duke.edu/grad/.
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